Students Profile
About l.58 lakh students were on the rolls
of Navodaya Vidyalayas. The percentage of
students belonging to SC/ ST categories, girls and rural areas in the Navodaya Vidyalayas
is well above national norms (15 % SC & 7.5 % ST)
Thus the JNVs are serving rural students, specially girls, SC & ST students in excess
of national averages. For this they have also been commended by the Standing committee of
Parliament for the Ministry of Human Resource Development In April, 1997 as follows:
"The Committee is happy to note that various norms made for reservation of seats for SC's and ST's are fulfilled and hopes that this practice would continue in future also."
Navodaya is the only scheme providing quality education to students from the rural areas and weaker sections of the society with a 75% reservation of seats for students from rural .areas, 1/3 seats for girls, and reservation for SC and ST students in proportion to their population in the district.
A socio-economic survey of Navodaya Vidyalaya students was carried out in 221 Vidyalayas in the year 1989-90.The salient findings of the survey were as under:
Economic Status
| Family income less than Rs.12,000 PA | 63% |
| Family income less between Rs.36-50,000 PA | 5% |
| Family income below poverty line | 41% |
Educational Background
Father |
|
| Illiterate | 16.1% |
| Upto Middle | 49.5% |
| Upto High School | 17.2% |
| Upto Degree/PG | 28.3% |
Mother |
|
| Illiterate | 39.5% |
| Upto Middle | 32.5% |
| Upto High School | 18.3% |
| Upto Degree/PG | 6% |
Occupational Background
Father |
|
| Casual Labourer | 17.8% |
| Agriculturist/Agriculture Labour | 24.6% |
| Self employed/Service | 47.6% |
| Business | 9.96% |
Mother |
|
| Casual Labourer | 2.2% |
| Agriculturist/Agriculture Labour | 7.3% |
| Employed | 2.42% |
Another sample survey was carried out in 94 Vidyalayas in four select Union States and the findings of the survey confirmed that over the years socio-economic profile of the students remained the same with minor variations.