Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Puducherry JNV Puducherry
Location
Periya Kalapet, Puducherry district Puducherry U.T. , 605014 India
Coordinates	12°02′08″N 79°51′10″E / 12.0356°N 79.8528°E / 12.0356; 79.8528
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Pragyanam Brahma (Consciousness is Brahman)
Established	1986
Principal	P Ramachandran
Vice Principal	C Uma Maheswari
Staff	17
Faculty	28
Grades	VI - XII
Enrollment	507
Campus size	30 acre (121,406 sqm)
Campus type	Rural
Affiliation	CBSE
Website	navodaya.gov.in/nvs/nvs-school/Puducherry/en/home/

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Puducherry or locally known as JNV Kalapet is a boarding, co-educational school in Puducherry 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.^[1] Puducherry district is a coastal enclave within Tamil Nadu state.

History

The school was established in 1986, and is a part of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya schools. This school is administered and monitored by Hyderabad regional office of Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti.^[2]

Admission

Admission to JNV Puducherry 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 Puducherry district magistrate (Collector), who is also the chairperson of Vidyalya Management Committee (VMC).

Affiliations

JNV Puducherry is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education with affiliation number 2940001.^[3]