Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kanjikode

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Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kanjikode
പി എം ശ്രീ കേന്ദ്രീയ വിദ്യാലയം കഞ്ചിക്കോട്
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Main gate
Address
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kanjikode
Kanjikode West

Palakkad
,
Kerala

India
Coordinates 10°47′40″N76°43′43″E / 10.7945°N 76.7286°E / 10.7945; 76.7286
Information
School districtPalakkad
ChairmanP K Vasisht, Additional General Manager and Unit Head, Instrumentation Limited, Kanjikode
PrincipalS Harilal
HeadmasterSunitha V
Faculty69
Teaching staff69
GenderMixed, co-education
Enrollment2150
HousesNarmada, Kaveri, Ganga, Brahmaputra
AffiliationCBSE
Website no2palakkad.kvs.ac.in

Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kanjikode, officially Kendriya Vidyalaya No.2 Palakkad, 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. In 2023, the Vidyalaya was selected for the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme launched by the Ministry of Education. [1]

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

The school has classes from I to XII. It has maintained a 100% pass percentage record in class X and XII.

Apart from academics, the school encourages students to participate in extra-curricular activities, competitions and games and sports events organized by the KV Sangathan and other schools at national level.

History

The Vidyalaya started functioning in a temporary building at Sathrapadi, Kanjikode in 1986. [2] Later the campus was shifted to the present location on Malampuzha Road, Kanjikode in 1993 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 [3] 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. [4]

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

Faculty

The school has teaching staff members, in three categories: post-graduate teachers (PGTs), trained graduate teachers (TGTs) and primary teachers (PRTs).The school also appoints teachers on the basis of contracts .

Student Activities

The school encourages the students to take part in national level competitions and examinations to increase their exposure and also conducts workshops to update the students with information in the fields of Science,and Commerce.

A few student activities are listed below :

For CCA activities and house contests, the students are placed into four houses: Ganga(red), Narmada(green),Kaveri(yellow) and Brahmaputra (blue).

Infrastructure facilities

Multipurpose hall

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

e-Classrooms

The Vidyalaya has 25 e-Classrooms equipped with interactive board and multimedia projectors.

Computer laboratories

The Vidyalaya has separate Computer labs for the primary, secondary and senior secondary sections well equipped with 24 hour broadband Internet connectivity and UPS backup. The entire campus has Wi-Fi facility.

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.[ citation needed ] [5]

Library

School library is one of the best school libraries in the country. The library has a collection of 19, 000+ books and subscribes to 52 periodicals. The library was shortlisted for LibTech Award 2019 for best integration of technology [6] and won Indian Reading Olympiad 2021 Award under Reading for Pleasure - School category for the innovative practices for motivating reading. [7] The library also won KVS National Innovation & Experimentation Award 2019 for the innovative project "Library Points: Rewarding the Readers". [8]

Book Fair in Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjikode Library Kv kanjikode library.jpg
Book Fair in Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjikode Library

The E-learning and Digital Library, launched in 2020, is the first of its kind in the country providing online reading and learning content to the students.

Achievements

Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjikode ranked 7th in the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2017. [9]

Sports Activities

The school organises a sports day annually in which the Houses take part in intra-school sports events. The school has won many trophies in Football, Cricket, Athletics and other games at the regional and national levels.

The school consists of two Children Parks which provide recreation to the primary students.

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References

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  2. ↑ "About KV Kanjikode". Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjikode.
  3. ↑ "Enrolment Position - KV Kanjikode".
  4. ↑ "Library Blog, Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjikode".
  5. ↑ "Facilities". Facitilities - Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjikode. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Library Technology Conclave 2019 - LibTech Award Nomination". Library Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjikode. KV Kanjikode. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "INDIA READING OLYMPIAD 2021-WINNERS". Food4Thought Foundation. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Official Website of Library Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjikode". Library Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjikode. KV Kanjikode. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "KV Kanjikode Ranked 7th in India's Best Government Day Schools - EducationWorld India School Rankings 2017". Library Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjikode. KV Kanjikode. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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