Overview
- NVS published the admit cards on Thursday and candidates can download them from navodaya.gov.in using their registration number and date of birth; they must carry a printed admit card and a government ID to the allotted centre.
- The Phase 1 selection test is set for November 28, 2026, in a single session from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm and the paper will have 80 objective questions totaling 100 marks with a two-hour test window.
- Scoring awards 1.25 marks for each correct answer with no negative marking and answers will be read from a separate OMR sheet that must be filled using only a blue or black ballpoint pen.
- Divyang candidates will receive an extra 40 minutes to complete the paper and exam-day rules include photo and ID verification, strict centre assignment with no change allowed, frisking and bans on barred items and correction methods.
- Results are expected by the end of March 2027 and admission to residential Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas will follow only after machine evaluation of OMR sheets and document verification of qualifying students.