About Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Pathanamthitta in Mannadisala, Vechoochira, Pathanamthitta,Kerala, 686511, Ranni

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Pathanamthitta which is also referred as JNV Pathanamthitta or JNV-PTA is a fully residential & co-educational school affiliated to CBSE, New Delhi and has classes from VI to XII standard. This Vidyalaya is run by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, New Delhi, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Education and Government of India. It comes under the Hyderabad region of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti.Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas are Indian schools for talented children. They form a part of the system of gifted education. 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.HistoryJawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Vechoochira, Pathanamthitta was established in November 1986. The school allotted for Pathanamthitta district started functioning in the Government High School, Mannadissala, Vechoochira. Subsequently it was shifted to the adjacent permanent site, which covers 23 acres of land. It stands in full dazzle with the green mountains that surround it.Admission procedureTalented students from Pathanamthitta district are selected through an entrance Exam conducted each year by CBSE and are given admission to VIth 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. Children are also being admitted against the vacant seats in class IX and in class XI also through Regional Level Examination/Marks in the previous qualifying examination.