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{{Infobox school
| name = Nripendra Narayan Memorial High School, Tufanganj
| logo = [[File:Nripendra Narayan Memorial High School logo.png|150px]] Logo of the NNM High School
| motto =
| location =
| streetaddress = Tufanganj Main Road,
| region = [[Tufanganj subdivision|Tufanganj]],
| city = [[Cooch Behar]]
| district = [[Cooch Behar district]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| postalcode = 736159
| established = 26 March 1916
| founder = Maharaja [[Jitendra Narayan]], the [[Maharaja]] of [[Cooch Behar]]
| affiliation = [[West Bengal Board of Secondary Education|WBBSE]] & [[West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education|WBCHSE]]
| headmaster = Dr. Ramkrishna Pramanik
| faculty = 40
| students = 2000
| grades = [[Fifth grade|V]] to [[Twelfth grade|XII]]
| colors = {{color box|#000080}} [[Navy blue]] {{color box|red}} [[Red]] {{color box|white}} [[White (color)|White]]
| publication = Ushashi (School magazine)
| homepage =
}}

'''Nripendra Narayan Memorial High School''' (commonly known as '''NNM High School''') is the oldest educational institution in [[Tufanganj subdivision]]. It is at the center of the town and is of historical importance regarding education in pre-independent India. The school was established in 1916 by [[Maharaja]] [[Jitendra Narayan]], the Maharaja of [[Cooch Behar district|Cooch Behar]] and is named after the late Maharaja [[Nripendra Narayan]].<ref name=findthebest>{{cite web|title=Tufanganj N.N.M. High School|url=http://secondary-schools.findthebest.in/l/99176/Tufanganj-N-n-m-High-School-in-Koch-Bihar-West-Bengal|publisher=Find the Best.Com|accessdate=4 September 2013}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=schoolsworld>{{cite web|title=Tufanganj N.N.M. High School Tufanganj Municipality|url=http://www.schoolsworld.in/schools/showschool.php?school_id=19031400401|publisher=Schools World. In|accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref>

==About==
The school is a full-fledged higher secondary school with two streams (general and [[Vocational education|vocational]]) in its higher secondary section. It has been working to impart education and professional training for the students to develop human resources. Admission to the secondary section is for boys only. However, the higher secondary section admits both boys and girls. With more than 5000 students, it is one of the biggest schools in Coochbehar.<ref name=findthebest />

NNM High School showed a consistently high success rate in Secondary and Higher Secondary examinations, often reaching 100 percent.<ref>{{Citation | title=A tale of two toppers | journal=Asia Africa Intelligence Wire | publication-date=2004-07-29 | publisher=Financial Times Ltd | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/129132705 | accessdate=17 March 2014 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Malda takes Class X honours |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050601/asp/siliguri/story_4812537.asp |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=Calcutta, India |publisher=ABP Pvt. Limited |date=2005-06-01 |accessdate=2005-06-01}}</ref> In 2006, the school set an all-time record in the history of higher secondary examination.<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Record score for HS topper |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060606/asp/siliguri/story_6314993.asp |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=Calcutta, India |publisher=ABP Pvt. Limited |date=2006-06-05 |accessdate=2006-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |title=HS record: Topper on cloud 999 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/HS-record-Topper-on-cloud-999/articleshow/1621571.cms?referral=PM |newspaper=The Times of India |location=Kolkata, India |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. |date=2006-06-06 |accessdate=2006-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | title=Cooch Behar on top | journal=Statesman (India) | publication-date=2006-06-06 | publisher=Financial Times Ltd | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/119346036 | accessdate=17 March 2014 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | title=Cooch Behar toppers steal the show | journal=Statesman (India) | publication-date=2006-06-06 | publisher=Financial Times Ltd | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/119346154 | accessdate=17 March 2014 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:HH Maharaja Nripendra Narayan of Cooch Behar.jpg|thumb|Maharaja Nripendra Narayan of Cooch Behar (1863-1911)]]
[[File:HH Maharaja Jitendra Narayan of Cooch Behar.jpg|thumb|Maharaja Jitendra Narayan of Cooch Behar (1913-1922)]]

NNM High School was established in 1916 by the Maharaja of Cooch Behar. Despite being in the most backward area of the [[Cooch Behar State|State of Cooch Behar]], the school used to get the highest amount of financial aid from the state.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Feudatory and zemindari India|year=1943|volume=24|page=258|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PgYnAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=16 March 2014}}</ref> The school got recognition to appear as a [[high school]] from the [[University of Calcutta]] in 1917. It was permanently recognized as a school competent to present candidates at [[Matriculation|Matriculation Examination]] of [[University of Calcutta]] in 1923.

In 1957, NNM High School came under the recommendation of the director of Public Instruction, West Bengal, as Higher Secondary Multipurpose School (XI) with [[Humanities]] Group and Science Group. The Higher Secondary Council granted recognition to Nripendra Narayan Memorial High School for imparting [[Higher education|Higher Secondary Education]] (XI-XII) in general stream courses provisionally for two years with effect from 1 July 1976. Agriculture came as a subject in 1963. [[Vocational education]] stream (Agriculture) was introduced in 1978. This addition upholds the school as a dignified and unique institution in the district.

==Campus==
The school is in the heart of the town. The building comprises multiple wings that house the junior section, the senior section, the library, staff rooms, the gymnasium, laboratories, the hostel etc. There are two playgrounds and an agricultural farm.

==Curriculum==
The curriculum is based on the guidelines set by the [[West Bengal Board of Secondary Education]] and the [[West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education]]. The medium of instruction in the school is [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. At the Higher Secondary level, the school offers Science, Commerce, Arts and Vocational streams.

==Sports Activities==
The students get training in parades, physical exercise, yoga as well as in games and sports. Football, cricket, volleyball, khoko etc. are generally played in different seasons. The Annual Athletic Meet and Prize Distribution Ceremony are regularly held in the premises in January. Students take part in inter-school tournaments, district school sports meets and state-level competition.

The school also provides [[National Cadet Corps (India)|NCC]] training facility to the students of class VII-XII.

Indian first class cricketer [[Shib Paul|Shib Sankar Paul]] is an alumnus.

==Cultural activities==
The school celebrates the auspicious [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]], the [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]], the birthday of [[Rabindranath Tagore]] and Netaji [[Subhas Chandra Bose]], Saraswati Puja, Nabin Baran (freshers welcome), School Foundation Day etc.

==School uniform==
Navy blue trouser, white shirt and black shoes for the boys and red-bordered white [[sari]] and red [[blouse]] for the girls every weekday except Thursday.

==School prayer==
Two songs are chanted in the prayer, the first four stanza of উঠ গো ভারত-লক্ষ্মী<ref>{{cite wikisource |last=Sen |first=Atulprasad |wslanguage=bn |title=উঠ গো ভারত-লক্ষ্মী |year=1931}}</ref> by [[Atulprasad Sen]] followed by the [[National Anthem of India]]. Although nominally independent, Koch Bihar was a [[vassal state]] of the [[British Raj]] (1774-1949). The patriotic song by Atulprasad Sen in school prayer, therefore, suggests its involvement in the [[Indian independence movement]].

==Student awards==
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*Dinesh Kiran Gold Medal Award
*Sibani Ghosh Award
*[[Abbas Uddin]] Award
*Nagendra Nath Mukta Mala Foundation Award
*Narendra Nath Singha Memorial Award
*Shyamali Satpati Memorial Foundation Award<ref name="satpati">{{cite news|title=Sir's time to pay back: Rs 10 lakh|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120427/jsp/siliguri/story_15423645.jsp|newspaper=The Telegraph|location=Calcutta, India|publisher=ABP Pvt. Limited|date=2012-04-26|accessdate=2012-04-27}}</ref>
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==Headmasters==
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#Upendra Nath Dasgupta, [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] (13 June 1916 to 20 January 1920)
#Nagendranath Chattopadhyay, B.A., [[Bachelor of Education|B.T.]] (14 April 1920 to 17 May 1924)
#Gopalchandra Chakravartti, B.A. (1 June 1924 to 29 October 1941)
#Narendramohan Chakravartti, [[Master of Arts|M.A.]], B.T. (1 February 1942 to 30 July 1943)
#Prafullakumar Hor-Roy, M.A., B.T. (26 August 1943 to 9 March 1944)
#Srishchandra Ghosh, B.A., B.T. (16 August 1944 to 31 January 1946)
#Narendranath Chakravartti, B.A., B.T. (3 April 1946 to 1 May 1946)
#Bankim Mukhopadhyay, B.A. (3 July 1946 to 31 March 1954)
#Dhirendranath Basu, M.A., B.T. (13 July 1954 to 28 February 1978){{ref|Alpha|α}}
#Sibdas Basu, M.A. (English, Bengali, History, [[Political science]] & [[Sanskrit]]), B.T., D.E.[[Lieutenant|LT.]], [[Bachelor of Laws|L.L.B.]], [[Ph.D.]] (12 April 1980 to 31 August 1991)
#Ajay Kumar Satpati,<ref name="satpati" /> M.A. (Bengali, Sanskrit & English), [[Bachelor of Education|B.Ed.]], Sahitya Shastri, Trained in Work Education, Physical Education & Social Service (23 September 1994 to 31 August 2008)
#Ramkrishna Pramanik, [[M.Sc.]] (Mathematics), B.Ed., Ph.D. (4 November 2009 to present)
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==See also==
*[[Suniti Academy]]
*[[Jenkins School]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Schools in Cooch Behar district]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1916]]
[[Category:1916 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Schools in the princely states of India]]

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