navodaya.nic.in JNVST Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test 2014-2015 NVS JNV

Name of the Organisation : Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (navodaya.nic.in)
Type of Announcement : Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test (JNVST) 2014-15

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Introduction :
In accordance with the National Policy of Education (1986) Government of India started Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs). Presently the JNVs are spread in 27 States and 7 UnionTerritories. These are co-educational residential schools fully financed and administered by Government of India through an autonomous organization, NavodayaVidyalayaSamiti. Admissions in JNVs are made through the JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SELECTION TEST (JNVST) at Class VI.

The medium of instruction in JNVs is the mother tongue or regional language up to Class VIII and English thereafter for Maths and Science and Hindi for Social Science. Students of the JNVs appear for X and XII class examinations of the Central Board of Secondary Education. While education in the schools is free including boarding, lodging, uniforms and textbooks, a nominal fee of Rs.200/- per month will have to be paid by the children from IX to XII class. However, children belonging to SC/ST, Girls and Physically Handicapped and from the families whose income is below poverty line are exempted from payment of fees.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test -2014 :
JNV Selection Test for admission to Class-VI in JNVs for the academic session 2014-15 will be held as per following schedule.The last date for submission of Application Form in BEO’s Office is 31st October 2013.

i. On Saturday, the_08thFebruary, 2014 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, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh (except Tawang District), Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadar& Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep and Pondicherry .

ii. On Saturday 12thApril, 2014 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.

iii. On Saturday 07thJune, 2014at 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 JNV SELECTION TEST :
How to get an Application Form?
Application forms for admission may be made on the prescribed Application Form (attached with the prospectus) available free of cost from:
(i) Block Education Officer (BEO)
(ii) District Education Officer (DEO)
(iii) Headmaster of any Govt. / Govt. aided / Recognized Accredited Institute / Centre of SarvaShikshaAbhiyan / NIOS where he/she is studying.
(iv) Principal, JawaharNavodayaVidyalaya.

In case of non-availability of JNVST prescribed Application Form from the above, you may copy the format of Application Form on plain paper (preferably 21cm x 30cm) from our website at the address navodaya.nic.in or the newspaper advertisement and apply on it.

How to submit an Application Form?
Duly filled in application form must reach the Block Education Officer latest by 31st October 2013. It shall be signed by the Head of the recognized school/Special Education Scheme (SarvaShikshaAbhiyan) where the child is studying in Class-V, onor before31st October 2013(Candidates are advised to get the acknowledgement from the BEO at the time of submission of Application Form).

Issue of Admit Cards :
Admit Cards, duly prepared by the Principal, JawaharNavodayaVidyalaya 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 JNVSelection Test 2014is expected to be announced by end of May of the year of admission. The result will be displayed in the offices of the concerned (i) JawaharNavodayaVidyalaya (ii) District Education Officer (iii) District Magistrate (iv) Deputy Commissioner, NavodayaVidyalayaSamiti of the Region. The Principal, JawaharNavodayaVidyalaya concerned, will also 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 :
FOR ALL CANDIDATES:
a) Only the candidates from the district concerned where the JawaharNavodayaVidyalaya has been opened are eligible to apply for admission. However, the district where JNV is opened and is bifurcated at a later date, the old boundaries of the district are considered for the purpose of eligibility for admission into JNVST, in case a new Vidyalaya has not started in newly bifurcated district as yet.

b) A candidate seeking admission must not have been born before 01-05-2001and after 30-04-2005. This will apply to candidates of all categories, including those who belong to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). In case of doubt of overage candidate seeking admission, they may be referred to the Medical Board for confirmation of the age. The decision of the Medical Board will be final.

c) A candidate appearing for the selection test must be studying in Class-V for the whole of the academic session2013-14 in a Government/Government aided or other recognized schools or schools under schemes of “SarvaShikshaAbhiyan” or ‘B’ certificate competency course of National Institute of Open Schooling in the same district where he/she is seeking admission. A school will be deemed recognized if it is declared so by the Government or by any other agency authorized on behalf of Government. The Schools under SarvaShikshaAbhiyan are to be sponsored by Govt. or Govt. authorized agencies. Schools where students have obtained ‘B’ certificate under National Institute of Open Schooling should have accreditation of NIOS. A candidate must successfully complete Class-V in the session 2013-14. Actual admission in Class-VI for the session 2014-15 will be subject to this condition.

d) A Candidate claiming admission under rural quota must have studied and passed classes III, IV and V from a Govt. / Govt. aided / recognized school spending one full academic session each year in a school located in rural area.

e) Candidates who will be passing Class-V from schemes of “SarvaShikshaAbhiyan” or ‘B’ certificate competency course of National Institute of Open Schooling on or before 30th September, 2014 are also eligible to write admission test provided they are in the prescribed age group. The forms of such candidates will be verified by DEO/DIOS. The rural status of a child from Accredited Centres/Institute of SarvaShikshaAbiyan/National Institute of Open Schooling will be decided on the basis of a certificate to be issued by Tehsildar/District Magistrate of the District indicating that the child has been residing in rural areas for the last three years. Students studying under the above scheme from urban and notified areas are not eligible for obtaining seat in rural quota.

f) A Candidate who has not been promoted and admitted to Class-V before 30th September, 2013 is not eligible to apply.

g) No candidate is eligible to appear in the selection test second time, under any circumstances.