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.
| Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Yanam JNV Mettakur | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 16°44′57″N 82°12′56″E / 16.7491227°N 82.215693°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Pragyanam Brahma (Consciousness is Brahman) |
| Established | 1987 |
| Principal | T. V. S. Prakasa Rao[1] |
| Vice Principal | Vacant |
| Staff | 17 |
| Faculty | 26 |
| Grades | VI - XII |
| Enrollment | 329 |
| Campus size | 25 acres (100,000 m2) |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Affiliation | CBSE |
| Website | www |
History edit
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 edit
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 edit
JNV Yanam is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education with affiliation number 130014.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Successive Principals". Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti". Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "NVS RO Hyderabad - JNVs in Union territories". NVS RO Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "CBSE affiliation details of JNV Yanam". CBSE - Online School Affiliation & Monitoring System. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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