Admission is granted through the JNVST, an annual entrance examination conducted by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS). The exam will be held in two phases: Phase 1 on December 13, 2025, and Phase 2 on April 11, 2026. Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test - 2021 for Admission to Class - VI INTRODUCTION 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. Admissions in JNVs are made through the JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SELECTION TEST (JNVST) to Class VI. The medium of ... Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti is an autonomous body under Ministry of Education, Government of India. It provides information on admission, exams, results, syllabus, news and other services for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas.