JNV Eligibility Criteria 2023

Candidates should meet the eligibility criteria prescribed below to be eligible for JNV admission 2023:

For class VI:

Candidates from the district where the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya has been opened are eligible to apply for admission. In the district where the 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 in the JNVs. This applies to cases where new Vidyalaya has not yet been started in the newly bifurcated district.
Candidates appearing for the selection test must be studying in Class V in a recognized school in the same district where he/she seeks admission.
A candidate seeking admission must be within the age group of 9 to 13 years. No relaxation for SC/ ST candidates.
A candidate claiming admission from rural quota must have studied and passed Classes III, IV and V from a school located in a rural area.
A candidate who has studied in a school located in an urban area even for a single day of a session in any of the Classes III, IV or V, will be considered as an urban area candidate.
A candidate who has not been promoted and admitted to Class V before 30th September is not eligible to apply.
No candidate is eligible to appear in the JNV Selection Test for a second time, under any circumstances.

For class IX:

Only those candidates who have studied in Class VIII in any recognized schools of the district where the JNV is functioning can seek admission in Class IX.
A candidate seeking admission must be between the age group 13 to 16 years on 1st May of the year of admission.

For class XI:

The candidate must have passed Class X from a recognized school of the district where the JNV is located during the academic session of the year of admission.
Students seeking admission in Class XI should be within the age limit of 14 to 18 years as on 1st July, of the year of admission.
The candidates must have reasonable competency in English and Hindi.