JNVST 2027 Class VI selection test on 28 November 2026; application window has closed

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) will conduct the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test (JNVST) 2027 for Class VI admission in the 2027-28 session on 28 November 2026. The test will be held in a single phase for both summer-bound and winter-bound JNVs.

Test at a glance (from the NVS prospectus):

• Time: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, two hours without a break (40 extra minutes for Divyang students)
• 80 objective questions for 100 marks; 1.25 marks per correct answer and no negative marking
• Mental Ability and Environmental Studies (EVS): 40 questions, 50 marks
• Arithmetic: 20 questions, 25 marks
• Language: 20 questions, 25 marks
• Minimum marks needed: 14 in Mental Ability and EVS, 7 in Arithmetic and 7 in Language
• Answers are marked on an OMR sheet with a blue or black ball-point pen

The application deadline in the prospectus was 31 July 2026 and was later extended; a correction window for selected fields was open on 11 and 12 August 2026. NVS will announce the admit card date on the application portal, and results are expected by the end of March 2027.

What to do next: keep the registration number safe, watch cbseitms.rcil.gov.in/nvs and navodaya.gov.in for the admit card, and practise with the sample questions NVS has published.