Bal Vidya Mandir (aka BVM) is an English medium, co-educational Senior Secondary

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/ Day School located in Lucknow, India. It was founded in 1963 by then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Chandra Bhanu Gupta, The school is fully affiliated to CBSE, imparts education from Nursery to Class XII (

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). It is situated on the Motilal Nehru Marg opposite to Charbagh Railway Station, Station Road, Lucknow. The school celebrated its

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in the year 2014. Now the school has launched new teachings schemes also.

History

The school was founded in 1963 by Chandra Bhanu Gupta, the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, under the auspices of the Motilal Memorial Society. The foundation stone of this school was laid by Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri, the then

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, on 19 November 1964.

Academics

The school follows the scheme of

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up to Class X. In Class XI and Class XII, the institute offers three following streams: * Science Physics,

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/ Biology, Hindi/ Computer Science, English and Commercial Arts), * Commerce (Mathematics/Hindi/Computer Science, Economics, Accounts,

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, English and Physical Education) and * Humanities ( Geography, History/

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, Economics/Hindi, Psychology, English and Physical Education).

House system

Each student is allocated to one

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and the school is divided into four houses: *

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House * Meerabai House * Shankaracharya House * Vivekanand House The school organizes various inter-house competitions throughout the year.

Publications

The school's annual magazine, ''Bal Jyoti'', includes articles written by students and coverage of the events throughout the academic session.

References

External links

Bal Vidya Mandir, Lucknow - Official Website
{{Education in Lucknow Primary schools in Uttar Pradesh High schools and secondary schools in Uttar Pradesh Schools in Lucknow Educational institutions established in 1963 1963 establishments in Uttar Pradesh