Last Date to Apply
The last date for submission of Application Form in BEO’s Office is 31st October 2014
Date of Examination
JNV Selection Test for admission to Class-VI in JNVs for the academic session 2015-16 will be held as per following schedule.
- On Saturday, the_07th February, 2015 at 11.30 A.M. in the State of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, West Bengal (except Darjeelin0g) Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh (except Chamba, Kinnaur, Mandi, Sirmour, Kullu, Lahaul & Spiti and Shimla Districts), Jharkhand, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh (except Tawang District), Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep and Pondicherry .
- On Saturday, the 11th April, 2015 at 11.30 A.M. in the States of Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim ,Jammu and Kashmir (except Leh & Kargil) and in the District of Tawang of Arunachal Pradesh, in the Districts of Chamba, Sirmour, Kullu, Kinnaur, Mandi, Shimla of Himachal Pradesh, in the District of Darjeeling of West Bengal.
- On Saturday, the 06th June, 2015 at 11.30 A.M. in the Districts of Leh, Kargil of J&K State and in the District of Lahaul & Spiti of Himachal Pradesh State.
How to Apply for JNVST-2015
Prescribed application forms can get free of cost from
- Block Education Officer (BEO)
- District Education Officer (DEO)
- Headmaster of any Govt. / Govt. aided / Recognized Accredited Institute / Centre of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan / NIOS where he/she is studying.
- Principal, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
In case of non availability you may copy the format of Application Form on plain paper from our website at the address http://www.navodaya.nic.in or the newspaper advertisement and apply on it. Filled applications must submit Block Education Officer latest by 31st October 2014. It shall be signed by the Head of the recognized school/Special Education Scheme (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan) where the child is studying in Class-V, on or before 31st October 2014
Issue of Admit Cards
Admit Cards, duly prepared by the Principal, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya will be issued to the candidates through the office of the Block Education Officer. Candidates, who do not receive their Admit cards one week before the JNVST should immediately contact to Principal, JNV/BEO/DEO for the same.
Result of the Selection Test
The result of JNV Selection Test 2015 will be announced by end of May of the year of admission. The Principal, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya concerned inform the selected candidates through registered post. The result will also be displayed on website of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti at the address http://www.navodaya.nic.in
Who is Eligible
A candidate seeking admission must not have been born before 01-05-2002 and after 30-04-2006. This will apply to candidates of all categories, including those who belong to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). A candidate appearing for the selection test must be studying in Class-V for the whole of the academic session 2014-15 in a Government/Government aided or other recognized schools. A Candidate who has not been promoted and admitted to Class-V before 30th September, 2014 is not eligible to apply. No candidate is eligible to appear in the selection test second time, under any circumstances.
Reservation of Seats
At least 75% of the seats in a district are filled by candidates selected from rural areas and remaining seats are filled from urban areas of the district. Reservation of seats in favour of children belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is provided in proportion to their population in the concerned district provided that no district, such reservation will be less than the national average (15% for SC and 7.5% for ST) but subject to maximum of 50% for both the categories (SC & ST) taken together. These reservations are interchangeable and over and above the candidates selected under open merit.
Composition of the Test
The selection test will be of two-hour duration and will have 3 sections with only objective type questions. There are 100 questions in all of 100 marks. Each question carries one mark:
| Type of Test | Number of Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|
| Mental ability Test | 50 | 50 | 60 Min |
| Arithmetic Test | 25 | 25 | 30 Min |
| Language Test | 25 | 25 | 30 Min |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 2 Hours |
