Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Kanpur
Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Kanpur | |
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Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Kanpur,208016,UP, India | |
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School type | Government |
Established | 1965 |
Authority | Ministry of Human Resource [MHRD] |
Principal | Mr.Sh R.N Wadalkar |
Number of students | 2055 |
Classes | 1st to Grade 12th |
Website | http://www.kviitkanpur.org/ |
Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Kanpur is a school situated in the IIT Kanpur campus, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. It was established in the year 1965 and is part of the Kendriya Vidyalaya system of schools. It has classes from I to XII.
In 1965, IIT Kanpur granted two bungalows for the establishment of the school with Shri D.S. Bajpai as the founder principal of the school. In the beginning, the total strength of the school was merely 60 and there were only 4 standards in which they could study, i.e. Class 6th to Class 9th. Now the school has grown to 7 standards, classes 6th to 12th, each of which have five sections each. Along with that, the school accommodates a secondary wing of buildings that conduct primary classes from 1st to 5th standard.[1]
Academics
Kedriya Vidyalaya follows the study curriculum set by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)&(ISC).
Achievements
The initial years saw a number of meritorious students enlisted in KVS(Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan) toppers list. Even now, almost every year, a number of students get selected in prestigious institutions like IITs, AIIMS et al. Most of such meritorious students excel even in such institutes where the levels of competition are extremely high.For example, students named Anurag Kaithal, Joyant Mandal and Palash Katiyar received KVPY scholarships which is funded by Department of Science and Technology in the Government of India. Student Abhishek Srivastav of class 11th got 6th rank in the Junior Math Olympiad in the year 2011. Students also won medals at national level in games like Tennis, Badminton, Cricket and Athletics.[2][3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ Introduction to Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Kanpur http://www.kviitkanpur.org/index.php. Retrieved 3 May 2014. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ "Achievements". Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "Olympiads". Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "Sports". Retrieved 30 April 2014.