Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Kanpur Nagar, commonly known as JNV Kanpur or JNVK, is a co-educational residential school located in Kanpur Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Established in 1987, it forms part of the Navodaya Vidyalaya system of pace-setting schools that run under the Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India. The school functions as an autonomous body within this framework.
| Name | Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kanpur Nagar |
|---|---|
| Other names | JNV Kanpur, JNVK |
| Type | Boarding school (co-educational, residential) |
| Established | 1987 |
| Location | Navodaya Nagar, Sarsaul, Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 26°16′6″N, 80°30′1″E |
| Campus area | 35 acres |
| Governing body | Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (India) |
The Navodaya Vidyalaya scheme has its origin in section 5.15 of the National Policy on Education, 1986 (NPE 86), which proposed the establishment of a residential school known as a Navodaya Vidyalaya in every district of India. These schools were envisioned as pace-setting institutions to provide quality modern education, with a particular focus on talented children, including those from rural areas. JNV Kanpur Nagar was set up in 1987 as part of this initiative.
The school occupies a campus of approximately 35 acres in the Sarsaul area of Kanpur Nagar district. It is situated near Navodaya Nagar, close to National Highway 2 (the historic Grand Trunk Road), which links the school to the broader regional road network.
Like all Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, JNV Kanpur is administered as an autonomous institution under the Department of Education in the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India, within the wider Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti system.