| Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Karaikal | |
| Native Name: | JNV Varichikudy |
| Alt: | Logo of Navodaya schools |
| Caption: | Pragyanam Brahma |
| Motto: | Pragyanam Brahma |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
| Pushpin Label: | JNV Karaikal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of JNV Karaikal in Puducherry, India |
| Postalcode: | 609609 |
| Type: | Public |
| Established: | 1988 |
| Principal: | R. G. Nandakumar |
| Principal1: | R. Kamalam |
| Principal Label1: | Vice Principal |
| Faculty: | 23 |
| Staff: | 17 |
| Grades: | VI - XII |
| Enrollment: | 372 (2018) |
| Campus Type: | Rural |
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Karaikal or locally known as JNV Varichikudy is a boarding, co-educational school in Karaikal district of Puducherry U.T. in India. Navodaya Vidyalayas are funded by the Indian Ministry of Human Resources Development and administered by Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti, an autonomous body under the ministry. Navodaya Vidyalayas offer free education to talented children from Class VI to XII.[1] Karaikal district is a coastal enclave within Tamil Nadu state, located about 132 km from union territory headquarter Pondicherry.
The school was established in 1988, and is a part of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya schools. This school is administered and monitored by Hyderabad regional office of Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti.[2]
Admission to JNV Karaikal at class VI level is made through nationwide selection test conducted by Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti. The information about test is disseminated and advertised in district by the office of Karaikal district magistrate (Collector), who is also the chairperson of Vidyalya Management Committee of JNV Karaikal.
JNV Karaikal is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education with affiliation number 2940002.[3]