JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS (JNV)

Jan. 8, 2019

Union Minister of Human Resource Development (HRD) announced the approval of an increase of 5000 seats in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) for the Academic Year 2019-20.

About:

  • The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) are fully residential schools for talented rural children.

  • Navodaya is the only education system in the country where students give entrance examination for admission into Class 6.

  • These are managed and run by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD).

  • At present the number of seats in JNVs, residential schools, are 46600. The addition of 5000 seats will mean availability of 51000 seats from AY 2019-20.

Source : PIB

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