Features
There is a common syllabus and bilingual instruction in all schools. They are all co-educational. Sanskrit is taught as a compulsory subject from classes VI to VIII and as an optional subject until class XII, and these days students can elect German language. BBC microcomputers were introduced as part of the scheme by the government. The quality of teaching is kept reasonably high by an appropriate teacher-pupil ratio. There are no tuition fees for boys up to class VIII, girls up to class XII and SC/ST students and children of KVS employees, but every student except single girl child has to pay VVN (Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi) and the funds generated from all the students of a school will be spent on the development of that particular school. There is no fee for single daughters from class VI onwards.
In a bid to showcase its impressive results in national-level examinations, the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has started seeking a quality accreditation for its schools. The Quality Council of India (QCI) has accredited four schools &mdash KV No. 1 Uppal (Hyderabad) KV Hebbal (Bangalore), KV Sector-8 RK Puram (New Delhi) and KV IIT Powai (Mumbai) &mdash and the accreditation of KV Ganeshkhind (Pune), KV Aliganj (Lucknow), KV Ballygunge (Kolkata) and KV Khanapara and KV Yeddumailaram are in process.
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