COVID-19 impact: Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya selection test (JNVST) for class 6 postponed

The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) was supposed to conduct the JNVST for class 6 admission on April 11, 2020.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) postponed its Selection Test (JNVST 2020) in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak. JNVST was scheduled to be conducted for admission to class 6 for Winter-bound JNVs. The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) was supposed to conduct the JNVST for class 6 admission on April 11, 2020. While the NVS has not declared the revised schedule, it is evident that the fresh date for the admission examination will be scheduled after April 14 due to the nationwide lockdown for the next 21 days.

JNVST 2020: Examination Process

The JNV Selection Test 2020 is conducted in two phases. This year, the exam for the first phase was conducted on January 11 and the results are already out. Candidates who managed to qualify the first phase were supposed to appear for the second phase exam i.e. on April 11 (date postponed until further notice).

The second phase of the JNVST was for JNVs situated in the States of Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and in the Districts of Dibang Valley and Tawang of Arunachal Pradesh, in the Districts of Chamba, Kinnaur, Mandi, Sirmour, Kullu, Lahaul & Spiti and Shimla of Himachal Pradesh, in the District of Darjeeling, West Bengal.

JNVST 2020: Examination Structure

The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti conducts the JNV selection test is held in English, Hindi and the regional languages of each state respectively. The duration of the selection test is two hours and the question paper has three sections consisting of only objective type questions. The total number of questions in the question paper is 80 that carries 100 marks.  

There is a 60-minute ‘Mental Ability Test’ with 40 questions carrying 50 marks, 30-minute ‘Arithmetic Test’ with 20 questions, and 30-minute ‘Language Test’ with 20 questions carrying 25 marks.

According to the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas admission policy, at least 75 percent of the seats in a district are filled by candidates selected from rural areas at the Block level and remaining seats are filled from open merit of the district.

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