28 New JNV in 2006-07

 
 
Press Information Bureau Released Year end Review for the 2006-07 and had published the following detail for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, the vision of Rajiv Gandhi, offer rural children access to high quality school education.   28 new schools have been approved in 2006-07, in addition to the 505 functioning schools.

 

Moily advocates Reservaion in Navodaya


Veerappa Moily advocates Reservaion in Navodaya
 
An RJD MP recently demanded in the Parliament that there should be reservation for backward classes in central schools and Navodaya Vidyalayas as well. Do you support it?
 
Veerappa Moily: Yes, I think there should be reservation at the school level too.
 
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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya shines in HP

 
Chief Minister gave away the prizes to the winners of the State-level Nasha Niwaran Abhiyan declamation, slogan and painting competitions winners.

Miss Meghna of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Pandoh, District Mandi bagged the first prize in the junior group of declamation contest. Aarti Sharma of Kangra and Poonam Bhadrwaj of Shimla bagged the second prize respectively in the declamation contest of the junior group.

Mr. Ajay Sharma of DAV School, Chamba, Yog Prakash of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Rekong Peo and Pooja of Govt. High School, Daslehra (Bilaspur) bagged the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize respectively in the painting competition of junior group.

In Slogan writing competition, Vikrant Hans of Govt. Senior Secondary School, Nalagarh, District Solan bagged the first prize in the senior group, while Nishant Gautam from Govt. Senior Secondary School, Chamba and Sunita Kumari from Govt. Senior Secondary School, Paprola, District Kangra bagged the 2nd and 3rd prizes in the competition respectively. In the junior group of slogan writing competition, Sunil Kumar of Govt. High School, Khudikehan, District Mandi, Shikha Thakur of Bharmour (Chamba) and Shalu Sharma of Govt. High School, Mairi (Una) were awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize respectively.

In the senior group of declamation contest, Vandana of Govt. Senior Senior Secondary School, Sundernagar, Chaman Verma and Shiv Shamra of Solan bagged 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize respectively, while Disha Vyas of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Paprola, District Kangra, Shekhar Rawat of MRDAV School, Solan and Naveen Kumar of Govt. Senior Secondary School, Mandi bagged 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize respectively in Senior group of painting competition.



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Navodaya Vidyalaya Pondicherry got 2 Cr facelift


Pondichery MP and PMK leader M Ramadoss had a meeting with Union HRD Minister, Arjun Singh, and sought Rs 2 crores for various infrastructural development works of the Navodaya school at Mettachur in Yanam

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JNV Kalapet Organised AIDS Awareness Rally

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) Kalapet students took out a rally to
create awareness on AIDS among the people and distributed 1,000
booklets on World AIDS Day on Friday. Students were Volunteers of the
National Service Scheme (NSS)

Medical Officer, Government Hospital, Sister Elesy, an official of the
"Shanti Bhavan" a privately managed HIV and AIDS care centre at
Chinnakalapet, vice principal of JNV , NSS Programme officer were
among those who spoke on various aspects of HIV and AIDS before the
medical officer flagged off the rally, according to a release from the
school.

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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya - Insight


Navodaya schools

Navodaya schools was formulated in 1986 when Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister.

It envisaged that a model school would be set up in every district of the country. The schools are entirely financed by the Centre, Rs 2,000 crore being sanctioned in the first phase. Barring West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, all states accepted the plan.

It was suicidal on the part of West Bengal to have turned down the idea. The state has slipped to the 11th position in terms of education. The then education minister, Kanti Biswas, opposed the scheme on the plea that it would create an elite class.

Tamil Nadu did not accept it because the medium of instruction was Hindi along with English. Mr Biswas suggested that regional languages should be the medium at least up to class VIII.


National integration


The refusal of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu to be part of the scheme has disappointed the Navodaya authorities. Among the Leftist states, Kerala has 13 Navodaya schools for 14 districts and Tripura four such schools in as many districts.


The objections raised by West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are not convincing. JNVs have adopted the three-language formula. Admission tests for class IV can be given in 20 languages, including Bengali and Tamil. The medium of instruction is in the language of the state up to class VIII. Upwards of class IX the medium is Hindi for social science and humanities and English for a science streams. It is not true that only Hindi has been accepted as the medium of instruction

It was definitely a blunder on the part of the CPI-M-led government in West Bengal. The state government may not have considered the fact that 77.19 per cent of the students of JNVs are from rural areas and only 22.81 per cent from urban areas. Twenty four per cent of the students belong to SC and 14.79 per cent to ST categories. Such students in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have been deprived of the opportunities of quality education essentially because of wrong policies of their governments. The net loss these two states have suffered over the past two decades is tremendous.

Clearly, West Bengal's school education department was short-sighted. What does the Left Front government mean by an "elite class''? Class divisions in society are inherent. Marx divided society on the basis of economic power ~ the bourgeois and the proletariat class. In between there were the petty bourgeois ~ teacher, doctors, small traders, lawyers, government employees etc. In our society there are numerous classes. Every group of professionals constitutes a certain class. The highly educated people belong to one class and they do not readily interact with those they consider intellectually inferior. The workers, farmers, teachers, lawyers, ordinary government employees, senior government officials, ministers, politicians, cinema actors and actresses have separate social groups beyond which they do not or cannot wade. Bengal's communists have not been able to dismantle this social stratification.

The thrust of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas is to select talented rural children as the target group for imparting quality education, hitherto the preserve of well-do-do families in urban areas. Proper education would enable rural students to compete with their urban counterparts on an equal footing. The National Education Policy, 1986, envisaged the setting up of residential schools to be called Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) that would tap the best of rural talent.

There are 551 Navodaya schools in the country, benefiting 80,000 students. Thirty-three thousand pupils are admitted every year through admission tests. Thirty-three per cent of the seats are reserved for girls. Thirty per cent of the students in a Hindi-speaking area have to study for at least a year in a non-Hindi state. An equal percentage of students in a non-Hindi area have to migrate to a school in a Hindi-speaking state. Thus these schools are a symbol of national integration.

JNVs are free residential co-educational institutions. Expenses on food, lodging, uniforms, textbooks, daily-use items, stationery, travel and medicines are borne by the central government. In states, where the climate is cold, the allocation per student is Rs 7,650; in the rest of the country it is Rs 7,350. The state has to offer 30 acres for a new school or a rent-free building for three to four years.

The Navodaya schools are under CBSE much like the several central schools in both these states.

If implemented, West Bengal was entitled to 18 Navodaya schools and Tamil Nadu 22. The investment in West Bengal over the past two decades would have totalled Rs 1,000 crore. These schools could have provided employment to teachers.

Ancillary units such as the suppliers of stationery and laboratory equipment would have also benefited. Shops in the vicinity of these schools would have offered scope for self-employment. In a word, apart from imparting instruction, the Navodaya schools can also gear up the rural economy.

There are many renowned private, but recognised government-aided English and Bengali medium schools in West Bengal where the poor cannot afford to send their children. They are a separate category of schools that are partially funded by the government.

Therefore, the plea that the Navodaya schools will create an elite class is ridiculous. Those who study in expensive schools, colleges and universities in Kolkata and Chennai also belong to the so-called elite class. Have the two governments de-recognised those institutions? The concept of an elite class is a misnomer. There is no logical force in the decision to reject the idea of Navodaya schools.

 

Beyond redemption

In December 1919 Lenin lamented, "We know we cannot establish a socialist system now. God grant that it may be established in our children's time or perhaps our grandchildren's time."

The blunder has ultimately been realised by the West Bengal government. Kanti Biswas, the non-performing education minister, was not given nomination in the last assembly elections. The decision was correct, but the damage that had been done to the state is beyond redemption.

The state government has now changed its earlier policy and agreed somewhat reluctantly to cooperate with the Centre and establish Navodaya schools. Eight such schools have been set up in the state and six more have been sanctioned However, these schools have provision only up to class VI. Four districts are yet to be covered owing to lack of initiative.

The network cannot be expanded without the assistance of the local administration. Though West Bengal has relented, Tamil Nadu is yet to give its approval. However, it is better to be late than never.

 

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NCC - CATC Orgaanised at JNV Mahianwala Kalan

 
The 13th Battalion, NCC, organised a 12-day CATC (Combined Annual Training Camp) at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Mahianwala Kalan.
 
Lt-Col JP Singh, CO, said 323 cadets from various districts participated.
 
The cadets were imparted training in computers and English speaking.
 
They were also apprised of medical and first-aid measures and precautions against various diseases like AIDS, dengue and malaria.

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Special Navodaya Schools to be set up in SC-dominated villages


A group of ministers  has recommended that 136 Special Navodaya Schools (SNV) be set up in SC-dominated villages. For the Scheduled Tribe, it has pegged the SNVs at 72.

After analysing the 2001 census, the Committee of Ministers for Dalit Affairs proposed that a special plan be drawn to ensure Dalit children have access to "quality education". To that end, it has suggested SNVs — where 60 per cent of the seats would be earmarked only for SC/ST children — be set up in villages where SC/ST population is 40 per cent or more.

On the economic front, the panel has backed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's proposal to extend the Madhya Pradesh model of reserving one-third of government's requirement from SCs and STs.


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Navodaya Vidyalaya Kota - Hooligans assaulted and misbehaved students

Hooligans assaulted and misbehaved with a group of students of Navodaya Vidyalaya of Kota in Gujarat,  and many others on Saturday night in the Guwahati-Okha express between Faridabad and Ayodhya railway stations.
 
Bipul Dev Adhikari, librarian of Morigaon Novodaya Vidyalaya, who had escorted the group of 22 students from Assam along with a woman teacher, told reporters that a group of 30-40 persons entered the coach when it stopped between Faridabad and Ayodhya stations of Uttar Pradesh.
 
Mr. Adhikari alleged that they could not lodge a complaint with anyone as neither the train ticket examiner had come to the coach nor there was any escort party of the Railway Protection Force.


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Navodaya's contribution to India

There are two sets of educational initiatives have succeeded wonderfully.

First being the IITs, which have given India a brand name globally.

The second is the Navodaya Vidyalaya spread all over India. As of now approx 485, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas or JNVs are spread acrosss Indian, these schoold admit students from rural background. The success of Navodays is from the fact that the success rate of JNVs students is much greater than the average in the CBSE examinations.

The JNV students are better compared to best public school students.
 
The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya admit students from class VI, and they complete their entire pre-university (till XII ) schooling in Navodaya Vidyalaya. Students are given free food, uniforms, stationary and study in residence. Govt. is giving admissions to 32,000 students annually, there are currently 1.58 lakh students in the jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya family. A sum of Rs 65000 is spent per student annually.
 
To bring out best talents from Students, India's top industrial houses should sponsor a JNV each, and should fund the money to the Government to establish and run those schools. this can make District/ jnv ratio to 1:1 ( one JNV in each district).



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SHORTAGE OF NCERT BOOKS in Navodaya

NCERT is mandated to print and supply textbooks for the schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) including KV and Navodaya Vidyalayas.
 
 
Some States have been given, on their request, copyright permission to reprint some/all NCERT textbooks and at times, delay in printing and distribution of these books by them may result in students of these States purchasing NCERT textbooks meant for CBSE affiliated schools.
 

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti Press Release

            A Committee under the Chairmanship of Shri Y.N. Chaturvedi was constituted in June, 2001 to review the Management structure and operating mechanism of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti.  The summary of recommendation of the Y.N. Chaturvedi Committee in respect of the capacity of the Navodaya Vidyalayas in providing quality education, is Annexed.

Sr.No.

Recommendations of the Committee

1.

The academic performance of students of Navodaya Vidyalayas as indicated by the result of Class X and XII board examinations of CBSE has been very good.  The pass percentage for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya students appearing in CBSE examination for Class X is 20% more than for all students and 10% more for Class XII.   However, performance in the Board Examination is not the only criterion for judging academic performance of Navodaya Vidyalayas.  

2.

It has been ascertained by the study conducted by the IIM, Ahmedabad that there is general appreciation for the educational facilities offered by the Navodaya Vidyalayas with about 80% students and their families being appreciative of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas. Another indicator about the success of the Scheme of Navodaya Vidyalayas is that 75% of the students passing out of Navodaya Vidyalayas have persued higher education.

3.

Judging by the trend of the recent years, about 18 students compete for each seat in Navodaya Vidyalayas.  The large number of applicants speaks of the success of the Scheme of Navodaya Vidyalayas and it is also indicative of the faith the admission system evokes among people.

4.

The criticism of some of the selected students having inadequate language skill seems to have been over stated.  With block-wise reservation, this should be accepted because standards are known to be low in remote areas of many districts.   The standard of language skills in such cases does not justify any major change in the testing mechanism.  The Navodaya Vidyalayas will have to assume responsibility for improving language skills of those students who are weak in language.

5.

It is felt that the problem of substantial number of students dropping out in various classes is real though the phenomenon of dropout does not necessarily indicate deficiencies in the scheme of Navodaya Vidyalayas.   It is recommended that Navodaya Vidyalayas created at larger cost should not be allowed to remain substantially unutilized due to vacant seats remaining unfilled in higher classes.

6.

Although the results of board examinations for Class X & XII indicate that the quality of teaching in Navodaya Vidyalayas is of acceptable standard, attention needs to be placed to learning oriented which does not seem to have been attended to so far.

7.

The language learning is presently dominated by emphasis on writing skills as this determines the marks that can be obtained in examinations.  The speaking and reading skills are presently neglected.   It is recommended that for every class sufficiently large number of books could be identified and divided into 4 or 5 sub categories out of which each students should be asked to choose one book from each category which he should read during 3-6 months and present a summary in a seminar consisting of his class.   This would improve learning horizon of the student and it will progressively improve his capacity to understand and assimilate.  Through seminar presentation his communication skill and speaking skill will improve.   Speaking skill is, particularly, important in regard to III language.

8.

The teaching method needs urgent reform and teachers should be influenced through teacher training and school supervision to shift from lecturing to talking mode.

9.

Although there is wide spread perception among teachers that they are over loaded but a study of a daily schedule does not indicate over loading.  It has been noted that Samiti has a tendency of prescribing everything which seems good.   This can only mean that either student will not pursue most of the activities seriously or they will be over loaded.

10.

It is recommended that various co-curricular activities will be divided into 3 or 4 groups like one group for creative activities, one for physical activities etc.  Each student should be asked to choose one activity in a group for participation and he should be assessed only in regard to that activity.

11.

It is recommended that for providing more meaning to socially useful productive work, students in each class should be divided into groups of 5/6 students each.  They should be given basic implements and should be asked to attend to campus/hostel maintenance and cleanliness under supervision.   It should include plantation in the campus and its maintenance.  The students can be assigned various duties by a rotation.   This concept should be extended to minor repairs through students in secondary classes, though they should not be assigned repair work which may be hazardous.

12

.The NVS has made large effort in promoting computer literacy.  However, there is no syllabus or textbook for computer literacy so far.  The draft syllabus indicates an unrealistically high level of skills to be attained by students.   This is unrealistic.  In computer literacy it will be sufficient if students are taught to operate PCs, are above to input data and take out printouts.   The students should be taught to handle windows software which will serve most of his needs.  They should also learn to send and receive e-mail and access internet.   It will be more than sufficient if each student is taught to learn this much but in a thorough manner.

13.

The Navodaya Vidyalayas have been supposed to be pace-setting institutions but no concrete programme in this regard has emerged so far.  It is recommended that a small number of concrete steps will be preferable to talking about a large number of general ideas.

14.

An effective teacher training programme is essential for ensuring excellence of Navodaya Vidyalayas.  However, it is unfortunate that no teachers training institution has been set up so far for Navodaya Vidyalayas.   The teachers of Navodaya Vidyalayas cannot benefit from DIETs or from State colleges for teacher education.

15.

It is recommended that teacher training institutions on regional basis should be set up for Navodaya Vidyalayas jointly with Kendriya Vidyalayas or may be separately for each.  In these institutions training should be provided in subject matter   with every training course having a common component consisting of reform of teaching process, Yoga, value education and computer literacy.  

16.

Sports and physical education is important and desirable.  However, it should be realized that because of the pressure to prepare for employment after completion of studies, performance in examinations will remain a dominat concern of all students.   Therefore, students should not be expected to achieve excellence in sports.  It should be considered sufficient if they participate regularly and with enthusiasm in sports.

17.

Teaching yoga is good for more than one reason.  However, NVS needs to be careful while prescribing yoga for individual schools.  While yoga instructors are available in plenty but the quality of their yoga education/training is not acceptably good in many cases.   If such teachers are selected, they themselves become a problem.  Therefore, NVS should carefully screen yoga institutions and approve only those where teaching standards are acceptable.   Only products of such institutions should be eligible to be engaged as yoga teachers.  The yoga should be introduced in Navodaya Vidyalayas in stages i.e. only to the extent good yoga teachers become progressively available.

Intel supporting Navodaya Vidyalaya schools

Ashutosh Chadha, India Education Manager, Intel India. believes that Students must be armed with 21st century skills that will ensure greater employability and economic prosperity.
 
 
He said that in the community area space, Intel provide training for underprivileged youth in the 8-16 age bracket that aims to make them effective communicators and do research in their own small way without even having gone to school.
 
Intel is doing this in Mamallapuram in Kerela with the Navodaya Vidyalaya schools.

We are piloting a high-level programme in India titled "Teaching Thinking With Technology," a completely software-agnostic programme that is designed to drive students to high levels of thinking related to things around them. It is a lot like spatial reasoning.  says Mr. Chadha.

Navodayites plea rejected.

Navodayites plea rejected.

Arun Kumar of Sulakpet in Sindhanur of Raichur district and two other students had moved the court against the denial of seats under the rural quota category.

Arun said he had studied in Sindhanur, (a rural area) from 1st standard to 5th standard, he later went to Navodaya Vidyalaya at Mudgal, Raichur district. he claimed he was eligible for benefit under the rural quota.  After passing the 12th standard from the Navodaya Vidyalaya, he appeared for the CET in 2006 and secured the 7,726th rank in medicine and 11,610 rank in engineering.
 
He said that though he was eligible for benefit under rural quota, the CET Cell refused to entertain such an application when he went for counselling on July 5, 2006 for medical seats. He was, however, given a seat under the Scheduled Caste (general) category in medicine.

He said he wanted to appear for counselling for engineering seats which commences from Saturday.

More Navodayas on the way.

Government accords priority to these districts in implementation of  Schemes/Programmes for educational development. 
 
Out of 105 Special Focus Districts, 87 and 80 Districts respectively have been covered under the Schemes of Navodaya Vidyalayas and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya - Gachibowli Wins Science Quiz contest

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya - Gachibowli Wins Science Quiz contest

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya School, Gachibowli, won the science quiz competition for school children ( conducted by Dr. K.V. Rao Scientific Society ) in Hydrabad on Sunday.

75 teams from different schools in the city took part in the competition, which was conducted in coordination with the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Science and Technology,

Chinmaya Vidyalaya and St. Jospeh's Public School were first and second runner-ups.

New Navodaya Vidyalaya Construction Announced

Arjun Singh will formally inaugurate the second phase of the newly constructed building of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya at Mati, on the eve of the new KV being constructed near Kanpur. Both Kendriya Vidyalaya and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya are adjacent to each other and 15 acres of land had been earmarked for the construction of Kendriya Vidyalaya.

Members of the Zila Panchayat of Kanpur Dehat have also demanded for a training and recruitment center for paramilitary forces and a sports stadium at Mati.

65 students fall sick - Jawahar Navoday Vidyalaya

65 students fall sick - Jawahar Navoday Vidyalaya


The students studying in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Ramkhiriya are suffering from water borne diseases.


There is panic situation in the school as the large number of students have fallen sick all at sudden.


The school children in the whole year drink water of a huge pit of NMDC diamond mines. In these circumstances it became our helplessness to provide water from the pit of NMDC.
HRD ministry spends lakhs of rupees for the facilities of these schools but the students of this school are unable to get safe drinking water. There are better facilities like meal, boarding , reading and sports in the school premises but in last two decades the administration was unable to provide proper medical and drinking water facilities here.


The students of the school are forced to drink impure water which leads towards the water borne diseases. As a result the students who come healthy from their homes but here they fall sick.

The parents who came to know about their ward's illness they took their children with them for treatment.

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Reservation for Muslims In Navodaya Vidyalaya

Last week 
 
Arjun singh, indicated that Muslim may be given reservation in Navodaya Schools ( only on the areas where muslims are more in population)
 
more details awaited...

NCERT To Teach JNV Teachers

National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) -  New Delhi
will organise a programme of orientation on new school textbooks, initially this will be for NCERT teachers of Kendriya Vidyalaya and Navodaya Vidyalayas, this training program will be broadcast via teleconference at State Institute of Educational Technology (SIET) and SCERT, Hyderabad.

SIET Director added that the programme would last for eight days ( starting from July 6 ) and would be conducted between 9.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m IST.

Sonia Gandhi rememberd Navodaya Vidyalaya

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday expressed that Indian values, secular teachings and social harmony should be inculcated in schools while she was inaugurating the Sanskaar Valley School on the outskirts of Bhopal.

she said that it is a delight to visit such schools which promise to give the youth what they deserve,  The Sanskaar Valley School, promoted by the Rs 1,500-crore Dainik Bhaskar group jointly with the Shardadevi Charitable Trust, is a co-education day-cum-boarding secondary school.

The Chairman of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata were present in the function, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan was the guest of honour.  A large number of industrialists, politicians, educationists and bureaucrats attended the function at the picturesque school campus. Union Commerce Minister Kamal Nath, Union Minister of State Suresh Pachauri and former CM Digvijay Singh were present.

She said her late husband Rajiv Gandhi had always believed that excellence in education should not become the preserve of a few and therefore he had created a chain of Navodaya Vidyalayas in the country. "He was keen on the propagation of secular values so that a child's mind should expand,''

NAVODAYA Vidyalaya Employees - Raising Voices

NAVODAYA Vidyalaya Employees - Raising Voices

NAVODAYA Vidyalaya Employees Welfare Samiti will raise some issues before CAT (Central Administrative Tribunal)

According to Malay Pathak, President of NAVODAYA Vidyalaya Employees Welfare Samiti, employees of Vidyalayas were reeling under pressure due to extra workload.

he added that such conditions are in all the branches of total 544 Navodaya Vidyalayas across the country, separate staff should work in residential schools and teacher should discarge from duties after teaching hours, but most of us knew that teachers of Navodya Vidyalayas were being used as hostel wardens in the name of housemasters. One keynote is that the Navodya Vidyalya Samiti had not fixed hours for teachers or other employees.


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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas Outstanding Results

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas was among the three best schools run by Central Government to produce outstanding results in X and XIIth Class,along with KV and Central Tibetan, all schools have CBSE Examinations.

For XIIth standard, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas ranked third (90.24 %) in all CBSE School, first was Kendriya Vidyalayas (92.89 %) followed by Central Tibetan Schools (91.71 %). These Government schools are way ahead from other private schools, whose average pass percentage is just 82.35 %.

For Xth standard, Navodaya Vidyalayas stood first with (91.14 %) followed by Kendriya Vidyalayas (90.63 %), this is even brighter with average score to be 77.16 % for all CBSE schools.


Kendriya Vidyalaya girls have topped the position of highest individual scores, One student of the Central Tibetan school in Darjeeling Scored 100 % in Science.


For Navodaya Vidyalayas, Hyderabad topped the position with 97.5 pass % in Class X and 97.82 % in Class XII, then Rajasthan with 94.45 % in Class X followed by Chandigarh with 93.94 % in Class XII.

Total 104 Navodaya Vidyalayas Scored 100 % pass in class XII
and 69 Navodaya Vidyalayas scored 100 % in class X.





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QUOTAS - cure is worse than the disease."

"QUOTAS - this cure is worse than the disease."

( this is a slogan at on the wall at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) )

Eventhough the srike was called off, we all now knew that the this campaing got more hits then any thing in last 10 years, under the banner of Youth for Equality - a forum initiated by students of five medical colleges. one of the spokesman ( for Youth for Equality) said that while the doctors had decided to call off, Delhi University, IIT - Delhi and many more will would continue the protests.

Now , At some distance from this protest some held their own campaining place too, Calling themselves "Youth for Equal Opportunity",
Dr. Sukhbir Singh Badhal is one of them.

Badhal is a SC member a village in Haryana. His father was earning between Rs.60 and Rs.100 a day. Badhal got into a Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, run under a scheme started by the Rajiv Gandhi government to help under-privileged children, and graduated with a specialisation in life sciences. He then completed his MBBS from a government college in Rohtak, and is at present in his final year in post-graduate specialisation in Lab Medicine on a reserved seat.

Badhal says that his career improved the lives of most members of his family. His younger brothers can now afford to attend private school, and his father no longer has to work as a labourer. His companion at the rally, Dr. Sandeep Sabarwal, is another example of how reservation works. An OBC member from Sonipat district in Haryana, Sabarwal also made it to an undergraduate medical college in Rohtak through a reservation. He topped the general category All India Post Graduate Entrance Examination for a Masters in Dental Surgery last year. "As AIIMS had no reservation for OBCs, I gave the General Exam and topped it," he says. "But without reservation in my undergraduate course, I would never have made it." Unfortunately, the narrow parameters of the reservation debate have ensured that reserved category students shall continue to fight accusations of inability and incompetence. "If you get into college through reservation and do badly, it's because you don't deserve to be here," remarks an OBC student. "And if you do well, then you are not `truly backward'. It seems we are incompetent by definition."


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Navodaya Vidyalaya - No Tobacco Day:

Navodaya Vidyalaya - No Tobacco Day:

70 Adolescents Wowed to adhere to "No Tobacco" on the international Tobacco Day in Chandigarh

Renu Gandhi, programme coordinator from CACEE ( Centre for Adult, Continuing Education and Extension ) explained that the aim was to guide the students about the un-seen issues which they may face at their later stage. Evil can grow form Tobacco to Drinks, then drugs and may be to end of life in a miserable way.

It is not unusual for youth to take these sturdy things especially when they are in hostel / boarding school and are not within eyesight of their parents, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya being a hostel school and student making this pledge makes a good effect on society, Renu also stated that this kind of programmes would help youth to control their behaviour and not to indulge in risky activities and it will increase cultural values and discipline among adolescents.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is a co-education schooling - boarding system founded by late Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, It is one of the best schools in India providing free education to rural children and make career.

I was a student of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya - Aliabada - Jamnagar - Gujarat , and those 5 years in JNV were most important days in my life



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Top CBSE Results - JNV Kendrapara

Subhankar Mohapatra of DAV Chandrasekharpur ( Orrisa) Topped CBSE X Exams with 98.6 percent,
he was the clear winner at the national level and on the top of the world.


DAV Chandrasekharpur stood first with 83.74 percent, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya of Kendrapara, with 83.04 percent, stood second in the State followed by St Xavier High School, Bhubaneswar with 81.75 percent.

But girls once again outshone the boys as the pass percentage in the State stood at 88.81 percent. ( see previous posts for XII result od CBSE ) Twenty-two students secured more than 95 percent with four placing themselves in the Top 10 ranking list.



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Navodaya XII Results - Girls Eats Boys

Singce when I was in Navodaya, this trend was never missed,

Girls always witted out boys in Xth and XIIth exams, it happened now also, the last result of CBSE ( Central Board of Secondary Education ) did the same, Maintaining their lead over boys, girls have as usual outperformed boys in the Class XII examination results of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced today, with the overall pass percentage being 79.55. Of the six CBSE zones where examinations were held in March, Chennai topped the results tally followed by Ajmer, Chandigarh and Delhi, respectively. A total of 454,480 students, including 190,759 girls, had appeared in the exams at 2,240 centres in India and abroad.

While the pass percentage of girls stands at 84.41, boys have a pass percentage of 75.93. In Chandigarh girls have a pass percentage of 87.81 while boys stand at 77.88, a slight increase of 1.75 per cent was noted in the overall pass percentage, CBSE officials said 84.41 per cent of girls passed in the exams whereas the figure for boys stood at 75.93 per cent.

Officials said the pass percentage of regular students was at 82.31 per cent and for private students who were not enrolled in schools but took the CBSE exam it stood at 37.53 per cent.

Attributing the 15-minute cool-off time to the overwhelming number of students having scored over 90 per cent, the Controller, Examinations, Mr Pavnesh Kumar, said, “The question papers have become more scientific and the answers are more well defined.”

KV ( Kendriya Vidyalaya ) schools have the highest pass percentage 92.89 followed by CTS ( Central Tibetan School ) with 90.57, JNV ( Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas ) with 90.24, independent schools with 82.35, Government-aided schools with 76.57 and government schools with 75.23. The private/patrachar candidates have a pass percentage of 37.53.

In Chandigarh, 490 merit certificates will be given to students who have come in the top 0.1 per cent and there are 637 candidates who have scored over 90 per cent.

This year 939 students took the examination under the special category, of these three students with disabilities have scored over 90 per cent.



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Navodaya & arjun singh's reservations

ARJUN Singh, we are told by his fans in the Congress, possesses one sharp political brain. L K Advani, his disciples in the BJP would tell you, is a genuinely creative political strategist.
Like an old couple hoping to rediscover some spark of romance by spending their 50th wedding anniversary in the same place as their honeymoon, Advani and Arjun Singh are trying to recreate the ‘magic’, such as it was, of 1989 when that hopeless cliche, ‘mandal and kamandal’, hijacked our politics. India lost three full years, filled by such forgettable interregnums as V P Singh and Chandra Shekhar, just when the Cold War was ending, China and Russia were reforming, and the world was brimming with new ideas and opportunities. To be fair to him, Advani, or Rajnath Singh in his wake, is not talking obviously of the temple. Arjun Singh is more direct, first pushing for reservations in private institutions and now slicing away half of the IITs and IIMs for reserved quotas. But his desperate bid to re-invent himself as VP Singh Mark II will not benefit his party. It will damage it as much as VP Singh Mark I did. Given today’s messy politics nobody wants to vote against any idea of increasing reservations. Most electoral hotspots of the country have OBC leaders of their own: Lalu and Nitish in Bihar, Mulayam in Uttar Pradesh. Barring Vajpayee’s late dash in his last two years, with his creative foreign policy and some aggressive reform, the BJP’s rise in power marked the end of its political imagination. If there is another national election this year, as well might be the case, provided the latest gang-up gathers strength, the Congress needs a slogan, a programme, an agenda that will counter the appeal of the Left, the Right, and the third front satraps. Unlike the BJP, which at least has some loyal NDA allies, the Congress may have none except, maybe, Lalu and DMK. So what does its one-man brains trust do, but dust up an old divisive idea from fellow thakur, VP Singh. It is dangerous for India if its two largest parties, its only two national parties who even today share nearly 300 seats in Parliament and, in a twisted way, together represent the will of a vast majority, fall back on these outdated ideas just because they are short on intellect and imagination.
In today’s India, you can no longer sway voters with talk of the past. So while the Congress governments were defeated in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the voter defied anti-incumbency to re-elect Sheila Dikshit in Delhi because he thought she had performed. That this was no isolated shift and that this new mood also cut into the Mandalised heartland, became evident in Bihar where the voter stormed out of the ossified caste-based trenches to vote Lalu-Rabri out. And what’s the slogan that Nitish Kumar used? More reservations? Temples? I heard him speak at rallies countering Lalu’s favourite war cry of empowerment to the downtrodden: apni laathi ko tel pilao (season your sticks with oil). Laathi ko tel nahin, kalam ko syahi pilane ka samay hai (don’t soak your lathi in oil, time has come to fill your pens with ink), he said, because it is education and knowledge that will bring you equality. I know a dozen political pundits, experts on fine caste divisions, exponents of AJGAR, MAJGAR, KHAM, MY, all kinds of dreadful acronyms representing caste combinations, laughing at Nitish then. This India is waiting for somebody who will give them an idea, a dream, even a slogan, a better future as Indians, not as Muslims or Brahmins, or Yadavs or Dalits. Elections between 2003 and ‘05 have shown the politics of blood feuds is now dying. The Congress has to remember nearly 40 per cent of Indians who vote in 2009 would have been born after Indira Gandhi’s assassination. And the BJP, that 30 per cent would have been born after Bofors broke, and nearly 20 per cent after the Mandir-Mandal movements of 1989.
Can the Congress tell Arjun Singh to get off the reservation horse and get on the equality wagon by promising, instead, to build ten Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas, one of the greatest contributions of Rajiv Gandhi to India’s future, in every state? There is no percentage in this politics for either national party. National parties, by definition, cannot fight small guerrilla skirmishes and win.

Navodaites in IAS - Civil services

Unlike lots of successful individuals with a relatively good socio-economic background, Pravin Kumar, a son of a farmer, cracked the UPSC civil service examination securing an all-India rank of 19 this year.
Although Pravin has no lineage of bureaucracy, this “self-motivated” individual wants all but to serve the society, especially the rural areas, with the “power” he would have being an IAS officer. In fact, Pravin had cleared the examination — considered the toughest in the country — ranking 83 in 2003 and opted for Indian Revenue Service (Custom and Central Excise). Pravin appears indebted to his brother-in-law, Ramjivan Rai — a teacher in H.E. High School here — as he repeatedly mentioned his sister and Rai’s contribution to his success.
An alumnus of Navodaya Vidyalaya, Banka, and DPS, Bokaro, Pravin has been a good student from his childhood. “Singing,” pat comes the reply from the Ghulam Ali and Mehdi Hassan fan, who has reportedly impressed the members at the board with his knowledge of ghazals.
Pravin, who got married to Smriti — an MBA working in Mumbai — in December last year, leaves a message for the IAS aspirants: “Set your goal, have passion and right approach towards the goal and honest labour.”

Project Shiskha and Navodaya vidyalaya

Microsoft and Project Shiskha
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Minicoy Island.
Math teacher says the class average has improved dramatically now because of the Microsoft Project Shiksha trainings, a Power Point-based teaching material is also helping, this presentation helped students to crack abstract theorems, and made math a more interesting subject.
The JNV’s math teacher was one among the 76,000 teachers Microsoft has trained under its `Project Shiksha' initiative; this project was launched by Microsoft's founder Bill Gates, when he visited India in 2002.
The JNV Minicoy ( Island of Lakshadweep ) is one of the remotest schools where Microsoft has rolled out the project. Today all the teachers in the school extensively use computers in teaching their students.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas - Overview

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas

The coverage of Navodaya Vidyalaya in educationally backward districts has been considerably high. Out of the States with low literacy rate.

The Main Aim of the Navodaya Vidyalay Samiti is the administration of the residential schools all over the country and various other activities centring around the school education. The Schools run by the Samiti are called Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV). Five hundred and nine such Schools have been sanctioned in 34 States and Union Territories except Tamil Nadu. Out of these, 485 Schools are presently functional.

To ensure that all students of Navodaya Vidyalayas attain a reasonable level of competence in three languages as envisaged in the three language formula.

To serve, in each district, as focal points for improvement in quality of school education in general through sharing of experiences and facilities.

The objectives of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme are as follows: To provide good quality modern education, including a strong component of culture, inculcation of values, awareness of the environment, adventure activities and physical education - to the talented children predominantly from rural areas, without regard to their familys socio-economic condition.

Scouting and Guiding, and NCC.

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti is recognised as a State for Scouting and Guiding activities by the Bharat Scouts and Guides. Navodaya students regularly and actively participate in various programmes of BSG.

NCC is being introduced in JNVs in a phased manner. Samiti had a total cadet strength of 9420 during 2003-2004. As part of NCC training, students of the JNVs attended several camps and excelled themselves.

Games and Sports.

Games and Sports are encouraged in the JNVs to develop fitness, physical and neuro-muscular skills and promote the spirits of co-operation and sportsmanship. Vidyalayas organize National Sports Meets to identify talented children in sports. Specialised sports like archery, Judo and Gymnastics are encouraged in some of the JNVs situated in tribal areas in the country.

Training for Quality Education.

It has become very essential for Samiti to organize its own training facilities to equip the 8000 odd teachers working in the Samiti.

As such Samiti has established five training centers informally within the available infrastructure in the Vidyalaya campuses at Chandigarh, Ghaziabad, Goa, Hyderabad and Guntur where a building was donated by a local philanthropist. These training centers are now known as Navodaya Leadership Institutes.

These institutes are regularly organizing in-service training courses/refresher courses for the teachers from different parts of the country.

The following are the nature of training courses being conducted from time to time. Induction /pre-service training courses for the Principals, PGT/TGTs for a duration of 21 days

Content oriented in-service training courses for PGTs and TGTs in different subjects for a duration of two to three weeks depending upon the nature of the course.

Short-term refresher courses for subject teachers on content analysis, innovations, testing and evaluation for a duration of approximately six days to one week.

Capsule courses of three days duration on specific subject areas like remediation, setting up question papers, evaluation etc. depending upon the requirement of teachers.

The training methodology to a large extent is participatory reducing the lecture method to minimum. The process of learning of the trainees will consist methods like discussion, case study, investigation, problem solving, role play, group work, project work, field visits and other participatory activities.

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti is highlighting the factors of Qualitative Education during the training programmes to different categories of Navodaya Vidyalaya staff members and some of the factors of emphasis during the training programmes are as below: Safety & Security of stakeholders Identifying training needs, prioritizing, planning, implementation & Evaluation of the training programmes Making them to understand and act for Vision and Objectives for their sense of purpose Implementation of National curricular plan Increasing competitiveness in work Looking to pool up the talents of professionals with a concern to work in teams Full attendance of stakeholders Minimizing or avoiding disruptive tendencies of productivity Responding the accountability Effective communication Proper Interpersonal Human relationships Creation of congenial residential culture Use of vivid, audio-video teaching aids Space for innovative methods of teaching Continuous comprehensive evaluation Promoting excellence Timely completion of specific works of staff Remedial teaching Use of electronic media devices Inculcation of moral & value oriented education In order to held the teachers reach a high level of attainment through innovation and experimentation, training of teachers is an important aspect of teacher skill up-gradation. Emphasis is laid on modern educational technology, appropriate inter-personal human relationship, the right kind of environment, value orientation, interaction and participatory approach in teaching and learning processes in the Vidyalayas. The Samiti also takes care of continuous pre-service and in service training of teachers in collaboration with higher institutes of learning in the country such as NCERT, NIEPA, RIE etc.

The training wing of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti aims at the following: Identification of the needs of the Navodaya Vidyalaya teachers and accordingly, the organisation of various types of in-service courses for them.

Development of curriculum enrichment material for in service courses as well as for reinforcing actual classroom teaching.

Development of effective low cost teaching aids and acquainting teachers with the latest educational technology.

Encouragement & coordination of innovative practices, action research, experimentation, survey projects etc. in the areas of the Navodaya Vidyalaya System.

Evaluation of the practices and procedures of the Navodaya Vidyalaya System and suggestion of steps for further improvement.

Creation of nodal centers of dissemination of value bases education in Navodaya Vidyalayas.

A) TRAINING PROGRAMMES
Migration : An Experiment In National Integration One of the important features of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme is a scheme of exchange of students from one Navodaya Vidyalaya in a particular linguistic region to another Vidyalaya in a different linguistic region to promote understanding of the diversity and plurality of Indias. cultures and people. According to the Scheme 30% of children from one Navodaya Vidyalaya are migrated to another Vidyalaya at Class IX level. The migration lakes place generally speaking, between Hindi and Non-Hindi speaking districts. The students to be migrated are selected by the district magistrates who are ex-officio Chairmen of the Vidyalayas, on the basis of students voluntary willingness and by a lottery, where sufficient number is not forthcoming on voluntary basis.

Due precautions are taken in transporting the children from the remotest parts of the country between JNVs located in North, South, East or West India. The officers from the Headquarters as well as Regional Offices of the NVS during their visits to JNVs make it a point to see that the migrated children are happily adjusted in the Vidyalayas they have migrated to . By and large, migrated children are well adjusted but for a few exceptions. The Principals have been instructed to ensure that the children under migration are made to feel at home to the extent possible by giving them special care and attention.

Facilities To Students Of Navodaya Vidyalayas Education in the JNVs including boarding and lodging as well as expenses on uniform, textbooks, stationery, rail/bus fare from to the homes etc. are free for all students. The present norms in respect of expenditure on students are as under: Items Rates Total (Rs) Boarding @ Rs 500/-per month per child for 9 months 5000. 00 Uniform @ Rs 600/-per child per year (To be provided one in two years). 600. 00 Text Books @ Rs 100/-per year per child 100. 00 Toilet Articles @ Rs 300/-per year per child 300. 00 Other items (Stationary, Travelling, Medical Expenses etc. ) 500. 00 Total expenses per child per year 6500. 00 Mess Facilities Being residential schools proper mess arrangements are of great importance in our Navodaya Vidyalayas. The Mess is run by the Vidyalaya itself under the overall direction of the Principal and with the help and guidance of the Chairman of the Vidyalaya Management Committee. The Mess Committee consists of the Principal as Chairman and two House Masters (one male and one female) two boys and two girls as members and the Catering Assistant as Member Secretary. Where there is no Catering Assistant one male House Master is the convener of the Committee. The Samiti has sanctioned posts of Cook and Mess Helpers for Vidyalayas. Principals are free to appoint a few more helpers on part time/ casual basis.

OPENING Of JNVs - The original objective of providing one Navodaya Vidyalaya in each district, has been actively pursued. 509 Vidyalayas are sanctioned at present in 34 states and UTs excluding two State Level JNVs sanctioned at Sirsa (Haryana) and Allahabad (U. P. ). Out of these, 485 schools are presently functional.

15 new JNVs have been sanctioned in the year 2003-2004. It is proposed to open 100 new JNVs during the rest of X Plan period, bringing the total coverage to 568 districts. The opening of a Navodaya Vidyalaya is based on the proposal from the concerned State/UT Governments offering 30 acres of suitable land free of cost, sufficient temporary building and other infrastructure free of rent or on permanent basis.



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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya - Palakkad

JNV Malampuzha, Palakkad

OBJECTIVES

To provide good quality modern education, including a strong component of culture, inculcation of values, awareness of environment, adventure activities and physical education. To serve the objectives of excellence coupled with equity and social justice. To ensure that all students of Navodaya Vidyalayas attain a reasonable level of competence in three languages as envisaged in the Three Language Formula. To promote national integration by providing opportunities to talented children, largely rural, from different parts of our country, to live and learn together and develop their full potential. To serve, in each district, as focal points for improvement in quality of school education through sharing of experience and facilities.

SALIENT FEATURES

- admission on the basis of Merit Navodaya Vidyalayas draw their strength from talented children, selected on the basis of merit test, called the Jawahar Navodaya Selection Test, designed, developed and conducted by NCERT initially now, by the CBSE. The test is held annually on All India basis at block and district levels. It is objective, culture-free class neutral and is so designed as to ensure that rural children are not at a disadvantage.

Reservation

for Rural, S.C., S.T. and Girl Students, Admission is predominantly for children from the rural areas, with a provision of 75%. Reservation seats are reserved fro children from the SC and ST communities in proportion to their population in the district but not less that the national average. 1/3rd of the seats are for girl students. 3% of the seats are for disabled children.

Co-educational

Residential Secondary Schools with Free Education Navodaya Vidyalayas offer free education from Class- VI to Classes XII and are affiliated to the CBSE. Entry to a Navodaya Vidyalaya is in Class-VI only. Each Navodaya Vidyalaya is a co-educational residential institution providing free of charge amenities like boarding and lodging, expenses on uniforms, text books, stationery, to and fro rail and bus fare.

Adherence

to Three Language Formula The Regional Language is generally the medium of instruction from Class VI to VIII and from IXth class onwards it is English/ Hindi.

Promotion of National Integration

Navodaya Vidyalayas aim at inculcating values of national integration through special programmes of migration which is scheme of inter regional exchange of students for one academic year between Hindi and Non-Hindi speaking states and vice-versa. Efforts are made to promote understanding of the diversity and plurality of Indian people & cultural heritage through activities that promote national integration.

Rural

Location, Cost free land State Govt. Navodaya Vidyalayas are located as far as possible in rural areas. The State Govt. is to offer cost free land and rent free temporary buildings for the setting up of Navodaya Vidyalaya.

EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

Board Results

of Navodaya Vidyalayas students compare favourably with their counterparts, Navodaya Vidyalayas have been conceived as on idea, a progressive forward looking concept making modern India and the area of focal development through educational excellence. Board Results of Navodaya Vidyalaya students have been much higher than the national pass percentage averages achieved by the CBSE affiliated schools.

NAVODAYA PALAKKAD

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Malampuzha, Palakkad was established in 1988 in accordance with NPE, 1986. It is situated in a 20-acre plot in sylvan and serene surroundings with beautiful landscapes in Malampuzha Village of Palakkad Taluk, Palakkad District, Kerala State. The Vidyalaya is at a distance of 5 Km from Palakkad junction Railway Station and 7 Km from Palakkad District Headquarters. It is very close to the well-known Malampuzha Dam and Gardens and other picnic spots. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya are fully residential, co-educational schools affiliated to CBSE, New Delhi having classes up to 12 standard. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, an autonomous Organization under the ministry of HRD, Government of India, manages these Vidyalayas. Admission to these Vidyalayas is through a test called JNVST to Class VI. Children are predominantly from rural areas and there is 30% reservation of girls. Quality modern education with a strong component of culture, promotion of National Integration through student migration between Hindi speaking ad Non-Hindi speaking states and following a three language formula with vernacular as medium of instruction up to Class-VIII are some of the salient features of this unique educational venture.

FACILITIES

Navodaya Vidyalayas are residential co-educational schools for children in Classes VI to XII. These Vidyalayas offer free education to the talented rural children. The Vidyalayas offer free education to the talented rural children. The facilities include free boarding and lodging to students as well as expenses on uniform, stationery, to and fro rail/bus fare from home. Efforts are made to ensure that the Vidyalaya Management Committee under the Chairmanship of the District Magistrate/Collector or Deputy Commissioner with representation and participation of Parents ensure effective Mess Management. We have separate labs for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology and computer science. Our playground includes 200 M track. It has separate courts for Football, Volleyball and Basketball. Physical education facilities, under guidance of the instructor. The Vidyalaya has a well-equipped library. Aiming on educational excellence of students, two/three periods are allotted for each class per week. Our School stands to be one of the Schools selected under the SMART SCHOOLS SCHEME with fully developed Computer Lab(s) with LAN facility. Sick students will report to their respective housemasters /house mothers before 6.20 hrs. and enter their names in the house sick book maintenance for the purposes. They will then report to the staff nurse between 6.30 and 7.10 hrs. Old dressing and minor injuries will also be attended to. The school medical officer will examine all new and old cases between 14.00 & 17.00 hrs every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. All cases, which require specialist advice, will be referred to the district Hospital, Palakkad by the School medical Officer.



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NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI - INTEGRATION OF TAL Awards

NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI AWARDS FOR THE BEST INTEGRATION OF T A L IN CLASSROOMS

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti Awards for THE BEST INTEGRATION OF T A L IN CLASSROOMS

Student of the Year Award

I. Prizes

Four National level winners (NVS Schools) will be awarded cash prize worth : Rs.2,000/- each group.

II. Eligibility Criterion
A group of two or three (not more than three) students can submit one entry.
The participating Students should have successfully and appropriately applied Technology to enhance his learning process.
The student should have been taking help of Technology successfully to work on subject based assignments
The student has demonstrated an understanding of using computer technology. He/she should be clear about why has he chosen a particular topic, what are the resources used to gather information, How did he/she plan his assignment


III. Guidelines for Students

The participating Students should submit the following:

The soft copy of Project developed by them.
The Project should consist of detailed write up on the project and Project presentation.
A document explaining following points should also be submitted:
Why, has the student chosen the topic, i.e. what was the criterion for choosing a certain topic?
Resources used by the student.
Help being provided to him by his teachers or school.
Write up on the impact (of using technology) on his learning process.
Students should also submit the Hardcopy of the presentation.



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NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI - Award Ceremony

NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI: Award Ceremony!!


Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti Awards for THE BEST INTEGRATION IN CLASSROOMS

Award Ceremony for NVS

Awards

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti with support

The contest is divided into three categories:

A. Teacher of the Year Award
The Award was presented to teachers who have enhanced student learning by effectively and innovatively integrating technology into the school curriculum and thereby promoted inquiry-based and collaborative learning among their students.

B. School of the Year Award
This award was presented to the school which recognizes the importance of technology in the teaching and learning process and has successfully integrated Technology in the school curriculum for enhancing student learning.

C. Student of the Year Award
This award was presented to the students who have successfully applied technology in the learning process and have thereby enhanced their learning. To felicitate, acknowledge, motivate and showcase the work done by winners of the current year contest, The ceremony was attended by one hundred and eighty people, which included many dignitaries and high officials.



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YOUTH PARLIAMENT COMPETITION JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDAYALAYAS

YOUTH PARLIAMENT COMPETITION JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDAYALAYAS

YOUTH PARLIAMENT COMPETITION

JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS
Introduction
In
the year 1997, the scheme of Youth Parliament was launched at the National
Level in the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, as a part of celebration of Golden
Jublee year of India\'s Independence on the pattern of the National Scheme for
the Kendriya Vidyalayas. First National Youth Parliament Competition was held
during 1997-98. 8 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas participated in the National
Level and 34 Vidyalayas participated at the Regional Level Competition.



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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas


The Main stay of the Navodaya Vidyalay Samiti is the administration of the residential schools all over the country and various other activities centring around the school education. The Schools run by the Samiti are called Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV). Five hundred and nine such Schools have been sanctioned in 34 States and Union Territories except Tamil Nadu. Out of these, 485 Schools are presently functional.



The objectives of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme are as follows:

To provide good quality modern education, including a strong component of culture, inculcation of values, awareness of the environment, adventure activities and physical education - to the talented children predominantly from rural areas, without regard to their family\\\'s socio-economic condition.





To ensure that all students of Navodaya Vidyalayas attain a reasonable level of competence in three languages as envisaged in the three language formula.





To serve, in each district, as focal points for improvement in quality of school education in general through sharing of experiences and facilities.

Scouting and Guiding, and NCC



Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti is recognised as a State for Scouting and Guiding activities by the Bharat Scouts and Guides. Navodaya students regularly and actively participate in various programmes of BSG.

NCC is being introduced in JNVs in a phased manner. Samiti had a total cadet strength of 9420 during 2003-2004. As part of NCC training, students of the JNVs attended several camps and excelled themselves.



Games and Sports



Games and Sports are encouraged in the JNVs to develop fitness, physical and neuro-muscular skills and promote the spirits of co-operation and sportsmanship. Vidyalayas organize National Sports Meets to identify talented children in sports. Specialised sports like archery, Judo and Gymnastics are encouraged in some of the JNVs situated in tribal areas in the country.



Training for Quality Education

It has become very essential for Samiti to organize its own training facilities to equip the 8000 odd teachers working in the Samiti. As such Samiti has established five training centers informally within the available infrastructure in the Vidyalaya campuses at Chandigarh, Ghaziabad, Goa, Hyderabad and Guntur where a building was donated by a local philanthropist. These training centers are now known as \\\"Navodaya Leadership Institutes\\\". These institutes are regularly organizing in-service training courses/refresher courses for the teachers from different parts of the country.

The following are the nature of training courses being conducted from time to time.

Induction /pre-service training courses for the Principals, PGT/TGTs for a duration of 21 days

Content oriented in-service training courses for PGTs and TGTs in different subjects for a duration of two to three weeks depending upon the nature of the course.

Short-term refresher courses for subject teachers on content analysis, innovations, testing and evaluation for a duration of approximately six days to one week.

Capsule courses of three days duration on specific subject areas like remediation, setting up question papers, evaluation etc. depending upon the requirement of teachers.

The training methodology to a large extent is participatory reducing the lecture method to minimum. The process of learning of the trainees will consist methods like discussion, case study, investigation, problem solving, role play, group work, project work, field visits and other participatory activities.

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti is highlighting the factors of Qualitative Education during the training programmes to different categories of Navodaya Vidyalaya staff members and some of the factors of emphasis during the training programmes are as below:

Safety & Security of stakeholders

Identifying training needs, prioritizing, planning, implementation & Evaluation of the training programmes

Making them to understand and act for Vision and Objectives for their sense of purpose

Implementation of National curricular plan

Increasing competitiveness in work

Looking to pool up the talents of professionals with a concern to work in teams

Full attendance of stakeholders

Minimizing or avoiding disruptive tendencies of productivity

Responding the accountability

Effective communication

Proper Interpersonal Human relationships

Creation of congenial residential culture

Use of vivid, audio-video teaching aids

Space for innovative methods of teaching

Continuous comprehensive evaluation

Promoting excellence

Timely completion of specific works of staff

Remedial teaching

Use of electronic media devices

Inculcation of moral & value oriented education

In order to held the teachers reach a high level of attainment through innovation and experimentation, training of teachers is an important aspect of teacher skill up-gradation. Emphasis is laid on modern educational technology, appropriate inter-personal human relationship, the right kind of environment, value orientation, interaction and participatory approach in teaching and learning processes in the Vidyalayas. The Samiti also takes care of continuous pre-service and in service training of teachers in collaboration with higher institutes of learning in the country such as NCERT, NIEPA, RIE etc. The training wing of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti aims at the following:

Identification of the needs of the Navodaya Vidyalaya teachers and accordingly, the organisation of various types of in-service courses for them.

Development of curriculum enrichment material for in service courses as well as for reinforcing actual classroom teaching.

Development of effective low cost teaching aids and acquainting teachers with the latest educational technology.

Encouragement & coordination of innovative practices, action research, experimentation, survey projects etc. in the areas of the Navodaya Vidyalaya System.

Evaluation of the practices and procedures of the Navodaya Vidyalaya System and suggestion of steps for further improvement.

Creation of nodal centers of dissemination of value bases education in Navodaya Vidyalayas.



A) TRAINING PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED:



YearNumber of CoursesNumber of Trainees




B) TRAINING PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED FROM APRIL 2004 TO DECEMBER 2004

No. of Courses No. of Trainees

73 1917

The above training is imparted to the following categories:

Principal - 03

Vice-Principal - 02

PGT - 37

TGT/PET - 31




Migration : An Experiment In National Integration

One of the important features of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme is a scheme of exchange of students from one Navodaya Vidyalaya in a particular linguistic region to another Vidyalaya in a different linguistic region to promote understanding of the diversity and plurality of India\\\'s. cultures and people. According to the Scheme 30% of children from one Navodaya Vidyalaya are migrated to another Vidyalaya at Class IX level. The migration lakes place generally speaking, between Hindi and Non-Hindi speaking districts. The students to be migrated are selected by the district magistrates who are ex-officio Chairmen of the Vidyalayas, on the basis of students\\\' voluntary willingness and by a lottery, where sufficient number is not forthcoming on voluntary basis.

Due precautions are taken in transporting the children from the remotest parts of the country between JNVs located in North, South, East or West India. The officers from the Headquarters as well as Regional Offices of the NVS during their visits to JNVs make it a point to see that the migrated children are happily adjusted in the Vidyalayas they have migrated to . By and large, migrated children are well adjusted but for a few exceptions. The Principals have been instructed to ensure that the children under migration are made to feel at home to the extent possible by giving them special care and attention.



Facilities To Students Of Navodaya Vidyalayas

Education in the JNVs including boarding and lodging as well as expenses on uniform, textbooks, stationery, rail/bus fare from to the homes etc. are free for all students. The present norms in respect of expenditure on students are as under:

Items RatesTotal (Rs)

Boarding

@ Rs 500/-per month per child for 9 months 5000.00



Uniform

@ Rs 600/-per child per year (To be provided one in two years). 600.00



Text Books

@ Rs 100/-per year per child 100.00



Toilet Articles

@ Rs 300/-per year per child 300.00



Other items (Stationary, Travelling, Medical Expenses etc.) 500.00



Total expenses per child per year 6500.00





Mess Facilities - Being residential schools proper mess arrangements are of great importance in our Navodaya Vidyalayas. The Mess is run by the Vidyalaya itself under the overall direction of the Principal and with the help and guidance of the Chairman of the Vidyalaya Management Committee. The Mess Committee consists of the Principal as Chairman and two House Masters (one male and one female) two boys and two girls as members and the Catering Assistant as Member Secretary. Where there is no Catering Assistant one male House Master is the convener of the Committee. The Samiti has sanctioned posts of Cook and Mess Helpers for Vidyalayas. Principals are free to appoint a few more helpers on part time/ casual basis.

OPENING Of JNVs - The original objective of providing one Navodaya Vidyalaya in each district, has been actively pursued. 509 Vidyalayas are sanctioned at present in 34 states and UTs excluding two State Level JNVs sanctioned at Sirsa (Haryana) and Allahabad (U.P.). Out of these, 485 schools are presently functional.



15 new JNVs have been sanctioned in the year 2003-2004. It is proposed to open 100 new JNVs during the rest of X Plan period, bringing the total coverage to 568 districts..



The opening of a Navodaya Vidyalaya is based on the proposal from the concerned State/UT Governments offering 30 acres of suitable land free of cost, sufficient temporary building and other infrastructure free of rent or on permanent basis.



The coverage of Navodaya Vidyalaya in educationally backward districts has been considerably high.Out of the States with literacy rate below 50%, 100% coverage has been made in Orissa, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Manipur, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya and Rajastan with the reference to the number of districts existing at the commencement of VIIIth plan.

(This Text is used from Official Site Of JNV)


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