New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MP Supriya Sule urged Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi to extend the application deadline for the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test (JNVST) by one week, citing technical difficulties that prevented several rural students from completing their registrations.

The JNVST is an entrance exam organised by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti for admission to Class 6 and Class 9 in residential JNV schools.

In a post on X, Sule on Wednesday said that genuine applicants "should not be denied an opportunity" to access quality education due to technical issues.

"Requesting Pralhad Joshi ji's kind attention: several rural students have been unable to complete their Jawahar Navodaya Vidya...