Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kozhikode | |
Native Name: | JNV Calicut |
Alt: | Logo of Navodaya schools |
Caption: | Pragyanam Brahma |
Motto: | Pragyanam Brahma |
Postalcode: | 673521 |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label: | JNV Kozhikode |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of JNV Kozhikode in Kerala, India |
Type: | Public |
Established: | 1987 |
Principal: | Mary P Mani |
Principal Label1: | Vice Principal |
Staff: | 16 |
Faculty: | 26 |
Grades: | VI - XII |
Enrollment: | 520 |
Campus Type: | Rural |
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kozhikode or locally known as JNV Calicut is a boarding, co-educational school in Kozhikode district of Kerala state 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.[1] Previously the school name was JNV Calicut before renaming of Calicut district to Kozhikode district.
The school was established in 1987–88, and is a part of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya schools. This school's permanent campus is located at village Palayad Nada, Kozhikode district. This school is administered and monitored by Hyderabad regional office of Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti.[2]
Admission to JNV Kozhikode 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 Kozhikode district magistrate (Collector), who is also the chairperson of Vidyalya Management Committee.
JNV Kozhikode is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education with affiliation number 940001, following the curriculum prescribed by CBSE.[3]