Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) has released the official notification of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test, 2025 for admission into Class VI of academic session 2025 – 2026. Interested and eligible students want to get admitted into Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas of Assam have to appear this JNVST examination.
In accordance with the National Policy of Education (1986), Government of India started Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs). Presently the JNVs are spread in 27 States and 08 Union Territories. These are co-educational residential schools fully financed and administered by Government of India through an autonomous organization, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti.
| Name of school | Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) |
| Name of exam | Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test, 2025 |
| Type of exam | Entrance exam |
| Class | Class 6th |
| Date of exam | 18th January, 2025 at 11.30 A.M. (Saturday) |
| Name of organization | Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti |
| No of JNVs across India | 653 Vidyalayas |
| No of JNVs in Assam | 27+1 Vidyalayas |
| Language of the exam (Assam) | English, Hindi, Assamese, Bodo, Garo, Bengali, Manipuri (Bangla Script), Manipuri (Meitei Mayek). |
| Starting date | 15th July 2024 |
| Last date | 16th September, 2024 |
| Date of Navodaya Selection Test (JNVST) 2024 | 18th January, 2025 |
| Date of Declaration of JNVST Class 6 Result | March, 2025 |
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Facility for Students Getting Assam JNV Admission
Students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya will get the following benefits –
| The medium of instruction in JNVs is the mother tongue or regional language up to Class VIII and thereafter English for Mathematics and Science and Hindi for Social Science. |
| Students of the JNVs appear for board examinations of the Central Board of Secondary Education. |
| While education in the schools is free including board & lodging, uniform and textbooks, a sum of Rs. 600/- per month is collected only from the students of Classes IX to XII towards Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi. |
| However, students belonging to SC/ST categories, all Girl students and the students whose family income is below poverty line (BPL) are exempted. |
| In respect of wards of Government employees other than exempted category (Students of classes VI to VIII, all SC/ST & Girl students and wards of BPL families) Vikas Nidhi will be charged @ Rs.1500/- per month or actual children education allowance received by the parent per month whichever is less. |
| However, VVN shall not be less than Rs.600/- per student per month. |
Eligibility Criteria of Assam Navodaya Admission
Geo location: A candidate who is studying class V in a district is allowed to apply for admission to JNV in the same district only. Only the bonafide resident candidates from the district concerned where the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya has been located and studying class V in the same district are eligible to apply for admission to JNVs through JNVST.
Age Limit: A candidate seeking admission must not have been born before 1st May 2013 and after 31st July 2015 (Both dates are inclusive). This will apply to candidates of all categories, including those who belong to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Class (OBC).
No of Attempt/s: No candidate is eligible to appear in the selection test for the second time, under any circumstances.
Rural Quota: At least 75% of the seats in a district will be filled by candidates selected from rural areas of the district. The remaining seats are open which will be filled on merit from both Urban and Rural Area candidates of the district as per reservation criteria. A candidate seeking admission under the rural quota must have studied in Classes-III, IV and V completing full academic session from the Government/ Government Aided/Government recognized schools located in rural areas. However, the candidate should study full academic session under rural area in Class-V from the same district where admission is sought.
Educational Qualification
A candidate appearing for the selection test must be studying in Class-V for the whole of the academic session 2023-24 in a Government/ Government aided or other recognized schools or ‘B’ certificate competency course of National Institute of Open Schooling in the same district where he/she is seeking admission.
How to Apply for Assam JNV Admission?
The process for submission of application for JNV Selection Test has been simplified through online process. Registration can be done free of cost through the admission portal of NVS www.navodaya.gov.in . Verification of proofs for residence, age, eligibility etc. will be done for selected candidates through the laid down procedure after the declaration of results.
Interested candidates have to follow below mentioned steps to apply online for Assam Navodaya Admission
| Scroll down, check Important Link‘s section. |
| Click on Online Application Form. |
| Tick on Have you read the prospectus? and click Proceed. |
| An online application form will be opened, fill the all details accordingly. |
| In upload document section, upload your respective documents. |
| Click on Save & Preview. |
| Now, you will get a preview of your application and next, click on the submit your application button. |
| On successful submission of application, you will get a Registration No. and acknowledgment receipt of your submitted application. Keep the same for your future references. |
Important Links of Assam JNV Admission
| Online Application Form | Click Here |
| Download Prospectus | Click Here |
| Print Your Registration Form | Click Here |
| Find Your Registration No | Click Here |
| Previous Years’ Question | Click Here |
| Official Website | Click Here |
| Our Whats-app channel | Click Here |
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test Details
The selection test will be of two-hour duration from 11:30 am to 01:30 pm and will have 3 sections with only objective type questions. There are 80 questions in all for 100 marks.
| Type of Test | Number of Questions | Mark | Duration |
| Mental ability Test | 40 | 50 | 60 minutes |
| Arithmetic Test | 20 | 25 | 30 minutes |
| Language Test | 20 | 25 | 30 minutes |
| Total | 80 | 100 | 2 Hours |
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test – 2025 Date
JNV Selection Test for admission to Class-VI in JNVs for the academic session 2025 – 2026 will be held on the Saturday, 18th April, 2025 at 11.30 A.Min one phase for all Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas of Assam.
Admit Cards of Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test
The admit cards will be made available as per date decided by NVS in due course which will be displayed on application portal. The admit cards shall be downloaded free of cost by the candidates/parents before the conduct of JNVST 2025.
Assam JNV Admission Result
The result of JNV Selection Test 2025 is expected to be announced by March, 2025 for Summer bound JNVs & in May, 2025 for Winter bound JNVs. Candidates can get the result from the application portal. The result will also be displayed in the offices of the concerned:
i. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
ii. District Education Officer
iii. District Magistrate
iv. Deputy Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti of the Region.
v. The website of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti www.navodaya.gov.in.
The Principal, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya concerned, will also inform the provisionally selected candidates through SMS on the registered mobile number followed by a speed post. The entire admission process for the session 2025-26 will be closed latest by 31st December, 2025.
