NVS Recruitment Exam 2023

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
Candidates preparing for the Government exams can find the following like useful

Table of Contents:

  1. NVS Vacancy
  2. NVS Exam Pattern
  3. NVS Syllabus
  1. NVS Notification
  2. NVS Eligibility
  3. NVS Exam Dates
  4. 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. Reasoning & Numerical Ability
  2. Language (Hindi & English)
  3. General Awareness
  4. Academics (Educational Aspects)

1. Child Development & Pedalogy:

  • Child Development – Physical, Intellectual, Emotional & Social
  • Problems of Adolescence – role of home, school, hostel, society in dealing with them

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

  1. ICT in Education
  2. Curriculum
  3. Academic Planning & implementation
  4. Assessment & Evaluation

4. Rights & Duties of Principal in JNVs

  1. Rights & Duties of Principal with reference to different stakeholders
  2. Development & Maintenance of facilities and assets
  3. Role of Principal in promoting excellence in academics and curricular activities
  4. Promotion of ethics and values in academic institutions
  5. Admissions in JNVs

5. Residential System

i) Safety & Security

II) Mess management

III) Hostel Management

IV) Infrastructure and M&R

e) Administrative and Finance

  1. CCS (CCS Rules)
  2. Medical attendant rules
  3. Fundamental and Supplementary Rules
  4. CPF and NPS
  5. Travelling Allowance Rules
  6. PFMS
  7. Leave Travel Concession
  8. General Financial Rules
  9. Income Tax
  10. ERP for schools
  11. Legal Framework

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:

  1. Name of the exam
  2. Name of the candidate
  3. Roll number
  4. Application number
  5. Date of birth
  6. Gender
  7. Category
  8. Mother’s name
  9. Date and day of exam
  10. Timing of exam
  11. Reporting Time
  12. Entry gate closing time
  13. Name and address of the exam centre
  14. Important instructions

Candidates can find instructions to download the NVS Admit Card in the given link.

Frequently asked question about the NVS Recruitment Exam

Q1

Does the NVS Recruitment Exam take place every year?

The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) conducts the recruitment drive for the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and regional offices of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti every year to fill in the vacancies for various posts that arise throughout the year.
Q2

How many vacancies are there for the NVS Exam 2022?

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti has announced 1925 Non-Teaching vacancies for various posts including Assistant Commissioner, Junior Engineer (Civil), Stenographer, Computer Operator, Catering Assistant, Junior Secretariat Assistant (RO Cadre), Junior Secretariat Assistant (JNV Cadre), Mess Helper

Candidates can refer to the following links for further government exam preparation as well as that other DSSSB links which will help the candidates.

Related Links

DSSSB Syllabus DSSSB Online Application
IBPS Clerk previous year question paper DSSSB Admit Card
SSC CGL previous year question paper RBI Assistant Mock Test
SSC GD Mock Test LIC HFL recruitment

 

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