Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kozhikode

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kozhikode
JNV Calicut
Location

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673521

Coordinates11°33′40″N 75°38′23″E / 11.5610669°N 75.6396997°E / 11.5610669; 75.6396997
Information
TypePublic
MottoPragyanam Brahma
(Consciousness is Brahman)
Established1987
PrincipalMary P Mani
Staff16
Faculty26
GradesVI - XII
Enrollment520
Campus typeRural
AffiliationCBSE
Websitewww.jnvcalicut.gov.in

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kozhikode, locally known as JNV Calicut is a co-educational, boarding 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.

History

The school was established in 1987–88 as a vision of the New Education Policy, 1986, by the then Prime Minister Shri. Rajiv Gandhi, and is a part of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya schools. This school's permanent campus is located at village Palayad Nada in Kozhikode district. This school is administered and monitored by the Hyderabad regional office of Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti.[2]

Admission

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

Affiliations

JNV Kozhikode is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education with affiliation number 940001, following the curriculum prescribed by CBSE.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti". Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  2. ^ "NVS RO Hyderabad - JNVs in Kerala". NVS RO Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  3. ^ "CBSE affiliation details of JNV Kozhikode". CBSE - Online School Affiliation & Monitoring System. Retrieved 2 April 2019.