Kendriya Vidyalaya

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is a system of premier central government schools in India that are instituted under the aegis of the Ministry of Education. It is one of the world’s largest chains of schools. Its objective is to educate children of the Indian Defence Services personnel who are often posted to remote locations.

About Kendriya Vidyalaya in brief

Summary Kendriya VidyalayaKendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is a system of premier central government schools in India that are instituted under the aegis of the Ministry of Education. As of October 2020, it has a total of 1243 schools inIndia, and three abroad. It is one of the world’s largest chains of schools. Its objective is to educate children of the Indian Defence Services personnel who are often posted to remote locations. All the schools share a common syllabus and offer bilingual instruction, in English and Hindi. Sanskrit is taught as a compulsory subject from classes VI to VIII and as an optional subject until class XII.

In Moscow, students are given an opportunity to choose French or Russian as their third or second language. Students from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are exempt from tuition fees. Girls who are parents of children of KVS employees are also having the special provision under which they are given a few students for admission to a KV school. The Quality Council of India has accredited three of KV schools: RKVai Puram, IIT Powai and IIT Puram Powai.