Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Patan
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Patan is a school located in the village of Patan in the Sikar district of Rajasthan. It is on the Delhi Highway and is surrounded by the Arawali hills. The school is a member of the chain of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) schools for gifted children.
Description
The school was established at a temporary site in 1985. The school now has several buildings, including the school building, hostels, staff quarters, and a multi-purpose hall. There is a Temple of the goddess Saraswati near the school building which was built in 2000 by students (Batch 1993-2000) contribution. They are connected to each other by the road, and follow the typical architectural style of JNV schools. The school is a residential school. Facilities are free of cost.
JNV Sikar has been awarded the status of Smart School in Jaipur Region. This Smart Status is given to top ten Schools of India. The school syllabus follows the Central Board of Secondary Education pattern. Classes are conducted from the 6th standard to 12th standard.
Music, Computer science, and Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW) are taught as optional subjects. The school has a computer room equipped with Internet and a music room with most instruments available.
Cluster
This Navodaya Vidyalaya comes under the sawaimadhopir cluster 1 in Jaipur region of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS).
Migration
Under a migration scheme, 30 per cent of the students of the 9th class migrated to JNV, Palus, [district- sangli], Maharashtra. The third language is accordingly Marathi.