JNVST 2025 Registration: The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti has extended the last date for registration for the Lateral Entry Selection Test (LEST) 2025 till 19 November 2024 for admission to Classes 9 and 11 in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) for the academic year 2025-26. Interested candidates who have not applied yet can visit the official website i.e. cbseitms.nic.in. to apply for the selection test. 

According to the official notice, “Online registration for Admission against vacant seats to classes IX & XI (session 2025-26) in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas through selection test is in progress. The last date of submission of online applications is extended up to 19th November 2024. Candidates may apply free of cost.”

The correction window for making modifications in the LEST 2025 application form will remain open for two days after the last date of registration. Registered candidates will be allowed to edit the fields including gender, category (general/OBC/SC/ST), area (rural/urban), disability, and medium of examination.

Additionally, candidates also need to upload the required documents while submitting the JNVST class 9 admission form; such as their photograph, signature, signature of parents, academic mark sheets, and valid photo ID.

JNVST 2025 Registration: Eligibility 

The eligibility criteria for Class 9 registration are given below.
  • Candidates who are bonafide residents of the district concerned where wish to apply and should have resident of the same district. 
  • Candidates who are bonafide residents and studying Class 8 during the academic session 2024-25 in one of the government or government-recognized schools of the district where the JNV is functioning and where admission is sought are eligible. 
  • The district of residence and district of Class 6 study should be the same with respect to candidates who desire to apply for admission to Class 9 (session 2025-26) in the JNV located in the same district. 
  • The date of Birth of the candidate must be between May 1, 2010 to July 31, 2012 (both days inclusive). This is applicable to all categories of candidates including those who belong to the SC and ST. 
  • Only Indian Nationals, who are studying Class 8 in India in the district concerned are eligible to apply.
The eligibility criteria for Class 11 registration are given below.
  • The date of birth of the candidate is to be between June 1, 2008, to July 31, 2010 (both days inclusive). This is applicable to all categories of candidates including those who belong to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. 
  • Candidates who have passed Class 10 before the session 2024-25 are not eligible.
  • Candidates who are studying in Class 10 during the session 2024-25 only are eligible to apply. 
  • Candidate must be studying in Class 10 from a government or government-recognized school (affiliated to CBSE or any other state education board or other government-recognized board) of the district where the JNV is located during the academic session 2024-25 (April 2024 to March 2025 session)/ 2024 (January to December 2024 session). 
  • Only Indian Nationals, who are studying Class 10 in India are eligible to apply.