DAV Public School, NTS, Barkakana, a leading school in the coalfields belt of Jharkhand started functioning as a DAV institution from 1st November 1987 with an approximate strength of 250 students, 12 teachers and 5 other staff members. The school is jointly managed by the DAV College Managing Committee New Delhi and Central Coalfields Ltd, Ranchi. Despite being located in a remote part of the state,