The NVS determines the Navodaya exam centres for the JNVST and will officially announce the centre details on the admit card. Candidates must appear for the test only at the JNV examination centre mentioned on their admit card. NVS admit cards specifying the exam centre will be released in December 2025 for Phase 1 and around April 2026 for Phase 2. The NVS exam centre for a candidate is generally located in the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) of the concerned district or another centre specifically allotted by NVS.
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The NVS Class 6 admission test for phase 1 will be held on December 13, 2025, while phase 2 is scheduled for April 11 2026.
Class | NVS examination phase | Date |
NVS Class 6 (Phase I) centre release date | Will be released via admit card | December 2025 |
NVS Class 6 (Phase I - summer-bound regions) exam date | For most States | December 13, 2025 |
NVS Class 6 (Phase II) centre release date | Will be released via admit card | April 2025 |
JNVST Class 6 (Phase II - winter-bound regions) exam date | For some hilly/remote areas | April 11, 2026 |
NVS Class 9 & 11 (Lateral entry) | Against vacant seats | February 7, 2026 |
Yes, candidates can select their preferred Navodaya examination centre during the application process. This selection is final and cannot be changed once submitted; therefore, candidates must choose carefully. The availability of Navodaya exam centres in each city is dependent on the total number of candidates opting for that location.
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NVS exam state | NVS exam cities | NVS exam state | NVS exam cities |
Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair | Maharashtra | Kopargaon |
Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur | Latur | |
Bhimavaram | Mumbai | ||
Chirala | Navi Mumbai | ||
Eluru | Nagpur | ||
Guntur | Nanded | ||
Kadapa | Nashik | ||
Kakinada | Pandharpur | ||
Kurnool | Pune | ||
Nandyala | Ratnagiri | ||
Narsaraopeta | Sangamner | ||
Nellore | Sangli | ||
Proddatur | Satara | ||
Rajahmundry | Sindhudurg | ||
Srikakulam | Solapur | ||
Tirupati | Manipur | Imphal | |
Vijayawada | Meghalaya | Shillong | |
Visakhapatnam | Mizoram | Aizawl | |
Vizianagaram | Nagaland | Dimapur | |
Itanagar (Naharlagun) | Kohima | ||
Assam | Dibrugarh | Odisha | Balasore |
Guwahati | Baripada | ||
Jorhat | Berhampur-Ganjam | ||
Silchar | Bhadrak | ||
Tezpur | Bhubaneswar | ||
Bihar | Aurangabad | Cuttack | |
Bhagalpur | Dhenkanal | ||
Bhojpur (Ara) | Rourkela | ||
Darbhanga | Sambalpur | ||
Gaya | Puducherry | Puducherry | |
Muzaffarpur | Punjab | Amritsar | |
Patna | Bhatinda | ||
Purnea | Fatehgarh Sahib | ||
Rohtas | Jalandhar | ||
Samastipur | Ludhiana | ||
Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Mohali | |
Bhilai Nagar | Pathankot | ||
Durg | Patiala | ||
Bilaspur | Sangrur | ||
Raipur | Rajasthan | Ajmer | |
Dadar Nagar Haveli Daman Diu | Dadar And Nagar Haveli | Alwar | |
Daman | Bikaner | ||
Delhi | New Delhi | Jaipur | |
Goa | Panaji | Jodhpur | |
Gujarat | Ahmedabad | Kota | |
Anand | Sikar | ||
Bardoli | Udaipur | ||
Gandhinagar | Sikkim | Gangtok | |
Jamnagar | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | |
Mehsana | Coimbatore | ||
Rajkot | Cuddalore | ||
Surat | Dindigul | ||
Vadodara | Erode | ||
Valsad | Kanchipuram | ||
Vapi | Karur | ||
Haryana | Ambala | Madurai | |
Faridabad | Nagercoil (Kanyakumari) | ||
Gurugram | Namakkal | ||
Hisar | Salem | ||
Karnal | Thanjavur | ||
Kurukshetra | Thoothukudi | ||
Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur | Tiruchirappalli | |
Hamirpur | Tirunelveli | ||
Kullu | Tirupur | ||
Mandi | Vellore | ||
Shimla | Viluppuram | ||
Solan | Virudhunagar | ||
Una | Telangana | Hyderabad | |
Jammu And Kashmir | Baramulla | Karimnagar | |
Jammu | Khammam | ||
Samba | Kodad | ||
Srinagar | Mahbubnagar | ||
Jharkhand | Bokaro | Nalgonda | |
Dhanbad | Nizamabad | ||
Hazaribagh | Warangal | ||
Jamshedpur | Tripura | Agartala | |
Ranchi | Uttar Pradesh | Agra | |
Karnataka | Belagavi(Belgaum) | Aligarh | |
Bengaluru | Bareilly | ||
Dharwad | Basti | ||
Hubballi (Hubli) | Bijnor | ||
Kalaburagi(Gulbarga) | Bilaspur | ||
Mangaluru (Mangalore) | Etawah | ||
Mysuru (Mysore) | Faizabad (Ayodhya) | ||
Shivamogga (Shimoga) | Firozabad | ||
Udupi (Manipal) | Ghaziabad | ||
Kerala | Alappuzha | Ghazipur | |
Ernakulam (Kochi) | Gonda | ||
Idukki | Gorakhpur | ||
Kannur | Jhansi | ||
Kasaragod | Kanpur | ||
Kollam | Lucknow | ||
Kottayam | Mathura | ||
Kozhikode | Meerut | ||
Malappuram | Moradabad | ||
Palakkad | Muzaffarnagar | ||
Thiruvananthapuram | Noida | ||
Thrissur | Greater Noida | ||
Ladakh | Leh | Prayagraj (Allahabad) | |
Lakshwadeep | Kavaratti | Sitapur | |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Varanasi | |
Gwalior | Uttarakhand | Almora | |
Indore | Dehradun | ||
Jabalpur | Haldwani | ||
Sagar | Pauri Garhwal | ||
Satna | Roorkee | ||
Ujjain | Rudrapur | ||
Maharashtra | Ahmednagar | West Bengal | Asansol |
Amravati | Burdwan | ||
Aurangabad | Durgapur | ||
Baramati | Howrah | ||
Chandrapur | Kalyani | ||
Dhule | Kolkata | ||
Jalgaon | Siliguri | ||
Kashti | Siuri Isuri | ||
Kolhapur |
All candidates are strictly required to appear for the selection test only at the centre specified on their NVS admit card.
Appearing at an unauthorised Navodaya centre or requesting a change of centre is prohibited.
The NVS admit card is mandatory for entry and can be downloaded from the online application portal or the NVS website (www.navodaya.gov.in).
Entry to the test is conditional upon presenting either the candidate's Aadhaar card or the parent's Government-approved residence certificate uploaded during the application.
Invigilators will verify the candidate's identity against the photo on the Navodaya school admit card; any mismatch must be reported immediately to the Principal of the concerned JNV.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The complete address and name of the NVS examination centre are clearly printed on the candidate’s official admit card.
No, requests for a change of the allotted examination centre are strictly not entertained and will not be considered under any circumstances. Candidates must appear only at the centre specified on their admit card.
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According to the latest JNVST Class 6 syllabus, the Language Test consists of 20 questions carrying 25 marks. It is designed to assess a student's ability to understand and interpret a language. The test is based primarily on reading comprehension rather than memorization or advanced grammar.
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JNV is conducting the exam for classes 6 and 9, not for class 8.
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To effectively prepare for the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test (JNVST), focus heavily on the Mental Ability Test (MAT) which carries 50% of the weightage. Master pattern completion, figure matching, and basic arithmetic, while regularly solving mock tests and previous year papers to build speed for the
Dear Student,
Yes, you can apply for admission to Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) through the JNVST entrance exam. JNV admission is primarly offered for Class 6, 9, and 11.
You need to submit an online application form on the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti Portal and pass the entrance test to get
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