Kendriya Vidyalaya

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name= Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
motto= vidhya sarvatra shobhate
established= 1965
country= India
schoolboard= Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
authority= Ministry of Human Resource
homepage= [http://www.kvsangathan.nic.in/]

Kendriya Vidyalaya, (Hindi: केन्द्रीय विद्यालय) (Hindi for Central School) is a system of Central government schools for children of employees of India's central government. The system came into being in 1965 and has been affiliated to CBSE since then. Initially called Central School, it was started mainly to cater to the children of people in the defence services who were often posted to remote places. With the army starting its own Army Public Schools, the service was extended (but not restricted to) to all central government employees. The uniform curriculum followed all over India for ensuring that children of government employees do not face educational difficulties when the parents are transferred.

The name change from "Central School" to "Kendriya Vidyalaya" was a part of the drive to make it more IndianFact|date=January 2008. The drive also lead to a lot of the syllabus becoming more Sanskrit and pure Hindi based, with options for students to take Social Studies in Hindi or EnglishFact|date=January 2008. The Sanskrit prayers and higher level of Hindi curriculum was a part of the same drive which included the change of names in official titles such as Syndicate becoming Sangathan.

There are at least 929 Kendriya Vidyalayas at present including 4 outside India. These have been divided amongst 21 regions each headed by an Assistant Commissioner.A body known as the "Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan" (Central School Organization) oversees the schools.

Kendriya Vidyalayas are noted for promoting egalitarian values among children of various socio-economic backgrounds.

School Prayer

असतो मा सद् गमय
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमयमृत्योर्मामृतं गमय

दया कर दान विद्या का हमें परमात्मा देना
दया करना हमारी आत्मा में शुद्धता देना
हमारे ध्यान में आओ प्रभु आँखों में बस जाओ
अँधेरे दिल में आकर के प्रभु ज्योति जगा देना
बहा दो ज्ञान की गंगा दिलों में प्रेम का सागर
हमें आपस में मिल-जुल कर प्रभु रहना सिखा देना
हमारा धर्म हो सेवा हमारा कर्म हो सेवा
सदा ईमान हो सेवा व सेवक जन बना देना
वतन के वास्ते जीना वतन के वास्ते मरना
वतन पर जाँ फिदा करना प्रभु हमको सिखा देना
दया कर दान विद्या का हमें परमात्मा देना।

ॐ सहनाववतु
सहनौभुनक्तु
सहवीर्यम् करवावहै
तेजस्विना वधीतमस्तु
मा विद्विशावहै
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

Asatomaa sad gamaya
(From Untruth to Truth lead us!)
Tamasomaa jyotirgamaya
(From Darkness to Light lead us!)
Mrityormaa amritam gamaya
(From Death to Immortality lead us! )

Daya kar daan vidya ka hame parmatma dena
Daya karnaa hamari atma mein shuddhata dena
Hamare dhyaan mein aao, Prabhu! aakhon mein bas jaao

Andhere dil mein aa karke, param jyoti jaga dena
Baha do gyaan ki ganga, dilon mein prem ka sagar
Hame aapas mein mil-jul kar, prabhu rehna sikha dena
Hamara dharm ho seva, hamara karm ho seva
Sada eeman ho seva, va sevak jan bana dena
Vatan ke vaaste jeena, vatan ke vaaste marna
Vatan par jaan phida karna, prabhu humko sikha dena

Om SahanaVavatu
Sahnaubhunaktu
Sahviryam karavaavahai
Tejasvinaa vadheetamastu
Maa vidvishavahai
Om shantih!!! shantih!!! shantih!!

School Pledge

"India is my country and all Indians are my brothers and sisters. I love my country and I am proud of its rich and varied heritage. I shall always strive to be worthy of it. I shall give respect to my parents, teachers and elders and treat everyone with courtesy. To my country and my people, I pledge my devotion. In their well being and prosperity alone, lies my happiness. Jai Hind!"

In Hindi, "भारत हमारा देश है| हम सब भारतवासी भाई बहन हैं| हमें अपना देश प्राणों से भी प्यारा है| इसकी समृद्धि ओर विविध संस्कृति पर हमें गर्व है| हम इसके सुयोग्य अधिकारी बनने का प्रयत्न सदा करते रहेंगे| हम अपने माता-पिता, शिक्षकों एवं गुरुजनों का सदा आदर करेंगे और सबके साथ शिष्टता का व्यवहार करेंगे| हम वनस्पतियों एवं जीव जंतुओं के प्रति दयावान रहेंगे| हम अपने देश, और देशवासियों की प्रति वफादारी करने की प्रतिज्ञा करेंगे| उनके कल्याण, और समृद्धि में ही, हमारा सुख निहीत है. जय हिंद! "

Schools Outside India

There are 4 K. V. schools outside India in Kathmandu, Moscow, Tehran and Kuwait. These are intended for children of Indian Embassy staff and other expatriate Indian central government employees

Applause

As a result of the admission process, Kendriya Vidyalayashave students from various parts of the country and from various backgrounds.

K.V.s emphasise the importance of patriotism and social awareness. Students are given the opportunity to grow in a language, region, religion, and culture-neutral environment, so that they can beaware of the country's multicultural ethos.

The uniformity of syllabus and pattern of teaching is a great help to children of parents who get transferred frequently. The K.V.s have been a great boon specially to the Armed Forces families and the central government employees making it possible for there children to get uniform education throughout the country without breaks due to frequent transfers

Criticisms

As the education is largely subsidized by the Central Government at the Indian taxpayer's expense, many private schools affiliated to the C.B.S.E. and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations indirectly complain of unfair advantage to its students when compared to theirs in Indian standardized testsFact|date=January 2008.

Additionally, corporal punishment, widely believed to have disappeared in KVs and other government and government-aided schools in India since the Supreme Court declaration several years ago, is still quite prevalent. Also, a strong (undesirable) emphasis is put on history,.Fact|date=July 2007

See also

*List of Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools
*List of Kendriya Vidyalaya Alumini Associations

External links

* [http://kvsangathan.nic.in/ Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan]
* [http://kvtirumalagiri.ap.nic.in/ Kendriya Vidyalaya trimulgherry]
* [http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/80571/496748047E13 Kendriya Vidyalayas alumni profiles in LinkedIN]

New Logo Link

* [http://www.easyimage.us/fx_images/taximcafee_KVS_New_Logo.jpg/ Kendriya Vidyalaya New Logo]