Academic timeline archive: 2015–2027
Populated dates link to official prospectuses, government references or clearly labelled secondary reports. Missing dates are not invented; expected result timing is not a result declaration.
Class 6 · 2027-28
Official prospectus- Application
- 31 July 2026 (original prospectus deadline)
- Exam / phases
- 28 November 2026
- Result
- Expected by end of March 2027; not a declared result
The original prospectus deadline is not a claim about later extensions. The single-phase exam covers summer- and winter-bound JNVs. Check the current portal for subsequent notices.
Read the source ↗Class 6 · 2026-27
Government source reference- Application
- No sourced dates available
- Exam / phases
- 13 December 2025 (summer-bound); 11 April 2026 (winter-bound)
- Result
- No sourced date available
NVS prospectus hosted by a government municipality; exam dates confirmed. Result dates are separate announcements.
Read the source ↗Class 6 · 2025-26
Government source reference- Application
- No sourced dates available
- Exam / phases
- 18 January 2025 (summer-bound); 12 April 2025 (winter-bound)
- Result
- No sourced date available
Dates cited in CBSE governing-body minutes. Class 6 archive here covers the summer-bound cut-off PDF.
Read the source ↗Class 6 · 2024-25
Government source reference- Application
- No sourced dates available
- Exam / phases
- 4 November 2023 (winter-bound); 20 January 2024 (summer-bound)
- Result
- No sourced date available
Ministry annual report records these phases. Results handed to NVS on 13 March 2024 is not the same as a public result declaration date.
Read the source ↗Class 6 · 2023-24
Source not yet available- Application
- No sourced dates available
- Exam / phases
- No sourced dates available
- Result
- No sourced date available
No reliable cycle-specific dates added for this class and year.
Class 6 · 2022-23
Government source reference- Application
- No sourced dates available
- Exam / phases
- 30 April 2022
- Result
- No sourced date available
Government notice dated 17 November 2021 lists an original 30 November 2021 application deadline. Later extensions require their own notices.
Read the source ↗Class 6 · 2021-22
Government source reference- Application
- No sourced dates available
- Exam / phases
- 11 August 2021 (rescheduled)
- Result
- No sourced date available
Ladakh government report confirms the test took place on 11 August. Earlier planned dates should not be shown as the actual exam.
Read the source ↗Class 6 · 2020-21
Government source reference- Application
- No sourced dates available
- Exam / phases
- 11 January 2020 (phase 1)
- Result
- No sourced date available
PIB confirms the 11 January test. The originally scheduled April phase was affected by COVID-19; it is not treated here as a completed exam.
Read the source ↗Class 6 · 2019-20
Government source reference- Application
- No sourced dates available
- Exam / phases
- 6 April 2019
- Result
- No sourced date available
CBSE annual report records the conducted exam date.
Read the source ↗Class 6 · 2018-19
Secondary archive report- Application
- No sourced dates available
- Exam / phases
- 21 April 2018 (except postponed districts)
- Result
- No sourced date available
Secondary archive report: Katihar, Dhanbad, South Dinajpur, Jaunpur and Taran Taran were postponed. Not a primary-source confirmation for those districts.
Read the source ↗Class 6 · 2017-18
Source not yet available- Application
- No sourced dates available
- Exam / phases
- No sourced dates available
- Result
- No sourced date available
No reliable cycle-specific dates added for this class and year.
Class 6 · 2016-17
Government source reference- Application
- No sourced dates available
- Exam / phases
- 9 January 2016; 9 April 2016; 11 June 2016
- Result
- No sourced date available
Ministry annual report lists summer, winter and extreme-winter phases.
Read the source ↗Class 6 · 2015-16
Secondary archive report- Application
- No sourced dates available
- Exam / phases
- 7 February 2015; 11 April 2015; 6 June 2015
- Result
- No sourced date available
Secondary prospectus transcription. Retained as a historical reference, with lower confidence than a primary official record.
Read the source ↗Source-backed dates, not predictions
Each populated entry links its source and labels official prospectus, government reference or secondary archive reporting. Missing dates remain unavailable. Original application deadlines and later extensions are different records.
2027 and older exam phases
The Class VI 2027 prospectus specifies a single phase on 28 November 2026. Historical years used different summer, winter or extreme-winter schedules. Do not copy a previous year’s phase pattern into a current cycle.
Always verify final results, dates, documents and admission directions through official NVS sources.
Class XI LEST transition
The government-hosted NVS at-a-glance document records introduction of Class XI LEST in session 2023–24. Earlier cycles should not be shown as written LEST examinations.
Official Source and References
Official NVS sources are the final authority for result availability, dates, selection, school records and admission instructions.
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