| Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Cooch Behar | |
| Native Name: | জওহর নবোদয় বিদ্যালয়, কোচবিহার |
| Motto: | प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म (ISO) |
| Type: | Public |
| School Code: | 420 |
| Principal: | Md. Shakir[1] |
| Teaching Staff: | 10 - |
| Grades: | VI - X |
| Students: | 200 |
| Capacity: | 40 |
| Campus: | Temporary |
| Campus Type: | Urban |
| Location: | Tufanganj New Town |
| City: | Tufanganj, Coochbehar |
| Postcode: | 736160 |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
| Pushpin Label: | JNV Cooch Behar |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of JNV Cooch Behar in West Bengal, India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal##Location in India |
| Coordinates: | 26.3295°N 89.667°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | 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.[2] [3]
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.
It is located at Tufanganj about from Cooch Behar district town.
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.
JNV Cooch Behar is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education with affiliation number 2440012.[4]
| 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 | |