The 24th October, 2010 was the most auspicious day when the foundation stone of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Balikudia, East Singhbhum was laid down. The school campus covers around 30 acres of forested hillside with its buildings connected by steep and windy paths and offering spectacular views at every turn. These buildings include the beautiful old Quad, the modern state of art infrastructure and the newly-refurbished student hostels and staff houses. The academic buildings including several classrooms are linked by a computer network. The widespread use of email and an intranet system shrinks the distances and keeps staff, students and administration in quick and easy contact with one another. The Vidyalaya is surrounded by the grove of pine trees on the main Jamsedpur- Kolkata-Mumbai National Highway (NH-06), at Balikudia.