Navodaya system in Indian education

## NAVODAYA SYSTEM IN INDIAN EDUCATION

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Navodaya Vidyalayas play a crucial part of the national mission to ensure that education is available to each and every student irrespective of their caste, creed and background. The students of Navodaya Vidyalaya are the talented group of children coming from families of farmers and other economically weaker sections. The students joining Navodaya Vidyalayas are rising stars of the future India. This system inculcate in students, the elements of communal harmony, national integration and all other moral values. In fact these Vidyalayas prepare the students to face the world of competition with excellence along with the qualities of love, friendship, kindness and compassion.

One of the unique features of Navodaya Vidyalayas is the residential education, just like the old days Gurukula system. Here the students get immense opportunity to nurture and showcase their varied talents under the guidance and support of affectionate and gifted teachers.It not only helps the students to progress in their academics, but also in their physical and moral well being.The Navodaya Vidyalayas keep in mind the vision, " the nation of tomorrow sprouts out in the school today, and on the knowledge that the students are acquiring, on the character that they are building, on the values that they are inculcating, depends the development of the India of new era. This education system ,in a way, have a noble role in moulding the true future citizens of our mother India.

These Vidyalayas have excellent facilities of libraries and lab facilities which will give the students, a wonderful hands on experience. Laboratory facilities for biology , chemistry, physics and mathematics provide the students , an opportunity to explore and expand their knowledge sphere. Also pace setting activities are conducted in the Vidyalayas which will help the neighboring schools to have real experience with the activities of the school. Also different competitions are conducted for the students from the neighboring schools. Along with the physical training periods in the morning and the games hours in the evening, there are physical education classes which will help the students to have knowledge about how to keep themselves physically and mentally fit. Yoga classes, scouts and guides, NCC activities are conducted with full enthusiasm. Different creative clubs are formed like arts club, English club which will help the students from poor background to enhance their talents. Special coaching are provided for the talented students.

Students themselves organise the programmes of the Vidyalaya and make them grand and unforgettable. The students learn the qualities of team spirit and cooperation. Students have well qualified teachers living with them so that they clarify their doubts and they can excel in their studies. Even though the students have their own difficulties, they learn to adjust with those and come out with excellent ideas which shows the creativity of the students. The adjusting mentality of the students can be seen in Navodaya Vidyalayas. People may say that a Navodayan is brought up within the four walls of a campus, but it is life- that a beautiful butterfly comes out of the pupa after tremendous struggle for many days. within those four walls. Each Navodayan dreams of a better future that they can make through the talents they have acquired from Navodayas.