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Navodaya Vidyalayas are schools with a
mission and philosophy. They are founded on the belief that education is
intrinsic to human development. Fostering excellence with equity are the
precepts through which Navodaya Vidyalayas
seek to fulfill a major objective of Independent India: Education on an equal
footing to those denied access to quality education: girls, children of SC
and ST communities and rural children.
In accordance with the National Policy on
Education (1986), Government of India started Jawahar
Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs). Presently the JNVs are
spread in 27 States and 7 Union
Territories. These are
co-educational residential schools fully financed and administered by
Government of India
through an autonomous organization, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. Admission in JNVs are made through
the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test (JNVST) at class VI. The medium
of instruction in JNVs is the mother tongue or
regional language upto class VIII, and English
thereafter for Maths and Science and Hindi for
Social Science. Students of the JNVs appear for X
and XII class examinations in the Central Board of Secondary Education. While
education in the schools is free including board & lodging, uniforms and
textbooks, a nominal fee of Rs. 200/- per month
will be collected from the children from IX to XII class. However, childrenbelonging to SC/ST, Girls, Physically Handicapped
and from the families whose income is below Poverty line are exempted from
payment of fees.
Rural education is sought to be brought to the forefront in Navodaya Vidyalayas. Setting
and sharing the pace and goal of excellence in school education in the
districts in which they are located are among the important objectives of Navodaya Vidyalayas.
National integration through education, integration with the immediate neighbourhood through pace setting activities and
integration with regions other than one's own through school exchange programmes are some of the other goals on the charter of Navodaya Vidyalayas.
Development of leadership qualities, personality development, promotion of
team spirit, understanding and appreciation of India's composite culture and
heritage, adventure, sports, scouts and guides & NCC activities and
computer education are sought to be fully integrated into the calendar of
school activities so that to the objective of excellence with equity is
achieved.
Objective
of the scheme
(i) To provide good quality modern education including a
strong component of culture, inculcation of values, awareness of the
environment, adventure activities and physical education to the talented
children predominantly from rural areas.
(ii) To ensure that students attain a reasonable level of competency in three
languages,
(iii) To promote national integration through migration of students from
Hindi to non-Hindi speaking States and vice-versa,
(iv) To serve in each district as focal point for improvement of quality of
school education in general through sharing of experiences and facilities.
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