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 2022 test, we must review the NVS 2022 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 2022.

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.

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NVS Exam Pattern and Syllabus 2022

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 2022 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.

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

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

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NVS Section-wise Syllabus

NVS General Awareness Syllabus 2022

• 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 2022

• 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 2022

•  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 2022 

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

NVS Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus 2022

• 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.

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