Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jul. 17, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	NVE CORP /NEW/
Entity Central Index Key	0000724910
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		4,866,181
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false