KV IIT Chennai

Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Chennai
Location
Chennai, India
Information
Type	Central Government
Motto	Tat vam Pooshan Apaavrunu, 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	Dr.M.Manickasamy
Headmistress	Smt. Shamma
Language	English and Hindi
Campus type	co-educational
Houses	Titanium    , Thorium    , Palladium    , Platinum
Colour(s)	maroon (school colour)
Song	"भारत का स्वर्णिम गौरव केंद्रीय विद्यालय लाएगा "
Publication	Vidyalaya Patrika (yearly)
Website

KV (Kendriya Vidyalaya) IIT Chennai, is an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)^[1] secondary school affiliated to CBSE board in Chennai, India. The current principal is Dr.M.Manickasamy. It was established on 1964. It is part of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan.

History

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is an autonomous body set up by the Indian Ministry of Education. To cater to the educational needs of the children of IIT employees, Shri. S. Ramchandran was the first principal of the Vidyalaya, 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.

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

Location

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

Academics

Kedriya Vidyalaya follows the study curriculum set by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

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