Assam JNV Admission 2026

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) has extended the date of the official notification of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test, 2026 for admission into Class VI of academic session 2026 – 2027. JNV, Navodaya, Navoday, Jawahar Navoday — Interested and eligible students want to get admitted into Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas of Assam have to appear this JNVST examination.

Examination Overview	Details
Exam Name	Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test
Course	JNVST
University	Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
Min Qualification	Class V
Application Mode	Online
Application Fees	NIL
Exam Date	13th December 2025
Last Date	27th Augusty 2025

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.

Admission Overview :

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Name of school: Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV)

Name of exam: Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test, 2026

Type of exam: Entrance exam

Class: Class 6th

Date of exam: 13th December, 2025 at 11:30 AM (Saturday)

Name of organization: Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti

No of JNVs across India: 654 Vidyalayas

No of JNVs in Assam: 28+1 Vidyalayas

Language of the exam (Assam): English, Hindi, Assamese, Bodo, Garo, Bengali, Manipuri (Bangla Script), Manipuri (Meitei Mayek).

Facility for Students :

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 :

Geo location: 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.

Age Limit: A candidate seeking admission must not have been born before 1st May 2012 and after 31st July 2014 (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).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.

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.

How to Apply :

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 Links 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 Dates :

Starting date of online application submission: 3rd June 2025
Last date of online application submission: 27th August 2025 {Extended}
Date of Navodaya Selection Test (JNVST) 2024: 13th December, 2025
Date of Declaration of JNVST Class 6 Result: March, 2026

Important Links :

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Prospectus	Download Now
Print Your Registration Slip	Click Here
Find Your Registration No	Click Here
Previous Years’ Question	Check Here
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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.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test – 2026 Dates :

JNV Selection Test for admission to Class-VI in JNVs for the academic session 2026 – 2027 will be held on the Sunday, 13th December, 2025 at 11.30 A.M. in 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 2026.

Assam JNV Admission Result :

The result of JNV Selection Test 2026 is expected to be announced by March, 2026 for Summer bound JNVs & in May, 2026 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:

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
District Education Officer
District Magistrate
Deputy Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti of the Region.
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 2026-27 will be closed latest by 31st December, 2026.

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