JNV Admission 2026: Only 2 days left for admission in class 9th and 11th in Navodaya Vidyalaya, apply immediately on navodaya.gov.in till 22nd October

A very important and time-sensitive alert has come out for the students and their parents who are dreaming of getting excellent and quality residential education in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV). The online application process for admission to vacant seats under Lateral Entry Selection Test (LEST) in classes 9th and 11th for the academic session by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) has reached its final stage. As per the revised deadline extended by the committee, the registration window will be open only 22 October 2026 Will remain open only till. After today, October 20, students have only two days left to fill the online form.

In view of the possibility of excessive server load and technical problems on the official portal in the last days, the committee has strongly advised the eligible students to complete the registration immediately without any delay. In Navodaya Vidyalayas, all facilities related to education, accommodation, food, sports and curriculum are provided free of cost or at minimal development fee in a fully equipped environment under the Union Ministry of Education. This is the reason why lakhs of talented students from rural and urban areas across the country participate in this prestigious entrance examination.

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti had earlier fixed October 15 as the last date for registration, but in view of the requests from parents and students from various states across the country and the busy servers, it was extended to October 22, 2026. The committee has clarified that the registration deadline will not be extended after midnight of 22nd October under any circumstances.

For those students who have made any clerical mistake while filling the form, the committee 23 October to 25 October 2026 will activate the online ‘Correction Window’ for two days up to . However, correction will be permissible only in select areas such as Category, Gender, Area (Urban/Rural) and Disability Status. Therefore, while submitting the form, it is the safest option to check all the information thoroughly the first time.

As per the official guidelines of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, the eligibility conditions for both the classes have been set separately:

1. Class 9th Lateral Entry Eligibility: The applicant should be studying regularly in class 8th in the current academic session 2026-27 in a recognized government or aided school in the same district where Navodaya Vidyalaya is located. Talking about the age limit, the birth of the student 1 May 2012 to 31 July 2014 It is mandatory to be between (both dates included). This age limit applies equally to all categories including SC, ST, OBC.

2. Class 11th Lateral Entry Eligibility: The student must be studying in class 10th in a government or CBSE/State Board recognized school of the concerned district in the current session 2026-27. Students who have passed 10th before the 2026-27 session will not be eligible. birth of student 1 June 2010 to 31 July 2012 It is mandatory to be between (both dates included).

Conducting Lateral Entry Selection Test (LEST) for admission to vacant seats in both class 9th and 11th. 10 April 2027 Will be conducted at designated centers across the country. This examination will be conducted in offline mode through multiple choice objective questions (MCQs) on OMR sheets. The total duration of the examination will be two and a half hours (150 minutes), in which students with disabilities are given an additional 50 minutes.

In class 9th exam, 100 questions of total 100 marks will be asked from Mathematics (35 marks), General Science (35 marks), English (15 marks) and Hindi (15 marks). Whereas in the entrance examination of class 11th, 100 questions will be asked from a total of 5 sections of Mental Ability, Mathematics, Science, Social Science and English. There will be no negative marking in the examination, and the question paper will be set in bilingual (Hindi and English) medium.

Candidates should keep their digital documents ready while filling the form on the official portal. The application is completely free, that is, no examination fee will be charged from any category of student.

For online application, scanned copy of student’s latest passport size photograph (10 to 100 KB JPG format), student’s signature and signature of parent/guardian is mandatory. Along with this, the details of study certificate attested by the headmaster of the school being studied also have to be entered on the portal. It is important to upload all the documents clearly and in prescribed file size so that there is no hindrance at the time of verification later.

Students can follow the following steps to facilitate the online application process:

1. Firstly the official portal of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti navodaya.gov.in or directly cbseitms.nic.in Go to.

2. Click on the link ‘Registration for Class IX Lateral Entry 2027-28’ or ‘Registration for Class XI Lateral Entry 2027-28’ flashing on the homepage.

3. Do primary registration by entering your state, district, block, student name, mobile number, email and date of birth.

4. Login through system generated registration number and fill personal details, educational qualification and school information.

5. Upload photograph, student signature and guardian signature in the prescribed format.

6. Cross-verify all the details filled and click on ‘Final Submit’.

7. Take a printout of the Confirmation Page and keep it safe for future reference and downloading the admit card.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is a highly prestigious platform of the Government of India to nurture rural talent, from where the students graduate every year securing top positions in national level competitive examinations like NEET, JEE, UPSC and NDA. If you or your children meet the eligibility conditions for these classes, make sure to apply today without waiting for the last date of October 22.