NVS Class IX Lateral Entry 2027-28: Correction Window Open

What This Recruitment Is

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) runs this Selection Test for Class IX Lateral Entry. It is for students who want to join a Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in Class IX for the academic session 2027-28.

NVS has 665 functional JNVs. These schools cover 27 States and 8 Union Territories.

How To Apply

1. Go through the notification cum prospectus before applying and check that you meet the eligibility criteria.
2. Keep your required documents ready in soft form, JPG format, size 10 to 100 kb.
3. Fill the online application form directly on the NVS website www.navodaya.gov.in.
4. Fill basic details like State, District (residence and study), Aadhaar number, Class VIII study details, APAAR ID/PEN, and address in the application portal.
5. Upload your photograph along with signatures of both you and your parent.
6. Submit the application before the last date, 30th September 2026.
7. If you need help, use the help desk available in JNVs to upload the application free of cost.
8. Download your admit card free of cost from the application portal before the exam.

Documents Required

• Photograph
• Signature of parent
• Signature of candidate
• Aadhaar number / copy of Aadhaar Card
• APAAR ID/PEN
• Birth Certificate issued by a competent Government Authority (proof of date of birth)
• Residence Certificate of the district
• Rural area certificate from the competent authority of District Administration (if applying under rural quota)
• SC/ST/OBC category certificate from a competent authority (OBC as per central list)
• Divyang certificate / medical-UDID certificate signed by the Chief Medical Officer (if applicable)
• Transfer Certificate from your current school (after verification and confirmation of admission)

Important Instructions

• Last date of registration is 30-09-2026.
• The correction window to modify selected fields opens for two days after the last date of submission. After that, no modification is allowed.
• No request for change of JNV, category, area, or gender will be entertained.
• Only a Blue/Black Ball Point Pen is to be used on the OMR sheet. Pencil is strictly prohibited.
• No negative marking is done. One mark is given for every correct answer.
• If fraudulent documents are found at verification, your admission will not be given, or will be cancelled even after admission.

In Detail

Important Dates

Here are all the dates given in the notification. Mark these on your calendar.

You can apply only if you meet all the rules below.

• You must be studying in Class VIII during the 2026-27 academic session.
• Your school must be a Govt. or Govt. recognized school in the district where you want admission.
• Your date of birth must be between 1st May 2012 and 31st July 2014, both days included.
• You must be a bonafide resident of the district you are applying from.
• The district where you live and the district where you study Class VIII must be the same.

Every date Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti printed for NVS Class IX Lateral Entry 2027-28, exactly as the notification states it. A date the notice gave as a range or a month is shown in its own words rather than pinned to a day it never named.

Application Fee

You do not pay any fee to apply for this test.

This is a monthly school fee charged after you join a JNV. It is not an application fee.

Application fee for NVS Class IX Lateral Entry 2027-28 by category, as printed in the official notification. Pay it before the last date — an application whose fee has not reached the board is not a submitted application.

Eligibility

Educational Qualification

Studying Class VIII during Academic Session 2026-27 in a Govt./Govt. recognized school in the district where admission is sought

Date of Birth must be between 1st May 2012 to 31st July 2014 (both days inclusive); candidate must be bonafide resident of the district concerned; district of residence and district of Class VIII study must be the same

Exam Pattern

The test has 100 objective-type questions for 100 marks. It is an OMR-based test.

• Exam duration is 2½ hours.
• Divyang (disabled) candidates get 50 extra minutes.
• You get 1 mark for every correct answer.
• There is no negative marking. Wrong answers do not lose you marks.
• You must use only a Blue or Black Ball Point Pen on the OMR sheet. Pencil is not allowed.

Selection Process

1. Online Application / Registration
2. Selection Test (Objective type, OMR based)
3. Result Declaration
4. Provisional Selection
5. Document Verification
6. Admission Confirmation

1. Online Application/Registration
2. Selection Test (Objective type, OMR based)
3. Result Declaration
4. Provisional Selection
5. Document Verification
6. Admission Confirmation

Syllabus

English

• Comprehension (Unseen Passage)
• Word and Sentence Structure, Spelling
• Rearranging jumbled words
• Passivation
• Use of degrees of comparison
• Modal auxiliaries
• Use of prepositions
• Tense forms
• Reported speech

Hindi

The Hindi paper covers grammar, vocabulary, sentence correction, idioms, and comprehension, as listed in the notification.

Mathematics

• Rational Numbers
• Squares and Square Roots
• Cubes and Cube Roots
• Exponents and Powers
• Direct and Inverse Proportions
• Comparing Quantities (Percentage, Profit and Loss, Discount, Simple and Compound Interest)
• Algebraic Expressions and Identities including Factorization
• Linear Equations in One Variable
• Understanding Quadrilaterals
• Mensuration (Area of plane figures, Surface area and volume of cube, cuboids and cylinder)
• Data Handling (Bar graph, pie chart, organizing data, probability)

General Science

• Crop Production and Management
• Microorganisms: Friend and Foe
• Coal and Petroleum
• Combustion and Flame
• Conservation of Plants and Animals
• Reproduction in Animals
• Reaching the Age of Adolescence
• Force and Pressure
• Friction
• Sound
• Chemical Effects of Electric Current
• Some Natural Phenomena
• Light

Admit Card, Exam Date, Result and Answer Key

Admit Card

preferably one month before the examination — full details

Exam Date

10 Apr 2027 — full details

Result

Will Be Updated Here Soon — full details

Answer Key

NVS has not announced a date yet. This page updates the day the notice does.

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