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{{Infobox school
| name = Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV)
| native_name =
| image = Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya logo.png
| image_size = 150px
| location = All over India except [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country =
| motto = प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म {{small|([[Sanskrit]])}} {{transliteration|sa|ISO|Prajñānam [[Brahma]]}} ([[ISO 15919|ISO]]) {{Translation|"Pure Knowledge is [[Brahma]]"}}
| other_name = JNV, Navodaya
| type = Public
| established = {{start date and age|1986}}
| founder = [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| budget = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|4115|c}} {{small|([[Fiscal year|FY]]2022–23 est.)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/eb/vol1.pdf |title=Expenditure Profile 2022-2023|date=February 2022|website=Indiabudget.gov.in|access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref>
| school_board = [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]]
| grades = VI–XII
| age_range = 11–19 yrs
| enrollment = 3,10,517{{r|students}}
| houses = {{color box|#3366FF}}  [[Aravalli Range|Aravali]] {{color box|#3B7A57}}  [[Nilgiri Mountains|Nilgiri]] {{color box|#FF3300}}  [[Sivalik Hills|Shivalik]] {{color box|#FFFF00}}  [[Rajgir Hills|Udaygiri]]
| enrollment_as_of = 30 September 2025
| campus_size = 5–30 acres each school
| campus_type = Residential
| website = [http://www.navodaya.gov.in navodaya.gov.in]
| chairman = [[Dharmendra Pradhan]]
}}
'''Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya''' ('''JNV''') ({{literal translation|'''Jawahar Navodaya School (JNS)'''}}) is a system of central schools for students predominantly from rural areas in India, targeting socially and economically backward gifted students who lack access to accelerated learning due to financial, social and rural disadvantages.<ref name="v&m">{{cite web |title=Vision & Mission |url=https://navodaya.gov.in/nvs/en/About-Us/Vision-Mission/ |website=navodaya.gov.in |access-date=24 January 2023 |archive-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226071919/https://navodaya.gov.in/nvs/en/About-Us/Vision-Mission/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) |url=https://dsel.education.gov.in/nvs |website=dsel.education.gov.in |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]] |access-date=8 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/upload_document/npe.pdf |title=NATIONAL POLICY ON EDUCATION 1986|page=28|website=education.gov.in}}</ref>

They are run by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) ({{literal translation|'''Navodaya Schools Committee (NSC)'''}}) [[Noida]], an autonomous organization under the Department of School Education and Literacy, [[Ministry of Education]] (MoE),.{{efn|formerly called, the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development]] (MHRD) (1985–2020)}} JNVs are fully residential and co-educational schools affiliated to [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE), with classes from [[Sixth grade|VI]] to [[Twelfth grade#India|XII standard]].{{r|v&m}}

Budget for all the activities at JNVs is provided by the [[Ministry of Education]], and it is free of cost for students during the first 3 years of stay, from class [[Ninth grade|IX]] onwards a nominal fee of [[Indian rupee|₹]]600 per month is applicable for general and OBC caste students.{{efn|However some students are also exempted from this fees like girl students, students belonging to [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC/ST]] category and students which are belonging to [[Below Poverty Line]] families}}{{r|v&m}}

JNVs exist all over India, with the exception of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/samithi-pitch-for-navodaya-schools/article2566316.ece|title=Navodyas in Tamil Nadu|date=24 October 2011|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref> As of 31 December 2022, 661 JNVs were running with about 2,87,568 students enrolled, out of which 2,51,430 (≈87%) were from rural areas.<ref name="JNVList">{{cite web |title=Establishment of JNVs |url=https://navodaya.gov.in/nvs/en/About-Us/Establishment-of-JNVs/ |website=navodaya.gov.in |access-date=24 January 2023 |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207220950/https://navodaya.gov.in/nvs/en/About-Us/Establishment-of-JNVs/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="students">{{cite web |title=Student Strength |url=https://navodaya.gov.in/nvs/en/Academic/Student-Profile/ |website=navodaya.gov.in |access-date=24 January 2023 |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207221924/https://navodaya.gov.in/nvs/en/Academic/Student-Profile/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/documents//Press_Release_Class_X_Result_22072022.pdf|title=Press release : Declaration of Reseults of Class X, 2022|website=Cbse.gov.in|access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/documents//PressReleaseClassXII_Result_2022_E.pdf |title=Press release : Declaration of Results of Class XII, 2022|website=Cbse.gov.in|access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Srivastava |first1=Adarsh |title=CBSE 10th, 12th Results 2022: Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Tops Institution-Wise |url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/cbse-10th-12th-results-2022-jawahar-navodaya-vidyalaya-tops-institution-wise |access-date=24 July 2022 |agency=[[NDTV]] |date=22 July 2022}}</ref>

[[File:JNV Nuapada.jpg|thumb|Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Nuapada, Odisha]]

== History ==
In 1986, [[Rajiv Gandhi]], then Prime Minister of India, announced a National Policy on Education to modernise and expand higher education programs across India. In 1986, he founded the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya System, a Central government-based education institution providing rural populations with free residential education from grades six to twelve. Then Union [[Minister of Human Resource Development]] [[P.V. Narasimha Rao]] played an instrumental role in establishing these Institutions all over India.

As per the Policy of the Government, one JNV was to be established in [[List of districts in India|each district]] of the country. To start with, two Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas were established during 1985–86, at [[Jhajjar]] (Haryana) and [[Amravati]] (Maharashtra).<ref name="mhrdreport2014-15">{{cite web|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/document-reports/Part1.pdf#page=73|title=MHRD Annual Report 2014-15|work=MHRD, GoI|page=67|access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref> As of the 2022-23 academic session, JNVs had been sanctioned for 638 districts. In addition, ten JNVs have been sanctioned in districts having a large population of [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|ST population]], ten in districts having a large concentration of [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC population]] and 3 special JNVs in [[Manipur]] and [[Ratlam]], bringing the total number of sanctioned JNVs to 661.{{r|JNVList}} Out of these 649 JNVs are functional.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pqals.nic.in/annex/176/AS298.pdf |title=Criteria For Setting up of JNVs|website=pqals.nic.in|access-date=25 January 2023}}</ref>

==Organisational structure==
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)), Department of School Education and Literacy, Govt. of India. The Chairman of the Samiti is the [[Minister of Education (India)|Minister of Education]].<ref name="nitiaayogreport">{{cite web|url=http://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/document_publication/report-nvs.pdf|title=Evaluation Study on Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti(NVS)|pages=16–20|publisher=[[NITI Aayog]]|date=March 2015|access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="nvsorganization">{{cite web|last=Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya|first=NVS|title=Regional Offices of NVS|url=https://navodaya.gov.in/nvs/en/About-Us/Establishment-of-JNVs/|access-date=11 March 2017|website=Navodaya vidyalaya samiti|publisher=NVS|archive-date=7 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207220950/https://navodaya.gov.in/nvs/en/About-Us/Establishment-of-JNVs/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Samiti functions through the executive committee under the Chairmanship of the [[Minister of Education (India)|Minister of Education]]. The executive committee is responsible for the management of all affairs including allocation of funds to the Samiti and has the authority to exercise all powers of Samiti. It is assisted by two sub-committees, the Finance Committee and Academic Advisory Committee.<ref name="nvsorganization" /> The executive head of the administrative pyramid is the [[Commissioner]] who executes the policies laid down by the Samiti's executive committee. He/she is assisted at the Headquarters level by Joint Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners. The Samiti has established eight regional offices for the administration and monitoring of Navodaya Vidyalayas under their jurisdiction. These offices are headed by a deputy commissioner and assistant commissioners.<ref name="nvsorganization" />

For each JNV, there is a Vidyalaya Advisory Committee for assistance on matters of academics, infrastructure and other general activities and a Vidyalaya Management Committee for budget preparation, selection of ad-hoc teachers and proper functioning of the school.<ref name="nitiaayogreport" /> Normally the [[district collector]] of the concerned district is the [[Ex officio member|ex-officio]] chairman of school level committees with local educationists, public representatives and officers from the district as members. Some schools also have a Vidhyalaya Coordination Committee for looking after the performance of academics.<ref name="nitiaayogreport" /><ref name="nvsorganization" />

[[Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti]] (NVS) implemented [[PM SHRI Scheme]] across 317 selected schools in 2023-24 and, renamed these beneficiary schools as PM SHRI School Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya.<ref>{{cite web | title= NVS merged | url=https://dsel.education.gov.in/sites/default/files/pmshri/NVS_merged.pdf | access-date=13 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=PM Shri School, JNV, Chandigarh | website=The Tribune | date=13 December 2024 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/schools/pm-shri-school-jnv-chandigarh | access-date=13 January 2025}}</ref>

== List of schools ==
{{main|List of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas}}

{| class="wikitable floatright" style="text-align: center;"

|+ List of JNV schools<ref name="nvsorganization" />
|-
!Regions (no. of JNVs) !![[States and union territories of India|States]]/[[States and union territories of India|UTs]] (respective no. of JNVs)
|-
|[[Bhopal]] (113)<ref>{{Cite web|last=jawahar navodaya vidyalaya|first=NVS|title=Regional Offices of NVS|url=https://navodaya.gov.in/nvs/en/About-Us/Establishment-of-JNVs/|website=NVS|access-date=16 August 2020|archive-date=7 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207220950/https://navodaya.gov.in/nvs/en/About-Us/Establishment-of-JNVs/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[Chhattisgarh]] (28), [[Madhya Pradesh]] (54), [[Odisha]] (31)
|-
|[[Chandigarh]] (59)
|[[Chandigarh]](1), [[Himachal Pradesh]] (12), [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|J&K]] (21), [[Ladakh]] (2), [[Punjab]] (23)
|-
|[[Hyderabad]] (77)
|[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands|A & N Islands]] (3), [[Andhra Pradesh]](15), [[Karnataka]] (31), [[Kerala]] (14),
[[Lakshadweep]] (1), [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] (4), [[Telangana]] (9)
|-
|[[Jaipur]] (65)
|[[Delhi]] (9), [[Haryana]] (21), [[Rajasthan]] (35)
|-
|[[Lucknow]] (89)
|[[Uttarakhand]] (13), [[Uttar Pradesh]] (76)
|-
|[[Patna]] (85)
|[[Bihar]] (39), [[Jharkhand]] (26), [[West Bengal]] (20)
|-
|[[Pune]] (73)
|[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] (1+2), [[Goa]] (2),
[[Gujarat]] (34), [[Maharashtra]] (34)
|-
|[[Shillong]] (100)
|[[Arunachal Pradesh]] (18), [[Assam]] (28), [[Manipur]] (11),
[[Meghalaya]] (12), [[Mizoram]] (8), [[Nagaland]] (11), [[Sikkim]] (4), [[Tripura]] (8)
|}

Total 661 functional residential schools have been sanctioned in 638 districts of India with some special case institutes. These are administered by eight regional offices (see table below) with jurisdiction over different states and UTs.<ref name="nvsorganization" />

Detail the Cabinet approval for the '''28 new JNVs''', including the specific financial outlay (₹2,359.82 crore) and the period (2024–29).

==Admission==
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 [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]].<ref name="cbseannualreport">{{cite web|url=http://49.50.70.100/web_material/annualreport/2015-16/CBSE%20Annual%20Reprot%202015-16.pdf|title=CBSE Annual Report 2015-16|pages=37–38|access-date=10 March 2017|archive-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312053206/http://49.50.70.100/web_material/annualreport/2015-16/CBSE%20Annual%20Reprot%202015-16.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 per year, depending upon the session structure in the specific state or union territory.<ref name="cbseannualreport" /> 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 24,17,009 students appeared and 47,320 students were selected (i.e. approx 1.95% pass percentage)<ref>{{Cite twitter |user=eduminofindia |number=1417523233948004352 |title=The test will be conducted for the selection of 47,320 candidates in 11,182 centres. 2,41,7009 candidates have registered for the selection test. |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> The test encompasses mental ability skills, mathematics, and [[regional language]]. The schools provide reservations as per NVS policy which encompasses reservation for ST, SC and OBCs, 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 IX<ref name="cbseannualreport" /> and lateral admissions, based on lateral test for filling the vacant seats as most of the seats in class 11th are given to students passing 10th from the school and should meet the defined criteria.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Vats |first1=Neha |last2=Kour |first2=Navdeep |date=2021-01-25 |title=Effect of Perceived Stress on Adjustment of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) Migrants in Relation to Gender |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.52634/mier/2017/v7/i2/1412 |journal=MIER Journal of Educational Studies Trends & Practices |pages=146–153 |doi=10.52634/mier/2017/v7/i2/1412 |issn=2319-1945|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

== Academics at JNVs ==
JNVs have classes from [[Sixth grade|VI]] to [[Twelfth grade#India|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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/document_publication/report-nvs.pdf#page=77|title=Evaluation Study on Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti(Ch-15: Education with Excellence)|pages=77–92|work=[[NITI Aayog]], GoI|access-date=18 March 2017}}</ref> which can be attributed to their merit-based entrance test and unique climate provided for otherwise disadvantaged children,<ref name="NVS, GoI">{{cite web|url=http://nvshq.org/display_page.php?page=Migration%20of%20Students|title=Migartion of Students for National Integration|work=NVS, GoI|access-date=17 March 2017}}</ref> and which is further proven by their performance at [[board examination]]s. More than half of JNVs have been equipped with smart classes. These schools regularly organize science congresses and exhibitions to promote a research mindset.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Bangalore-students-part-of-science-fest-in-LA/articleshow/35081797.cms|title=Bangalore students part of science fest in LA|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 May 2014}}</ref>

=== Three-language formula ===
To facilitate [[#Migration|migration]] every JNV student learns [[Three-language formula|three languages]] in class VI to Class IX.<ref name="nitireportch13">{{cite web|url=http://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/document_publication/report-nvs.pdf|title=Evaluation Study on Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti(Ch-13)|pages=73–74|work=NITI Aayog, GoI|access-date=15 March 2017}}</ref> These languages are grouped into ''A'' Level, ''B-I'' Level and ''B-II'' Level. The pattern followed in different categories of states is as shown in the table below. However, [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] mandates for children to study two languages only. Therefore, students of each category of states appear for ''A'' Level and ''B-I'' level languages at CBSE examinations.<ref name="nitireportch13" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Three-language formula at JNVs<ref name="nitireportch13" />
! Category of state !! A Level language !! B-I Level language !! B-II Level language
|-
|[[Hindi Belt|Hindi Speaking]] ||[[Hindi]] ||English ||[[Regional languages in India|Regional language]]
|-
|[[Hindi Belt|Non-Hindi Speaking]] (excluding North Eastern states) ||Regional language ||English ||Hindi
|-
|[[Northeast India|North-East States]] ||English ||Hindi ||Regional language
|}

=== Board results ===
JNVs has consistently produced the best results in CBSE board examinations over the years.<ref name="nvsacademic">{{cite web|url=https://navodaya.gov.in/nvs/en/Home1|title=Academic Activities|work=NVS|access-date=17 March 2017}}</ref> In 2015{{ndash}}16 results, JNVs had a pass percentage of, 98.87% in [[All India Secondary School Examination|Class X board exams]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/education/cbse-class-10-results-perfect-10-cgpa-for-1-68-541-students/story-llCvnjxOKmN4iCIajHMSjM.html|title=CBSE Class 10 results|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=28 May 2016|access-date=17 March 2017}}</ref> and 96.73% in [[All India Senior School Certificate Examination|Class XII board exams]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/education/10-things-to-know-about-cbse-class-12-exam-results-2016/story-l7hRdkV7DvdDzXgxjqAf3M.html|title=10 things to know about CBSE Class 12 exam results 2016|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=22 May 2016|access-date=17 March 2017}}</ref> The pass percentage for JNVs has been higher than independent private schools, government schools and even [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]]s. Quality of performance in the Board examinations has been exemplary with an average score of about 75% in Grade 12th and 78% in class 10th, with more than 89% of students scoring First Division scores, in the Board Examinations 2019.

=== Science promotion activities ===
{{unreferenced section|date=April 2024}}
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti provides various experiences aimed at promoting science and motivating students to choose STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) as their career. Various activities under this include:
* Children Science Congress,
* Participation in multiple academic contests/Challenges/Olympiads,
* Visits to Research Institutes,
* Tinkering Labs in schools,
* Environmental activities,
* Arranging International exposure for students,
* Enriched ICT support, and
* Entrepreneurial skill training.
* Vigyan Jyoti Programme [https://navodayacoaching.in/vigyan-jyoti-programme/ Read More]

The annual Science Congress is organized in collaboration with [[research institute]]s and [[List of Institutes of National Importance|institutes of national importance]] at the regional level. [[Exhibition]]s are conducted at school, cluster, regional, and national levels, covering subjects like [[physics]], [[chemistry]], [[biology]], and [[mathematics]].

== References ==
* [https://biharinfozone.in/ Bihar Info Zone - Navodaya Vidyalaya Science Promotion Initiatives]

=== Smart classes ===
Navodaya Vidyalayas in collaboration with [[Samsung|Samsung India]] set up smart classes in 450 JNVs and 7 Navodaya Leadership Institutes from 2013 to 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/Replacing-the-chalk-and-the-blackboard/article16995093.ece|title=Replacing the chalk and the blackboard|work=The Hindu|date=6 January 2017|access-date=18 March 2017}}</ref> A smart class is typically equipped with an interactive [[Smartboard]], [[laptop]]s/[[Tablet computer|tablet]]s, [[Wi-Fi]] connectivity and power backup. A smart class supplements regular lessons in [[mathematics]], [[science]] [[social science]], [[English language|English]], and [[Hindi]] to explain concepts in an engaging and interactive manner. Teachers are trained to use the equipment effectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/smasung-smart-class-takes-digital-literacy-to-rural-india/articleshow/55647821.cms|title=Samsung Smart Class takes digital literacy to rural India|work=The Economic Times|date=27 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.samsung.com/in/microsite/sapne-hue-bade/stories/smartclass|title=Samsung Smart Class|work=Samsung India}}</ref>

== Social and cultural life ==
The social milieu of JNVs is defined by the mingling of different sections of society from various regions of India since these schools follow the [[Reservation in India|affirmative action policy]] and have a policy for [[#Migration|migration]] from different linguistic regions. Teachers, chosen from across the country, live on the same campus and interact with students on a 24X7 basis leading to a familial feeling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Where-the-gates-open-to-academic-excellence/articleshow/47847129.cms|title=Where the gates open to academic excellence|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=28 June 2016}}</ref>

=== Promotion of National Integration through Migration ===
One of the important features of the JNV scheme is the Migration Programme wherein two linked JNVs of different [[#Three Language Formula|linguistic categories]] exchange students between them.<ref name="NVS, GoI"/> The aim of the exchange program is to "promote national integration and enrich social content".<ref name="nitireportch13" /> According to the scheme, a selected 30% of Class IX students are exchanged between two linked JNVs of different linguistic categories (generally between Hindi-speaking and non-Hindi-speaking states) for one year. During the migration period the three languages being taught to migrated students remain the same as in their parent JNV, but social and cultural exchanges are facilitated by their language learning in Class VI to IX.<ref name="nitireportch13" /> Initially migration was envisaged for students from Class IX to Class XII; it was reduced to two years (Class IX and Class X) in 1991–92. Finally in 1996-97 it was confined to only Class IX students.<ref name="nitireportch13" />

== Emulation of the Navodaya Vidyalaya system ==
Emulating the concept of residential schools for talented children, [[Odisha|Odisha State]] plans to set up one [[Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya]] (OAV) ({{Translation|'''Odisha Model School (OMS)'''}}) at each of 314 block headquarters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oavs.in/about.html|title=About Us|work=Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan|access-date=18 March 2017}}</ref> 160 schools have already been launched.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/Odisha-launches-100-Adarsha-Vidyalayas/articleshow/51701895.cms|title=Odisha launches 100 Adarsha Vidyalayas|work=The Times of India]|date=5 April 2016|access-date=18 March 2017}}</ref> These Adarsha Vidyalayas would be [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]]-affiliated fully residential schools, provide free education, and target talented students through an annual entrance examination. These would have Class VI through Class XII and each class would have 80 students. These schools would be administered through Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan ({{Translation|'''Odisha Model Schools Organisation (OMSO)'''}}), a society registered under the Society Registration Act of Odisha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/naveen-launches-adarsh-vidyalaya-project/article8438969.ece|title=Naveen launches Adarsh Vidyalaya project|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 April 2016|access-date=18 March 2017}}</ref>

== Concerns over student welfare ==
Incidents of suicide among students and the lack of apparatus to engage with such issues concerning health and discrimination plague the schools.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-04|title=Navodayas struggle with student suicides: Overworked teachers, lack of counsellors|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jawahar-navodaya-vidyalayas-children-suicide-dalit-jnv-5508412/|access-date=2021-01-16|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN}}</ref> This has affected the Dalit and Tribal students more and there is no method in place to avoid such incidents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jawahar-navodaya-vidyalayas-suicides-schools-dalit-tribal-jnv-5506564/|title=Suicides in Navodaya schools: 49 in 5 years, half of them Dalit and tribal students|date=2019-02-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/jul/22/this-place-is-like-hell-navodaya-vidyalaya-tribal-student-allegedly-kills-self-in-hostel-leaves-note-2007705.html|title='This place is like hell': Navodaya Vidyalaya tribal student allegedly kills self in hostel, leaves 'note'|website=The New Indian Express|date=22 July 2019 |access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref> There is no system in place to report the cases of inadequate care and abuse by staff, much of attention from the school administration in the form of mundane bureaucratic procedures comes after the occurrence of violation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/lakhimpur-fir-against-jnv-teacher-for-molesting-class-7-student/story-3EZO5inC0DkzTyOf4TjC4M.html|title=Lakhimpur: FIR against JNV teacher for 'molesting' Class 7 student|date=2018-04-26|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-10-03|last=Mullick|first=Rajeev}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/parents----demand-for-cbi-probe-forwarded-to-govt.html|title=Parents' demand for CBI probe forwarded to govt|last=Pioneer|first=The|website=The Pioneer|language=en|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref>

== Major Recent Developments & Policy Shifts (2024-2025) ==

=== 1. Expansion of the JNV Network (2024-2029) ===

* '''Cabinet Approval:''' A decision (December 2024), by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the establishment of '''28''' new Navodaya Vidyalayas in districts previously uncovered by the scheme.
* '''Budget:''' This expansion has an estimated total outlay of ₹2,359.82 crore spread over five years, from 2024-25 to 2028-29.
* '''Areas focused:''' The new schools are strategically located in underserved areas, including multiple districts in states like [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Assam]], and [[Telangana]].

==Alumni==
Alumni include:

*[[Surendra Poonia]], international award-winning sportsman and Limca book record holder
*[[Hima Das]], international athlete and gold medalist in Asian Games
*[[Abhilash Shetty]], Kannada film director and actor
*[[C.K. Vineeth]], [[India national football team]] member and [[Kerala Blasters]] player
*[[V. T. Balram|V.T. Balram]], MLA of Thrithala Constituency, Kerala 2011–2021
*[[Dhananjay Kannoujia]], current MLA of Belthara Road Constituency, Uttar Pradesh since March 2017
*[[Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem]], Indian Under-17 football team member and [[FC Goa]] player
*[[Ummer Fayaz Parray]], [[Indian Army]] officer who was abducted and killed in [[Kashmir]]
*[[Lalit Prabhakar]], Marathi actor
*[[Ravi Bhatia]], Indian television actor
*[[Basharat Peer]], Kashmiri American journalist
*[[Goddeti Madhavi|Goddeti Madavi]], MP of Araku Constituency, AP
*[[Sasikanth Manipatruni]], scientist and inventor in the areas of electronics and computer engineering.
*[[Hemang Joshi]], an Indian politician and a member of the [[Lok Sabha]] from the Vadodara Lok Sabha constituency.
*[[Hemant Kher]], actor, writer, and acting coach, best known for his role as Ashwin Mehta in the web series [[Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story]].
*[[Hemang Joshi]], member of the [[Lok Sabha]] from the [[Vadodara Lok Sabha constituency]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Centre |first=National Informatics |title=Digital Sansad |url=https://sansad.in/ls |access-date=2025-08-24 |website=Digital Sansad |language=en}}</ref>
*Sumit Kumar- AVP, Tata Capital
*[[Priyanshu Bhargav]], Economist and Physicist

==Notes==
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==External links==
* [https://www.navodaya.gov.in NVS Official Website]
* [https://navodayans.net A Networking Website for All Navodayans]
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* https://navodayacoaching.in/jawahar-navodaya-vidyalayas-update-2025/

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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya - Revision history

Nawraj at 03:20, 27 March 2026