Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya or VKV is the academic wing of Vivekananda Kendra (an organization based on Swami Vivekananda's preachings of life–reforming principles), operating a chain of schools under the project Vivekananda Kendra Siksha Prasar Vibhag (VKSPV). Vidyalaya is a sanskrit word meaning school. The corporate headquarters of the organization is at Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu in southern India. The ideology of Gyan – Yagna, meaning Knowledge Worship, started by Ekanathji Ranade led to the inception of VKV. The school teachings are inspired by the Vivekananda's philosophy of Man – Making & Nation Building.
Schools There are a total of 64 VKVs providing education to approximately 20,000 students in the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Nagaland and Tamil Nadu, besides the Andaman Islands. The schools are guided by their corporate values inspired by the general philosophies of Swami Vivekananda, such as Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man, If the poor boy can't come to education, education must go to him etc. The first VKV was started at Sher in Arunachal Pradesh. Most of these schools are fully residential and focus on the holistic growth of their students. No.StateTotal number of VKVs1Arunachal Pradesh442Assam243Andamans94Nagaland15Karnataka1 (Kallubalu)6Tamil Nadu2 (Kanyakumari)
In Arunachal Pradesh The schools in Arunachal Pradesh are run and managed under Vivekananda Kendra Arunachal Pradesh Trust (VKAPT) of Vivekananda Kendra headquartered at Dibrugarh in Assam. Sl. No.SchoolDistrictYear of InceptionLevelWebsite1VKV BalijanPapum Pare1977Secondaryhttps://balijan.vkv.in2VKV Jairampur Changlang1977Senior Secondaryhttps://jairampur.vkv.in3VKV Kharsang Changlang1977Secondaryhttps://kharsang.vkv.in4VKV OyanEast Siang1977Secondaryhttps://oyan.vkv.in5VKV RoingLower Dibang Valley1977Senior Secondaryhttps://roing.vkv.in6VKV SeijosaEast Kameng1977Secondaryhttps://seijosa.vkv.in7VKV SherPapum Pare1977Secondaryhttps://sher.vkv.in8VKV TafrogamLohit1980Secondaryhttps://tafrogam.vkv.in9VKV AmiliangLohit1981Secondaryhttps://amliang.vkv.in10VKV NiausaTirap1981Secondaryhttp://niausa.vkv.in11VKV ShergaonWest Kameng1981Senior Secondaryhttps://shergaon.vkv.in12VKV SunpuraLohit1981Secondaryhttps://sunpura.vkv.in13VKV JirdinWest Siang1982Secondaryhttps://jirdin.vkv.in14VKV KuporijoUpper Subansiri1987Secondaryhttps://kuporijo.vkv.in15VKV Nivedita ViharEast Kameng1994Secondaryhttps://niveditavihar.vkv.in16VKV ItanagarPapum Pare1995Senior Secondaryhttps://itanagar.vkv.in17VKV YazaliLower Subansiri1997Senior Secondaryhttps://yazali.vkv.in18VKV LiromobaWest Siang1998Primaryhttp://liromoba.vkv.in19VKV ZiroLower Subansiri2000Secondaryhttps://ziro.vkv.in20VKV NirjuliPapum Pare2002Secondaryhttps://nirjuli.vkv.in21VKV KoloriangKurung Kumey2003Middlehttp://koloriang.vkv.in22VKV BanderdewaPapum Pare2004Secondaryhttps://banderdewa.vkv.in23VKV WessangEast Kameng2007Secondaryhttps://wessang.vkv.in24VKV BasarWest Siang2008Middlehttp://basar.vkv.in25VKV Vivek ViharPapum Pare2009Secondaryhttp://vivekvihar.vkv.in26VKV JoramLower Subansiri2009Middlehttp://joram.vkv.in27VKV RagaLower Subansiri2009Middlehttp://raga.vkv.in28VKV DadoKurung Kumey2009Primaryhttp://dado.vkv.in 29VKV Emrs BanaEast Kameng2009Secondaryhttp://emrsbana.vkv.in30VKV YingkiongUpper Siang2010Secondaryhttp://yingkiong.vkv.in31VKV ChanglangChanglang2010Middlehttp://changlang.vkv.in32VKV TezuLohit2010Secondaryhttp://tezu.vkv.in33VKV Kitpi TawangWest Kameng2011Secondaryhttp://kitpitawang.vkv.in/34VKV DollungmukhLower Subansiri2015Middlehttp://dollungmukh.vkv.in/35VKV KimiWest Kameng2016Primaryhttp://kimi.vkv.in/36VKV Chyang TajoEast Kameng2016Primary37VKV MuktoWest Kameng2018Middle38VKV LongdingLongding2019Primary39VKV GagaKurung Kumey2019Primary40VKV NamsaiNamsai2019Primary
In Assam The schools in Assam are run and managed under Vivekananda Kendra Shiksha Prasar Vibhag (VKSPV) of Vivekananda Kendra headquartered at Guwahati in Assam. Sl. No.SchoolDistrictYear of InceptionLevelWebsite1VKV TinsukiaTinsukia1978Senior SecondaryVKV Tinsukia2VKV DibrugarhDibrugarh1981Senior SecondaryVKV Dibrugarh3VKV GolaghatGolaghat1988Senior SecondaryVKV Golaghat4VKV BokuloniDibrugarh1998Senior SecondaryVKV Bokuloni (NEEPCO)5 VKV UmrangsoN.C.Hills1999Senior SecondaryVKV Umrangso (NEEPCO)6VKV BaragolaiTinsukia2000Senior SecondaryVKV Baragolai (NEC)7VKV DhemajiDhemaji2000Secondary8VKV MajuliJorhat2002Secondary9VKV TingraiDibrugarh2002Secondary10VKV NalbariNalbari2004Senior Secondary11VKV Ramnagar SilcharCachar2005Secondary12VKV KajalgaonChirang (BTAD)2007Secondary13VKVK SuklaiBaksa2007Secondary14VKV TezpurSonitpur2009Secondary15VKV BadarpurKarimganj2009Secondary16VKV SivasagarSivasagar2010Secondary17VKPV JengraimukhMajuli2012Primary18VKV BorojalengaCachar2014Secondary19VKV SadiyaTinsukia2014Secondary20VKV TumprengWest Karbi Anglong2015Secondary21VKV SissiborgaonDhemaji2016Primary22VKV BokakhatGolaghat2018Primary23VKV Khatkhati(Khatkhati, Bokajan, Karbi Anglong)2018Primary24VKV MangaldaiDarrang2018Secondary In Nagaland The schools in Nagaland are run and managed under Vivekananda Kendra Shiksha Prasar Vibhag (VKSPV) of Vivekananda Kendra headquartered at Guwahati in Assam. Sl. No.SchoolDistrictYear of InceptionLevelWebsite1VKV DoyangWokha2000SecondaryVKV Doyang (NEEPCO)
In Andaman Ten schools are run in Andaman of which VKV, PortBlair situated in the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is one among the oldest sools in the islands.
SCHOOL MAGAZINE
Vkv has school magazines called arohi published within each states they are in. Pictures of 10th and 12th graders, literature in english, hindi and sanskrit. Accomplishments of students etc. Are filled.
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