Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya Golaghat, (informally VKV Golaghat), is a ''Primary with Secondary'' and ''Senior Secondary'' school located at Ward # 4 on Mission Road, Golaghat in the state of Assam, India. Established in the year 1988 by Vivekananda Kendra, it's a coed

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cum residential school with English as the medium of instruction, besides equal emphasis in

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and Hindi. The school celebrated its 25th anniversary in the year 2014.

Overview

VKV Golaghat has classes from

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to 12. The school houses a common library along with a grass playground for its pupils. The administration of the school is headed by the Principal. Affiliated to CBSE, the school conducts

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for its pupils at grade 10 and ''All India Senior Secondary School Examination'' (AISSCE) for its pupils at grade 12. Almost all of the school's pupils go on to universities after completing their senior secondary examinations. The school celebrated its silver jubilee anniversary in the year 2014.

History

Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya Golaghat was established in 1988 under the auspices of the Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari – a spiritually oriented service mission. The school was constructed on a plot located on Mission Road, Golaghat, donated by Dr. Robin Banerjee, a Padma Shri awardee renowned humanitarian. The school began to operate in the year 1988 from its present premises and gradually expanded and became a Senior Secondary School.

Present

Affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, VKV Golaghat is administrated by ''Vivekananda Kendra Shiksha Prasar Vibhag'' – the educational branch of Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari, a spiritually orientated service organization inspired by the philosophies of

Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda (; ; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta (), was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the intro ...

. The available subject combinations for grade 12 students are:
Senior Secondary Course (Science): *Compulsory: Physics,

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, English. *Optional: Computer science, Biology Secondary Course (Commerce): *Compulsory: Accountancy,

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, English, Economics. *Optional: Computer science, Mathematics, Informatics practices The first batch of Secondary students (Class X) passed in the year 2000. The institute has classes from Pre-nursery to Class XII and has separate Computer, Physics, Chemistry, Biology laboratories for higher studies. Physical training, Art and craft, Yoga and Music are other soft skills taught to its pupils. The school is known to have good sports' performers and have maintained a good reputation in All India CBSE sports, including securing 2nd position in 50m backstroke at East Zone CBSE swimming tournament.

External links

VKV Golaghat Alumni Association

References

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