KV IIT Chennai
Private government school
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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 R.N. Sendhil Kumar . It was established in 1964 with the patronage and assistance of IIT Management. It is part of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan.
| KV IIT Chennai | |
|---|---|
Chennai, India | |
| Information | |
| Type | private Government |
| Motto | Tattvaṁ pūṣaṇa apāvr̥ṇu, तत् त्वं पूषन् अपावृणु |
| Established | 1964 |
School board | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |
| Authority | Ministry of Human Resource Development [MHRD], Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan |
Chairman | Prof. Jagedeesh Kumar Dean Academic Courses, IIT, Chennai. |
Principal | Mr.R. N. Sendhil Kumar |
| Headmistress | Mrs. B. Swarnalatha |
| Language | English and Hindi |
Campus type | co-educational |
| Houses | Thillaiaadi Valliammai , Maruthanayagam , DheeranChinnamalai , Velunachiyar |
| Colour | sun (school colour) |
| Song | "भारत का स्वर्णिम गौरव केंद्रीय विद्यालय लाएगा " |
| Publication | Vidyalaya Patrika (yearly) |
| Website | https://chennaiiit.kvs.ac.in/ |
History
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is an autonomous body set up by the 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]
