| Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Minicoy | |
| Native Name: | JNV Lakshadweep |
| Alt: | Logo of Navodaya schools |
| Caption: | Pragyanam Brahma |
| Motto: | Pragyanam Brahma |
| Motto Translation: | Consciousness is Brahman |
| Location: | Minicoy, |
| State: | Lakshadweep U.T. |
| Pushpin Map: | India |
| Pushpin Label: | JNV Minicoy |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of JNV Minicoy in Lakshadweep, India |
| Country: | India |
| Postalcode: | 682559 |
| Type: | Public |
| Principal: | Mr.k.m sasi |
| Principal Label1: | Vice Principal |
| Staff: | 34 |
| Grades: | VI - XII |
| Enrollment: | 178 (2022) |
| Campus Size: | 3.50 acre (14164 sqm) |
| Campus Type: | Urban |
| Affiliation: | CBSE |
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Minicoy or JNV Lakshadweep is a boarding, co-educational school in Lakshadweep U.T. in India. JNV Minicoy is funded by M.H.R.D. 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]
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]
Navodaya Vidyalaya Minicoy in 90s had an exchange program with JNV Sitapur, whereby first 2 batches of JNV Sitapur exchanged 30% of their students with each other at class 9th level. The first batch of 11 students from JNV sitapur came to Mincoy in 1991 of which 6 eventually passed their class Xth from JNV minicoy. (included Anurag Verma (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuragxl), Anoop Kamle, Rakesh Rastogi, Sachin Sonkar, Awadhesh Singh, Arun Kumar, Anuj Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Payoj Singh, Imamuddin, Ayub Ali)
Mr. Joseph Mundiyankal was the principal of the school from 1990 to 1992, After him Mr. Epen Luke took over this role in 1992. The initial Teaching Staff included1. Ms Usha Rani (History)2. Mr Ganeshan (Mathematics)3. Mr. Sivadasan (Hindi)4. Mr. Trivedi (Hindi)
Admission to JNV Minicoy 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 Lakshadweep district magistrate (Collector), who is also the chairperson of Vidyalya Management Committee of JNV Minicoy.
JNV Lakshadweep is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education with affiliation number 3240001.[3]