1st Jan, 1992 was the most auspicious day when the foundation stone of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Phodong, North Sikkim was laid by Hon Chief Minister, Sikkim Shri(Dr)Pawan Chamling. The school campus covers around 13.5 acres of forested hillside with its buildings connected by steep and windy paths and offering spectacular views at every turn. These buildings have modern state-of-the-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 forest on the monastery road on  National Highway (NH-31A), at Phodong at a height of 6500 feet.