The Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme was started during the year 1985-86 and is managed by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, an autonomous organization under the department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development.

As part of the programme of action of the new education policy, 1986, Govt. of India launched the scheme under the pioneer of Shri. Rajiv Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India to set up Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in all the districts of the country in order to provide opportunities to the children with special talents to proceed at a faster pace by making quality education available to them irrespective of their capacity to pay for it.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Sirmour Rewa was started on 1993 with 90 students both boys and girls. The school is now functioning in its own site from 1997 onwards at JNV,Sirmour, Rewa.

First Principal      : Mr. N.L.MEHTA