A Closer Look at the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Schools of India

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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNVs) are schools that can be found all over India, except in the Tamil Nadu region. Their main aim is to find talented children from the rural parts of India and give them an education that they would not get otherwise because of their parents’ background. At the time of writing, there are around 600 JNVs in India.

A Closer Look at JNVs

The idea of building schools that accommodate talented children from poor families was first thought of by Rajiv Gandhi, India’s former Prime Minister. To start with, one JNV was to be built in every district in the country. The first two NJVs were built in 1985 in Jhajjar and Amaravati.

Every Vidyalaya comes equipped with a campus, classrooms, dormitories for students, staff, quarters, a canteen, a library, science labs, workshops and places for the students to relax and let off some steam. They take up around 30 acres of land each, land which the government of the state provides free of cost.

Admission into These Schools

Space is obviously limited in this schools, so only the smartest underprivileged children will be admitted. In order to be admitted, each student must carry out a test that will determine whether they have what it takes to succeed at the school.

This test is known as the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test. It is a written test that has been designed in such a way to ensure that all the children that take it are on a level playing field. The test is split into three different categories, with each category holding a different weight. There is mental ability, which holds a 50% weightage, while the language and arithmetic sections both have a weightage of 25%. The test is also available in twenty different languages, so candidates can take the test in the language that they feel the most comfortable using.

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Candidates can only apply for a JNV that is in their district, and at the time of admission that have to be between the ages of 9 and 13. A minimum of 75% of the seats available at the school will be taken up by children from rural areas, with whatever seats are left being taken up by urban children from the same district. One-third of the seats are reserved for female students.

The Importance of Sport

Sport is considered to be very important in India and JNVs place a lot of emphasis on their students participating in a whole range of sporting activities. In fact, the students are two hours each day to play sports and other activities. At each JNV you will find quality facilities for football, handball, basketball, badminton, hockey, chess, table tennis, kabaddi, kho-kho, and, of course, cricket. So, whatever a particular child enjoys playing, they will be able to do so at a JNV. Moreover, they’ll probably meets the student that succeed in cricket in PSEB.

Each year, inter-school tournaments are held to see which school comes out on top when it comes to sports.

State Name

Candidate Name

Subject

Goa

Meghan Kumble

Science with Maths

Goa

Akansha Thakur

Science without Maths

Goa

Aditya Sharma

Commerce with Maths

Goa

Sonam Kumar

Humanities

Goa

Manya Raj

Humanities

Goa

Rohan Kumari

Vocational

Goa

Sanjana Singh

Science without Maths

Goa

Nasim Yadav

Humanities

Goa

Raushan Gupta

Science with Maths

Goa

Abhishek Shrivastva

Commerce without Maths

Gujrat

Kajol Patadia

Vocational

Gujrat

Mayur Hardas

Humanities

Gujrat

Narend Shah

Science without Maths

Gujrat

Sadhu Shah

Science with Maths

Gujrat

Patwa Manoj

Humanities

Gujrat

Vaghela Jaiswal

Commerce without Maths

Gujrat

Damor Dubey

Vocational

Gujrat

Manish Himmatlal

Humanities

Gujrat

Panchal Maheshbhai

Humanities

Gujrat

Sen Khangar

Commerce with Maths

Maharashtra

Paste Karekar

Science without Maths

Maharashtra

Rutuja Parab

Science without Maths

Maharashtra

Awasare Gawade

Science with maths

Maharashtra

Rashmi Agre

Commerce with Maths

Maharashtra

Ritik Pilankar

Humanities

Maharashtra

Ghadi Palekar

Vocational

Maharashtra

Sujal Ganesh

Humanities

Maharashtra

Sayali Teli

Science without Maths

Maharashtra

Arya Mestry

Humanities

Maharashtra

Aniket Teli

Vocational

Dadra Nagar Haveli

Manish Patel

Science with Maths

Dadra Nagar Haveli

Mansi Singh

Science with Maths

Dadra Nagar Haveli

Trishna Kaushik

Humanities

Dadra Nagar Haveli

Rachit Rai

Vocational

Dadra Nagar Haveli

Bih Pandey

Commerce without Maths

Dadra Nagar Haveli

Chirag Kiran

Humanities

Dadra Nagar Haveli

Vadale Vinod

Science without Maths

Dadra Nagar Haveli

Coman Vaman

Science without Maths

Dadra Nagar Haveli

Shukla Kiran

Commerce with Maths

Dadra Nagar Haveli

Priyanka Raut

Humanities

Bihar

Anju Shah

Commerce with Maths

Bihar

Zoha Kumar

Science without Maths

Bihar

Lalan Fatma

Science with Maths

Bihar

Papiya Sah

Commerce with Maths

Bihar

Banti Noor

Science without Maths

Bihar

Ajay Rahman

Commerce with Maths

Bihar

Nadiya Perween

Humanities

Bihar

Aman Kumari

Commerce with Maths

Bihar

Gudia Alam

Humanities

Bihar

Shadab Alam

Science with Maths

Jharkhand

Devjeet Pandit

Commerce without Maths

Jharkhand

Manoj Rani

Science without Maths

Jharkhand

Bimal Tudu

Commerce with Maths

Jharkhand

Damu Nayek

Vocational

Jharkhand

Nikki Choure

Commerce without Maths

Jharkhand

Sourav Kohli

Humanities

Jharkhand

Vikash Das

Science without Maths

Jharkhand

Riya Samad

Humanities

Jharkhand

Rakesh Paul

Commerce with Maths

Jharkhand

Neha Bharti

Commerce without Maths

West Bengal

Srijani Sharma

Science without Maths

West Bengal

Rohit Sharma

Commerce with Maths

West Bengal

Totan Biswas

Commerce without Maths

West Bengal

Hritik Pal

Commerce without Maths

West Bengal

Rana Sardar

Commerce with Maths

West Bengal

Baishali Das

Science without Maths

West Bengal

Nikita Barman

Humanities

West Bengal

Ejaz Ahmed

Science without Maths

West Bengal

Pabitra Sekh

Commerce with Maths

West Bengal

Arnab Ghosh

Science without Maths

Andhra Pradesh

Gorthi Mounika

Science with Maths

Andhra Pradesh

Tupakula Teju

Commerce without Maths

Andhra Pradesh

Kuruba Tharun

Vocational

Andhra Pradesh

Yadava Naik

Science without Maths

Andhra Pradesh

Golla Naik

Humanities

Andhra Pradesh

Gujjala Yadav

Science with Maths

Andhra Pradesh

Amudala Ganesh

Science without Maths

Andhra Pradesh

Virat Shreyasa

Commerce without Maths

Andhra Pradesh

Macherla Jahnavi

Science with Maths

Andhra Pradesh

Kalathur Srihari

Science without Maths

Karnataka

Sindhu Kamatar

Science without Maths

Karnataka

Renuka Kumar

Science with Maths

Karnataka

Sonali Singh

Commerce with Maths

Karnataka

Ambika Singh

Science with Maths

Karnataka

Lalitha Biradar

Vocational

Karnataka

Manohar Kalal

Commerce with Maths

Karnataka

Ajay Maddi

Commerce with Maths

Karnataka

Suvarta Shinge

Science with Maths

Karnataka

Srustti Patil

Science without Maths

Karnataka

Aishwarya Ankalgi

Science with Maths