NVS Exam Pattern: Subject-wise Syllabus and Exam Pattern

The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) has advertised 1925 vacancies for various positions such as Assistant Commissioner, Female Staff Nurse, Assistant Section Officer, Audit Assistant, Junior Translation Officer, Junior Engineer (Civil), Stenographer, Computer Operator, Catering Assistant, Junior Secretariat Assistant, Electrician cum Plumber, Lab Attendant, Mess Helper, Multi Tasking Staff, and others (MTS). Before taking the NVS 2024 test, we must review the NVS 2024 syllabus and exam format in depth.

Candidates can examine the question paper pattern, section-wise distribution of topics, and marks on the official website for the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti’s examination curriculum and exam format. All of these details will aid applicants in approaching the exam and comprehending the NVS Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024.

General Awareness, Reasoning Ability, English, General Hindi, Quantitative Aptitude, and Post-wise subject-related topics are all included in the NVS Syllabus. We’ve put together a comprehensive NVS syllabus for candidates interested in applying for PGT, TGT, and non-teaching positions in the future. Candidates can apply via navodaya.gov.in, the NVS’ official website.


NVS Exam Pattern and Syllabus 2024

Going through an exam’s syllabus is an essential step that must be taken before sitting for any test. This is because going through the syllabus enables us to recognize what we need to study, how to devise a plan to learn the material that we are required to learn, and how to steer clear of topics that are not on the exam course syllabus. We are sharing the NVS Syllabus 2024 as well as the Test Pattern so that you can prepare for the exam in the most effective way possible. This will allow us to assist you to the fullest extent possible.

Assistant Commissioner Syllabus

Test Component of the test Number of questions Total marks Duration of the test
Part-I Reasoning Ability 10 10 180 minutes
Part-II General Awareness 20 20
Part-III Language test (General English and General Hindi – 10 marks for each subject) 20 20
Part-IV Academics & residential
aspects
50 50
Part-V  Administration & Finance 50 50
  Total 150 150

Assistant Commissioner (Admn.) Exam Pattern

Test  Component of the test Number of questions  Total marks  Duration of the test
Part – I Reasoning Ability 15 15 180 minutes
Part – II General Awareness 15 15
Part – III Language Competency Test (General English and General Hindi – 15 marks for 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

Female Staff Nurse Exam Pattern

Test  Component of the test Number of questions  Total marks  Duration of the test
Part – I Reasoning Ability 15 15 150 minutes
Part – II General Awareness & Current Affairs 15 15
Part – III Language Competency Test (General English and General Hindi – 10 marks for each subject) 20 20
Part – IV Subject Knowledge 70 70
  Total 120 120

Assistant Section Officer Exam Pattern

Test  Component of the test Number of questions  Total marks  Duration of the test
Part – I Reasoning Ability 30 30 150 minutes
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

Audit Assistant Exam Pattern

Test  Component of the test Number of questions  Total marks  Duration of the test
Part – I Reasoning Ability 20 20 150 minutes
Part – II Quantitative Aptitude 30 30
Part – III Language Test (General Englis  & 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

Junior Translation Officer Exam Pattern

Test  Component of the test Number of questions  Total marks  Duration of the test
Part – I Translation – English to Hindi 25 25 120 minutes
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

Junior Engineer (Civil) Exam Pattern

Test  Component of the test Number of questions  Total marks  Duration of the test
Part – I Reasoning Ability 10 10 120 minutes
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

Stenographer Exam Pattern

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 40 120 minutes
Part – II General Awareness & current affairs 30 30
Part – III Basic knowledge of Computer Operation 30 30
  Total 100 100

Computer Operator Exam Pattern

Test  Component of the test Number of questions  Total marks  Duration of the test
Part – I Reasoning Ability 20 20 150 minutes
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

Catering Assistant Exam Pattern

Test  Component of the test Number of questions  Total marks  Duration of the test
Part – I Reasoning Ability 15 15 150 minutes
Part – II General Awareness 15 15
Part – III Language Competency Test (General English and General Hindi – 10 marks for each subject) 20 20
Part – IV Knowledge of Computer operation 10 10
Part – V

Domain/Profession

Knowledge

60 60
  Total 120 120

Junior Secretariat Assistant (HQ/RO cadre) Exam Pattern

Test  Component of the test Number of questions  Total marks  Duration of the test
Part – I Mental & Reasoning Ability 20 20 150 minutes
Part – II Quantitative Aptitude 20 20
Part – III General Awareness &Current Affairs 30 30
Part – IV Language Competency Test (General English and General Hindi – 15 marks for each subject) 30 30
Part – V Basic Knowledge of Computer Operation 30 30
  Total 130 130

Junior Secretariat Assistant (JNV cadre) Exam Pattern

Test  Component of the test Number of questions  Total marks  Duration of the test
Part – I Mental & Reasoning Ability 20 20 150 minutes
Part – II Quantitative Aptitude 20 20
Part – III General Awareness &Current Affairs 30 30
Part – IV Language Competency Test (General English and General Hindi – 15 marks for each subject) 30 30
Part – V Basic Knowledge of Computer Operation 30 30
  Total 130 130

Electrician cum Plumber Exam Pattern

Test  Component of the test Number of questions  Total marks  Duration of the test
Part – I Reasoning Ability 15 15 150 minutes
Part – II General Awareness 15 15
Part – III Language Competency Test (General English and General Hindi – 15 marks for each subject) 30 30
Part – IV Subject-specific knowledge 60 60
  Total 120 120

Lab Attendant Exam Pattern

Test  Component of the test Number of questions  Total marks  Duration of the test
Part – I Reasoning Ability 15 15 150 minutes
Part – II General Awareness 15 15
Part – III Language Competency Test (General English and General Hindi – 15 marks for each subject) 30 30
Part – IV Subject-specific knowledge 60 60
  Total 120 120

Mess Helper Exam Pattern

Test Component of the test Number of questions  Total marks  Duration of the test
Part – I Reasoning Ability 15 15 150 minutes
Part – II General Awareness 15 15
Part – III Language Competency Test (General English and General Hindi – 15 marks for each subject) 20 20
Part – IV Subject-specific knowledge (Food, Nutrition, Hygiene, Recipes of Indian Food and Sweets 70 70
  Total 120 120

Multi-Tasking Staff Exam Pattern

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 subject 40 40 120 minutes 
Part – II General Awareness & Current Affairs 20 20
Part – III Basic Knowledge of Computer Operation 40 40
  Total 100 100

NVS 2022 PGT Exam Pattern

Test Component of the test Number of Duration Total Marks Duration
Part-I Reasoning Ability 15 15 180 minutes
Part-II General Awareness 15 15
Part-III Teaching Aptitude 20 20
Part-IV Subject Knowledge (difficulty level Post Graduation) 100 100
Part-V Language Competency Test (General English and General Hindi-15 marks for each subject) 30 30
Total   180 180

NVS 2022 TGT Exam Pattern

Test Component of the test Number of Duration Total Marks Duration
Part-I Reasoning Ability 10 10 180 minutes
Part-II General Awareness 10 10
Part-III Teaching Aptitude 15 15
Part-IV Subject Knowledge (difficulty level Graduation) 100 100
Part-V Language Competency Test (General English and General Hindi-15 marks for each subject) 45 45
Total   180 180

NVS Section-wise Syllabus

NVS General Awareness Syllabus 2024

  • Awards and Honors.
  • Countries & Capitals.
  • Capitals of India.
  • Abbreviations.
  • Current Affairs – National & International.
  • General Polity.
  • Books and Authors.
  • International & National Organizations.
  • Indian History.
  • Science & Technology.
  • Science – Inventions & Discoveries.
  • Important Days.
  • Indian Economy.
  • Budget and Five Year Plans.
  • Sports.
  • Indian National Movement.

NVS Reasoning Syllabus 2024

  • Spatial Orientation.
  • Visual Memory.
  • Figures/Verbal Classification.
  • Coding and Decoding.
  • Cause and Effect.
  • Arithmetical Reasoning.
  • Statement and Argument.
  • Arithmetic Number Series/Letter and Symbol Series.
  • Observation.
  • Similarities and Differences.
  • Non-verbal series.
  • Relationship concepts.
  • Making Judgments.
  • Analogies.
  • Logical Deduction.
  • Spatial Visualization.
  • Discrimination.
  • Statement and Conclusion.

NVS General English Syllabus 2024

  •  Fill in the Blanks.
  • Voice.
  • Vocabulary.
  • Articles.
  • Antonyms/Synonyms.
  • Verb.
  • Adverb.
  • Sentence Rearrangement.
  • Unseen Passages.
  • Grammar.
  • Subject-Verb Agreement.
  • Error Correction.
  • Tenses.
  • Idioms & Phrases.
  • Comprehension.

NVS General Hindi Syllabus 2024

  • Translation of Sentences.
  • Comprehension.
  • Fill in the Blanks.
  • Vocabulary.
  • Plural Forms.
  • Synonyms.
  • Phrases/Muhavare.
  • Error Detection.
  • Grammar.

NVS Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus 2024

  • Data Interpretation.
  • Time and Distance.
  • Mixtures & Allegations.
  • Simple & Compound Interest.
  • Simplification.
  • HCF & LCM.
  • Problems on Ages.
  • Ratio and Proportions.
  • Time and Work.
  • Percentages.
  • Profit and Loss.
  • Decimal & Fractions.
  • Average.
  • Number System.

NVS Exam Pattern FAQs

In 2024, how many job openings did NVS announce?

In 2024, the NVS advertised 1925 non-teaching positions. The announcement for teaching job openings will be posted shortly.

Where can I get a copy of the NVS Syllabus 2024?

Candidates can easily get the NVS Syllabus 2024 from the article above part, or they can go to NVS’s official website to do so.

When will the NVS Exam be held in 2024?

The NVS test 2024 will be held from March 9th to March 11th, 2024. (tentatively).

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