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{{Short description|System of schools in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
| native_name =
| seal_image =
| seal_size = 180px
| image = K.V Sangthan.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = KVS Headquarters in New Delhi.
| motto = {{lang|mr-Latn|Tattvaṁ pūṣaṇa apāvr̥ṇu}}
| country = India
| schooltype = Co-educational
| fundingtype = [[State school|Public]]
| budget = {{INRConvert|7650|c}}<br />{{small|([[Fiscal year|FY]]2022–23 est.)}}<ref>https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/eb/vol1.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=June 2022}}</ref>
| established = 15 December 1963
| authority = [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]], [[Government of India]]
| schoolboard = [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE)
| chairperson_label = Commissioner
| chairperson = Nidhi Pandey [[Indian Information Service|IIS]]
| campuses = 1,253 schools (1,250 in India and 3 abroad)
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.kvsangathan.nic.in/|kvsangathan.nic.in}}
}}

The '''Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan''' ({{Translation|Central School Organization}}) is a system of [[Government of India|central government]] schools in [[India]] that are instituted under the aegis of the [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]], [[Government of India]]. {{As of|2023|4}}, it has a total of 1,253 schools in [[India]], and three abroad in [[Kathmandu]], [[Moscow]] and [[Tehran]]. It is one of the world's largest chains of schools and also the largest chain of schools in India is controlled by 25 Regional Offices and 05 ZIETs (Zonal Institute of Education and Training) under KVS (HQ).

The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan follows the vision of "imparting knowledge/values and nurturing the talent, enthusiasm and creativity of the students and for seeking excellence through high-quality educational endeavours.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kvsangathan.nic.in/about-kvs/mission | title=KVS - Vision and Mission | KVS- Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan | Government of India }}</ref>

In April 2022, the Centre decided to remove an MP quota for KV students, invalidating parliamentarians' recommendations for admission to the schools.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kendriya Vidyalaya: ఎంపీలకు కేంద్రం షాక్.. ఆ విద్యాసంస్థల్లో కోటా రద్దు |url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/jobs/centre-cancels-mp-quota-seats-in-kendriya-vidyalaya-educational-institutions-will-comes-into-implementation-from-next-week-ak-1267948.html |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=News18 Telugu |language=te}}</ref>

==History==
It is a system of central government schools in [[India]] and other countries<ref name="KVS Ref1" /> that have been instituted under the aegis of the Ministry of Education<ref name="KVS Ref2">{{cite news |title=Kendriya Vidyalayas announce early summer vacation, to remain closed till June 20 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/education/article/kendriya-vidyalayas-announce-early-summer-vacation-to-remain-closed-till-june/752942 |access-date=7 May 2021 |publisher=www.timesnownews.com |date=5 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> and came into being in 1963 under the name Central Schools.<ref name="KVS Ref3" /> Later, the name was changed to Kendriya Vidyalaya. It is a [[non-profit organisation]]. Its schools are all affiliated to the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE).<ref name="KVS Ref1" /> Its objective is to educate children of the [[Indian Defence Services]] personnel who are often posted to remote locations. With the army starting its own [[Indian Army Public Schools|Army Public Schools]], the service was extended but not restricted to all central government employees.

A uniform curriculum is followed by schools all over [[India]]. By providing a common syllabus and system of education, the Kendriya Vidyalayas are intended to ensure that the children of government employees do not face educational disadvantages when their parents are transferred from one location to another. The schools have been operational for more than 50 years.<ref name="KVS">{{cite web| publisher=National Informatics Centre (NIC), Government of India| work=Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan| url=http://www.kvsangathan.nic.in/| title=Kendriya Vidyalaya| access-date=7 September 2010}}</ref>

==Management==
The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan or 'Central School Organisation'(as previously known), oversees the functioning of the schools with its headquarters in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="KVS Ref1">{{cite news |title=kvs: Latest News, Videos and KVS Photos {{!}} Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/kvs |access-date=7 May 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=30 April 2021}}</ref> The administration of this body is based on three levels. The chairman of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is always the Minister in Charge of the Ministry of Education of the [[Government of India]]; the deputy chairman is the Minister of State of the Ministry of Education. The real working power lies with the Commissioner of KVS. There are Additional Commissioners and Joint commissioners to accompany the Commissioner in the administration of KVS in different fields. The head of the KVs in a region is a Deputy Commissioner accompanied by two to three Assistant Commissioners. At present, there are 25 regional offices in KVS. There are individual principals of every KV, administrating the schools along with a Vice-Principal( wherever there is a vacancy for the post)and Head Master/ Mistress.

The Vidyalaya also has several committees for the holistic development of the students and well maintenance of the school compound and system. The most important one is the VMC (Vidyalaya Management Committee), which is the head of all committees.

==Schools==
[[File:KV RTK CAMPUS.jpg|thumb|Campus of [[Kendriya Vidyalaya, Rohtak]]]]
{{main|List of Kendriya Vidyalayas}}
{{as of|2023|04}}, there were 1,252 schools named Kendriya Vidyalayas, having started with only 20 schools in the year 1963.<ref name="KVS Ref3">{{cite news |title=2 new Kendriya Vidyalayas added, total number increases to 1249 |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/2-new-kendriya-vidyalayas-added-total-number-increases-to-124720210304193223/ |access-date=10 April 2023 |publisher=ANI News |date=4 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> It is one of the largest school chains in world with 1,249 schools in [[India]] and three operated abroad.<ref name="KVS Ref1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kvsangathan.nic.in/|title=KVS homepage|publisher=Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan}}</ref> A total of 14,30,442 students ({{as of|2022|July|24|lc=y}})<ref name="KVS Ref5">{{cite news |title=KVS Foundation Day 2020: Education Minister to address event - Some interesting Facts about Kendriya Vidyalaya |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/education/article/kvs-foundation-day-2020-education-minister-to-address-event-some-interesting-facts-about-kendriya-vidyalaya/694761 |access-date=7 May 2021 |publisher=www.timesnownews.com |date=15 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> and 43,888 employees were on the rolls ({{as of|2022|July|23|lc=y}}).<ref>{{cite web |title=Kendriya Vidhyalaya |url=https://kvsangathan.nic.in/}}</ref> KVS has been recognized as an independent State by Bharat Scouts & Guides Movement as around 2,49,198 students enrolled as the Scouts, Guides, Cubs and Bulbuls.<ref name="KVS Ref5" /> Kendriya Vidyalayas are spread among 25 regions, each headed by a deputy commissioner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kvsangathan.nic.in/|title=Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan|date=2013-03-31|publisher=Kvsangathan.nic.in|access-date=2019-12-06}}</ref> The three Kendriya Vidyalayas outside India is in [[Kathmandu]], [[Moscow]], and [[Tehran]] situated inside Indian Embassies of these countries and their expenditures are borne by the Ministry of External Affairs.<ref name="KVS Ref3" /><ref name="KVS Ref4">{{cite news |title=Set up Kendriya Vidyalayas abroad, suggests Parliamentary panel |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/education/set-up-kendriya-vidyalayas-abroad-suggests-parliamentary-panel-121021500775_1.html |access-date=7 May 2021 |publisher=Business Standard India |date=15 February 2021}}</ref> They are intended for children of Indian embassy staff and other expatriate employees of the Government of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/kvs-across-india-3-abroad-shut-till-mar-31/articleshow/74718305.cms|title=Prayagraj: KVs across India, three abroad shut till March 31 | Allahabad News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

One school in Tsimalakha, [[Bhutan]], was transferred to the [[Politics of Bhutan|Bhutanese Government]], thus ceasing to be a Kendriya Vidyalaya (then known as Indo-Bhutan Central School (IBCS)) in 1989, after one of the major Indo-Bhutan projects (the Chukhha Hydal power project) was near completion. Indian Government employees were gradually transferred back to their own country.

All the schools share a common syllabus and offer bilingual instruction, in English and [[Hindi language|Hindi]]. They are co-educational. [[Sanskrit]] is taught as a compulsory subject from classes VI to VIII and as an optional subject until class XII. Students in classes VI to VIII could study the [[German language]] until November 2014, when the scheme was discontinued. But was again recontinued and is available in some schools until class 10. In [[Moscow]], students are given an opportunity to choose [[French language|French]] or [[Russian language|Russian]] as their third or second language.

Tuition fees are charged for Kendriya Vidyalaya students have to pay the school development fund (''Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi''), with the proceeds spent on the development of that particular school. Students from [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] and children of KVS employees are exempt from tuition fees. Girls who are their parents' [[only child]] from class VI onward are exempt from tuition and school development fund.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kvsangathan.nic.in/GeneralDocuments/VVN-Computer-Fund-28-08-14.pdf |title=Category wise exemption from payment of Tuition fee, VVN & Computer Fund |publisher=Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan}}</ref>

KVS also had the [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]] Quota which involved some special provision under which admissions are given.<ref>{{cite web|title=KVS Admission Under MP Quota.|url=https://www.govtjobstat.in/kvs-admission/|website=Govt Job Stat}}</ref> Members of [[Lok Sabha]] & [[Rajya Sabha]] could recommend a few number of students for the admission. These Special Provisions only worked in KVs located in the constituency of the MP concerned. All members of parliament could recommend up to six students from their constituency for admission to a Kendriya Vidyalaya. From the academic session 2016–17, the quota had been increased to 10 students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/Kendriya-Vidyalaya-Admissions-Quota-Raised-for-MPs/2015/12/01/article3155611.ece|title=Kendriya Vidyalaya Admissions Quota Raised for MPs|date=2 December 2015|publisher=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
However, it is since the academic session 2022-23 all admission under special provisions like MP quota, quota of sponsoring agency (chairman quota) have been made dysfunctional.

The [[Quality Council of India]] (QCI) has accredited three of KV schools: KV RK Puram, KV IIT Powai and KV Bhinga.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-28/delhi/28173029_1_accreditation-schools-kvs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928231706/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-28/delhi/28173029_1_accreditation-schools-kvs|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 September 2013|title=With Rating System, KVs Better Their Best...|author=Banerjee Rumu |date=28 August 2009|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=7 September 2010}}</ref> The Kendriya Vidyalaya Gole Market school in [[Central Delhi]] has earned notice for upgrading to "E-Classroom" and [[E-learning|e-Learning]] teaching processes with the implementation of Smart Boards in the classroom. This school produces an annual school magazine called ''Vidyalaya Patrika''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://golemarket.kvs.ac.in/about-us/ict-infrastructure |title=Ict Infrastructure | Kendriya Vidyalaya Gole Market |publisher=Golemarket.kvs.ac.in |date= |accessdate=2022-03-16}}</ref>

The organisation is one of the few schools that offers all varieties in sports, games, activities and the largest scope of subjects offered by CBSE to its students and is known for its holistic focus.<ref name="KVS Ref5" />

It has been felicitated with many awards by Government of India including the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar in 2017 and Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar on the occasion of Hindi Diwas in 2018-19.<ref name="KVS Ref5" />

==See also==
* [[List of Kendriya Vidyalayas]]
* [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]
* [[National Council of Educational Research and Training]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

{{School education in India}}

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