NAVODAYA CLASS VI SELECTION TEST-2025

Admission Notification to Class VI in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (2025-26)

Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme, one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is to be set up in each District in a phased manner. According to the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme, one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is to be set up in each District in a phased manner. At present, 653 Vidyalayas are functional in 27 States and 08 Union Territories.
There are 661 JNVs sanctioned across the country except the State of Tamil Nadu. No JNV has been sanctioned in 06 districts i.e. Central Delhi, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai & Mumbai Sub-Urban, which are having 100% urban population and not covered under JNV Scheme.

Online applications are invited for admission to class VI in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas through Selection Test for the session 2024-25.
Last date to aplly for Onlone Application: 16-09-2024

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test-2025

JNV Selection Test for admission to Class-VI in JNVs for the academic session 2025-26
Date of Exam: Saturday, 18th January, 2025 at 11.30 A.M.
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test-2025 Exam Cover States under above Date: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh (except Dibang Valley & Tawang Districts), Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh (except Chamba, Kinnaur, Mandi, Sirmour, Kullu, Lahaul & Spiti and ShimlaDistricts), Jammu & Kashmir (only for Jammu-I, Jammu-II & Samba) Jharkhand, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand & West Bengal (except Darjeeling), Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Lakshadweep and Pudducherry.

ELIGIBILITY

Candidates who are bonafide residents of the district and studying in class V in the academic session 2024-25 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 01.05.2013 to 31.07.2015 (Both the dates inclusive)
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.
The candidate who has already passed/studied class V in previous academic sessions is not eligible to apply & appear in the selection test.

Procedure to register online for JNV Selection Test 2025

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, PEN number etc. are to be filled in the application portal.

EXAM PATTERN:

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	No.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)

ABOUT THE SELECTION TEST:

Centre for Examination: Each candidate shall appear for the selection test at the examination center allotted to him/her as indicated on the Admit Card. No candidate is permitted to appear from any other center. No request for change of center will be entertained. No candidate can appear in the selection test without proper Admit Card. Admit card may be downloaded from the website of NVS, HQ – www.navodaya.gov.in through admission portal.
The candidate will be permitted to appear for the selection test only on the production of either the Aadhar Card of the candidate or Govt. approved residence certificate of the parent uploaded in the application portal.
The photo on the Admit Card shall be matched with the candidate at the time of verification by the invigilator at examination centre.

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.

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 2025.