Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya

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

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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.[citation needed] 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. State Total number of VKVs
1 Arunachal Pradesh 44
2 Assam 24
3 Andamans 9
4 Nagaland 1
5 Karnataka 1 (Kallubalu)
6 Tamil Nadu 2 (Kanyakumari)

In Arunachal Pradesh

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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. School District Year of Inception Level Website
1 VKV Balijan Papum Pare 1977 Secondary http://balijan.vkv.in
2 VKV Jairampur Changlang 1977 Senior Secondary http://jairampur.vkv.in
3 VKV Kharsang Changlang 1977 Secondary http://kharsang.vkv.in
4 VKV Oyan East Siang 1977 Secondary http://oyan.vkv.in
5 VKV Roing Lower Dibang Valley 1977 Senior Secondary http://roing.vkv.in
6 VKV Seijosa East Kameng 1977 Secondary http://seijosa.vkv.in
7 VKV Sher Papum Pare 1977 Secondary http://sher.vkv.in
8 VKV Tafrogam Lohit 1980 Secondary http://tafrogam.vkv.in
9 VKV Amiliang Lohit 1981 Secondary http://amliang.vkv.in
10 VKV Niausa Tirap 1981 Secondary http://niausa.vkv.in
11 VKV Shergaon West Kameng 1981 Senior Secondary http://shergaon.vkv.in
12 VKV Sunpura Lohit 1981 Secondary http://sunpura.vkv.in
13 VKV Jirdin West Siang 1982 Secondary http://jirdin.vkv.in
14 VKV Kuporijo Upper Subansiri 1987 Secondary http://kuporijo.vkv.in
15 VKV Nivedita Vihar East Kameng 1994 Secondary http://niveditavihar.vkv.in
16 VKV Itanagar Papum Pare 1995 Senior Secondary http://itanagar.vkv.in
17 VKV Yazali Lower Subansiri 1997 Senior Secondary http://yazali.vkv.in
18 VKV Liromoba West Siang 1998 Primary http://liromoba.vkv.in
19 VKV Ziro Lower Subansiri 2000 Secondary http://ziro.vkv.in
20 VKV Nirjuli Papum Pare 2002 Secondary http://nirjuli.vkv.in
21 VKV Koloriang Kurung Kumey 2003 Middle http://koloriang.vkv.in
22 VKV Banderdewa Papum Pare 2004 Secondary http://banderdewa.vkv.in
23 VKV Wessang East Kameng 2007 Secondary http://wessang.vkv.in
24 VKV Basar West Siang 2008 Middle http://basar.vkv.in
25 VKV Vivek Vihar Papum Pare 2009 Secondary http://vivekvihar.vkv.in
26 VKV Joram Lower Subansiri 2009 Middle http://joram.vkv.in
27 VKV Raga Lower Subansiri 2009 Middle http://raga.vkv.in
28 VKV Dado Kurung Kumey 2009 Primary http://dado.vkv.in
29 VKV Emrs Bana East Kameng 2009 Secondary http://emrsbana.vkv.in
30 VKV Yingkiong Upper Siang 2010 Secondary http://yingkiong.vkv.in
31 VKV Changlang Changlang 2010 Middle http://changlang.vkv.in
32 VKV Tezu Lohit 2010 Secondary http://tezu.vkv.in
33 VKV Kitpi Tawang West Kameng 2011 Secondary http://kitpitawang.vkv.in/
34 VKV Dollungmukh Lower Subansiri 2015 Middle http://dollungmukh.vkv.in/
35 VKV Kimi West Kameng 2016 Primary http://kimi.vkv.in/
36 VKV Chyang Tajo East Kameng 2016 Primary
37 VKV Mukto West Kameng 2018 Middle
38 VKV Longding Longding 2019 Primary
39 VKV Gaga Kurung Kumey 2019 Primary
40 VKV Namsai Namsai 2019 Primary

In Assam

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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. School District Year of Inception Level Website
1 VKV Tinsukia Tinsukia 1978 Senior Secondary VKV Tinsukia
2 VKV Dibrugarh Dibrugarh 1981 Senior Secondary VKV Dibrugarh
3 VKV Golaghat Golaghat 1988 Senior Secondary VKV Golaghat
4 VKV Bokuloni Dibrugarh 1998 Senior Secondary VKV Bokuloni (NEEPCO)
5 VKV Umrangso N.C.Hills 1999 Senior Secondary VKV Umrangso (NEEPCO)
6 VKV Baragolai Tinsukia 2000 Senior Secondary VKV Baragolai (NEC)
7 VKV Dhemaji Dhemaji 2000 Secondary
8 VKV Majuli Jorhat 2002 Secondary
9 VKV Tingrai Dibrugarh 2002 Secondary
10 VKV Nalbari Nalbari 2004 Senior Secondary
11 VKV Ramnagar Silchar Cachar 2005 Secondary
12 VKV Kajalgaon Chirang(BTAD) 2007 Secondary
13 VKVK Suklai Baksa 2007 Secondary
14 VKV Tezpur Sonitpur 2009 Secondary
15 VKV Badarpur Karimganj 2009 Secondary
16 VKV Sivasagar Sivasagar 2010 Secondary

17. VKPV Jengraimukh Majuli 2012 Primary

18. VKV Borojalenga Cachar 2014 Secondary

19. VKV Sadiya Tinsukia 2014 Secondary

20. VKV Tumpreng West Karbi Anglong 2015 Secondary

21. VKV Sissiborgaon Dhemaji 2016 Primary

22. VKV Bokakhat Golaghat 2018 Primary

23. VKV Khatkhati ( Khatkhati, Bokajan, Karbi Anglong) 2018 Primary

24. VKV Mangaldai Darrang 2018 Secondary

In Nagaland

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The schools in Nagaland are run and managed under Vivekananda Kendra Shiksha Prasar Vibhag (VKSPV) of Vivekananda Kendra headquartered at Guwahati in Assam.[citation needed]

Sl. No. School District Year of Inception Level Website
1 VKV Doyang Wokha 2000 Secondary VKV Doyang (NEEPCO)

In Andaman

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Ten schools are run in Andaman of which VKV, PortBlair situated in the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is one among the oldest schools in the islands.