Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Porbandar

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Porbandar is a part of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) family. The school is located near Dharampur Patiya and Vanana village, seven kilometres from the city Porbandar, India, on national highway 8B. The school is also known as JNV Porbandar or JNV PBR.HistoryEstablished in 1986, under the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme, the school is CBSE affiliated, co-educational and residential. Initially when the school building and other infrastructure was under development, the school was operational in a rented building in Porbandar city. This school was part of Junagadh district before formation of Porbandar district in 1997. After that, the children from both districts Porbandar and Junagadh were admitted to JNV Porbandar. After allocation of JNV Kodinar to Junagadh district, children from Junagadh district are admitted to JNV Kodinar and those from Porbandar district are admitted to JNV Porbandar.PurposeJNV are Indian schools for talented children and form a part of the system of gifted education. The objectives of the scheme are to provide good quality modern education to the children predominantly from rural areas, without regard to their family's socio-economic condition.CharacteristicsAll expenses including boarding, school uniforms, lodging and education, are funded by central government. The school has Deputy magistrate (collector) of Porbandar district, as chairman. The Principal, the teachers and all staff are recruited by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti.