Exam Details

NAVODAYA EXAM INFORMATION

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test 2020 is mentioned below, candidates can check for the same.

• Only the candidates from the district concerned where the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya has been opened are eligible to apply for admission. However, if the district where JNV is opened is bifurcated at a later date, the old boundaries of the district are considered for the purpose of eligibility for admission into JNVST, in case a new Vidyalaya is not started in the newly bifurcated district as yet.
• A candidate seeking admission must not have been born before May 01, 2007 and after Apr 30, 2011 (Both dates are inclusive). This will apply to candidates of all categories, including those who belong to theScheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST). In case of doubtful cases of overage in comparison to the age recorded in the certificate, they may be referred to the Medical Board for confirmation of the age. The decision of the medical board will be treated as final.
• A candidate appearing for the selection test must be studying in Class-V for the whole of the academic session 2019-20 in a Government/Government aided or other recognized schools or ‘ B’ certificate competency course of National Institute of Open Schooling in the same district where he/she is seeking admission. A school will be deemed recognized if it is declared so by the Government or by any other agency authorized on behalf of Government. Schools where students have obtained ‘ B’ certificate under National Institute of Open Schooling should have accreditation of NIOS. A candidate must successfully complete Class-V in the session 2019-20. Actual admission in Class-VI for the session 2020-21 will be subject to the mentioned condition.
• A Candidate claiming admission under rural quota must have studied and passed classes III, IV and V from a Govt. / Govt. aided/recognized school spending one full academic session each year in a school located in rural area.
• Candidates passing ‘B’ certificate competency course of National Institute of Open Schooling on or before September 30, 2019 are also eligible to write admission test provided they are in the prescribed age group. The rural status of a child from National Institute of Open Schooling will be decided on the basis of a certificate to be issued by Tehsildar/District Magistrate of the District indicating that the child has been residing in rural areas for the last three years. Students studying under the above scheme and residing in urban and notified areas are not eligible for obtaining seat in rural quota.
• Candidate who has not been promoted and admitted to Class-V before September 15, 2019 is not eligible to apply. No candidate is eligible to appear in the selection test for the second time, under any circumstances.

For Rural Candidates

• At least 75% of the seats in a district will be filled by candidates selected from rural areas and remaining seats will be filled from the urban areas of the district.
• A candidate seeking admission under the rural quota must have studied in Classes-III, IV and V completing full academic session from the Government/ Government Aided/Government recognized school(s) located in rural areas. However, the candidate should study full academic session in Class-V from the same district where admission is sought.
• Candidates studying under the schemes of National Institute of Open Schooling should produce their rural status certificate issued by District Magistrate / Tehsildar / Block Development Officer.

For Urban Candidates:

A candidate who has studied in a school located in an urban area even for a single day of session in Class-III, IV, and V will be considered as an urban candidate. Urban areas are those which are so defined in 2011 census or through a subsequent Government notification. All other areas will be considered as rural.

For Transgender Candidates:

No separate reservation for transgender category candidates is provided and they will be included in Boys category for reservation purpose, under various sub-categories such as Rural, Urban, SC, ST and Divyang.

Application Form

The process for submission of application for JNV Selection Test has been simplified through the online process. The eligible candidates have to fill up the online form and upload the certificate issued by the Head Master/Principal where the candidate is studying in class V with the photograph along with signatures of both candidate and his/her parent/guardian. The attachments should be uploaded in jpg format of the size between 10-100 kb only.

Exam Pattern

The selection test is of two-hour duration from 11:30 am to 01:30 pm and consists 3 sections with only objective type questions. There are 80 questions in all for 100 marks. A single test booklet comprising of all the three sections will be given to each candidate. Additional time of 30 minutes is allowed for “Divyang students” (differently-abled students).

SAINIK SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM INFORMATION

AIM

1. Sainik School Balachadi, Jamnagar an English Medium Boys Residential Public School affiliated to CBSE,

prepares boys for 10+2 (Science Stream) Examination. The primary aim of the School is to prepare boys

academically, physically and mentally for entry into the National Defence Academy, Pune / Indian Naval Academy

for officer cadre of the Armed Forces. Character, Team Spirit, Dedication to purpose, a patriotic outlook and the

desire to serve the country with efficiency are the qualities sought to be promoted by the School.

DATE OF BIRTH

2. For Class VI – Born between 01 Apr 2007 to 31 Mar 2009 (Both days inclusive).

3. For Class IX – Born between 01 Apr 2004 to 31 Mar 2006 (Both days inclusive) and should be studying in

class VIII in a recognized school.

RESERVATION

4. 15% of the total seats are reserved for SC and 7.5% seats for ST.

5. Out of the remaining seats (77%), 67% of the seats will be reserved for boys from the Gujarat State, Diu and

Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Balance 33% left over of seats will be thrown open to boys from other States and

Union Territories in the ratio of their male population. Any unutilised seats in this category will be merged with

home state seats.

6. 25% seats are reserved for wards of Defence personnel including ex-servicemen.

TOTAL NUMBER OF VACANCIES (APPROXIMATE)

7. Class VI : 75 May change based on actual availability of vacancies at the time of admission.

8. Class IX : 25

FEES AND SCHOLARSHIP

9. Annual Fees Rs. 1,16,000/- approximately. Different types of scholarships are given by Central & State

Government depending upon the Parents’ monthly Income.

IMPORTANT DATES

10. Filling of Online Application Form : 08 Oct 2018 to 26 Nov 2018 (Online application form)

11. Last Date for receipt of application : 01 Dec 2018

12. Entrance Exam : 06 January 2019 (Sunday)

13. Publication of Merit List for Medical : 04 Feb 2019 (Monday)

14. Publication of Final Merit List : 11 Mar 2019 (Monday)

EXAMINATION CENTRES

15. Army Public School, Near Hanuman Camp, Sahibaug, Ahmedabad

16. Sainik School Balachadi, Taluka – Jodiya, Jamnagar

17. Mahidharpura English Medium Urban School, Sahyog Society, Sumul Road, Surat

REGISTRATION CHARGES (ONLINE PAYMENT)

18. For General / Defence : Rs. 400/- (Rupees Four Hundred only)

19. For SC / ST : Rs. 250/- (Rupees Two Hundred Fifty only)

20. Eligible and interested candidates (Boys) can submit the application on-line through Internet

only. APPLICATION FORM IS AVAILABLE ON SCHOOL WEBSITE www.ssbalachadi.org

21. School does not patronize any coaching institute or agent or School and the admissions will be

strictly in accordance with the Merit and medical fitness of candidates.

NMMS EXAM INFORMATION

The National Means cum Merit Scholarship Examination, also known as NMMS Exam, was started in May 2008. The NMMS Exam is sponsored by the Central Government.The examination is conducted by the local authority. To prevent the dropping out of economically backward students from school at class VIII and to encourage them to complete their education till the secondary stage, the exam seeks to identify meritorious students and fund their education expenses. There is reservation as per Government norms.

Duration

Scholarships are paid from Class IX to Class XII.

Amount

A total annual amount of Rs. 6000 is paid to 100,000 students across the country.

Eligibility

Students enrolled in a government-aided or local body run schools, belonging to families whose annual income is less than Rs.1,50,000 from all the sources combined, are eligible for receiving the scholarship. Students have to take up studies in approved courses in the government/aided/local body run schools. They have to maintain good conduct, as certified by the Head of the institution. They have to be full-time students. Leaves should be taken via proper manner and should not absent themselves otherwise. They should not be employed. Students getting clear promotion from Class VIII to Class IX are only eligible for receiving the scholarship.

Other criteria

• Each state and UT has fixed quota of scholarship, which are determined by the basis of population of children of age group of class VII and class VIII, and children enrolled in class VII and class VIII.
• Scholarships valid for studying courses in India for a period of four years maximum.
• No scholarships for pursuing studies outside India.
• No scholarships will be paid if the student leaves the course within one month of registration/admission.
• After the passage of 12 months of the academic year for which the claim has been made, no claims can be made for due arrears of the scholarship.
• No scholarships for diploma courses.
• Students from Kendriya Vidyalaya and Jawahar Vavodaya Vidyalaya are not eligible for the scholarship. Students studying in non-recognized schools will not be eligible for the scholarship as well.
• Candidates should clear the Class IX examination and Class XI examination with 55% marks, to be eligible to receive scholarships for Class X and Class XII. This is relaxed by 5 % for SC/ST candidates.
• Candidates should clear Class X examinations with 60% marks to eligible for continuing scholarship in class XI.
• If the student falls ill and is unable to attend the final examination, they should submit a medical certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner to the Head of the Institution, certifying the duration of the illness. Student would be considered eligible for the scholarship if the attendance is over 50% for the year in aggregate.
• If a school does not have the examination at the end of class IX or Class XI, scholarship will be disbursed after submission of a written declaration by the Head of the Institution certifying the same.

Exam pattern

The State level Examination would consist of two tests:

1. Mental Aptitude Test.(MAT)
2. Scholastic Aptitude Test.(SAT)

Mental Aptitude Test consists of 90 multiple choice questions testing verbal and non-verbal meta-cognitive abilities like reasoning and critical thinking. The topics are analogy, classification, numerical series, pattern perception and hidden figures.

Scholastic Aptitude Test consists of 90 multiple choice questions spanning subjects namely science, social studies and mathematics based on the curriculum of Class VII and VIII

The test is of 90-minute duration. Children with a disability will be given extra time.

Students must pass both MAT and SAT tests with at least 40% marks, and 32% for reserved categories.

Successful candidates on intimation of reception of scholarship have to open a bank account jointly with a parent. The candidate has to open an account with a Public Sector Bank which has an Electronic Clearing System facility, in case SBI does not have a branch in the area. SBI will transfer the scholarship to this account quarterly a year.

The national level (second stage) examination conducted by NCERT would be used to identify students for award of National Means cum Merit Examination.

NMMS Exam Admission Form

Online Application forms are available to schools on the websites of respective governments. School authorities should fill online forms, and printouts of the all the online forms along with attested copies of caste, income and disability certificates, with signatures by the parent, student and head of the institution and relevant authorities, S forms signed by the head of the institution and SBI challan paying the exam fees should be submitted to the respective Education Officer/ Educational Inspectors on or before last date.

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