La Escuela para Ciegos NELC fue fundada el 10 de enero de 1965 por los misioneros noruegos Sr. y Sra. Hodne. Llegaron a Cooch Behar, India, como misioneros y participaron en diversas actividades sociales. Al llegar a la India por primera vez, la Sra. Brit Hodne quedó muy impactada al ver a niños ciegos mendigando en las calles de Cooch Behar y en la estación de tren. Buscó escuelas para ciegos cerca de Cooch Behar para llevar a esos niños a la escuela, pero en aquellos años no pudo encontrar ninguna escuela de este tipo en todo el norte de Bengala y Assam. Luego sintió la necesidad de comenzar una escuela para ciegos en Cooch Behar. Esto marcó el inicio de la escuela para ciegos.
La institución acoge a estudiantes con discapacidad visual de todas las comunidades, independientemente de su raza, casta y creencias religiosas. Los estudiantes reciben alojamiento y alimentación gratuitos, además de servicios educativos y médicos.
El objetivo principal de esta escuela es ayudar a los niños ciegos a desarrollar su crecimiento individual, potencial, físico, mental y espiritual, y ayudarlos así a encontrar su lugar legítimo en la sociedad.
La institución proporciona educación académica hasta el nivel de la escuela secundaria (clase VIII). Además de la educación, se alienta a los estudiantes a aprender música, manualidades, cursos de informática, etc.
"I am interested in singing songs and like to listen to adventure stores. I read story books in my free time. I would like to be social worker and help the elderly people in the society. "
"I love to sing and do this on a daily base. My dream is to become a teacher so that I can help other blind children learn as well."
"My home is in a small village. I like to study and explore new things. I got my new books so love to read them and expand my knowledge. I love to play and spend time with my friends and family. They are always there to cheer me up when I am low or in any difficulty. I love the way my teachers guide me with my study. Seeing them I also want to be a teacher and deliver my knowledge to others in need. "
"I love to play and study and gather new knowledge from my friends and teachers. I love singing and dancing. I love to listen stories. For any difficulty in my personal life and study my teachers are there to help me and guide me."
"I love listening to music. I love to play with dolls and with kitchen kits. I am studying in standard VI now. I try my best to score good result. I always want to be a good student and go for higher education. If I get chance I would like to go for a Government service. For that I really have to study well. I like to stay at the hostel of the school."
"I love to play marbles with my friends in the evening. I am studying in standard III now. I try my best to score good result. I always want to be a good student and go for higher education. "
"I love to study and gather new knowledge from my friends and teachers. I love exploring new things. I love singing and listening music also. It really makes me happy and forgetting all the trouble and hardship of life. I also love to do stitching work specially kneading. With this creativity I like to make new things and decorate my surroundings."
"I love to play and spend time with my friends and family. They are always there to cheer me up when I am low or in any difficulty. I read in class VI. I like to study and explore new things. "