Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) are a system of alternate schools for
gifted students in
India. They are run by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, New Delhi, an autonomous organization under the
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Education, Government of India. JNVs are fully residential and co-educational schools affiliated to
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, with classes from
VI to XII standard. JNVs are specifically tasked with finding talented children in rural areas of India and providing them with an education equivalent to the best residential school system, without regard to their family's socio-economic condition.