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.
