Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya

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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya ((JNV)) is a system of central schools for students predominantly from rural areas in India, targeting socially and economically backward, gifted students who lack access to accelerated learning due to financial, social and rural disadvantages. They are run by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, Noida, an autonomous organisation under the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education. JNVs are fully residential and co-educational schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), with classes from VI to XII standard. Budget for all the activities at JNVs is provided by the Department of School Education and Literacy, and it is free of cost for students during the first 3 years of stay, from class IX onwards a nominal fee of ₹1,125 per month is applicable for general and OBC caste students with APL card, yearly ₹18,000/-. JNVs exist all over India, with the exception of Tamil Nadu. As of 31 December 2022, 661 JNVs were running with...

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