PROSPECTUS FOR JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SELECTION TEST-2020 FOR ADMISSION TO CLASS-VI

In accordance with the National Policy of Education (1986), Government of India

started Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs). Presently the JNVs are spread in

28 States and 07 Union Territories. These are co-educational residential schools

fully financed and administered by Government of India through an autonomous

organization, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. Admissions in JNVs are made through

the JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYASELECTION TEST (JNVST)to Class VI. The

medium of instruction in JNVs is the mothertongue or regional language up to

Class VIII and thereafter English for Mathematics and Science and Hindi for Social

Science. Students of the JNVs appear for board examinations of the Central

Board of Secondary Education. While education in the schools is free including

board& lodging, uniform and textbooks, a sum of Rs. 600/- per month is collected

only from the students of Classes IX to XII towards Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi. However,

students belonging to SC/ST categories, all Girl students and the students whose

family income is below poverty line (BPL) are exempted.In respect of wards of

Government employees other than exempted category (Students of classes VI to

VIII, all SC/ST & girl students and wards of BPL families) Vikas Nidhi will be charged

@Rs.1500/- per month or actual children education allowance received by the

parent per month whichever is less. However, VVN shall not be less than Rs.600/-

per student per month.