KVS FOUNDATION DAY (DIAMOND JUBILEE) 15 DEC 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 saheed Jeet singh marg, New Delhi 110 016. Kendriya vidyalaya sangathan is abbreviated as KVS. It is functioning under the ministry of MoE (Ministry of Education) erstwhile Ministry of Human resource center.
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:

1. 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

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