Kendriya Vidyalaya, Khanapara
PM Shree Kendriya Vidyalaya, Khanapara (informally K.V. Khanapara or K.V.K) is a co-educational school in Guwahati, Assam, India. It is part of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). It is the oldest Kendriya Vidyalaya in the North-Eastern region of India.
PM Shree Kendriya Vidyalaya, Khanapara | |
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Type | Government Under the Ministry of Education, Government of India |
Motto | Tattvaṃ Pūṣanapāvṛṇu Sanskrit: तत्त्वं पूषनपावृणु ("The face of Truth is covered by a golden vessel, Remove Thou, O Sun, that covering, for the law of Truth to behold.") |
Established | 1966 |
School board | Central Board of Secondary Education |
Oversight | Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan |
Chairman | Shri Pallav Gopal Jha, IAS
District Commissioner Kamrup Metropolitan District |
Principal | Shri Purushottam Sinha |
Grades | 1-12 and Pre Primary (Balvatika-3) |
Gender | Co-educational |
Number of students | 2600 (approx.) |
Language | English and Hindi |
Campus type | Urban |
Houses | Raman Lachit Tagore Shivaji |
Color(s) | Red, Blue, Yellow Green |
Website | khanapara |
The institute began in 1966.[1]
Kendriya Vidyalaya Khanapara is among the PM SHRI (Schools Of Rising India) Schools in India, a new initiative aiming for transforming the education system in the country. The schools are inspired by the vision of the Honorable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi. He has emphasized the need to provide quality education to every child in the country.
Academics
PM Shree Kendriya Vidyalaya, Khanapara offers a wide range of subjects for the initial years of study and Higher education. For the Senior Secondary Education, the school offers three Science, Commerce and Humanities with a number of optional subjects as per KVS guidelines.
There was a pass percentage of 100% AISSE 2023 and 98.29% in AISSCE 2023 respectively.
Notable alumni
The alumni of PM Shree Kendriya Vidyalaya Khanapara are called KVians. Notable alumni include:
- Manash Ranjan Pathak, Judge, Gauhati High Court
- Achintya Malla Bujor Barua, Judge, Gauhati High Court
- Mayukh Hazarika, musician
- Angaraag Mahanta, musician
- Anirban Das
- Navneel Barua
- Dr. Sadhan Das
- Monalisa Goswami
- Rituraj Bora IAS
- Swapnanil Deka SP Bongaigaon
- Pranjal Das, Special Judge NIA
- Bishnu P Gogoi, Scientist, Arizona
- Iman Kalyan Dutta
- Kalyan Handique, Scientist
- Dr. Pranab Bhattacharya
- Arghadeep Barua, Singer Actor
- Samarjit Neog, Cricketer
- List to be updated...