De NELC School voor blinden werd op 10 januari 1965 opgericht door het Noorse zendelingenechtpaar mevrouw en meneer Hodne. Ze kwamen naar Cooch Behar, India, als missionarissen en waren betrokken bij verschillende sociale activiteiten. Bij hun eerste aankomst in India was mevrouw Brit Hodne zeer geschokt toen ze blinde kinderen zag bedelen in de straat van Cooch Behar en het treinstation . Ze zocht naar blindenscholen in de buurt van Cooch Behar, zodat ze deze kinderen naar school kon brengen, maar ze kon in die jaren geen dergelijke school vinden in heel Noord-Bengalen en Assam. Daarna kreeg ze zelf de drang om een school voor blinden te beginnen in Cooch Behar. Dit betekende de start voor de school voor blinden.
De instelling verwelkomt visueel gehandicapte studenten van alle gemeenschappen, ongeacht ras, kaste en geloofsovertuiging. De studenten krijgen gratis kost en inwoning met educatieve en medische voorzieningen.
Het hoofddoel van deze school is om blinde kinderen te helpen hun individuele, potentiële, fysieke, mentale en spirituele groei te ontwikkelen en hen zo te helpen hun rechtmatige plaats in de samenleving te vinden.
De instelling verzorgt academisch onderwijs tot op het niveau van de middelbare school. (klas VIII), naast onderwijs worden de studenten aangemoedigd om muziek, knutselen, computercursussen enz. te leren. enz.
"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 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 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 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 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 play and spend time with my friends. I am not so good with studies even then try my best to complete the lessons. I help my friends in the hostel whenever they ask me for. "
"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. "
"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."