Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Cooch Behar

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Cooch Behar
Location
Tufanganj New Town Tufanganj, Coochbehar , India , West Bengal , 736160
Coordinates	26°19′46.14″N89°40′01.12″E / 26.3294833°N 89.6669778°E / 26.3294833; 89.6669778 JNV Cooch Behar
Information
Type	Public
Motto	प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म (Sanskrit) Pragñānam Brahma (ISO) transl. "Pure Knowledge is Brahma"
Established	2006;19 years ago (2006)
School code	420
Chairman	Dharmendra Pradhan
Principal	Vikas Kumar Jha (as of 2024) [1]
Teaching staff	10 - See full list [2]
Grades	VI - X
Gender	co-educational
Number of students	200
Capacity	40
Language	English, Hindi & Bengali
Campus	Temporary
Campus type	Urban
Houses	Aravali    Nilgiri    Shivalik    Udaygiri
Affiliation	CBSE
Website	JNV Cooch Behar

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Cooch Behar or locally known as JNV Tufanganj is a boarding, co-educational school in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal state in India. It is under Patna region of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. One of 661 JNV's known for its academics, spread all over India by the Government of India. ^{[3] [4]}

History

The school was established in 2006, and is a part of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya schools. Navodaya Vidyalayas are funded by the Indian Ministry of Human Resources Development and administered by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, an autonomous body under the ministry. The school's temporary campus is located at Tufanganj College Science building.

How to reach

It is located at Tufanganj about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Cooch Behar district town.

Admission

Admission to JNV Coochbehar at class VI level is made through selection test conducted by Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti. The information about test is disseminated and advertised in the district by the office of Coochbehar District Magistrate (Collector), who is also the chairperson of Vidyalya Management Committee.

Affiliations

JNV Cooch Behar is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education with affiliation number 2440012. ^[5]

Principals

SL. No.	Name of the Principal	Period
		From	To
1	B.K.N. Singh I/C	03.07.2006	12.04.2008
2	S.C. Saha I/C	13.04.2008	01.08.2008
3	A. Kumar I/C	02.08.2008	21.11.2008
4	K.P. Bhaskar	22.11.2008	16.02.2009
5	Gauri Raut I/C	16.02.2009	27.06.2011
6	Dr. J.C. Kaluawat	27.06.2011	04.09.2018
7	Arup Purkayastha I/C	05.09.2018	18.03.2019
8	Md. Shakir	19.03.2019	29.06.2024
9	Vikas Kumar Jha I/C	30.06.2024	Till Now

See also

• List of JNV schools
• List of schools in West Bengal

References

1. "Principal's Desk".
2. Teaching Staff list
3. "Directory of JNVs" (PDF). navodaya.gov.in. p. 274. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
4. "Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Cooch Behar". navodaya.gov.in. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
5. "CBSE affiliation details of JNV Cooch Behar". CBSE - Online School Affiliation & Monitoring System. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

External links

• Official Website of JNV Cooch Behar