JNVST
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test-2023
Important Dates
- Application Start Date: 02-01-2023
- Application Last Date: 31-01-2023
- Downloading of Admit Card: To be notified later
- Date of Exam: 29-04-2023
Application Fee
- There is no any application fee. Registration can be done free of cost through the admission portal.
Age Limitation
- A candidate seeking admission must not have been born before 01-05-2011 and after 30-04-2013 (Both dates are inclusive)
Total Vidyalayas
Eligibility Criteria for JNVST 2023
- Candidates who are bonafide residents of the district and studying in class V in the academic session 2022-23 in Govt./ Govt. recognized school in the same district where JNV is functioning and to which they are seeking admission.
- Studied full academic session in each class and passed classes III & IV from Govt. / Govt. recognized school and born between 01.05.2011 to 30.04.2013 (Both the dates inclusive).
Reservation:
- At least 75% Seats in a district will be filled by candidates from rural areas.
- Reservation for SC, ST, OBC and Divyang candidates as per Govt. Norms.
- Minimum 1/3 of the seats are reserved for girl students.
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, 649 Vidyalayas are functional in 27 States and 08 Union Territories. The State-wise distribution of functional JNVs is as under:
| State Name | No. of JNVs | State Name | No. of JNVs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 13+2** | Madhya Pradesh | 51+2**+01* |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 17 | Maharashtra | 33+01** |
| Assam | 26+01** | Manipur | 19+02* |
| Bihar | 38+01** | Meghalaya | 11+01** |
| Chandigarh (UT) | 01 | Mizoram | 08 |
| Chhattisgarh | 27+01** | Nagaland | 11 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (UT) | 03 | Odisha | 30+01** |
| Delhi (UT) | 02 | Puducherry (UT) | 04 |
| Goa | 02 | Punjab | 22+01** |
| Gujarat | 33+01** | Rajasthan | 33+02** |
| Haryana | 21 | Sikkim | 04 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 12 | Telangana | 09 |
| Jammu & Kashmir (UT) | 19+01** | Tripura | 08 |
| Jharkhand | 24+02** | UT Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 03 |
| Karnataka | 30+01** | Uttar Pradesh | 75+01** |
| Kerala | 14 | Uttarakhand | 13 |
| Ladakh (UT) | 02 | West Bengal | 17+01** |
| Lakshadweep (UT) | 01 | ||
| Grand Total Seat (626 + 20** + 3*) = 649 | |||
** Additional JNVs sanctioned for the districts having large concentration of SC/ ST population.
* Special JNV
A maximum of eighty students are admitted in Class VI in each Vidyalaya through a Selection Test subject to availability of suitable candidates. The Samiti reserves the right to reduce the seats to forty or to withhold result and/or withhold admission and/or conduct of JNVST in case adequate accommodation is not available.
