Amrita Vidyalayam
Network of secondary schools in India
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Amrita Vidyalayam is a chain of private CBSE schools run and managed by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math founded by Mata Amritanandamayi.[2] There are more than 90[3] English medium, co-educational, Senior Secondary schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education throughout India out of which more than 30 are in Kerala.[4][5] It is one of the leading schools with 100 per cent pass in All India Secondary School Examination and All India Senior School Certificate Examination in consecutive years.[6][7][8][9] They emphasise on value-based education, sports, extra curricular activities and excellence in competitive exams.[10][11][12][13][14][15] It provides coaching for NEET-UG, JEE Main, CUET, Olympiads and other competitive exams with the help of its online learning platform Amrita Edge.[16][17][18][19][20]
| Amrita Vidyalayam | |
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| School type | Private Unaided, Non-profit |
| Motto | Excellence in everything |
| Established | 1987 |
| Founder | Mata Amritanandamayi |
School board | Central Board of Secondary Education |
Educational authority | Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India |
| Category | Senior Secondary |
| President | Br. Matrudas Chaitanya [1] |
Key people | Mata Amritanandamayi |
| Grades | KG to class12 |
| Gender | co-educational |
Education system | CBSE-based, Value-based |
| Language | English |
| Campuses | 90+ (across India) |
Campus type | Urban, Rural |
| Houses | Amritamayi (Everlasting) Anandamayi (Happiness) Chinmayi (Purity) Jyothirmayi (Brightness) |
| Color | Dark Midnight Blue |
| Slogan | Shraddhavan Labhate Gyanam (earnest aspirant gains supreme wisdom) |
| Athletics | Yes |
| Sports | Yes |
| Affiliation | Mata Amritanandamayi Math |
| Website | http://amritavidyalayam.org/ |
History
The school was founded in 1987 by humanitarian leader Mata Amritanandamayi as a primary English medium school at Kodungallur, Kerala.[21][22][23] Later It has improved and now it is a unit of more than 90 schools spread across India.[24][25][26]
The school also provides scholarships for students from economically poor families.[27]
The school has got excellence result in Central Board of Secondary Education Board Examinations in consecutive years.[28]