introduction

Before introducing to our project, we

would like to tell you about Jawahar
Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs)  is a system
of central schools for t a l e n t e d students
predominantly from rural areas in India. They are run by  Navodaya Vidyalaya
Samiti, Noida, an autonomous organization under the Department of School
Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. JNVs
are fully residential and co-educational schools affiliated to Central Board of
Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, with classes from VI to XII standard.
JNVs are specifically tasked with finding talented children in rural areas of India
through JNVST (JNV Selection Test) and providing them with an education
equivalent to the best residential school system, without regard to their families'
socio-economic condition.
The Budget for Education, Boarding and activities at JNVs are provided by the
Ministry of Education, Government of India and it's free of cost for the students
during the 7 years of stay.
JNVs exist all over India, with the exception of Tamil Nadu. As of 30 September
2019, 636 JNVs were running with about 265,574 students enrolled, out of which
206,728 (≈78%) were from rural areas. In 2022, JNVs were the top-ranked
C.B.S.E. schools, having a pass percentage of 99.71% and 98.93% in 10th and 12th
grades respectively. The idea of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas conceived by
former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi. The concept of opening a JNV in
every district of India was born as a part of the National Policy on Education,
1986 with an aim of providing excellence coupled with social justice.
[10]
 Subsequently, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) was registered as a society
under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
As per policy of the government, one JNV was to be established in each district of
country. To start with, two Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas were established during
1985–86, at Jhajjar (Haryana) and Amravati (Maharashtra). As of the 2015–16
academic session, JNVs had been sanctioned for 576 districts. In addition, ten
JNVs have been sanctioned in districts having a large population of ST population,
ten in districts having a large concentration of SC population and two special JNVs
in Manipur, bringing the total number of sanctioned JNVs to 598. Out of these 591
JNVs are functional.[12] In November 2016, the Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs (CCEA) approved the opening of one JNV in each of the 62 uncovered
districts.[12] That will bring the total number of JNVs to 660 once operational.
Navodaya Vidyalayas are run by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS),
an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Education (MoE)
(formerly the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)
(1985–2020) ), vc Department of School Education and Literacy,
Govt. of India. The Chairman of the Samiti is the Minister of Education.
Total 661 functional residential schools have been sanctioned in 638
districts of India with some special case institutes. These are
administrated by eight regional offices with jurisdiction over different
states and UTs. Admission to Class VI of the JNVs requires qualification
in the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test (JNVST), an entrance
exam designed, developed and conducted by the CBSE. JNVST for
Class VI is conducted annually throughout the country to select the 80 most
meritorious students for each JNV. It is conducted in three phases peryear,
depending upon the session structure in the specific state or union territory.
Candidates can apply for the test only once during their Class V. Competition in
the entrance exam can be gauged from the fact that in JNVST 2021, a total of
2,41,7009 students appeared and 47,320 students were selected (i.e. approx 2%
pass percentage) The test encompasses mental ability skills, mathematics,
and regional language. The schools provide reservations as per NVS policy which
encompasses reservation for ST and SC (but not OBC), at least 75% selection of
students from rural areas, maximum 25% from urban areas, fixed 33% for female
students and 3% for disabled candidates.
To compensate for attrition and optimally utilize seats, JNVST, developed by
CBSE, is also conducted for admission to Class IXand lateral admissions, based on
merit in Class X, are made for Class XI. JNVs have classes from VI to XII
standard. A particular JNV usually provides two streams among Science, Arts and
Commerce for Class XI and XII. JNVs are known for their academic
excellence,which can be attributed to their merit-based entrance test and unique
climate provided for otherwise disadvantaged children,and which is further proven
by their performance at board examinations. More than half of JNVs have been
equipped with smart classes. These schools regularly organize science congresses
and exhibitions to promote a research mindset.