JNV Selection Test for admission to Class -V I in JNVs for the academic session 2026-27 will be held in two phases as given below :-
On Saturday, 13 th December, 2025 at 11.30 A.M . in the State of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh (except Dibang Valley & Tawang Districts), Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh (except Chamba, Kinnaur, Mandi, Sirmour, Kullu, Lahaul & Spiti, Solan and Shimla Districts), Jammu & Kashmir (only for Jammu -I , Jammu -I I, Samba &Udhampur) Jharkhand, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand & West Bengal (except Darjeeling), Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Lakshadweep and Puducherry. On Saturday, 1 1t h April, 202 6 at 11.30 A.M . in the States of Jammu and Kashmir (except Jammu -I , Jammu -I I, Samba & Udhampur), Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and in the Districts of Dibang Valley and Tawang of Arunachal Pradesh, in the Districts of Chamba, Kinnaur, Mandi, Sirmour, Kullu, Lahaul & Spiti , Solan and Shimla of Himachal Pradesh, in the District of Darje eling of West Bengal, and Leh & Kargil district s of UT Ladakh .
The last date to submit online application is 29th July, 2025
Procedure to register online for JNV Selection Test 2026 :-
❖ 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 linked through https://navodaya.gov.in
❖ Candidates & parents have to go through the notification cum prospectus and ensure the fulfilment of eligibility criteria.
❖ The following documents in soft form (JPG format of size between 10 to 100 kb) may be kept ready for registration:-
- Photograph
- Signature of parent
- Signature of candidate
- Aadhaar details/ Residence certificate issued by competent Government
authority.
❖ Basic details of candidate like State, District, Block, Aadhaar number, APAAR Id, PEN number etc. are to be filled in the application portal.
❖ The eligible candidates have to fill up the online form and upload the photograph along with signatures of both candidate and his/her parent. The certificate should be uploaded in jpg format of the size between10-100 kb only. In case of candidates from NIOS, candidates should obtain `B’ certificate and he/she should be a Bonafide resident of the same district where he/she is
seeking admission.
❖ Online platform is in open source and free of cost. Application may be submitted from any source like desktop, laptop, mobile, tablet etc.
❖ In all JNVs, a help desk will be available to assist the candidates/parents to upload application free of cost. Parents may also approach the help desk in JNV along with candidate and required documents such as photograph along with signature of both candidate and his/her parent and a mobile phone with valid active mobile number for receiving the OTP, registration number and password through SMS for registration process.
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