About KV

The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (lit. "central schools") is a system of central government schools in India that are instituted under the aegis of the Education Ministry. It has a total of 1243 schools in India.(as of Oct 2020) and three abroad. It is one of world's largest chains of schools.
It is a system of central government schools in India and other countries that have been instituted under the aegis of the Education Ministry and came into being in 1963 under the name Central Schools. Later, the name was changed to Kendriya Vidyalaya. It is a non-profit organization. Its schools are all affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).Its objective is to educate children of the Indian Defense Services personnel who are often posted to remote locations. With the army starting its own Army Public Schools, the service was extended but not restricted to all central government employees.

A uniform curriculum is followed by schools all over India. By providing a common syllabus and system of education, the Kendriya Vidyalayas are intended to ensure that the children of government employees do not face education disadvantages when their parents are transferred from one location to another. The schools have been operational for more than 50 years.