Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Yanam

16°44′57″N 82°12′56″E / 16.7491227°N 82.215693°E / 16.7491227; 82.215693InformationTypePublicMottoPragyanam Brahma
(Consciousness is Brahman)Established1987PrincipalT. V. S. Prakasa Rao^[1]Vice PrincipalVacantStaff17Faculty26GradesVI - XIIEnrollment329Campus size25 acres (100,000 m²)Campus typeRuralAffiliationCBSEWebsitewww.navodaya.gov.in/nvs/nvs-school/Yanam/en/home/

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Yanam or locally known as JNV Mettakur is a boarding, co-educational school in Yanam district of Puducherry U.T. in India. Navodaya Vidyalayas are funded by the Indian Ministry of Human Resources Development and administered by Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti, an autonomous body under the ministry. Navodaya Vidyalayas provide free education to talented children from Class VI to XII.^[2] Yanam district is a coastal enclave within Andhra Pradesh state, located about 815 km from union territory headquarter Pondicherry.

History

The school was established in 1987, and is a part of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya schools. This school is administered and monitored by Hyderabad regional office of Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti.^[3]

Admission

Admission to JNV Yanam at class VI level is made through selection test (JNVST) conducted by Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti. The information about test is disseminated and advertised in district by the office of Yanam district magistrate (Collector), who is also the chairperson of Vidyalya Management Committee of JNV Yanam.

Affiliations

JNV Yanam is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education with affiliation number 130014.^[4]

See also

• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Puducherry
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Karaikal
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Mahe
• List of JNV schools

References

External links

• Official Website of JNV Yanam