Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) is a system of central schools in India for students predominantly from rural areas, targeting socially and economically disadvantaged groups. It was established in 1986 under the National Policy on Education and is run by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Education, Government of India. JNVs provide quality residential education affiliated with CBSE to talented rural children, enabling them to compete on an equal footing with their urban counterparts.