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The Prize Distribution Function of the 27th National Youth Parliament Competition, 2025-26 for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas will be held on Thursday, the 10th of September, 2026 from 3:00 PM onwards at GMC Balayogi Auditorium, Parliament Library Building, Parliament House Complex, New Delhi.

Shri Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs will preside over the function and distribute the prizes to the prize-winning students and Vidyalayas for their meritorious performance in the Competition. On this occasion, the students of “PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Ukhrul-1, Manipur (Shillong Region)” which stood first in the 27th National Youth Parliament Competition, 2025-26 for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, will present a repeat performance of " Youth Parliament Sitting” during the Prize Distribution Function.

The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has been organizing Youth Parliament Competitions in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas for the past 30 years. Under the scheme of the National Youth Parliament Competition for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, the 27th Competition in the series was organized during 2025-26 among 100 Vidyalayas spread over 8 regions of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, all over India.

The Youth Parliament programme of the Ministry aims at inculcating among the young generations the spirit of self-discipline, tolerance of diverse opinions, righteous expression of views, and other virtues of a democratic way of life. Besides, the programme also acquaints the students with the practices and procedures of Parliament, techniques of discussion and debate and develops in them the self-confidence, quality of leadership, and the art and skill of effective oratory.

The Running Parliamentary Shield and Trophy for standing first in the Competition will be awarded to “PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Ukhrul-1, Manipur (Shillong Region)”. Besides, merit trophies will also be awarded by the Minister to the following 7 Vidyalayas for standing first in their respective Regions:

Sr. No.

Name of Vidyalayas

Region

1.

PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kollam, Kerala

Hyderabad

2.

PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Theog, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Chandigarh

3.

PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Suratgarh, Sriganganagar-II, Rajasthan

Jaipur

4.

PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Malhar, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Bhopal

5.

PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Valsad, Gujarat

Pune

6.

PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Purulia, West Bengal

Patna

7.

PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand

Lucknow

ISA

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Source attribution: Press Information Bureau, Government of India.