The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) released the exam notification in January 2022. This article will give details about the NVS Exam regarding parameters such as vacancy, exam pattern, syllabus, admit card, eligibility, exam dates etc.
The posts available are as follows:
- Assistant Commissioner
- Assistant Commissioner (Administration)
- Female Staff Nurse
- Assistant Section Officer
- Audit Assistant
- Junior Translation Officer
- Junior Engineer (Civil)
- Stenographer
- Computer Operator
- Catering Assistant
- Junior Secretariat Assistant (HQ/RO cadre) Exam Pattern
- Junior Secretariat Assistant (JNV)
- Electrical Cum Plumber
- Lab Assistant
- Multi-Tasking Staff
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Table of Contents:
- NVS Vacancy
- NVS Exam Pattern
- NVS Syllabus
- NVS Notification
- NVS Eligibility
- NVS Exam Dates
- NVS Admit Card
NVS Vacancy
The NVS Vacany details is as follows:
Post Name | UR | OBC | EWS | SC | ST | Total |
Assistant Commissioner (Group-A | 03 | 0 | 01 | 01 | 0 | 05 |
Assistant Commissioner (Admn.) | 02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 02 |
Female Staff Nurse | 35 | 22 | 07 | 12 | 06 | 82 |
Assistant Section Officer ASO | 06 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 10 |
Audit Assistant | 03 | 01 | 01 | 05 | 01 | 11 |
Junior Translation Officer | 03 | 01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 04 |
Junior Engineer Civil | 01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01 |
Stenographer | 10 | 06 | 03 | 03 | 0 | 22 |
Computer Operator | 02 | 01 | 01 | 0 | 0 | 04 |
Catering Assistant | 37 | 23 | 08 | 13 | 06 | 87 |
Junior Secretariat Assistant HQRS / RO | 04 | 02 | 01 | 0 | 01 | 08 |
Junior Secretariat Assistant JNV Cadre | 254 | 167 | 62 | 93 | 46 | 622 |
Electrician Cum Plumber | 113 | 73 | 27 | 40 | 20 | 273 |
Lab Attendant | 59 | 38 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 142 |
Mess Helper | 257 | 169 | 62 | 94 | 47 | 629 |
Multi Tasking Staff MTS | 14 | 05 | 02 | 01 | 01 | 23 |
NVS Exam Pattern
The exam pattern for NVS non-teaching posts usually consists of a CBT (Computer-Based Test) followed up by an interview. There can be changes, however, in the components, number of questions and total marks
The exam pattern for each post is as follows:
Exam Pattern for Assistant Commissioner
Test | Component of the test | Number of questions | Total marks | Duration of the test |
Part-I | Reasoning Ability | 10 | 10 | The test will be of 3 hours duration without any time limit for each test individually |
Part-II | General Awareness | 20 | 20 | |
Part-III | Language test (General English and General Hindi – 10 marks each subject) | 20 | 20 | |
Part-IV | Academics & residential
aspects |
50 | 50 | |
Part-V | Administration & Finance | 50 | 50 | |
Total | 150 | 150 |
Exam Pattern for Assistant Commissioner (Admn)
Test | Component of the test | Number of questions | Total marks | Duration of the test |
Part – I | Reasoning Ability | 15 | 15 | The test will be of 3 hours duration without any time limit for each test individually |
Part – II | General Awareness | 15 | 15 | |
Part – III | Language Competency Test (General English and General Hindi – 15 marks each subject) | 30 | 30 | |
Part – IV | Quantitative Aptitude | 15 | 15 | |
Part – V | GFR, FR/SR, latest DoPT orders / circulars, CCS (Conduct) Rules 1964, CCS (CCA) Rules 1965, TA/LTC Rules, New Pension Scheme, CCS (Medical Attendance) Rules, School Administration & Budget, Legal Matters, GeM, | 75 | 75 | |
Total | 150 | 150 |
Exam Pattern for Female Staff Nurse
Test | Component of the test | Number of questions | Total marks | Duration of the test |
Part – I | Reasoning Ability | 15 | 15 | The test will be of 2 hours and 30 mins duration without any time limit for each test individually. |
Part – II | General Awareness & Current Affairs | 15 | 15 | |
Part – III | Language Competency Test (General English and General Hindi – 10 marks each subject) | 20 | 20 | |
Part – IV | Subject Knowledge | 70 | 70 | |
Total | 120 | 120 |
Exam Pattern for Assistant Section Officer
Test | Component of the test | Number of questions | Total marks | Duration of the test |
Part – I | Reasoning Ability | 30 | 30 | The test will be of 2 hours and 30 mins duration without any time limit for each test individually. |
Part – II | Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 30 | |
Part – III | Language Test (General English & General Hindi) – 15 marks each for each language | 30 | 30 | |
Part – IV | Basic knowledge of computer operation, General Awareness and current affairs, POCSO Act, RTI Act 2005, Legal Aptitude, Service Rules and Establishment Rules | 40 | 40 | |
Total | 130 | 130 |
Exam Pattern for Audit Assistant
Test | Component of the test | Number of questions | Total marks | Duration of the test |
Part – I | Reasoning Ability | 20 | 20 | The test will be of 2 hours and 30 mins duration without any time limit for each test individually. |
Part – II | Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 30 | |
Part – III | Language Test (General English & General Hindi) – 10 marks each for each language | 20 | 20 | |
Part – IV | Basic knowledge of Computer Operation, General Awareness & current affairs | 20 | 20 | |
Part – V | Subject Knowledge (Accountancy, Annual Accounts, Taxation, Budgeting, Auditing & Financial Management, GeM | 40 | 40 | |
Total | 130 | 130 |
Exam Pattern for Junior Translation Officer
Test | Component of the test | Number of questions | Total marks | Duration of the test |
Part – I | Translation – English to Hindi | 25 | 25 | The test will be of 2 hours duration without any time limit for each test individually. |
Part – II | Translation – Hindi to English | 25 | 25 | |
Part – III | Mental & Reasoning Ability | 10 | 10 | |
Part – IV | General Awareness &
Current Affairs |
20 | 20 | |
Part – V | Subject Knowledge
(Hindi/English) |
20 | 20 | |
Total | 100 | 100 |
Exam Pattern for Junior Engineer (Civil)
Test | Component of the test | Number of questions | Total marks | Duration of the test |
Part – I | Reasoning Ability | 10 | 10 | The test will be of 2 hours duration without any time limit for each test individually. |
Part – II | General Awareness | 10 | 10 | |
Part – III | Subject Knowledge including CVC guidelines on tendering GFR (Detailed syllabus as on NVS website under Recruitment Heading) | 60 | 60 | |
Part – IV | Language Test (General English & General Hindi) 05 marks for each subject | 10 | 10 | |
Part – V | Basic knowledge of computers | 10 | 10 | |
Total | 100 | 100 |
Exam Pattern for Stenographer
Test | Component of the test | Number of questions | Total marks | Duration of the test |
Part – I | Language Test (General English & General Hindi) 20 marks for each language | 40 | 40 | The test will be of 2 hours duration without any time limit for each test individually. |
Part – II | General Awareness & current affairs | 30 | 30 | |
Part – III | Basic knowledge of Computer Operation | 30 | 30 | |
Total | 100 | 100 |
Exam Pattern for Computer Operator
Test | Component of the test | Number of questions | Total marks | Duration of the test |
Part – I | Reasoning Ability | 20 | 20 | The test will be of 2 hours and 30 mins duration without any time limit for each test individually. |
Part – II | Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 20 | |
Part – III | Language Test (General English & General Hindi) 15 marks for each subject | 30 | 30 | |
Part – IV | Knowledge of Computer Operation and MS Office | 60 | 60 | |
Total | 130 | 130 |
Exam Pattern for Catering Assistant
Test | Component of the test | Number of questions | Total marks | Duration of the test |
Part – I | Reasoning Ability | 15 | 15 | The test will be of 2 hours and 30 mins duration without any time limit for each test individually. |
Part – II | General Awareness | 15 | 15 | |
Part – III | Language Competency Test (General English and General Hindi – 10 marks each subject) | 20 | 20 | |
Part – IV | Knowledge of Computer operation | 10 | 10 | |
Part – V | Domain/Profession
Knowledge |
60 | 60 | |
Total | 120 | 120 |
To know more in detail about the NVS Exam Pattern, visit the linked article
NVS Syllabus
The NVS Syllabus for each post is given in the table below:
NVS Syllabus – 2023 |
|
Posts | Syllabus |
Assistant Commissioner | Academics and Residential aspects
I. Child Development and pedagogy i. Child Development – Physical, intellectual and emotional & social development. ii. Problems of Adolescence – Role of Home, School, Hostel and society in dealing with them II. Learning I. Concepts II. Factors affecting learning III. Motivation and measures for creating an effective learning experience. IV. Learning outcomes (New inclusion) V. Pedagogical leadership (New inclusion) III. Perspective in Education i. New Education Policy (new Inclusion) ii. Govt. Act and Policy on children iii. School system & organization iv. Good Governance in School System IV. Teaching methodology and classroom management I. Digital learning Various initiatives by the Govt.Prospects, reach and effectiveness. ii. Curriculum iii. Academic Planning and implementation V. Role and responsibility of Assistant Commissioner i. Duties and responsibilities of Assistant Commissioner ii. Creation, Development and maintenance of facilities and assets in Vidyalaya iii. Role of Assistant Commissioner in promoting academic excellence and co-scholastic activities IV. Promotion of ethics and values in academic Institutions V. Admission in JNVs Role and Responsibility of Assistant Commissioner VI. Residential System i. Safety and security of inmates ii. Mess management iii. Hostel management iv. Infrastructure and maintenance & repairs Part-V Administrative & Finance I. CCS (CCA) Rules, CCS (Conduct Rules) II. Medical Attendance Rules III. Fundamental and supplementary Rules (FR) (SR) IV. CPF & NPS as admissible to NVS employees V. TA Rules VI. Budgeting in NVS (New inclusion PFMS VIII. GeM IX. LTC Rules X. Income Tax XI. Legal Framework XII. GFR XIII. Guidelines regarding prevention of sexual harassment at work place. XIV. Problem solving and decision making (New inclusion |
Junior Engineer | (A) Civil Engineering
Building Materials: Physical and Chemical properties, classification, standard tests, uses and manufacture/quarrying of materials e.g. building stones, silicate based materials, cement (Portland), asbestos products, timber and wood based products, laminates, bituminous materials, paints, varnishes. Estimating. Costing and Valuation: estimate, glossary of technical terms, analysis of rates, methods and unit of measurement, Items of work – earthwork, Brick work (Modular & Traditional bricks), RCC work, Shuttering, Timber work, Painting, Flooring, Plastering. Boundary wall, Brick building, Water Tank, Septic tank, Bar bending schedule, Centre line method, Midsection formula, Trapezoidal formula, Simpson’s rule. Cost estimate of Septic tank, flexible pavements, Tube well, isolates and combined footings, Steel Truss, Piles and pile-caps. Valuation – Value and cost, scrap value, salvage value, assessed value, Sinking fund, depreciation and obsolescence, methods of valuation. Surveying: Principles of surveying, measurement of distance, chain surveying, working of prismatic compass, compass traversing, bearings, local attraction, plane table surveying, theodolite traversing, adjustment of theodolite, Levelling, Definition terms used in levelling, contouring, curvature and refraction corrections, temporary and permanent adjustments of dumpy level, methods of contouring, uses of contour map, tachometric survey, curve setting, earth work calculation, advanced surveying equipment. Soil Mechanics : Origin of soil, phase diagram, Definitions-void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, water content, specific gravity of soil grains, unit weights, density index and interrelationship of different parameters, Grain size distribution curves and their uses. Index properties of soils, Atterberg’s limits, lSI soil classification and plasticity chart. Permeability of soil, coefficient of permeability, determination of coefficient of permeability, Unconfined and confined aquifers, effective stress, quick sand, consolidation of soils, Principles of consolidation, degree of consolidation, preconsolidation pressure, normally consolidated soil, e-Log p curve, computation of ultimate settlement. Shear strength of soils, direct shear test, Vane shear test, Triaxial test. Soil compaction, Laboratory compaction test, Maximum dry density and optimum moisture content, earth pressure theories, active and passive earth pressures, Bearing capacity of soils, plate load test, standard penetration test. Hydraulics’: Fluid properties, hydrostatics, measurements of flow, Bernoulli’s theorem and its application, flow through pipes, flow in open channels, weirs, flumes, spillways, pumps and turbines. Irrigation Engineering: Definition, necessity, benefits, 211 effects of irrigation, types and methods of irrigation, Hydrology – Measurement of rainfall, runoff coefficient, rain gauge, losses from precipitation – evaporation, infiltration, etc. Water requirement of crops, duty, delta and base period, Kharif and Rabi Crops, Command area, Time factor, Crop ratio, Overlap allowance, Irrigation efficiencies. Different types of canals, types of canal irrigation, loss of water in canals. Canal lining – types and advantages. Shallow and deep to wells, yield from a well. Weir and barrage, Failure of weirs and permeable foundation, Slit and Scour, Kennedy’s theory of critical velocity. Lacey’s theory of uniform flow. Definition of flood, causes and effects, methods of flood control, water logging, and preventive measures. Land reclamation, Characteristics of affecting fertility of soils, purposes, methods, description of land and reclamation processes. Major irrigation projects in India. Transportation Engineering: Highway Engineering – cross sectional elements, geometric design, types of pavements, pavement materials – aggregates and bitumen, different tests, Design of flexible and rigid pavements – Water Bound Macadam (WBM) and Wet Mix Macadam (WMM), Gravel Road, Bituminous construction, Rigid pavement joint, pavement maintenance, Highway drainage, Railway Engineering- Components of permanent way – sleepers, ballast, fixtures and fastening, track geometry, points and crossings, track junction, stations and yards. Traffic Engineering – Different traffic survey, speed-flow-density and their interrelationships, intersections and interchanges, traffic signals, traffic operation, traffic signs and markings, road safety. Environmental Engineering: Quality of water, source of water supply, purification of water, distribution of water, need of sanitation, sewerage systems, circular sewer, oval sewer, sewer appurtenances, sewage treatments. Surface water drainage. Solid waste management – types, effects, engineered management system. Air pollution _ pollutants, causes, effects, control. Noise pollution – cause, health effects, control. (B) Structural Engineering Theory of structures: Elasticity constants, types of beams – determinate and indeterminate, bending moment and shear force diagrams of simply supported, cantilever and overhanging beams. Moment of area and moment of inertia for rectangular & circular sections, bending moment and shear stress for tee, channel and compound sections, chimneys, dams and retaining walls, eccentric loads, slope deflection of simply supported and cantilever beams, critical load and columns, Torsion of circular section. Concrete Technology: Properties, Advantages and uses of concrete, cement aggregates, importance of water quality, water cement ratio, workability, mix design, storage, batching, mixing, placement, compaction, finishing and curing of concrete, quality control of concrete, hot weather and cold weather concreting, repair and maintenance of concrete structures. RCC Design: RCC beamS-flexural strength, shear strength, bond strength, design of singly reinforced and double reinforced beams, cantilever beams. T-beams, lintels. One way and two way slabs, isolated footings. Reinforced brick works, columns, staircases, retaining wall, water tanks (RCC design questions may be based on both Limit State and Working Stress methods). Steel Design: Steel design and construction of steel columns, beams roof trusses plate girders |
Principal – LDCE |
1. Child Development & Pedalogy:
Learning: I. Concepts II. Factors Affecting learning III. Motivation and measures for creative effective learning situations 2. Perspective in Education I. Right to Education (RTE) 2009, POSCO, Child Rights II. NCF 2005, Learning Outcome III. School Organisation IV. Institutions of Higher Learning & Research of India V. Formal & Distance Education Systems Vi. Good Governance in School System 3. Teaching Methodology & Classroom management
4. Rights & Duties of Principal in JNVs
5. Residential System i) Safety & Security II) Mess management III) Hostel Management IV) Infrastructure and M&R e) Administrative and Finance
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Find out more about the NVS Syllabus in the linked article
NVS Notification 2022
The NVS Notification for 2022 was released on 12th January 2022. All the relevant details about the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti such as vacancy, eligibility, exam dates, exam pattern and syllabus, etc are given in the notification.
NVS Notification 2022 –Download PDF Here
NVS Eligibility
The eligibility for NVS is on the basis of age, educational qualification and experience.
The NVS Age Limit is given in the table below:
Age Limit for Various posts for NVS 2022 | |
Posts | Age Limit |
Assistant Commissioner | Upto 45 years. |
Assistant Commissioner (Administration) | Upto 45 years |
Female Staff Nurse | Upto 35 years |
Assistant Section Officer | Between 18 and 30 years. |
Audit Assistant | Between 18 and 30 years. |
Junior Translation Officer | Not exceeding 32 years. |
Junior Engineer (Civil) | Upto 35 years |
Stenographer | Between 18 and 27 years. |
Computer Operator | Between 18 and 30 years. |
Catering Assistant | Upto 35 years |
Junior Secretariat Assistant (HQRS/RO Cadre) | Between 18 to 27 years |
Junior Secretariat Assistant (JNV Cadre) | Between 18 to 27 years |
Electrical Cum Plumber | Between 18 and 40 years |
Lab Attendant | Between 18 and 30 years |
Mess Helper | Between 18 and 30 years |
Multi-Tasking Staff | Between 18 and 30 years |
To know more in detail about NVS Eligibility criteria, candidates can visit the linked article
NVS Exam Dates
The Dates for the NVS Exam are given in the table below:
NVS Exam Dates 2022 | |
Events | Date |
Registration Open | 12.01.2022 |
Registration Closes | 10.02.2022 |
Fee deposit opens | 12.01.2022 |
Fee Closes | 10.02.2022 |
Date (s) of CBT | 08.03.2022 to 14.03.2022 |
NVS Admit Card
The NVS Admit card was released a week before the date of the actual exams. The details of the NVS Admit Card are given as follows:
- Name of the exam
- Name of the candidate
- Roll number
- Application number
- Date of birth
- Gender
- Category
- Mother’s name
- Date and day of exam
- Timing of exam
- Reporting Time
- Entry gate closing time
- Name and address of the exam centre
- Important instructions
Candidates can find instructions to download the NVS Admit Card in the given link.
Frequently asked question about the NVS Recruitment Exam
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Candidates can refer to the following links for further government exam preparation as well as that other DSSSB links which will help the candidates.
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