In accordance with the National Policy of Education  (1986), Government of India started Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs). Presently the JNVs are spread in 27 States and 7 Union Territories. These are co-educational residential schools fully financed and administered by Government of India through an autonomous organization, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. Admission in JNVs is made through the Jawahar Navodaya Selection Test (JNVST) at classVI. The medium of instruction in JNVs is the mother tongue or regional language up to class VIII. And English thereafter for Math sand Science and Hindi for Social Science. Student of the JNVs appear for X and XII class examinations of the Central Board of Secondary Education. While education in the school is free including boarding, lodging, uniforms and textbooks, a nominal fee of Rs.200/- per month will have to be collected from the children from IX to XII class. However, children belonging to SC/ST, Girls, and Physically Handicapped and from the families whose income is below line are exempted from payment of fess.