KV (Kendriya Vidyalaya) IIT Chennai is a secondary school affiliated to CBSE board[1] in Chennai, India, located within the IIT Madras campus.[2] The current principal is Mr.R.N.Sendhil Kumar. It was established in the year 1964 with the patronage and assistance of IIT Management. It is part of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan.

Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Chennai
Location
Chennai, India India
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TypeCentral Government
MottoTat vam Pooshan Apaavrunu, तत् त्वं पूषन् अपावृणु
Established1964
School boardCentral Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
AuthorityMinistry of Human Resource Development [MHRD], Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
ChairmanProf. Jagedeesh Kumar Dean Academic Courses, IIT, Chennai.
PrincipalMr.R.N.Sendhil Kumar
HeadmistressSmt. Shamma
LanguageEnglish and Hindi
Campus typeco-educational
HousesTitanium , Thorium , Palladium , Platinum 
Colour(s)sun (school colour)  
Song"भारत का स्वर्णिम गौरव केंद्रीय विद्यालय लाएगा "
PublicationVidyalaya Patrika (yearly)
Websitehttps://chennaiiit.kvs.ac.in/

History

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Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is an autonomous body set up by the Indian Ministry of Education to cater to the educational needs of children of IIT Employees. Shri. S. Ramachandran was the first principal of the Vidyalaya, then composed of 24 staff members.

The school has divisions for the primary, secondary and senior secondary sections. It is a co-educational institution, with classes from I to XII, affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi.[3]

Over the last forty years, the Vidyalaya has received guidance and support from the ten directors of IIT Madras and ten principals of the Vidyalaya. Attendance is more than two thousand students. It celebrated its golden jubilee in the year 2013.

Location

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KV is located in IIT Madras campus which is located in Chennai, a suburb in north western Chennai .

Academics

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Kendriya Vidyalaya follows the study curriculum set by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Currently, in the higher secondary level, the school provides 2 Science streams and 1 Commerce stream.


References

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  1. ^ "Introduction to Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Chennai". Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  2. ^ Jain, Adarsh (8 September 2016). "Chennai schools Shishya, The School and others among best schools in India - Chennai News". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqZvuFSdSEM