PM SHRI JOSHIMATH KVS DAY CELEBRATION 2023

KVS FOUNDATION DAY 2023

15TH DECEMBER 2023

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan celebrates its foundation day on the 15th of December every year. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan was established in the year 1963 with only 20 regimental schools.

Its headquarters is in Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi 110 016. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is abbreviated as KVS. It is functioning under the Ministry of Education.

All the Kendriya Vidyalayas are affiliated under CBSE : Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi.

History of KVS

The Kendriya Vidyalayas was approved in November 1962 by the Govt. of India in NOV 1962 on the recommendations of the 2nd CPC (Central Pay Commission). Wherein it was clearly mentioned to set up an institution to the wards of transferable Central Government employees and to provide uninterrupted schooling during the academic session.

In view of the recommendation 20 regimental schools were opened during the academic year 1963-64. Initially it was established in the area where huge numbers of defence employees were deployed.

KVS was registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act (XXI of 1860) on 15th December 1965.

Objective of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS)

The primary aim of the Sangathan is as follows:

To cater to the educational needs of children of transferable Central Government including Defence and Para-military personnel by providing a common programme of education;

To pursue excellence and set the pace in the field of school education;

To initiate and promote experimentation and innovations in education in collaboration with other bodies like Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) etc.

To develop the spirit of national integration and create a sense of "Indianness" among children.

To Provide, establish, endow, maintain, control & manage schools, hereinafter called the 'Kendriya Vidyalaya' for the children of transaferable employees of the Government of India, floating populations & others including those living in remote & undeveloped locations of the country & to do all acts & things necessary for the conducive to the promotions of such schools.

To provide, establish, endow, maintain, control and manage the Central Schools (Kendriya Vidyalayas) located all over India and abroad.

Due to its quality education and popularity the number of Kendriya Vidyalayas are increased from 20 to 1256 till November 2023. Apart from that KVS has also set up ZIETs for the continuous training of their teachers and staffers.Here, ZIETs abbreviated as Zonal Institute of Education and Training. Five ZIETs are as follows:

1. ZIET Mysore

2. ZIET Chandigarh

3 . ZIET Bhubaneswar

4. ZIET Mumbai

5. ZIET Gwalior

KVS Diamond Jubilee celebration:

This year Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan celebrates its Dimond Jubilee on 15th of December 2023 at 12:30 p.m. in Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishan Auditorium, campus of KV No.2 Delhi Cantt. Hon’ble Minister of Education Sh. Dharmendra Pradhan will be the Chief Guest along with Ministers of State of Education.

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