Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya known as JNV are Indian schools for talented children and form a part of the system of gifted education. Its significance lies in the selection of talented rural children as the target group and the attempt to provide them with quality education comparable to the best in a residential school system, without regard to their family's socio-economic condition.^[1]

They are located all over the country, except Tamil Nadu. There are approximately 593 JNVs across India as of 2010. Admission process includes an All India Entrance Exam, held at district level.

Management[link]

The chain of Navodaya Vidyalayas is managed by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti which is an autonomous organization of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, and Department of Secondary Education and Higher Education.

The Samiti functions through an Executive Committee under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister of Human Resource Development. Union Minister of State for Education is the Vice- Chairman of the Samiti. The Executive Committee is assisted by Finance Committee, and Academic Advisory Committee in its functions.

The Samiti has eight Regional Offices for administration of Vidyalayas under their respective regions. For each Vidyalaya, there is a Vidyalaya Advisory Committee and a Vidyalaya Management Committee for the general supervision of the Vidyalaya. District Magistrate of the concerned district is the Chairman of the Vidyalaya level Committees with local educationists, public representatives and officials from the District as members. NVS headquartered is presently located at New Delhi.^[2]

History[link]

First established in 1985 at Rohtak, Haryana and Amravati, Maharashtra,also in sirinagar and kargil they are the brain child of P. V. Narasimha Rao.^[3] They were started during Prime Ministership of Rajiv Gandhi to find and foster talented children from the rural parts of India.^[4] They started with the name Navodaya Vidyalayas and renamed later as Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in the birth-centenary year of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru.

Objectives[link]

• To serve the objectives of excellence coupled with equity and social justice.
• To promote national integration by providing opportunities to talented children, largely rural, from different part of the country, to live and learn together and develop their full potential.
• 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 ensure that all students of Navodaya Vidyalayas attain a reasonable level of competence in three language as envisaged in the Three Language Formula; and
• To serve, in each district, as focal point for improvement in quality of school education through sharing of experiences and facilities. ^[1]

Regions[link]

Eight Regional Offices are established at Bhopal, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Patna, Pune & Shillong with jurisdiction over different States and UTs.

• Bhopal (94): Madhya Pradesh (48), Chhattisgarh (16) and Orissa (30)

• Chandigarh (45): Punjab (18), Himachal Pradesh (12), Jammu and Kashmir (14) and Chandigarh U.T. (1)

• Hyderabad (70): Andhra Pradesh (22), Karnataka (27), Kerala (14), Pondicherry (4), A.&N. Islands (2) and Lakshadweep (1)

• Jaipur (54): Rajasthan (32), Haryana (20) and Delhi(2)

• Lucknow (82): Uttar Pradesh (69) and Uttaranchal (13)

• Patna (75): Bihar (38), Jharkhand (22) and West Bengal (15)

• Pune (60): Maharashtra (32), Gujarat(23), Goa(2), Daman & Diu (2) and Dadra & Nagar Haveli (1)

• North East India (85): Meghalaya(7), Manipur(9), Mizoram (8), Arunachal Pradesh (16), Nagaland (11), Tripura(4), Sikkim(4) and Assam (26).

There are total 600 JNVs as of 31 August 2010.

Admission procedure[link]

Talented students from each district are selected through an All India Level Entrance Exam conducted each year by CBSE and are given admission to 6th standard/class in the JNVs of respective districts. Till 1998, the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test (JNVST) was conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training, however it is conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education ever since. The test is largely non-verbal and objective in nature and is designed to prevent any disadvantage to children from rural areas. Now admissions are also taken in Class IX and XI. During academic year 2008-09 admissions will be allowed in Class VIII. These admissions are conducted through an objective and descriptive test containing questions on English, Mathematics, Science, & Social Sciences. This "Lateral Entry" system is devised to fill the vacancies that arise due to withdrawal of admissions of the children who are admitted in class VI.

Eligibility[link]

Since the Vidyalayas have an objective of providing opportunity and education to the underprivileged children of rural areas, the entrance examination has a list of eligibility criteria. They require the student to be:

1. a student of V standard by a Government recognised school
2. in the age group of 9-13
3. a student of III, IV and V in a Government recognised school in a rural area, to apply for a rural quota.
4. a first time appearer in the entrance exam

Fees[link]

Since 2005, a moderate and uniform fee structure is implemented across all JNVs to reduce the dependency on Government. However, girls are exempted from paying any fees. A monthly Rs 200 is collected for Navodaya Nidhi from class 9th onward from boy students. Also, boys from Scheduled Communities(SC), Scheduled Tribes(ST) and Other Backward Communities (OBC), whose parents do not fall into creamy layer as specified by the Government are exempted from paying any fees.

Reservation[link]

75% of the seats are reserved in a district for students from rural areas and remaining seats are filled with students from urban areas.^[1] Reservation of seats in favor of children belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is also provided in proportion to their population in the concerned district but not less than national average. These reservations are interchangeable and over and above the candidates selected under open merit. 1/3 of the seats are for girl students. 3% of the seats are for disabled children.^[1]

These students are given free accommodation, food and clothing and are allowed to continue their studies till class 12. All expenses are borne by the Government of India.

Student life[link]

Scouting, Guiding and NCC[link]

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti is recognised as a State for Scouting and Guiding activities by the Bharat Scouts and Guides. Navodaya students regularly and actively participate in various programmes of BSG. NCC is being introduced in JNVs in a phased manner. Samiti had a total cadet strength of 9420 during 2003-2004. As part of NCC training, students of the JNVs attended several camps and excelled themselves.

Games and sports[link]

Games and sports are encouraged in the JNVs to develop fitness, physical and neuro-muscular skills and promote the spirits of co-operation and sportsmanship. Vidyalayas organize National Sports Meets to identify talented children in sports. The meets happen at cluster and regional levels every year where students from different JNVs compete. Students picked at regional level compete at national level. Based on the performance at National level, children get a chance to play on behalf of Navodaya team, which is considered as a State, in Sports and Games Federation of India competitions. Specialised sports like archery, Judo and Gymnastics are encouraged in some of the JNVs. JNV Bangalore Urban of Hyderabad region is one of such schools that has proved excellence in games like archery. There are also various exhibitions where the schools bring models and ideas which are then judged and awarded prizes.

Migration[link]

One of the important features of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme is a scheme of exchange of students from one Vidyalaya in a particular linguistic region to another in a different linguistic region to promote understanding of the diversity and plurality of India's culture and its people. The Aim of the Migration in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas is focused on National Integration. According to the Scheme, selected 30% of 9th class students are exchanged between JNVs of non-Hindi speaking region and Hindi speaking region, for one year.

Other courses[link]

In 1999, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti and Intel joined hands to conduct a pilot program for few selected schools on integration of technology in teaching and learning process. After the success of pilot project, around 3486 teachers across all the schools of the Samiti were trained during their summer and autumn vacations during the period 2001-2002.

The various initiatives undertaken jointly by Intel and Samiti are:

• Smart School Project: Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, has launched a major initiative called the “Smart Schools Project” with the aim encouraging and promoting technology use in government schools of India.
• Joint Contest: The duo launched a Joint contest for acknowledging the Best Integration of Technology in Education in 2004.
• Technology Plan Workshops: Technology Model schools and making them use the available resources judiciously. Keeping the same in mind Intel and the Samiti decided on conducting following set of activities:
  • Workshop for NVS officials: In July 2005, Intel conducted a workshop on IT skills for Samiti officials.
  • IT Curriculum Review Committee: Intel was invited to take part in curriculum review committee.

recently after the kargil war its become some problamatic to migrate students of Hindi speaking areas to kashmir, like jnv mahoba regulated migration is one sided only i.e. these students are not getting the chance to migrate baramula region.

This year Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti signed an MOU with Bharatiya Jain Sangathan(BJS), a Pune based NGO, for implementation of EDUQIP (Educational Quality Improvement Project). EDUQIP was successfully implemented by BJS in Andaman Nicobar Island Schools. It contains a basket of programs aimed at enhancing the contributions of all the stake holders of the Navodaya Vidyalayas to improve the quaility. These project will be implemented in all the Navodayas during 2007-11. During these three years BJS will establish and operate the program with the help of selected trained teachers of Navodya Vidyalayas and later the project will be handed over to NVS.

NVS signed a MOU with an NGO, The Dakshana Foundation in year 2007,according to which the foundation will provide free IIT-JEE coaching to selected students,a batch of forty students from each region of NVS.Accordingly, coaching classes at fifteen sites,including one batch of 70 XII pass students is under operations.Seven batches out of which are to appear in IIT-JEE 2009.

Faculty[link]

Well trained teachers are recruited through a national level competitive examination. Trained Graduate Teachers teach from Class VI to X and Post Graduate Teachers teach XI and XII class students. Vice Principal assists the Principal in administration. Committees of teachers are formed to effectively implement the programs. Duties of Teachers;They have to work some more extra duties along with normal duties of teaching.They have to work as housemaster/housemistress. School provide extensive educational opportunities and have specialized faculty for every subject .Apart from Normal subjects of curriculum school have faculty for Music ,Games ,Drawing ,Computer ,SUPW (Socially useful productive works), Library which ensure all round development of students . For Medical assistance school have a 24X7 availability of a nurse and doctor . Nursing staff have duty to monitor health , hygiene ,food quality and also teaches basic first aid techniques to students . To ensure the quality of education and consistence guidance school have extra remedial classes in which faculty clear doubts of each and every student . This is specially helpful for BOARD classes students (10th and 12th ).

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  A way to Boys Girls Hostel and Mess of JNV Mothuka Faridabad

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  Front Stage outside MP Hall at JNV Mothuka Faridabad Haryana

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  JNV Mothuka Faridabad Campus

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  JNV Mothuka Faridabad Academic Block Building

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  JNV Sardhana Dining Hall

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  Junior Hostels at JNV Sardhana, Meerut

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  JNV GachiBowli Academic Block

Navodaya Song[link]

The Navodaya song was written by a Panjabi born educationist Suresh Chandra Vatsyayan.

	Navodaya Song
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हम नवयुग की नई भारती, नई आरती !

हम स्वराज्य की रिचा नवल, भारत की नवलय हों

नव सूर्योदय, नव चंद्रोदय, हमी नवोदय हों !!

(We represent the new India, the new wave of India, We're the brand new lyrics of freedom...new sun rise and new moon rise, we’re the new rise… )

रंग जाति पद भेद रहित, हम सब का एक भगवान हो

संतान हैं धरती माँ की हम, धरती पूजा स्थान हो !

पूजा के खिल रहे कमल दल, हम भव जल में हो

सर्वोदय के नव बसंत के, हमी नवोदय हो !!

(We do not differentiate based on colour,cast, status… We’re all children of Mother earth and earth is a holy place. We’re the petals of lotus that blossomed after prayers… We pray for well being of everyone, we’re Navodayans…)

मानव हैं हम हलचल हम, प्रकृति के पावन वेश की

खिलें फलें हम में संस्कृति इस, अपने भारत देश की!

हम हिमगिरि हम नदियाँ हम, सागर की लहरें हो

जीवन की मंगलमाटी के, हमी नवोदय हो !!

(We’re alive and kicking as a pure form of nature, let the culture of this country nurture in us, let us be the mountains, rivers and the waves at the sea, let there by well being for all, we’re Navodayans)

हरी दूधिया क्रांति शांति के, श्रम के वंदनवार हो

भागीरथ हम धरती माँ के, सूरम पहरेदार हो !

सत शिव सुन्दर की पहचान, बनाए जग में हम

अंतरिक्ष के यान ज्ञान के, हमी नवोदय हो...

(Let there be more green revolution and white (milk) revolution, we’ll work harder for mother earth and protect her. We’ll spread the message of Satyam Shivam and Sundaram to the world and to the space… We’re Navodayans…)

हमी नवोदय हो, हमी नवोदय हो, हमी नवोदय हो...

(We’re Navodayans, We’re Navodayans, We’re Navodayans…)

NOTABLE ALUMNI:

Anamika Singh, JNV, Mau, UP. 2001 Passout - IAS 2011 Batch, India

Shashi Kumar Chaurasia, JNV, Mau, UP. 2001 Passout - Doctor, Medical Officer, Azamgarh, UP, India

Tejaswi Srivastav, JNV, Mau, UP. 2001 Passout - Entrepreneur, Founder Member of HSBC Life Insurance, India

Vivekanand Gupta, JNV, Mau, UP. 2000 Passout - Doctor, All India Topper

Neelam Maurya, JNV, Mau, UP. 2001 Passout - ESI, New Delhi, India

Pooja Yadav, JNV, Mau, UP. 2001 Passout - Famous Book Writer, Professor at Engineering College, Noida, UP, India

Vijay Prakash Chaudhary, JNV, Mau, UP. 2000 Passout - M.Tech. from IIT Hyderabad,Faculty at IIIT Nuzvid,RGUKT Hyderabad AP, India

Kumar Saurabh, JNV Muzaffarpur, Bihar , Sr Professional with Baker Hughes (NYSC:BHI)

Vinay Sharma , JNV Datia, M.P. , B.tech from NIT Surathkal, working with Oil and Natural Gas corporation

Arun Singh Gaur, JNV Datia, M.P. , B.tech from IIT Roorkee, working with Oil and Natural Gas corporation

See also[link]

• All India Navodaya Alumni Association
• List of Navodaya Vidyalayas

References[link]

External links[link]

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• NVS Official Website