NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SCHEME

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas are Indian schools for talented children and form a part of the system of gifted education. The objectives of the scheme are to provide good quality modern education to the children predominantly from rural areas, without regard to their family's socio-economic condition. First established in 1985, they are the brain child of P.V Narasimha Rao. They were started during Prime Minister ship of Late. Rajiv Gandhi to find and foster talented children from the rural parts of India.^[1] They were formerly named as Navodaya Vidyalayas and renamed later as ‘Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas' in the birth-centenary year of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of Independent India. Navodaya Vidyalayas are located all over the country, except Tamil Nadu. There are approximately 588 JNVs across India as of now. They offer free education to all students who get selected through the admission process which includes an All India Entrance Exam, held at district level.

• To provide good quality modern education to the talented children (selected on the basis of written merit test) predominantly from the rural areas, without regard to their family's socio-economic condition.
• To ensure that all students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas attain a reasonable level of competence in three languages as envisaged in the Three Language Formula.
• To serve, in each district, as focal points for improvements in quality of school education in general through sharing of experiences and facilities.

· We never teach a man anything; we only help him find it within himself.

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Regions

Eight Regional Offices are established at Bhopal, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Patna, Pune & Shillong with jurisdiction over different States and UTs.

• Bhopal (98): Madhya Pradesh (50), Chhattisgarh (17) and Orissa (31)

• Chandigarh (50): Punjab (21), Himachal Pradesh (12), J&K (17) and Chandigarh U.T. (1)

• Hyderabad (73): Andhra Pradesh (24), Karnataka (28), Kerala (14), Pondicherry (4), A.&N. Islands (2) and Lakshadweep (1)

• Jaipur (55): Rajasthan (33), Haryana (20) and Delhi(2)

• Lucknow (83): Uttar Pradesh (70) and Uttaranchal (13)

• Patna (81): Bihar (39), Jharkhand (24) and West Bengal (18)

• Pune (64): Maharashtra (33), Gujarat(26), Goa(2), Daman & Diu (2) and Dadra & Nagar Haveli (1)

• Shillong (88): Meghalaya(8), Manipur(9), Mizoram (8), Arunachal Pradesh (16), Nagaland (11), Tripura(4), Sikkim(4) and Assam (28).

In accordance with the National Policy of Education (1986) Govt. of India standard Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNVs). Presently there are about 576+17 (NOTE : 17 JNV SPECIAL SANCTIONED FOR ST+SC POPULATION) JNVs functioning all over India. These are co-educational residential schools fully financed by Government of India through Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti.Admission in JNVs are made through the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test (JNVST)at class VI.. The medium of instruction in JNVs is the mother tongue or regional language up to class VIII and English thereafter for Maths and Science and Hindi for Social Science. Students of JNVs appear at X and XII examinations of the Central Board of Secondary Education.

Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.

OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHEME:-

· To promote National Integration among students through a policy of migration.

· To encourage and promote talent from Socio-economically back-ward sections of rural areas.

· To provide quality modern education for all round development of talented children.

· To establish as pace setter institutions to be models in the districts and to be resource centers for promotions of excellence.

AIM :

COME IN TO LEARN AND GO OUT TO SERVE

MOTTO:

SOCIAL JUSTICE TO RURAL TALENT

Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within the hearsay of little children tends towards the formation of character.

History of Raipur

Raipur district is important from historical and archeological point of view. This district was once part of Southern Kosal and considered to be under Mourya Kingdom. Raipur city had been the capital of the Haihaya Kings, controlling the traditional forts of the Chhattisgarh for a long time. The town of Raipur has been in existence since the 9^th century, the old site and ruins of the fort can be seen in the southern part of the city. Satawahana Kings ruled this part till the 2^nd-3rd century AD.

In the 4^th Century AD the king Samudragupta had conquered this region and established his domination till Fifth-Sixth Century AD when this part had come under the rule of Sarabhpuri Kings. For some period in Fifth-Sixth Century A.D., Nala kings dominated this area. Later on Somavanshi kings had taken the control over this region and ruled with Sirpur (Sripur-The city of Wealth) as their capital city. Mahashivgupt Balarjun was the mightiest emperor of this Dynasty. His mother, the widow Queen of Harshgupta of the Somavansh, Rani Vasata built the famous brick temple of Lakshman. The Kalchuri Kings of Tumman ruled this part for a long time making Ratanpur as capital. The old inscriptions of Ratanpur, Rajim and Khallari refer to the reign of kalchuri kings.  It is believed that the King Ramachandra of this dynasty established the city of Raipur and subsequently made it the capital of his kingdom.

Another story about Raipur is that King Ramachandra's son Brahmdeo Rai had established Raipur. His capital was Khalwatika (Now Khallari) . The newly constructed city was named after Brahmdeo Rai as 'Raipur'. It was during his time in 1402 A.D. that Hajiraj Naik the temple of Hatkeshwar Mahadev was constructed in the banks of river Kharun.The decline of this dynasty's rule came with the death of king Amarsingh Deo. This region had become the domain of Bhosle kings after the Amarsingh deo's death. With the death of Raghuji the III, the territory was assumed by the British Government from Bhonsla'a of Nagpur and Chhatisgarh was declared a seperate Commissionery with its Headquarters at Raipur in 1854. After independence Raipur district was included in Central Provinces And Berar.

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence.

HOW TO REACH JNV MANA CAMP., RAIPUR DISTRICT.

All the important Towns of the Region like Bhilai (25 km), Durg(41 km), Jagadalpur (297 Km), {Flight / Train facilities} Rajnandgaon(70 km), Bilaspur (115 km) Jabalpur (369 km) and Bhopal(712 km) are connected with Raipur by Road.

Raipur is connected by Air with Delhi-Bhubaneshwar, Bhopal,and Jabalpur. It is an important station of S.E. Railway on Mumbai, Nagpur-Calcutta Route. The National Highway 6 passes through the city and National Highway No.43 links it with Vijayanagaram.

Trains to the city of Raipur can be taken from Delhi, Nagpur, Mumbai and other cities like Chennai and Bhubaneshwar.

J.N.V., Mana Camp, is situated in the outskirts of Raipur City. It is very near to the Air Port.

There are regular city bus services from Raipur Railway Station and important locations of the city to J.N.N., Mana Camp.

The investigation of the meaning of words is the beginning of education.

LOCATION OF J.N.V. MANA CAMP