Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kanjikode

Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kanjikode is a Senior Secondary School (Std 1-12) affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi and functions under the purview of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), an autonomous government body.

Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kanjikode
Location
Kerala

India
Coordinates10.7945°N 76.7286°E / 10.7945; 76.7286

Located at Kanjikode, Palakkad, Kerala; the campus is spread over 8.6 acres (35,000 m2) of land.

History

The Vidyalaya started functioning in a temporary building at Sathrapadi, Kanjikode in 1986.[1] Later the campus was shifted to the present location on Malampuzha Road, Kanjikode in 1991 to the land sponsored by M/s. Instrumentation Limited, Kanjikode. Class XII students passed out during the years 1991 and 1993 respectively. Presently the vidyalaya has got a strength of more than 2150[2] students and staff strength of 58 including Principal, teaching and non teaching members. The vidyalaya was designated as model Kendriya Vidyalaya in 1999-2000.Later on , it was termed “Pilot KV” . It has been selected as mother rlink KV to award computer literacy , free of cost , to the children of the neighboring schools run by the state government. KV Kanjikode was ranked among the Top 10 Best Govt Day School in the country by Education World in 2016 and 2017.[3]

The new Annex for the Vidyalaya was inaugurated on 29 March 2012. The new annex has got 12 class rooms and 6 departments.

Infrastructure Facilities

Multipurpose Hall

A new multipurpose hall was built in the year 2007 for organising special programmes and conducting various activities

e-Classrooms

The LCD Room was shifted to a new more spacious room.

Children's Park and Science Park

Renovated the Children's Park Science Park and a Science Park was installed in the Vidyalaya in the year 2013.

Sports Facilities

Vidyalaya has facilities for Table Tennis, Badminton, Volleyball, Kho-kho, Kabaddi and Basketball. A new basketball court was built which was inaugurated by Sri. C Karunakaran, AC, KVS RO Ernakulam in July 2015.

References
  1. "About KV Kanjikode". Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjikode.
  2. "Enrolment Position - KV Kanjikode".
  3. "Library Blog, Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjikode".
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