NOTIFICATION FOR ADMISSION OF STUDENTS IN CLASS-9 AGAINST VACANT SEATS LIKELY TO BE AVAILABLE IN JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS FOR THE SESSION 2025-26 THROUGH SELECTION TEST
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Introduction
In accordance with the National Policy of Education (1986), Government of India started Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs). Presently JNVs are spread out in 27 States and 08 Union Territories. These are co-educational residential schools fully financed and administered by Government of India through an autonomous organization, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. Main admission in JNVs are made through Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test(JNVST) to ClassVI.
JNVs are affiliated to 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, Divyang students, 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, Divyang 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.
Objectives of the Scheme
(i) To provide good quality modern education including a strong component
of culture, inculcation of values, awareness of the environment, adventure
activities and physical education to the talented children predominantly
from rural areas.
(ii) To ensure that students attain a reasonable level of competency in three
languages.
(iii) To promote national integration through migration of students from Hindi
to Non-Hindi Speaking State and vice-versa.
(iv) To serve in each district as focal point for improvement in quality of school
education in general through sharing of experiences and facilities
State-wise Distribution of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
1 Andhra Pradesh 13+02**
2 Arunachal Pradesh 17
3 Assam 27+01**
4 Bihar 38+01**
5 Chandigarh (UT) 1
6 Chhattisgarh 27+01**
7 Dadra & N. Haveli & Daman & Diu (UT) 3
8 Delhi (UT) 2
9 Goa 2
10 Gujarat 33+01**
11 Haryana 21
12 Himachal Pradesh 12
13 Jammu & Kashmir (UT) 19+01**
14 Jharkhand 24+02**
15 Karnataka 30+01**
16 Kerala 14
17 Ladakh (UT) 2
18 Lakshadweep (UT) 1
19 Madhya Pradesh 51+02**+01*
20 Maharashtra 33+01**
21 Manipur 09+02*
22 Meghalaya 11+01**
23 Mizoram 8
24 Nagaland 11
25 Odisha 30+01**
26 Puducherry (UT) 4
27 Punjab 22+01**
28 Rajasthan 33+02**
29 Sikkim 4
30 Telangana 9
31 Tripura 8
32 UT Andaman & Nicobar Islands 3
33 Uttar Pradesh 75+01**
34 Uttarakhand 13
35 West Bengal 17+01**
Total 627+20**+3*= 6
Salient Features of Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme
2.1 Good quality modern education to talented children predominantly from
rural areas.
2.2 Co-educational and fully residential, from Class VI to Class XII.
2.3 Location – usually in rural areas.
2.4 Free education including board and lodging, Uniforms, Text Books,
Stationery, etc.
2.5 Affiliated to CBSE.
2.6 Implementation of Three-Language Formula.
2.7 The medium of instruction in JNVs is the mother tongue or regional
language up to class VIII and thereafter English for Mathematics &
Science and Hindi/English for Social Science. Students of JNVs appear for
board examinations of CBSE.
2.8 30% of students in Class-IX from a Vidyalaya located in Hindi speaking area
spend one academic year in a Vidyalaya in non-Hindi speaking area and
vice versa to promote national integration through understanding of the
diversity and plurality of country’s culture and people.
Official Notification
The official notification for filling of application form for the entrance exam for the class of 9th in Navodaya Vidyalaya is about to be released in the month of October 2025 for the academic session 2025-2026.
Exam Date
As per the recent trends, entrance exam for the class 9th is likely to be held in the month of February 2025.
Eligibility to apply
i. Only those candidates who are bonafide residents &studying Class VIII during
the Academic Session 2023-24 in one of the Govt./Govt. recognized schools
of the district where the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is functioning and
where admission is sought, are eligible. District of residence and district of
class VIII study should be same in respect of candidates who desire to apply
for admission to class IX (session 2024-25) in the JNV located in the same
district.
ii. Candidate appearing for the admission test must qualify/ pass Class VIII in the
academic session 2023-24 from a Govt./Govt. recognized school in the
district where he/she is seeking admission. The students who have already
passed class VIII in previous academic sessions are not eligible. Date of Birth
of the candidate must be between 1stMay 2009 to 31st July 2011 (both days
inclusive).This is applicable to all categories of candidates including those
who belong to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
iii. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti reserves the right to refer any candidate to a
MEDICAL BOARD for confirmation of the age of the candidate, in case any
doubt arises about the age on the basis of certificate produced by the
candidate before confirmation of admission.
iv. Only Indian Nationals, who are studying Class-VIII in India are eligible to
apply
Application Fee
No fee is charged for applying to the entrance exam of class 9th in Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
SELECTION AND ADMISSION
i. Provisional selection in the test will not vest any right upon candidate to
secure admission into JNV till the candidate produces all the relevant certificates such as birth certificate, pass certificate of VIII class with mark sheets, SC/ST/OBC certificate, if any, as prescribed by NVS for the admission.
ii. Details of the marks obtained in the test will not be communicated and there
is no provision for re-checking/re-totaling.
iii. Candidates will be considered for the admission only in that Vidyalaya for
which he/she has appeared for Selection Test.
iv. At the time of admission, candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs)
Scheduled Tribes (STs) & Other Backward Classes (OBCs) categories will have
to produce the required Scheduled Caste/Tribe or OBC Certificate issued by
the competent authority.
v. In case of any dispute, the decision of NVS will be final and binding on the
candidates.
RURAL AND URBAN CANDIDATES
A candidate who is studying Class-VIII in a school located in rural area will
be considered as rural candidate, whose candidature will be considered
under open and rural quota.
A candidate who has studied class VIII in a school located in an urban area even for a single day of session will be considered as an urban candidate. Urban areas are those which are so defined by any Government notification as on the last date of submission of application for selection test. All other areas will be considered as rural.
How to apply for admission in Class-9 in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya 2024
The candidate can fill the online application form directly on NVS website
www.navodaya.gov.in. Last date to apply for class IX Lateral Entry Selection will be notified in due course.
Candidates/ parents have to go through the notification cum prospectus and ensure the fulfillment of eligibility criteria. Please note that selection test is against the vacant seats only, subject to availability of accommodation in the JNV concerned.
The following documents in soft form (JPG format of size between 10 to 100 kb) may be kept ready for registration:
Photograph
Signature of parents
Signature of candidate
Basic details of candidate like State, District (residence and study), Aadhaar number, study details of class VIII, address etc. are to be filled in the application portal.
The eligible candidates have to fill up the online form and upload the photograph along with signatures of both candidate and his/her parent.
Online platform is in open source and free of cost. Application may be submitted from any source like desktop, laptop, mobile, tablet etc.
In all JNVs, a help desk is available to assist the candidates/parents to upload application of candidates free of cost. Parents may approach the help desk in JNV along with candidate and required documents such as photograph along with signature of both candidate and his/her parent.
All efforts are to be made to provide correct information in the portal which may be substantiated at the time of admission after selection with supporting documents.
Admission of provisionally selected students is subject to passing Class-VIII
during the Session 2024-25 and submission of necessary supporting documents as per the information provided by the candidate/ parent in the online application form.
Since online data is being captured for all purposes, it is requested to fill the data in online application form with due care. The information submitted in the online application form will be taken as final for further processing.
The correction window to modify the information in the selected fields only
will be opened for two days after the last date of submission of application form.
EXAMINATION PROCESS
Date of Examination – February 2025
Duration – 2½ hours. However, in respect of candidates with special needs (Divyang), additional time of 50 minutes will be provided, subject to the production of certificates from the competent authority.
Centre for examination shall be the JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA of
the district concerned/ any other centre allotted by NVS.
Medium of Language for Examination will be English/Hindi.
Students have to answer in OMR sheet.
SCHEME OF ENTRANCE EXAM
SYLLABUS FOR THE TEST PAPER BASED ON THE SYLLABUS OF CLASS VIII
SUBJECT : ENGLISH
MAXIMUM MARKS: 15
1. Comprehension (Unseen Passage)
2. Word and Sentence
3. Structure Spelling
4. Rearranging jumbled words
5. Passivation
6. Use of degrees of comparison
7. Modal auxiliaries
8. Use of prepositions
9. Tense forms
10. Reported speech
हिन्दी पाठ्यक्रम
अंक 15
बहुविकल्पी प्रश्न
विषय
(क) भाषिक अनुप्रयोग और व्याकरणिक कुशलताएँ
(1) वर्ण विचार / वर्तनी विवेक
(ii) शब्दभेद (स्त्रोत / उत्पत्ति)
(iii) पर्याय/विलोग
(iv) शब्द विवेक (शब्द प्रयोग में सूक्ष्म अंतर)
(v) पद भेद (व्याकरणिक कोटि) की पहचान
(vi) पद परिचय
(vii) अशुद्ध वाक्य को शुद्ध करना
(viii) वाक्य रचनान्तरण (सरल/संयुक्त/मिश्र)
(ix) मुहावरा
(x) लोकोक्ति
(ख) अपठित बोधात्मक प्रश्न
SUBJECT: GENERAL SCIENCE
Maximum marks : 35
Chapter 1
Crop Production and Management
Agricultural Practices, Basic Practices of Crop Production, Preparation of Soil, Agricultural Implements, Sowing, Adding Manures and Fertilizers, Irrigation,
Protection from Weeds, Harvesting, Storage, Food from Animals
Chapter 2
Microorganisms: Friend and Foe
Microorganisms, Where Do Microorganisms Live, Microorganisms and Us, Harmful Microorganisms, Food Preservation, Nitrogen Fixation, Nitrogen Cycle
Chapter 3
Coal and Petroleum
Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas, Some Natural Resources are Limited
Chapter 4
Combustion and Flame
What is Combustion?, How do We Control Fire?, Types of Combustion, Flame, Structure of Flame, What is a Fuel, Fuel Efficiency
Chapter 5
Conservation of Plants and Animals
Deforestation and its Causes, Consequences of Deforestation, Conservation of Forest and Wildlife, Biosphere Reserve, Flora and Fauna, Endemic Species, Wildlife Sanctuary, National Park, Red Data Book, Migration, Recycling of Paper, Reforestation
Chapter 6
Reproduction in Animals
Modes of Reproduction, Sexual Reproduction, Asexual Reproduction
Chapter 7
Reaching the Age of Adolescence
Adolescence and Puberty, Changes at Puberty, Secondary Sexual Characters, Role of Hormones in Initiating Reproductive Function, Reproductive Phase of Life in Humans, How is the Sex of the Baby
Determined?, Hormones Other than Sex Hormones, Role of Hormones in Completing the Life History of Insects and Frogs, Reproductive Health
Chapter 8
Force and Pressure
Force – A Push or a Pull, Forces are due to an
Interaction, Exploring Forces. A Force can Change the State of Motion, Force can Change the Shape of an Object, Contact Forces, Non-contact Forces, Pressure,
Pressure Exerted by Liquids and Gases; Atmospheric Pressure
Chapter 9
Friction
Force of Friction, Factors Affecting Friction, Friction: A Necessary Evil, Increasing and Reducing Friction, Wheels Reduce Friction, Fluid Friction
Chapter 10
Sound
Sound is Produced by a Vibrating Body, Sound Produced by Humans, Sound Needs a Medium for Propagation, We Hear Sound Through Our Ears, Amplitude, Time Period and Frequency of a Vibration, Audible and Inaudible Sounds, Noise and Music, Noise
Pollution,
Chapter 11
Chemical Effects of Electric Current
Do Liquids Conduct Electricity?, Chemical Effects of Electric Current. Electroplating
Chapter 12
Some Natural Phenomena
Lightning, Charging by Rubbing, Types of Charges and their Interaction, Transfer of Charge, The Story of Lightning, Lightning Safety, Earthquakes
Chapter 13
Light
What Makes Things Visible, Laws of Reflection, Regular and Diffused Reflection, Reflected Light can be Reflected Again, Multiple Images, Sunlight - White or Coloured?, What is Inside Our Eyes, Care of the Eyes, Visually Impaired Persons can Read and Write, What is the Braille System?
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
MAXIMUM MARKS: 35
1. Rational Numbers
2. Squares and Square Roots
3. Cubes and Cube Roots
4. Exponents and Powers
5. Direct and Inverse Proportions
6. Comparing Quantities (Percentage, Profit and Loss, Discount, Simple and Compound Interest)
7. Algebraic Expressions and Identities including Factorization
8. Linear Equations in One Variable
9. Understanding Quadrilaterals (Parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle, square, kite)
10.Mensuration:
a) Area of plane figures
b) Surface area and volume of cube, cuboids and cylinder
11.Data Handling (Bar graph, pie chart, organizing data, probability)
