Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, or JNV schools, are a system of residential schools for talented children across India. The document discusses the objectives, features, admission process, and pace-setting activities of JNV schools. It notes that JNV schools aim to provide quality education to rural children regardless of their socioeconomic background. Key points include: - JNV schools admit students based on an entrance exam and reserve seats for rural, SC, ST, and girl students. - They are co-educational residential schools that provide free education from classes 6-12 with a focus on science, math, and languages. - In addition to academics, they promote national integration

1. Prepared by :-
Anil Kumar Yadav
TGT ENGLISH, JNV , West Sikkim, Sikkim

2. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya

3. INTRODUTION
Jawahar Navodaya vidyalaya known as
JNV are Indian schools for talented children and form a part of
the system of gifted education. Its significance lies in the
selection of talented rural children as the target group and the
attempt to provide them with quality education comparable to
the best in a residential school system, without regard to their
family's socio-economic condition.
They are located all over the country, except Tamil Nadu. There
are approximately 593 JNVs across India as of 2010. The
admission process includes an All India Entrance Exam, held at
district level (There is one school per district).

4. UNDERSTANDING NVS LOGO

5. Navodaya Objective
 To serve the objectives of excellence coupled with equity and
social justice.
 To promote national integration by providing opportunities to
talented children, largely rural, from different part of the
country, to live and learn together and develop their full
potential.
 To provide good quality modern education, including a strong
component of culture, inculcation of values, awareness of the
environment, adventure activities and physical education.

6. Navodaya Objective Continues…
 To ensure that all students of Navodaya Vidyalayas attain
a reasonable level of competence in three language as
envisaged in the Three-language formula; and
 To serve, in each district, as focal point for improvement
in quality of school education through sharing of
experiences and facilities.[

7. SALIENT FEATURES
JNVST : Entrance on the basis of Merit
 Navodaya Vidyalayas draw their student strength from
talented children, selected on the basis of a merit test,
called the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test,
designed, developed and conducted by NCERT initially
and now, by the CBSE. The test is held annually on All
India basis and at block and district levels. It is
objective, class neutral and is so designed as to ensure
that rural children are not at disadvantage.

8. Reservation for Rural, S.C., S.T. and Girl Students
 Admissions in Jawahar Novodaya Vidyalayas primarily for
children from the rural areas, with provision of 75% seats
for rural children. Seats are reserved for children from the
SC and ST communities in proportion to their population
in the district but not less than the national average. 1/3 of
the seats are for girl students. 3% of the seats are for
disabled children.

9. Co-educational Residential Schools with Free Education
 Navodaya Vidyalayas offer free education to talented children
from Class-VI to XII. Navodaya Vidyalayas are affiliated to the
CBSE. Entry to a Navodaya Vidyalaya is in Class-VI only along
with lateral entry into Class IX & XI. Each Navodaya Vidyalaya
is a co-educational residential institution providing
free boarding and lodging, expenses on uniforms, text books,
stationery, to and from rail and bus fare. However, a nominal fee
@ Rs. 200/- per month is charged from students of Class IX to
XII for Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi. The students belonging to SC, ST,
categories, girls disabled students and children of the families
below poverty line are exempted from this fee.

10. Adherence to Three Language Formula
 The Regional Language is generally the medium of
instruction from Class-VI to VIII and from Class- IX
onwards, it is English for Science and Mathematics and
Hindi for Humanities subjects.

11. Promotion of National Integration
 Navodaya Vidyalayas aim at inculcating values of
national integration through migration scheme though
which the inter regional exchange of students between
Hindi and Non-Hindi speaking States and vice-versa
takes place for one academic year. Efforts are made to
promote better understanding of the unity in diversity
and cultural heritage through various activities.

12. Location of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
 Navodaya Vidyalayas are located in rural areas across
the country. The State Govt. is to offer cost free land and
rent free temporary buildings for the setting up of a
Navodaya Vidyalaya.

13. PACE SETTING ACTIVITES OF JNV
 The Navodaya Vidyalayas have been envisaged as pace-
setting institutions, centers of educational excellence,
providing opportunities for development, not only to
Navodaya Vidyalaya students, but also to the children of
neighboring rural area schools through sharing
of facilities. Leadership qualities and other educational
concerns that are linked to community and national
developments are also supposed to be inculcated through
pace-setting activities.

14. Pace Setting continues…
 Interactions of staff and students of Navodaya
Vidyalayas with their counterparts in neighboring
schools, participation in joint community efforts,
adoption of a village for awareness programmes and
sharing of educational facilities are some of the pace-
setting activities undertaken by Navodaya Vidyalaya.

15. Broad Divisions of Pace Setting Activities
 Academic Activities
 Library based Activities
 Physical Education Based Activities
 Visual and Performing Art related activities
 Health related activities
 Community related activities
 Computers

16. Academic Activities
 Twining the schools
 Faculty sharing (sources/resources)
 Training program/workshop in various subjectat JNV venue.
 State board/CBSE Board Exam intensive Coaching/Exam
Tips/Study Capsule to neighbourhood Schools.
 Interschool Maths/Science Exhibitions

17. Library based Activities
 Mobile Library
 Book Exhibition
 Lending Library
 Adopting nearby State Govt. Schools and sharing
Resources

18. Physical Education Based Activities
 Yoga and meditation coaching.
 Training to the students of other schools.
 Sharing JNV playground, sharing sports Equipments to
promote Rural Sports.
 Talented Sports persons as coach to JNV students and vice
versa.
 Inter-school Competition/Exhibitions/Friendly matches

19. Visual and Performing Art related activities
 Skits on Social Evils/Street Plays
 Inter-school Performing Art Competition
 Repeat Performance at various platform, social
functions. Etc.

20. Health related activities
 Participation in Pulse Polio Program.
 Orientation to Pregnant Women on Pre-natal and
Postnatal care.
 Organizing/Assisting in Blood donation/Eye Donation
Camp.
 Special Mission on Childcare & various vaccination.
 Propagation on portable Drinking Water.
 Awareness campaign/Rallies for AIDS, Dengue, Malaria,
Cholera, Sanitation

21. Community related activities
 Plastic Eradication Drive
 Scientific ways of waste disposal.
 Participation in school Management Committee activities in
the nearby schools.
 Educating farmers regarding wormy-culture, water
conservation, Environment Degradation, Disaster
Management etc.
 Literacy drive, Plantation drive(Make Green Clubs).
 Cleanliness drive.
 Socio-economic survey.

22. Computers
 Computer literacy to village Panchayat and offices and
schools.
 Sharing and educating village school students
computers
 Spreading awareness about the use of computers for
world class education and unlimited resources available
through the use of world wide web portal.

23. A Thorough List of Pace-setting activities ,
can be done at Vidyalaya level
1. Coaching of rural children for JNVST participation.
2. Participation of JNV in immunization camps, pulse Polio
programmes, cleanliness drive, literacy campaign etc.
3. Participation in community singing, cultural parogramme.
4. Holding Inter-school competition for activities such as
painting, dance, quiz elocution, debate etc.

24. Pace-setting Activities list
5. Participation of JNV in holding blood group testing
campaign at Vidyalaya & neighbourhood village.
6. Participation in campaign for social evils like
untouchability, superstitions, drinking, drug
addition, child labour etc.

25. Pace-setting Activities list
7. Organizing exhibition of library books especially
during the period of book week and providing library
facility to neighbourhood villagers through mobile
library.
8. To promote cultivation of Zetropa Rossea especially in
a nearby village adopted by concerned JNV, which is
useful in making bio-diesel.

26. Pace-setting Activities list
9. Participation of JNV children for creating
health and population education.
10. Organizing workshop for training of
teachers nearby schools especially for
implementation of CCE.

27. Pace-setting Activities list
11. Creating awareness for protection of
environment against deforestation,
deflowering & local pollutants.
12. Science club activities to promote scientific
temper among the student & villagers in the
vicinity.

28. Pace-setting Activities list
13. To invite local educationists to throw light on
duties & responsibilities of the citizens of country
in democratic setup.
14. Participation of local school teachers in work
shops, seminars & also local students of
neighbourhood Vidyalaya in various games &
sports activities.

29. Pace-setting Activities list
15. Highlighting of importance of medicinal plants
among villagers and neighbourhood students as
well as Promoting its cultivation for healthy
living.
16. Organizing campaign for awareness of AIDS
keeping in view that “KNOW AIDS FOR NO AIDS”
& Hepatitis ‘B’ etc.

30. Pace-setting Activities list
17. “Counselors on a wheel”- comprising experts, teachers
and students to be deputed to the village adopted by
JNV for village problems such as sanitation, water
conservation, social evils, health & hygiene etc.
18. Participation of local school children for computer
Training. Organizing campaign for awareness of
current affairs & natural calamities, disaster
management etc.

31. Pace-setting Activities list
19. Under career guidance and counseling, two senior
Administrative Officers from state employment exchange
may be invited to guide the students of class XI and XII
relating to career prospectus after XII.
20. A Senior police officer may be invited to your Vidyalaya and
share his experience and encourage student to opt for
adventure activities and to join Police Services.

32. Pace-setting Activities list
21. Sport workshop can be arranged for Rural children during
vacations.
22. Raksha Bandhan in ‘Anath Ashram’ can be celebrated by
the group of NSS/NCC cadets
23. Slogan Writing Competition on Aids
24. Sickle cell Anemia Testing Camp
25. Demo on awareness about drinking water in rainy season

33. Pace-setting Activities list
26. Inter school Debate competition
27. Republic Day Celebration on District stadium
28. Health and Hygiene programme for Rural area
29. Inter School Competitions on Population control and
Adolescent Education.

34. Pace-setting Activities list
30. School students from neighboring schools are invited
to witnesses the various celebrations such as annual
function, republic day, independent day etc. in order
to acquaint them about Vidyalaya’s excellence in
cultural field .

35. Pace-setting Activities list
31. On Sadbhawana Diwas i.e. 20th November each year,
students takes out colourful rallies to the nearby
school highlighting the life, achievement &
contribution of Late Prime Minister of India Shri Rajiv
Gandhi, founder of Navodaya Vidyalaya , coupled with
an enjoyable and educative cultural programme .

36. MODE OF OPERATION
 A minimun of 3 activities in every Quarter.
 Select the performing and target group
 Action Plan with assigned responsibilities
 Define the operational Modalities, Functions, Roles,
duties and end points.
 Mobilize Resources(internal/external), financial
assistance, transit facilities.

37. MODE OF OPERATION
 Involve/solicit support from local
bodies/Panchayat/Dist. Officials/Dept. officials etc.
 Periodic evalation/assessment of the ongoing process.
 Continue/modify as per the need.
 Reports, Accounts etc.

38. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME
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