Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Peddapuram

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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Peddapuram
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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Peddapuram
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Peddapuram (India)
Peddapuram, East Godavari
Coordinates 17°05′06″N82°07′32″E / 17.08500°N 82.12556°E / 17.08500; 82.12556 Coordinates: 17°05′06″N82°07′32″E / 17.08500°N 82.12556°E / 17.08500; 82.12556
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TypePublic
MottoPragyanam Brahma
Established1987 [1]
PrincipalJ V Ramana
Campus typeRural
Affiliation C.B.S.E.
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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Peddapuram (JNV Peddapuram) is a part of Navodaya Vidyalaya Family in India. It is located in Peddapuram near Samalkot, East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh about 22 kilometres from Kakinada.

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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas are Indian schools for talented children. The objectives of the scheme were to provide good quality modern education to the talented children predominantly from the rural areas, without regard to their family's socio-economic condition.

The school was opened on January, 1989. There are approximately 557 JNVs across India as of now and it is one of them. It offers free education to all students who get selected through the admission process which includes an All India Entrance Exam, held at district level. It comes under the Hyderabad region of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. [2]

Admission procedure

Talented students from East Godavari district are selected through an entrance exam called Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test(JNVST). [3] This test is conducted each year by CBSE and are admissions are given to 6th standard/class in the school. The test is largely non-verbal and objective in nature and is designed to prevent any disadvantage to children from rural areas. Now admissions are also taken in Class IX and XI. This "Lateral Entry" system of giving admission in other classes than VI is devised to fill the vacancies that arise due to withdrawal of admissions of the children who are admitted in class VI.

Eligibility

Since the Vidyalayas have an objective of providing opportunity and education to the underprivileged children of rural areas, the entrance examination has a list of eligibility criteria. They require the student to be:

  1. a student of V standard by a Government recognised school
  2. in the age group of 9-13
  3. a student of III, IV and V in a Government recognised school in a rural area, to apply for a rural quota.
  4. a first time appearer in the entrance exam

Reservation

Seats are reserved for the children of rural areas. At least 75% of the seats of district are filled by candidates selected from rural areas and remaining seats are filled from the urban areas of the district.[2] Reservation of seats in favour of children belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is also provided in proportion to their population in the concerned district.[2] These reservations are interchangeable and over and above the candidates selected under open merit. Efforts are made to ensure that one-third of the total seats are filled up by girls.

Fees

Education in the school is free including boarding, lodging, uniforms and textbooks. However, a nominal fee of Rs.200/- per month is collected from the children from IX to XII . However, children belonging to SC/ST, Girls, Physically Handicapped and from the families whose income is below Poverty Line are exempted from payment of fees. Other expenses are borne by the Government of India.

Student life

Academics

All subjects, with the exception of Telugu and Hindi, are taught in English in all standards.

The students of Board classes, Xth and XIIth are provided with extra facilities to make a better environment for studies. In last two months dsv jujhn njji of their academic year, they are exempted from daily Physical Training and evening games. They are also provided with tea in early morning and late night. The courses of these classes must be finished before November so that students can focus on studying according to their preferences, for the final board exams takes place in March.

Although tests, half-yearly and pre-board exams are conducted for Xth and XIIth standards too, only the marks obtained in final board exam, which is conducted by CBSE, are counted. The results of class X and XII examinations of the school have been consistently above the overall CBSE national averages. There are eight periods for each standard daily, before lunch. After lunch, remedial class takes place. Students are not taught in remedial classes. They are supposed to do their homework in that time and ask teachers, if any difficulty arises.

Hostel Life

This school is a residential schools. Students are accommodated in four houses which are named as Aravalli, Nilgiri, Shivalik and Udayagiri(formerly known as Blue,Green,Red and Yellow houses, respectively). Each house is supervised by a House Master and Associate House Master. The role of teacher is extended into a local parent in this system. The school features gender specific dormitories. Students are provided with breakfast in the morning, lunch, evening snack and dinner. A movie show is organized every Sunday. All students watch movie in the multi-purpose hall. It becomes the students' second home after a short time.

Scouting, Guiding and NCC

Scouting and guiding activities takes place under the directions from Bharat Scouts and Guides. Students regularly and actively participate in various programmes of BSG. NCC 'A' and 'B' certificate programmes are there which are available for both Boys and girls.

Games and sports

Games and sports are encouraged in the school develop fitness, physical and neuro-muscular skills and promote the spirits of co-operation and sportsmanship. The school have grounds for cricket, basketball, volleyball, handball, Kho kho, hockey and football. Table tennis and gym kits are also available. Students in hostels are issued Carrom board for their enjoyment. To create sound minds in sound bodies considerable importance is given to the physical training of students. The morning P.T has ingredients like Jogging, Yoga, Mass Drill Displays and Discipline-specific coaching. The evening sessions starts at 4.30 p.m and lasts for two hours. There are facilities for all the major outdoor games like Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Handball, Kho kho, cricket and indoor games like Shuttle badminton, Table Tennis and Chess. The school sends at least five players every year to represent Navodaya Vidyalaya Samithi at the National level in the Schools Games Federation of India (SGFI) tournaments. Children participate successfully in the District Amateur Athletic Meet and District Rural Games Meet. The trick of the trade is that the children showing talents for sports are identified as soon as they get admitted and then a discipline suitable for the child is identified and specific coaching is given.

Migration

One of the important features of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme is a scheme of exchange of students from one Vidyalaya in a particular linguistic region to another in a Hindi linguistic region to promote understanding of the diversity and plurality of India's culture and its people. This school has migration settlement with Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Bihar which was recently changed to Haryana (kaithal district) owing to some administrative reasons. According to the Scheme, selected 30% students of 9th class students are exchanged between the two schools i.e. about 25 students.

Curricular activities

In addition to the regular science topics (Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, English, Hindi and Telugu), students are trained in Music, Fine Arts, Computer Science Education and SUPW. Youth Parliament sessions are conducted. Every year competitions are held in all disciplines of Sciences, Fine Arts and Games under the name cluster winners of which attend a next level competition regional level and further filtered ones compete at national level.

Cluster

A cluster contains Eight to Nine JNV's as a group. The cluster under which Vidyalaya falls : Yanam. Schools under this Cluster East Godavari, Guntur, Krishna, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, vizayanagaram, West Godavari, Yanam.

Affiliations

JNV Peddampuram is affiliated with Central Board of Secondary Education (C.B.S.E.), New Delhi and follows syllabus prescribed by CBSE. [1]

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