Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya

The Noble Objectives Of The Institution Are Translated Into Practice By Careful And Deliberate Planning And Implementation Of Various Curricular And Co-Curricular Activities. This Process Demands Greater Flexibility And Ingenuity In The Context Of The Fast-Changing Pace Of Knowledge, Skill And Competencies. Hence, Shift In Teaching-Learning Strategies Is Highly Imperative To Cope Up With The Challenges Of Modern Education. Greater Emphasis Is On How To Know Rather Than What To Know. Motivation, Creative Thinking And Value Orientation In Education Are The Need Of The Time. A Teacher Who Is Continuously Learning, Having Incessant Liking To Students And Possessing High Degree Of Professional Commitment Would Definitely Cater To This Purpose. The Qualified And Competent Teachers Are More Decisive Than Any Of The Other Determinants Of Quality Education, Viz. Physical Facilities, Curriculum And Instructional Materials, Support Materials And Equipments, Teaching-Learning Strategies, Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation And Effective Management. Evaluation Is An Integral Part Of Planning. Constant Evaluation, Review, Willingness To Change And Adapt To Suitable Strategies, Etc. Would Make This Institutional Plan, An Effective And Useful Tool To Move Ahead Towards Achieving The High-Set Goal Of Excellence In All Walks Of Navodaya Life. .. To provide good quality modern education, including a strong component of culture, inculcation of values, awareness of environment, adventure activities and physical education. To serve the objectives of excellence coupled with equity and social justice. To ensure that all students of Navodaya Vidyalayas attain a reasonable level of competence in three languages as envisaged in the Three Language Formula. To promote national integration by providing opportunities to talented children, largely rural, from different parts of our country, to live and learn together and develop their full potential. To serve, in each district, as focal points for improvement in quality of school education through sharing of experience and facilities. SAILENT FEATURES JNVST admission on the basis of Merit Navodaya Vidyalayas draw their strength from talented children, selected on the basis of merit test, called the Jawahar Navodaya Selection Test, designed, developed and conducted by NCERT initially now, by the CBSE. The test is held annually on All India basis at block and district levels. It is objective, culture-free class neutral and is so designed as to ensure that rural children are not at a disadvantage. Reservation for Rural, S.C., S.T. and Girl Students Admission is predominantly for children from the rural areas, with a provision of 75%. Reservation seats are reserved fro children from the SC and ST communities in proportion to their population in the district but not less that the national average. 1/3rd of the seats are for girl students. 3% of the seats are for disabled children. Co-educational Residential Secondary Schools with Free Education Navodaya Vidyalayas offer free education from Class- VI to Classes XII and are affiliated to the CBSE. Entry to a Navodaya Vidyalaya is in Class-VI only. Each Navodaya Vidyalaya is a co-educational residential institution providing free of charge amenities like boarding and lodging, expenses on uniforms, text books, stationery, to and fro rail and bus fare. Adherence to Three Language Formula The Regional Language is generally the medium of instruction from Class VI to VIII and from IXth class onwards it is English/ Hindi. Promotion of National Integration Navodaya Vidyalayas aim at inculcating values of national integration through special programmes of migration which is scheme of inter regional exchange of students for one academic year between Hindi and Non-Hindi speaking states and vice-versa. Efforts are made to promote understanding of the diversity and plurality of Indian people & cultural heritage through activities that promote national integration. Rural Location, Cost free land State Govt. Navodaya Vidyalayas are located as far as possible in rural areas. The State Govt. is to offer cost free land and rent free temporary buildings for the setting up of Navodaya Vidyalaya.