Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Powai (also known as Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Bombay and KV Powai), is an
Indian Institute of Technology
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are central government owned public technical institutes located across India. They are under the ownership of the Ministry of Education of the Government of India. They are governed by the Institu ...
(IIT)
secondary school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...
affiliated to
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board in
Mumbai, India. It was established on 15 December 1964. It is part of the
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan () is a system of central government schools in India that are instituted under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. , it has a total of 1,248 schools in India, and three abroad in Moscow ...
. It is considered to be one of the top government schools in India. It was ranked 2nd on the top 10 rankings for government day schools by the Education World India School Rankings 2015.
History
Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Powai was founded on 15 December 1964 by the founder-principal S. Ramchandran, under the guidance of the former director of
IIT Bombay
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay or IITB) is a public research university and technical institute in Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is considered as one of the best engineering universities in India and is top ranked ...
, Devang Vipin Khakkar.
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Campus
Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Powai is located within the
IIT Bombay
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay or IITB) is a public research university and technical institute in Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is considered as one of the best engineering universities in India and is top ranked ...
campus in
Powai, a suburb in northwestern
Mumbai. It is housed within a three-storied building with 3 wings, for the primary, secondary and senior secondary sections.
Facilities
See also
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List of Kendriya Vidyalayas
Kendriya Vidyalayas are a system of central government schools in India that were formed under the aegis of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), headquartered in New De ...
References
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Schools in Mumbai
Kendriya Vidyalayas