JNVST 2027 on Saturday 28 November: Admit Card Is Out, the EVS Section Is New — Your 16-Day Plan
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📅 Nov 10, 2026
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🔄 Updated: Nov 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM IST
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⏱️ 5 min read
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📅 Nov 10, 2026
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🔄 Updated: Nov 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM IST
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⏱️ 5 min read
Last verified: 12 November 2026. ✅ CONFIRMED — the JNVST 2027 Class 6 exam is on Saturday, 28 November 2026 (NVS prospectus, as reported by JagranJosh and the NVS-portal trackers). The admit card is out, and the new EVS section is confirmed in the official prospectus.
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When we last wrote about this exam, 54 days out, neither of those things was true.
First, the admit card is out. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti released the JNVST 2027 Class 6 admit cards on 28 October 2026 on the NVS admission portal, linked from navodaya.gov.in. If your child is registered and you have not downloaded it yet, do it tonight. You need the registration number and the child’s date of birth to log in, and the child must carry a printed copy to the centre — the prospectus says no candidate will be allowed to appear without it.
Second, the paper itself has changed. For JNVST 2027, the first section is no longer 40 Mental Ability questions. It is now 20 Mental Ability questions plus 20 Environmental Studies (EVS) questions — 15 multiple-choice questions and one passage followed by 5 questions. That is 25 marks that did not exist in this form last year.
| JNVST 2027 (Class 6) | |
|---|---|
| Exam date | Saturday, 28 November 2026 |
| Timing | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM (2 hours, no break) |
| Seating deadline | By 11:00 AM — latecomers not permitted |
| Admit card | Out since 28 October 2026 (NVS portal, navodaya.gov.in) |
| Paper | 80 questions, 100 marks, OMR, offline |
| Negative marking | None — 1.25 marks per correct answer |
| Result | Expected by end of March 2027 |
The section split: Mental Ability (20) + EVS (20) together take 60 minutes and 50 marks; Arithmetic is 20 questions, 25 marks, 30 minutes; Language is 20 questions, 25 marks, 30 minutes. Each section carries its own minimum qualifying score, so a child cannot afford to abandon a section entirely — even the new EVS part counts.
Many families in our audience are preparing for both exams — JNVST on 28 November and AISSEE 2027 on 31 January. If that is you, here is the honest way to think about it: JNVST is not a distraction from AISSEE. It is a free, full-scale rehearsal of it.
Navodaya Vidyalayas are free residential schools, and the JNVST paper — 80 questions, OMR sheet, two hours, no negative marking — is the same kind of test your child will sit in January, just shorter and in the morning instead of at 2 PM. A child who has already filled one OMR sheet under real exam pressure walks into the AISSEE hall a different child from one who has only ever practised at the dining table.
There is one practical difference to respect: the JNVST morning slot. The exam starts at 11:30 AM and the child must be seated by 11:00 AM, which means leaving home early and eating a proper breakfast.
Tonight — download and check the admit card. Print two copies. Check the child’s name, date of birth, exam centre and reporting time against the registration. If anything is wrong, contact the NVS helpdesk through the portal now, not on 27 November.
This week — switch the revision to the new pattern. Two full papers a week, timed, on a real OMR-style sheet. And give EVS its own slot: everyday science, classification, simple processes, plus one passage-based set every day. The passage is 5 questions in one go — it rewards a child who reads slowly and carefully, not one who rushes.
Next week — the dress rehearsal. One full paper on Saturday 21 November at 11:30 AM sharp, seated by 11:00, with the admit card, Aadhaar card and the exact stationery your child will carry. The point is not the score. The point is that nothing on 28 November is new — not the timing, not the bubbling, not the walk to the centre.
28 November — the day itself. Reach the centre early, carry the printed admit card and the child’s Aadhaar card (or the parent’s residence certificate uploaded in the application), and remember: with no negative marking, every question gets an answer. An unattempted question is a guaranteed zero; a guessed one is a chance.
The result is expected by the end of March 2027 — well after the AISSEE exam — so JNVST will not change your January plans either way. What it can change is your child’s confidence. Sixteen days is enough to fix the EVS gap and to walk in prepared.
When is the JNVST 2027 Class 6 exam?
Saturday, 28 November 2026, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM, in a single phase for all Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas. Children must be seated by 11:00 AM — latecomers are not permitted.
Has the JNVST 2027 admit card been released?
Yes. The admit card was released on 28 October 2026 on the NVS admission portal linked from navodaya.gov.in. Download it with the registration number and the child’s date of birth, and carry a printed copy — no candidate is allowed without it.
What is new in the JNVST 2027 exam pattern?
The first section now has 20 Mental Ability questions plus 20 new Environmental Studies (EVS) questions — 15 MCQs and one passage with 5 questions. The paper is still 80 questions, 100 marks, 2 hours, with no negative marking.
Is there negative marking in JNVST 2027?
No. Each correct answer gets 1.25 marks and nothing is deducted for a wrong answer, so your child should attempt every question.
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