D.A.V. Koyla Nagar is one of the most promising and radiant stars of of D.A.V. Institutions managed by D.A.V. College Trust and Managing Committee. It has a short but monumental history. It came into existence when the school run by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sansthan was handed over to D.A.V. organization on 12th April 2000. It is a project school sponsored by Bharat Coking Coal Ltd., a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, and the entire infrastructure has been provided by BCCL.

D.A.V. Koyla Nagar ranks high among the premier schools in Jharkhand State. It has become a synonym of quality education. The school started with 700 students on rolls but within a short span of seventeen years , the strength of students escalated about to six thousand. The phenomenal success of the school is attributed to the sagacious and inspiring leadership of Dr.K.C.Srivastava ,the Regional Director,D.A.V.Public Schools,Jharkhand Zone-1 ,but for whose tireless toil and indomitable commitment the materialization of this monumental school,the accomplishment of such a titanic task would not have been viable.In july 2013,DAV Public School,Koylanagar became the Head Office of Jharkhand Zone-1 and Dr.K.C.Srivastava,its Regional Director.