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| name = Goa Vidyaprasarak Mandal<br />
| location = Dr. Dada Vaidya Sankul, Ponda Goa. 403401<br />
| city = [[Goa]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| established = 1911<br />
| key_people = Dada Vaidya, Sitaram Kerkar, Vinayak Sarjyotishi<br />
| website = {{URL|gvmponda.com}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Goa Vidyaprasarak Mandal''', founded in 1911, is one of the prominent educational institutions in [[Goa]], a small state on the west coast of [[India]]. It operates two senior colleges, including a [[college of education]], one higher secondary school, five high schools and one kindergarten and primary school.<ref>[http://www.gvmcollege.com GVMS online]</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Dr. Dada Vaidya, Sitaram Kerkar and Vinayak Sarjyotishi founded Goa Vidyaprasarak Mandal and its first institution, A.J. de Almeida High School, in the [[Ponda taluk]] of central Goa. The school was named after [[António José de Almeida]], a Portuguese republican statesman during [[Portugal]]'s rule in Goa.<ref>"Profiles of eminent Goans, past and present" By J. Clement Vaz</ref> <br />
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During the campaign against Portuguese colonial rule, the Goa Vidyaprasarak Mandal and A.J. de Almeida High School were centres of nationalist activities and thus have a long list of freedom fighters as their alumni. The founders thought of imparting education for white-collared jobs and for upgrading the standards of the common man through vocational training.<br />
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After Portuguese rule ended in 1961, four more high schools were founded in [[Bandora, Goa|Bandora]], [[Savoi Verem]], [[Borim]] and [[Khandepar]] between 1962 and 1965. All of these are villages in the Ponda region of Goa. In 1975, a primary and kindergarten school was started in Ponda and, with the introduction of 10+2+3 pattern of education (which involves ten years of schooling, followed by two years of 'higher secondary', and finally three more years in college before being awarded a Bachelor's degree), a higher secondary school was started in 1975 in Ponda.<br />
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In 1985, [[Goa University]] came into existence. During its ''amrit mahotsav'' (platinum jubilee) year, Goa Vidyaprasarak Mandal planned to start a senior college in Ponda, which became a reality on June 12, 1986 with the cooperation of [[Goa University]], Goa Government authorities, well-wishers, teachers, members and students. On March 13, 1994 the college was named after late ''Gopal Govind Poy Raiturcar''.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://gvmponda.com/ Goa Vidyaprasarak Mandal]<br />
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[[Category:Education in South Goa district]]<br />
[[Category:1911 establishments in Portuguese India]]<br />
[[Category:Educational organisations based in India]]<br />
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Goa]]<br />
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