NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI PROSPECTUS FOR JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SELECTION TEST-2023

 NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI

PROSPECTUS FOR JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SELECTION TEST-2023

FOR ADMISSION TO CLASS-VI 

NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SCHEME 

INTRODUCTION 

In accordance with the National Policy of Education (1986), GoveJawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test - 2023 

JNV Selection Test for admission to Class-VI in JNVs for the academic session 

2023-24 will be held On Saturday, 29th April 2023 at 11.30 A.M.

The last date to submit online application is 31st January 2023.

Procedure to register online for JNV Selection Test 2023

❖ The process for submission of application for JNV Selection Test has been 

simplified through online process. Registration can be done free of cost through 

the admission portal of NVS linked through https://navodaya.gov.in

❖ Candidates/ parents have to go through the notification cum prospectus and 

ensure the fulfillment of eligibility criteria. 

❖ The following documents in soft form (.JPG format of size between 10 to 100 kb) 

may be kept ready for registration: 

• Certificate verified by the Head Master mentioning the details of candidate 

in the prescribed format 

• Photograph 

• Signature of parent 

• Signature of candidate 

• Aadhaar details/ Residence certificate issued by competent Government 

authority.

❖ Basic details of candidate like State, District, Block, Aadhaar number, etc. are to 

be filled in the application portal. The procedure mentioned at point 4.7 in the 

prospectus may kindly be referred. 

❖ The eligible candidates have to fill up the online form and upload the verified 

certificate with the photograph along with signatures of both candidate and 

his/her parent. The verification of the information provided by the parent in the 

certificate will be done by the Head Master of the School where the candidate 

is studying in class V. The certif

icate should be uploaded in jpg format of the size 

between10-100 kb only. 

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❖ In case of candidates from NIOS, candidates should obtain `B’ certificate and 

residence should be in the same district where he/she is seeking admission. 

❖ 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 will be available to assist the candidates/parents to 

upload application free of cost. Parents may also approach the help desk in 

JNV along with candidate and required documents such as verified certificate 

with photograph along with signature of both candidate and his/her parent and 

a mobile phone with valid active mobile number for receiving the OTP, 

registration number and password through SMS for registration process. 

❖ All the 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. 

❖ Since online data is being captured, it is requested to fill the data in online 

application form with due care. In case of discrepancy between the data in the 

online application form and information submitted in the certificate attached, 

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 a few days after the last date of submission of application form. 

The information of opening correction window will be uploaded in NVS 

website/registration portal. 

It is intimated to all concerned that verification of proofs for residence of 

District, age, eligibility including district of study, category (Rural/urban & OBC, 

SC, ST, Divyang) etc. as per norms will be done for all provisionally selected 

candidates through the laid down procedure after the declaration of results. 

2.2 Issue of Admit Cards

The admit cards will be made available as per date decided by NVS in due 

course which will be displayed on application portal. The admit cards shall 

be downloaded free of cost by the candidates/parents before the conduct 

of JNVST. 

2.3 Result of the Selection Test

The result of JNV Selection Test 2023 is expected to be announced by June 

2023. Candidates can get the result from the admission portal. The result will 

also be displayed in the offices of the concerned: 

i. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya 

ii. District Education Officer 

iii. District Magistrate

iv. Deputy Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti of the Region. 

v. The website of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti www.navodaya.gov.in.

The Principal, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya concerned, will also inform the 

provisionally selected candidates through SMS on the registered mobile 

number followed by a speed post. 

NVS will release only two wait lists against vacancies which may arise due to 

unwillingness and non-submission of basic essential certificates by the 

provisionally selected candidates. The entire admission process for the 

session 2023-24 will be closed latest by 31st December 2023. 

PROVISIONAL SELECTION AND ADMISSION 

3.1) Provisional selection in the test will not vest any right on the candidate to 

secure admission into the JNV. At the time of seeking actual admission, each 

provisionally selected candidate will have to produce all relevant original 

certificates, as prescribed by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. Until 

admission, the selection is provisional only. Candidates are advised to apply 

for TC from parent school only after the verification of documents and 

confirmation of admission by the respective JNV. 

3.2) In case of any dispute, the decision of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti shall be 

final and binding on the candidates. 

3.3) There is no provision for re-evaluation of the answer scripts or re-totaling of 

marks, since the result is processed through computer and sufficient care is 

taken to ensure accuracy through various checks while processing the result. 

3.4) It may also be noted by the candidates and their parents that under the 

scheme of NVS, students of a JNV located in Hindi speaking State may have 

to be migrated to another JNV in Non-Hindi Speaking State and vice-versa 

for one academic year when the students are promoted to Class IX. In case 

of refusal by the students/ parents selected for migration, continuation of 

such students in JNV will not be allowed. 

3.5) The candidates and their parents may note that the children provisionally 

selected on the basis of the Test will be admitted only in the JNV located in 

the district from where they are residing and studying in class V and 

appearing for the JNVST. Under no circumstances, the provisionally selected 

candidate will be given admission to any other JNV. No request for shifting 

of students on account of medium of instruction in the JNV concerned,

shifting of parents to other districts / States etc. will be entertained. All 

students must submit the residence proof of the district where he/she has 

studied class V and applied for JNVST. He/She has to produce a copy of the 

birth certificate issued by Government authority concerned at the time of 

admission. 

3.6) Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) 

and Other Backward Class (OBC) will have to produce a certificate of 

Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/OBC at the time of seeking admission, if 

provisionally selected. The students provisionally selected under OBC quota 

have to submit OBC certificate as per prescribed format of Central List (Copy 

Annexed). Such certificate should be obtained from the competent 

authority well in advance, so that it may be submitted to the Principal of JNV 

concerned at the time of verification of document. 

3.7) Candidates applying for admission under Rural Category will have to 

produce a certificate to the effect that the school(s) where candidates 

studied classes III, IV and V is located in Rural Area. 

3.8) Candidates belonging to the Divyang category (Orthopedically 

Handicapped, Hearing Impaired and Visually Handicapped), if provisionally 

selected, will have to produce a medical certificate signed by Chief Medical 

Officer of the District concerned at the time of admission in appropriate 

format. 

3.9) Candidates belonging to transgender category will have to submit a 

certificate from the competent authority prescribed by the concerned State 

Govt. with regard to their gender. No reservation is made for this category. 

3.10) The entire admission process including release of wait lists will be closed by 

31st December 2023. However, NVS has the right to modify the same due to 

administrative reasons, if any.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE 

FOR ALL CANDIDATES:

4.1 (a) Only the bonafide resident candidates from the district concerned 

where the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya has been located are eligible to 

apply for admission. The valid residential proof as notified by Govt. of India 

of the parent of the same district where the candidate has studied class V 

and appeared for the JNVST is to be submitted by the provisionally selected 

candidate at the time of admission. However, if the district where JNV is 

opened 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 is not started in the newly bifurcated district as yet. 

 (b) Candidate has to reside in the district where he/she is seeking 

admission in the JNV located in the same District. Bonafide residence 

certificate of the parent is to be submitted at the time of verification of 

documents after the provisional selection. 

 (c) Candidate has to study class V in any of the Govt. or Govt. recognized 

schools located in the same District during 2022-23. 

(d) Candidates who have passed class V before the session 2022-23 or 

repeated candidates are not allowed.

4.2 A candidate seeking admission must not have been born before 01-05-2011 

and after 30-04-2013 (Both dates are inclusive). The provisionally selected 

candidate has to produce a copy of the birth certificate issued by 

Government authority concerned at the time of admission. This will apply to 

candidates of all categories, including those who belong to the Scheduled 

Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Class (OBC). In case 

of doubtful cases of overage in comparison to the age recorded in the 

certificate, they may be referred to the Medical Board for confirmation of 

the age. The decision of the medical board will be treated as final. 

4.3 A candidate appearing for the selection test must be studying in Class-V for 

the whole of the academic session 2022-23 in a Government/Government 

aided or other recognized schools or ‘B’ certificate competency course of 

National Institute of Open Schooling in the same district where he/she is 

seeking admission. The candidate who has not been promoted and 

admitted to class V before 31st July 2022 is not eligible to apply. The candidate 

who has already passed/studied class V in all previous academic sessions is not eligible to appear in the selection test. A school will be deemed 

recognized if it is declared so by the Government or by any other agency 

authorized on behalf of Government. 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 2022-23. Actual admission in Class-VI for the session 2023-24 will be 

subject to the mentioned condition. 

4.4 A candidate seeking admission to class VI must have studied and passed 

classes III, IV and V from a Govt. /Govt. aided/ recognized school spending 

one full academic session in each class. 

4.5 Candidates passing ‘B’ certificate competency course of National Institute of 

Open Schooling on or before15th September 2022 are also eligible to write 

admission test provided, they are in the prescribed age group. The students 

studying under the above scheme and residing in Urban and notified area 

are not eligible for obtaining seat in rural quota. The Rural/Urban status in r/o 

NIOS candidates will be decided on the basis of location of residence of the 

parent/candidate. 

4.6 No candidate is eligible to appear in the selection test for the second time, 

under any circumstances. Particulars filled by the candidate in the application 

form will be validated & if the candidate is found repeater, he/she will not be 

allowed to appear in the selection test. Admit card for such candidates will 

not be released. An SMS in this regard will be sent to the registered mobile 

number of the candidate. 

4.7 Under purview of section 4(4)(b)(ii) of Aadhaar act for which Ministry of 

Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has notified the Aadhaar 

Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, 

Knowledge) Rules, 2020 on 05-08-2020 and in pursuance of section 7 of the 

Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and 

Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016), a child desires of availing the benefits under 

the scheme shall be required to furnish proof of possession of the Aadhaar 

number or undergo Aadhaar authentication. Necessary notifications in 

respect of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti have already been released by the 

respective Ministry. Any child desires of availing the benefit under the scheme, 

who does not possess the Aadhaar Number or has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar, shall be required to make application for Aadhaar Enrolment 

subject to the consent of his/her parents or guardians before registering for 

the scheme, provided that he/she is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per section 

3 of the said Act and such children shall visit any Aadhaar Enrolment centre 

(list available at UIDAI website: www.uidai.gov.in) to get enrolled for Aadhaar. 

The JNVs are also having facility to register for Aadhaar Enrolment. This facility 

may be used for Aadhaar enrolment with necessary documents by the 

candidates. Data of the candidate/Parent will be validated using Aadhaar 

number with the Government portal. All personal details submitted by the 

candidate/ parents should match with particulars of Aadhaar and if required, 

the candidates should get details updated in Aadhaar. 

 Till the time Aadhaar number is assigned to the child, he/she may register 

himself/herself after uploading the residence Certificate of parent issued by 

the competent Government Authority concerned. However, his/her 

registration will be treated as provisional and he/she has to submit the copy 

of Aadhaar Card at the time of admission, if provisionally selected. 

FOR RURAL CANDIDATES

A) At least 75% of the seats in a district will be filled by candidates provisionally 

selected from rural areas of the district. The remaining seats are open which 

will be filled on merit from both Urban and Rural Area candidates of the 

district as per reservation criteria. 

B) A candidate seeking admission under the rural quota must have studied in 

Classes-III, IV and V completing full academic session from the Government/ 

Government Aided/Government recognized schools located in rural areas. 

However, the candidate should study full academic session under rural area 

in Class-V from the same district where admission is sought.

C) Candidates studying under the schemes of National Institute of Open 

Schooling should produce their rural status certificate issued by District 

Magistrate/Tehsildar/Block Development Officer indicating that the child 

has been residing & studied in rural areas for the last three years. 

FOR URBAN CANDIDATES 

A candidate who has studied in a school located in an urban area even for 

a single day of session in Class-III, IV and V 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 JNVST registration. 

All other areas will be considered as rural. 

FOR TRANSGENDER CANDIDATES

No separate reservation for transgender category candidates is provided 

and they will be included in Boys category for reservation purpose, under various 

sub-categories viz Rural, Urban, OBC, SC, ST and Divyang. 

RESERVATION OF SEATS 

a) At least 75% of the seats in a district are filled by candidates provisionally 

selected from rural areas of the district. The remaining seats are open which 

will be filled from Urban and Rural Area candidates of the districts on the basis 

of merit. 

b) Reservation of seats in favour of children belonging to Scheduled Castes and 

Scheduled Tribes is provided in proportion to their population in the district 

concerned provided that in 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 provisionally selected 

under open merit. 

c) 27% reservation shall be provided to the OBC students as per central list over 

and above reservation of SCs and STs. The reservations to the OBC students 

shall be implemented as per Central List, as applicable from time to time. The 

OBC candidates not included in Central list would apply as General 

Candidate. 

d) Minimum One third of the total seats are filled by girls. In order to ensure 1/3rd

selection of girls, girls may be preferred than boys as per NVS selection criteria, 

wherever necessary. 

e) Rural-open seats are allocated block wise on the basis of Rural population of 

the concerned block as per NVS selection criteria. 

f) There is a provision for reservation for ** Divyang children (i.e. Orthopedically 

Handicapped, Hearing Impaired and Visually Handicapped) as per GOI 

norms. 

** “Blindness” refers to a condition where a person suffers from any of the 

following conditions namely:

Composition of the Test 

The selection test will be of two-hour duration from 11:30 am to 01:30 pm and 

will have 3 sections with only objective type questions. There are 80 questions 

in all for 100 marks. 

Type of Test

Number of 

Questions

Marks Duration

Mental ability 

Test 40 50 60 Minutes 

Arithmetic Test 20 25 30 Minutes 

Language Test 20 25 30 Minutes 

Total 80 100 2 Hours 

A single test booklet comprising of all the three sections will be given to each 

candidate. Additional time of 40 minutes will be allowed for “Divyang students” 

(differently-abled students) 

6. Method of Recording Answers 

a) A separate OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) answer sheet will be provided. 

Candidates are required to indicate their answers at an appropriate place 

on the OMR sheet. A copy of specimen OMR Sheet will be uploaded in the 

website of NVS. 

b) Only Blue/Black Ball Point Pen is to be used to write on the OMR Sheet. 

Candidates should bring their own ball point pens. Use of pencil is strictly 

prohibited.

c) For each question, there are four probable answers, out of which only one is 

correct. The candidate is required to select the correct answer and darken 

the corresponding circle of the chosen answer. For example, if your answer 

for Question no. 37 is C, darken the circle under C as given below.

37. 

d) No change in the darkened circle is allowed. Striking, applying 

white/correction fluid and erasing on the OMR sheet is also not allowed. 

Such answers will not be evaluated. 

e) 1.25 marks will be given for every correct answer. 

f) No negative marking will be done.

Note: In order to facilitate the rural candidates, a set of sample questions under 

various sections/ categories is uploaded in the NVS website www.navodaya.gov.in

under the section “Admission”.

7. Instructions and Examples 

A. The candidate must carefully read the instructions given on the cover page 

of the test booklet as well as those for each section before attempting the 

questions. Candidates are advised to confirm that the test booklet received 

by them is of the language opted for the test. In case test booklet of correct 

language opted for is not provided, the candidate should get it changed 

before the start of the examination. It is the responsibility of the candidate to 

obtain the test booklet of his choice as opted in the application form. No 

representation in this regard will be entertained after the examination is over.

B. The total time would be two hours without any break. Additional time of 40 

minutes will be allowed for “Divyang students” (differently-abled students).

C. Securing qualifying marks in each of the three sections is essential. 

Candidates are advised not to spend more time on each section of test than 

suggested, although they are free to adjust the total time, as they like. 

D. There will be a bell after every 30 minutes. 

i. No candidate will be allowed to appear in the selection test without 

proper Admit Card. 

ii. Candidates have to be seated in the allotted rooms latest by 11:00 

a.m. late comers will not be permitted to appear for the test.

iii. No candidate will be permitted to leave the examination hall/room till 

the completion of full allotted time.

SOME IMPORTANT GUIDELINES FOR UPLOADING THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM 

 

permitted to appear for JNVST in the District where he/she is studying in class V. 

Residence certificate of the parent of the same District as notified by Government of 

India where the candidate has studied class V and appeared for JNVST is to be 

submitted by the provisionally selected candidate at the time of document 

verification. 

2. Please read the Prospectus carefully. Fill in complete information after ensuring that 

the candidate fulfills all the prescribed requirements such as date of birth within 

specified range (01.05.2011 to 30.04.2013), schooling in classes III, IV & V in recognized 

institution(s). (Govt. / Govt. Aided / Recognized / NIOS). 

3. Carefully fill the certificate to be uploaded along with the application form with 

regard to category i.e. General, SC, ST, OBC & Divyang, Boy/Girl and Rural/Urban. If it 

is found at the time of admission that a candidate has opted a category to which 

he/she does not actually belong, his/her selection is liable to be cancelled. The 

signature & seal of Head Master is mandatory on the certificate to be uploaded in the 

registration portal. 

4. (a) Mention the date of birth in figures as well as in words. Write correct Date of 

Birth as per birth certificate & school records. In case, if it is observed at a later stage 

that the Date of Birth of the candidate does not humatch with the school records& birth 

certificate, his/her candidature is liable to be rejected. NVS has the right to validate 

the information submitted using Aadhaar number from the Government portal. 

(b) Permanent identification marks which can be identified clearly shall be 

mentioned in the Application Form by the candidate. 

5. Signature of both, the candidate and the parent / guardian should be uploaded while 

applying for the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test. 

6. The last date to submit online application for test is 31st January 2023

CAUTION: Application form is liable for rejection, if columns are left blank or the entries are 

incomplete. Applicants should ensure that they fulfill all the prescribed requirements of 

education, age, categories (SC/ST/OBC/Divyang) and area (Urban/Rural) wherever 

applicable. If any information given in the online application form is found to be false incorrect/mismatched on subsequent verification, even after the selection of the candidate, 

the admission is liable to be cancelled and the decision of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti will 

be final and binding. No correspondence shall be entertained in this regard. Such admissions, 

if any, obtained by any candidate on the basis of false certificate / declaration / information 

shall not only be cancelled but Samiti also reserves the right to recover the expenditure 

incurred on a student during his/her entire stay in a Vidyalaya.rnment of India started Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs). Presently the JNVs are spread 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. Admissions in JNVs are made through the JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SELECTION TEST (JNVST) to Class VI. The medium of instruction in JNVs is the mother tongue 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. Objective 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.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. 

1.1 State-wise Distribution of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas According to the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme, one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is to be set up in each District in a phased manner. At present, 661 Vidyalayas are sanctioned in 27 States and 08 Union Territories, out of which 645 are functioning. The State-wise distribution of JNVs sanctioned is as 

IMPORTANT LINK FOR NAVODAYA ADMISSION FORM

Official Notification pdf	click here
Navoday Admission Prospects 2023	click here
Apply Online	click here

under: 

Andhra Pradesh

HOW TO APPLY FOR JNV SELECTION TEST 

2.1 Procedure to register online for JNV Selection Test 2021 

(i) The process for submission of application for JNV Selection Test has been simplified through online process. Registration can be done free of cost through the admission portal of NVS linked through www.navodaya.gov.in. Verification of proofs for residence, age, eligibility etc. will be done for 

selected candidates through the laid down procedure after the declaration of results.

(ii) The eligible candidates have to fill up the online form and upload the certificate with the photograph along with signatures of both candidate and his/her parent/guardian. The attachments should be uploaded in jpg format of the size between10-100 kb only. 

(iii) In case of candidates from NIOS, candidates should obtain `B’ certificate and residence should be in the same district where he/she is seeking 

admission. 

(iv) Online platform is in open source and free of cost. Application may be submitted from any source like desktop, laptop, mobile, tablet etc. 

(v) In all JNVs a help desk will be available to assist the candidates/parents to upload application free of cost. Parents may also approach the help desk in JNV along with candidate and required documents such as certificate with photograph along with signature of both candidate and his/her parent/guardian and a mobile phone with valid mobile number for receiving the registration number and password through SMS for registration process. 

2.2 Issue of Admit Cards

The admit cards will be made available as per date decided by NVS in due course which will be displayed on application portal. The admit cards shall be downloaded free of cost by the candidates/parents before the conduct 

of JNVST. 

2.3 Result of the Selection Test

 The result of JNV Selection Test 2021 is expected to be announced by June 2021. Candidates can get the result from the admission portal. The result will also be displayed in the offices of the concerned: 

i. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya 

ii. District Education Officer 

iii. District Magistrate 

iv. Deputy Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti of the Region. 

v. The website of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti www.navodaya.gov.in.The Principal, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya concerned, will also inform the selected candidates through SMS on the registered mobile number followed by a speed post. 

SELECTION AND ADMISSION 

3.1) Selection in the test will not vest any right on the candidate to secure admission into the JNV. At the time of seeking actual admission, each selected candidate will have to produce all relevant certificates, as prescribed by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. Until admission, the selection is provisional only. Candidates are advised to apply for TC from parent school only after the verification of documents and confirmation of admission by the respective JNV. 

3.2) In case of any dispute, the decision of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti shall be final and binding on the candidates. To 3.3) Marks obtained by candidates (both selected and not selected) in the test are not communicated. 

3.4) There is no provision for re-evaluation of the answer scripts or retotalling of marks, since the result is processed through computer and sufficient care is taken to ensure accuracy through various checks while processing the result. 

3.5) It may also be noted by the candidates and their parents/guardians that under the scheme of NVS, students of a JNV located in Hindi speaking State may have to be migrated to another JNV in Non-Hindi Speaking State and vice-versa for one academic year when the students are promoted to Class IX. In case of refusal by the students/ parents selected for migration, continuation of such students in JNV will not be allowed. 

3.6) The candidates and their parents/guardians may note that the children selected on the basis of the Test will be admitted only in the JNV located in the district from where they are studying in class V and appearing for the JNVST. Under no circumstances, the selected candidate will be given admission to any other JNV. No request for shifting of students on account of medium of instruction in the JNV concerned, shifting of parents/guardians to other districts / States etc. will be entertained. 

3.7) Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Class (OBC) will have to produce a certificate of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/OBC at the time of seeking admission, if selected. The students selected under OBC quota have to submit OBC certificate as per prescribed format of Central List (Copy Annexed). Such certificate should be obtained from the competent authority before 30th 

March of the year of seeking admission so that it may be submitted to the Principal of JNV concerned at the time of verification of document. For 

example, candidates seeking admission during 2021-22 should get the certificate on or before 30th March 2021. 

3.8) Candidates applying for admission under Rural Category will have to produce a certificate to the effect that the school(s) where candidates 

studied classes III,IV and V is located in Rural Area.

3.9) Candidates belonging to the Divyang category (Orthopedically 

Handicapped, Hearing Impaired and Visually Handicapped), if selected , 

will have to produce a medical certificate signed by Chief Medical Officer of the District concerned at the time of admission in appropriate format. 

3.10) Candidates belonging to transgender category will have to submit a certificate from the competent authority prescribed by the concerned State Govt. with regard to their gender. No reservation is made for this category. 

WHO IS ELIGIBLE 

FOR ALL CANDIDATES: 

4.1 Only the candidates from the district concerned where the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya has been opened are eligible to apply for admission. 

However, if the district where JNV is opened 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 is not started in the newly bifurcated district as yet. 

4.2 A candidate seeking admission must not have been born before 01-05-2008 and after 30-04-2012 (Both dates are inclusive). This will apply to candidates of all categories, including those who belong to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Class (OBC). In case of doubtful cases of overage in comparison to the age recorded in the certificate, they may be referred to the Medical Board for confirmation of the age. The decision of the medical board will be treated as final. 

4.3 A candidate appearing for the selection test must be studying in Class-V for the whole of the academic session 2020-21 in a Government/Government aided or other recognized schools 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. 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 2020-21. Actualadmission in Class-VI for the session 2021-22 will be subject to the mentioned 

condition. 

4.4 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. 

4.5 Candidates passing ‘B’ certificate competency course of National Institute of Open Schooling on or before 30th September 2020 are also eligible to write admission test provided they are in the prescribed age group. The rural status of a child from 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 and residing in urban and notified areas are not eligible for obtaining seat in rural quota. 

4.6A Candidate who has not been promoted and admitted to Class-V before 15th September, 2020 is not eligible to apply. 

 

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

FOR RURAL CANDIDATES

A) At least 75% of the seats in a district will be filled by candidates selected from rural areas of the district and remaining seats will be filled from the Urban areas of the district. 

B) A candidate seeking admission under the rural quota must have studied in Classes-III, IV and V completing full academic session from the Government/ Government Aided/Government recognized schools located in rural areas. However, the candidate should study full academic session in Class-V from the same district where admission is sought.

C) Candidates studying under the schemes of National Institute of Open Schooling should produce their rural status certificate issued byDistrictMagistrate/Tehsildar/BlockDevelopment Officer.