Overview
- Applications must be filed online at cbseitms.rcil.gov.in/nvs or navodaya.gov.in before the portal closes.
- After closure, a two-day correction window permits changes to gender, category, rural/urban area, disability, and examination medium.
- Applicants must upload a passport photo, student and parent signatures, and Aadhaar or a residence certificate in JPG format sized 10–100 KB.
- The selection test will be held on December 13, 2025 and April 11, 2026 at 11:30 am, featuring three sections with 80 objective questions carrying 100 marks.
- Eligible candidates must have been born between May 1, 2014 and July 31, 2016, with results expected by March 2026 for summer-bound JNVs and May 2026 for winter-bound JNVs on the application portal.