Who are all the famous people that studied from Kendriya Vidyalaya?
Who are all the famous people that studied from Kendriya Vidyalaya?
Today, the KVs, whose alumni and alumnae include actresses Aishwarya Rai and Sushmita Sen, Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Rathore and India’s first astronaut Rakesh Sharma — Sharma and Sen had studied in the Capital’s KV Janakpuri — number 981, including one each in Moscow, Tehran and Kathmandu.
How many Kendriya Vidyalayas are there in world?
It is one of the largest school chains in world with 1,245 schools in India and three operated abroad. A total of 13,88,899 students (as of 15 December 2020) and 48,314 employees were on the rolls (as of 6 December 2019).
In which foreign countries KVs have its school?
International. The three Kendriya Vidyalayas outside India are in Kathmandu, Moscow, and Tehran, situated inside Embassies in these countries and their expenditures are borne by the Ministry of External Affairs.
Why Kendriya Vidyalaya is famous?
For decades, they have been the best the government system can offer in schooling. The Kendriya Vidyalayas were established in 1963 with the sole purpose of offering quality education to the children of transferable central government employees, including those in the defence and paramilitary services.
Which is the No 1 KV in India?
1. Kendriya Vidyalaya NMR JNU Campus, Delhi. The 1st place in our list of Top 10 Best Kendriya Vidyalayas in India 2022 goes to Kendriya Vidyalaya NMR JNU Campus situated in Delhi. The school was established in 1972.
Who is Nidhi Pandey?
Ms Nidhi Pandey has been appointed as Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. She is a 1991 batch IIS officer.
Is there any KV outside India?
Currently, KVs have three branches abroad — in Moscow, Tehran and Kathmandu. According to officials in the KVS, all these schools are inside the embassy and the expenses are borne by the Ministry of External Affairs.
Which is the biggest KV in India?
What is so special about Kendriya Vidyalaya?
Why is KV different from other schools?
KVs allows only a fix number of students for admission so that each student can be looked after. Private schools have 10 sections in class 12 (Science) with 70 students in each class, but KV hardly has 2 sections (1 Biology and 1 Maths) for 12 (Science), each class with a strength of 40 students.