Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kottayam or locally known as JNV Vadavathoor is a
boarding
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co-educational
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school in
Kottayam district
Kottayam (), is one of 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettumanoor, and Vaikom. It is the only district in Kerala that neither borders the ...
of
Kerala
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state in
India
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. Navodaya Vidyalayas are funded by the Indian
Ministry of Human Resources Development and administered by Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti, an autonomous body under the ministry.
History
The school was established in 1987, and is a part of
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) is a system of central schools for talented students predominantly from rural areas in India. They are run by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, Noida, an autonomous organization under the Department of School Educati ...
schools. This school's permanent campus is located at village Vadavathoor, Kottayam district. This school is administered and monitored by
Hyderabad
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regional office of
Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti.
Admission
Admission to JNV Kottayam at class VI level is made through selection test conducted by Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti. The information about test is disseminated and advertised in the district by the office of Kottayam
district magistrate
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(Collector), who is also the chairperson of Vidyalya Management Committee.
Affiliations
JNV Kottayam is affiliated to
Central Board of Secondary Education
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with affiliation number 940005, following the curriculum prescribed by CBSE.
See also
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List of JNV schools
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List of Kendriya Vidyalayas
Kendriya Vidyalayas are a system of central government schools in India that were formed under the aegis of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), headquartered in New De ...
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Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya
Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (OAV; literally Odisha Model School) is a chain of schools are being set up, one at each of 314 block headquarters of Odisha State, India.
History
Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan was established on September 19, 20 ...
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Emulation of the Navodaya Vidyalaya system
References
External links
Official Website of JNV Kottayam
High schools and secondary schools in Kerala
Kottayam
Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south-we ...
Educational institutions established in 1987
1987 establishments in Kerala
Kottayam district
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