Objectives

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti is an Autonomous Organisation which has been set up  to establish and manage co-educational, residential school covering VI to XII known as Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas   (JNVs) with following objectives :

• to provide good quality modern education to the talented children predominantly from the rural areas, without regard to their family's socio-economic condition.

• to ensure that all students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas attain a reasonable level of competence in three languages as envisaged in the Three Language Formula.

• to serve, in each district, as focal points for improvements in quality of school education in general through sharing of experiences and facilities.

The National Policy on Education 1986 envisaged establishment of a Navodaya Vidyalaya in each District of the country. The first two schools were started in 1985-86 on experimental basis. The number of schools have now grown to 557 spread over 34 Union States and Union Territories.  Out of these 539 are functional.  These schools have over 1.58 lakhs students on rolls. Navodaya Vidyalayas are fully residential and co-educational schools covering classes VI to XII. Education in the Vidyalayas is free for all enrolled students including lodging, boarding, text  books, uniforms etc. The Vidyalayas seek to promote and develop talented, bright and gifted children predominantly from rural areas who may otherwise be denied good educational opportunities.

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