JNVST 2012 Application Form

Application forms for admission may be made on the prescribed JNVST Application Form ( attached with the prospectus of JNVST ) available free of cost from the following places :

• Block Education Officer ( BEO )
• District Education Officer ( DEO )
• Headmaster of any Government / Government aided / Recognized Accredited Institute / Centre of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan / NIOS where he / she is studying.
• Principal, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya.

In case of non – availability of JNVST prescribed Application Form from the above, you may copy the format of Application Form of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test 2012 on plain paper ( preferably 21cm x 30cm ) from our JNVST Website at the address http://www.navodaya.nic.in in or the newspaper advertisement and apply on JNVST Exam 2012.

Duly filled in JNVST Application Form must reach the Block Education Officer latest by 31st October 2011. It shall be signed by the Head of the recognized school / Special Education Scheme ( Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan ) where the child is studying in Class – V, on or before 31st October 2011 ( Candidates are advised to get the acknowledgement from the BEO at the time of submission of JNVST Application Form ).

Issue of Admit Cards for JNVST 2012:

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test 2012 Admit Cards, duly prepared by the Principal, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya will be issued to the candidates through the office of the Block Education Officer. Candidates, who do not receive their Admit cards of JNVST one week before the JNV Selection Test 2012, they should immediately contact to Principal, JNV / BEO / DEO for the same.

At least 75% of the seats of Jawar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test 2012 in a district are filled by candidates selected from rural areas and remaining JNVST Seats are filled from urban areas of the district.

Reservation of JNVST Seats in favour of children belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is provided in proportion to their population in the concerned district provided that no district, such reservation will be less than the national average ( 15% for SC and 7.5% for ST ) but subject to maximum of 50% for both the categories ( SC & ST ) taken together. These JNV Selection Test Reservations are interchangeable and over and above the candidates selected under open merit.

One third of the total seats of JNVST 2012 are filled up by girls.

There is a provision for JNVST Reservation of 3% seats for disabled children ( i.e. Orthopedically Handicapped, Hearing Impaired and Visually Handicapped ).

Result of JNVST Selection Test 2012 :

The result of Jawaharlal Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test JNVST 2012 is expected to be announced by end of May, 2012.

JNVST 2012 Eligibility

    Only the candidates from the district concerned where the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya has been opened are eligible to apply for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test Admission. However, the district where JNV is opened and is bifurcated at a later date, the old boundaries of the district are considered for the purpose of eligibility for admission into JNVST 2012, in case a new Vidyalaya has not started in newly bifurcated district as yet.
    A candidate seeking JNVST admission must not have been born before 01.05.1999 and after 30.04.2003. This will apply to candidates of all categories, including those who belong to the Scheduled Castes ( SCs ) and Scheduled Tribes ( STs ).

In case of doubt of overage candidate seeking admission of JNVST 2012, they may be referred to the Medical Board for confirmation of the age. The decision of the Medical Board will be final.

    A candidate appearing for the JNV Selection Test 2012 must be studying in Class – V for the whole of the academic session 2011 – 12 in a Government / Government aided or other recognized schools or schools under schemes of “Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan” or ‘B’ certificate competency course of National Institute of Open Schooling in the same district where he / she is seeking JNVST Admission 2012. A school will be deemed recognized if it is declared so by the Government or by any other agency authorized on behalf of Government.


    The Schools under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan are to be sponsored by Government or Government authorized agencies. Schools where students have obtained ‘B’ certificate under National Institute of Open Schooling should have accreditation of NIOS. A candidate must successfully complete Class – V in the session 2011 – 12. Actual admission of JNVST 2012 in Class – VI for the session 2012 – 13 will be subject to this condition.
    A Candidate claiming admission of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test 2012 under rural quota must have studied and passed classes III, IV and V from a Government / Government aided / recognized school spending one full academic session each year in a school located in rural area.
    Candidates who will be passing Class – V from schemes of “Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan” or ‘B’ certificate competency course of National Institute of Open Schooling on or before 30th September, 2012 are also eligible to write admission test of JNV provided they are in the prescribed age group. The forms of such candidates will be verified by DEO / DIOS.
    The rural status of a child from Accredited Centres / Institute of Sarva Shiksha Abiyan / National Institute of Open Schooling will be decided on the basis of a certificate to be issued by Tehsildar / District Magistrate of the District indicating that the child has been residing in rural areas for the last three years. Students studying under the above scheme from urban and notified areas are not eligible for obtaining seat in rural quota.
    A Candidate who has not been promoted and admitted to Class – V before 30th September, 2011 is not eligible for JNVST to apply.
    No candidate is eligible to appear in the JNVST Exam Second time, under any circumstances.

JNVST 2012 Exam Date

JNV Selection Test for admission to Class VI in JNVs for the academic session 2012 – 13 will be held as per following schedule.

The last date for submission of JNVST Application Form in BEO’s Office is 31.10.2011, Monday.

JNVST 2012 Exam is on Sunday, the 12th February, 2012 at 9.30 A.M. in the State of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, West Bengal ( except Darjeeling ), Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh ( except Chamba, Kinnaur, Mandi, Sirmour, Kullu, Lahaul & Spiti and Shimla Districts), Jharkhand, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh ( except Tawang District ), Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep and Pondicherry.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test 2012 on Saturday 14th April, 2012 9.30 A.M. in the States of Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir ( except Leh & Kargil ) and in the District of Tawang of Arunachal Pradesh, in the Districts of Chamba, Sirmour, Kullu, Kinnaur, Mandi, Shimla of Himachal Pradesh, in the District of Darjeeling, District of West Bengal.

JNV Selection Test 2012 on Sunday 10th June, 2012 9.30 A.M. in the Districts of Leh, Kargil of J&K State and in the District of Lahaul & Spiti of Himachal Pradesh State.