Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya News: Navodaya schools exempted from RTE provisions

New Delhi: The 444 Navodaya Vidyalayas all over India have been exempted from the provisions of the Right To Education (RTE) Act.

According to the RTE Act, it is mandatory for all schools to implement two key provisions of the act, which include no screening procedure for admission into schools and giving 25% reservation to children from economically weaker sections (EWS) of the society.

The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry had earlier sought the opinion of former Chief Justice of India A.S. Anand. He had said that the Navodaya Vidyalayas as special category schools. The attorney general had also given a similar opinion later.

The law ministry too had agreed with the attorney general's opinion and had suggested that instead of categorizing the Navodaya Vidyalayas as special schools, the RTE Act must be amended.

The HRD ministry, on the contrary, had said that the RTE Act did not require any amendment as Section 2(p) of the act puts Navodaya Vidyalayas in the same category as Kendriya Vidyalayas and Sainik Schools.

There have been three reasons given by the ministry for letting Navodaya schools off the RTE provisions. The Navodaya schools begin only from the 6th standard and not class 1 like other schools. Also, these schools are located in all districts and have 75% seats reserved for children from rural areas.

The seats in Navodaya schools are also reserved for children from SC and ST communities in relation to their population in the district, and not less than the national average. One third of seats at the Navodaya schools are reserved for girl students and 3% students are reserved for disabled children.

The schools also do not have any fee structure for class IX and only Rs.200 is charged per month from classes IX to XII. Navodaya Schools have argued that they do not require having 25% reservation for rural students as they already cater to these students.

Regarding the issue of not holding any screening procedure for admissions , Navodaya schools have asserted that they are special schools that are primarily meant for meritorious students. Admission to Navodaya Schools requires students to give a tough entrance examination conducted by the CBSE. The schools have said that not conducting this test fro admission into the schools would reduce their academic quality.

CM inaugurates town hall, JNV building at Wakching

Mon, November 16 (MExN): The Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio, along with a team of cabinet ministers, today visited Wakching village under Mon district for the inauguration programme of the Town Hall at Wakching town as well as the new building of Jawahar Navodaya Vidhalaya (JNV) in Wakching. Speaking at the Town Hall inauguration, the chief minister pointed out that ` 67 cores had been allotted under DUDA department for special development programme for four 'backward' districts of the state in order to fill the gap, which was left untouched by other general developmental programme in these four districts. He appealed to the people to extend co-operation and support to the government to deliver justice, peace and development.
67 cores allotted under DUDA for four 'backward' districts
Referring to the present Naga political situation, the CM said that although both the British Indian Government and the Constitution of India have recognized the unique identity and culture of the Nagas, Nagas themselves, have failed to recognize our uniqueness. He called upon the people to give up individualism and tribalism and adopt ‘Nagaism’ to pave way for Naga peace process in the right direction. Saying that DAN Government is committed to protect and preserve the Naga identity, culture and customs and to act as a felicitator in the peace process Rio added that the policy of the government is rational in character, national in outlook and global in action. 
Later in the day, the chief minister inaugurated the New JNV building and was the chief guest of the inaugural programme. Speaking as the chief guest, Rio encouraged the students to give their best efforts into their studies. “Where ever one studies, be it in cities, towns or village, it all depends upon an individual to fare well in their studies”. Stating that there is no shortcut in education, he advised ‘partnership of parents, students and teachers in imparting qualitative education to a child’. Encouraging the parents and elders to joint adult schools in order to learn to read and write, he said ‘In modern era, life without education is like the life of a blind person. He also assured his full co-operation, assistance to the school and the Wakching area in general.
Emphasising the need for quality education, the minister of education, Nyeiwang Konyak, said that very soon only those who possessed essential qualification such as B.Ed/ training at DIET will be appointed to the post a teacher. He also made it clear that it is a mandatory for the adhoc teachers to posses B.Ed course to be regularized, without which they may be terminated. This he said was to improve the standard of education in the state. Nyeiwang also appealed to the youths, especially the student community to continue and finish their studies so as to eradicate educational backwardness in the district. He also advised them to compete and involve in every activities with the rest of the Nagas to be at par with them. Nyeiwang also lamented that although Konyak are blessed with fertile land, the people of the region lack ‘dignity of labour’. Therefore he encouraged them to work hard and make good use of the fertile land.
Meanwhile, minister for forest, ecology, environment, wildlife & excise, M C Konyak, who was in fact responsible for bringing JNV to Wakching, apprised the people of the difficulties that he faced in bringing JNV to the district. Pointing that the JNV follow the CBSE syllabus, he said that schooling at JNV Wakching is same as schooling at the rest of the country. He also exhorted the students that studying at JNV Wakching should be considered as a privilege and asked the students to earn fame and glory for the district. 
Talking about the deprivation of facilities faced by rural children as compared to the urban children, Deputy Commissioner of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), T. Thanguvellu, said that the NVS was established with the aim of providing a qualitative education for talented children, preferably from the rural areas. Assuring the chief minister and the people gathered of constructing more infrastructures at JNV Wakching, the deputy commissioner also requested the chief minister to provide better road condition in order to provide better infrastructural buildings and better education to the children of the region.
Along with Nyeiwang Konyak and M C Konyak, the chief minister was also accompanied by home minister turned photographer, Imkong Imchen, agriculture minister, Dr. Chumben Murry and MLA and chairman MARCOFED, C L John.
Source: Morung Express

(JNV) Khensa Mkg informs

Mokokchung, October 12 (DIPR): The Administrator, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) Khensa, Mokokchung has informed to all concern parents that the last date for the submission of JNV Selection Test Application Form is extended to October 30, 2010. Parents are therefore instructed to submit the duly filled Application Form on or before the mentioned date to the concerned authority.