Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, 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]

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Cooch Behar
জওহর নবোদয় বিদ্যালয়, কোচবিহার
Location
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Tufanganj New Town

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Coordinates26°19′46.14″N 89°40′01.12″E / 26.3294833°N 89.6669778°E / 26.3294833; 89.6669778JNV Cooch Behar
Information
TypePublic
Mottoप्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म (Sanskrit)
Pragñānam Brahma (ISO)
transl. "Pure Knowledge is Brahma"
Established2006; 18 years ago (2006)
School code420
ChairmanDharmendra Pradhan
PrincipalMd. Shakir[1]
Teaching staff10 - See full list[2]
GradesVI - X
Genderco-educational
Number of students200
Capacity40
LanguageEnglish, Hindi & Bengali
CampusTemporary
Campus typeUrban
Houses   Aravali
   Nilgiri
   Shivalik
   Udaygiri
AffiliationCBSE
WebsiteJNV Cooch Behar

History

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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

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

Admission

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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

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

Principals

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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
7 Arup Purkayastha I/C 19.03.2019
8 Md. Shakir 19.03.2019 Till Now

See also

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References

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  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.
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