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{{Infobox school
| name = Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kollam
| image =
| image_size = 150px
| alt =
| caption =
| motto = ''Tatvam Pooshan Apaavrunu''
| address = [[Ramankulangara]], [[Kavanad|Kavanad PO]]
| city = [[Kollam]]
| state = [[Kerala]]
| postal_code = 691012
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|8.899556|76.565385|display=inline,title}}
| type = [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]]
| established = {{Start date|df=yes|2007|8|6}}<br>{{Start date|df=yes|2018|5|31}}<br><small>Moved to own campus</small>
| district = [[Kollam district]]
| principal_label1 = [[Principal (school)|Principal]]
| principal1 = G. Sasikumar
| principal_label2 = [[Head teacher|Headmistress]]
| principal2 = Beena Balakrishnan
| faculty = 23<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kollam.kvs.ac.in/administration/staff-member |title=Staff Details-Kendriya Vidyalaya Kollam |publisher=Kendriya Vidyalaya Kollam |access-date=2019-12-24 |archive-date=27 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127070723/https://kollam.kvs.ac.in/administration/staff-member |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| grades = [[First grade|1]] to [[Twelfth grade|12]]
| gender = [[Mixed-sex education|coed]]
| enrollment = 686 (as of 2012)
| campus_size =
| campus_type = Urban
| colors =
| mascot =
| yearbook =
| feeder_schools =
| affiliations = CBSE No. '''900030'''
| website = {{URL|https://kollam.kvs.ac.in/|Kendriya Vidyalaya Kollam}}
}}
'''Kendriya Vidyalaya Kollam''' or '''KV Kollam''' is a [[Government of India|central government]] owned [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]] school in [[Kollam]]. The school is located at [[Ramankulangara]] in the city. The school has set up in 2007 at [[Mulangadakam]]. KV Kollam was officially inaugurated on 6 August 2007 by [[P. Rajendran]], the then [[Member of parliament|MP]] of Kollam.<ref name="Kendriya Vidyalaya Kollam">{{cite news|title=KV Kollam|url=http://kvkollam.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=41|work=Kendriya Vidyalaya Kollam - Official Website|access-date=15 Jan 2016|archive-date=10 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110182411/http://kvkollam.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=41|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
KV kollam was started in 2007 as per the sanction accorded by the Govt. of India in special focus district which have no [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]] and is inaugurated at [[Ramankulangara]] in the city by [[P. Rajendran]], the then [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] from [[Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kollam Lok Sabha constituency]], on 6 August 2007. In 2010, [[Kollam Municipal Corporation|Kollam city Corporation]] has acquired four acres of private land at [[Ramankulangara]] in the city at a cost of Rs.1.35 crore for the school to have its own complex.<ref name="Kollam KV faces uncertainty">{{cite news|title=Kollam KV faces uncertainty|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kollam-kv-faces-uncertainty/article2918489.ece|date=22 Feb 2012|work=The Hindu|access-date=15 Jan 2016}}</ref> On 31 May 2018, the School shifted to its new building at [[Ramankulangara]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kollam.kvs.ac.in/about-us/about-kvs |title=About KV Kollam-Kendriya Vidyalaya Kollam |publisher=Kendriya Vidyalaya Kollam |access-date=2019-12-24 |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721120105/https://kollam.kvs.ac.in/about-us/about-kvs |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015, a new [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]] has been allotted for the [[Kollam district|district of Kollam]] at [[Kottarakara]].<ref name="New Development Projects for Kollam Announced">{{cite news|title=New Development Projects for Kollam Announced|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/New-Development-Projects-for-Kollam-Announced/2015/05/12/article2810188.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205142451/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/New-Development-Projects-for-Kollam-Announced/2015/05/12/article2810188.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 December 2015|date=12 May 2015|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=15 Jan 2016}}</ref>

==Location==
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The nearest major transport hubs:
*Nearest Bus Stations: [[Kollam KSRTC Bus Station]] (2.9 km), [[Andamukkam City Bus Stand]] (3.8 km) and [[Tangasseri Bus Terminal]] (2.5 km)
*Nearest Railway Station: [[Kollam Junction railway station|Kollam Junction]] (4.1 km)
*Nearest Sea Port: [[Kollam Port]] (2.9 km)
*Nearest Airport: [[Quilon Aerodrome|Kollam Helipad (Old Airport)]] (3 km) and [[Trivandrum International Airport]] (69.6 km)

==Facilities==
* Class rooms (36)
* Computer Lab (3)
* Chemistry Lab
* Physics Lab
* Library
* Jr. Science Lab
* Staff Common Room<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kollam.kvs.ac.in/about-us/facilities |title=Facilities-Kendriya Vidyalaya Kollam |publisher=Kendriya Vidyalaya Kollam |access-date=2019-12-24 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Kollam]]
* [[Mulamkadakam]]
* [[Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kollam]]
* [[Ramankulangara]]
* [[List of Kendriya Vidyalayas]]

==References==
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{{Kollam}}

[[Category:Kendriya Vidyalayas in Kerala]]
[[Category:Schools in Kollam]]
[[Category:2007 establishments in Kerala]]

Kendriya Vidyalaya Kollam - Revision history

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