Kundan Vidya Mandir, Ludhiana Explained

Kundan Vidya Mandir
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Location:Rajpura Road, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, Punjab 141001
Country:India
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Type:Private
Established:1941
Founder:Kundan Lal
District:Ludhiana
Authority:Shri Kundan Lal Trust
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Principal:Anand Prakash Sharma (Ludhiana)
Manjeet Jauhar (Chandigarh)
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Staff:350+
Grades:K-12
Gender:Co-Ed
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Enrollment:5000+
Enrollment As Of:2019
Medium Of Language:English
Campus Type:Urban
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Affiliation:Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

Kundan Vidya Mandir, also known as Kundan Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School (abbreviated to KVM) is a co-educational senior secondary school with 2 campuses in Ludhiana.[1] It was founded in 1941 by freedom fighter, Rai Sahib Kundan Lal. The school is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). It offers education from kindergarten to class XII.

The current principal of the school is Anand Prakash Sharma.[2] It is run by Shri Kundan Lal Trust, which also has a school in Chandigarh by name of Kundan International School.

History

Founded in 1941, the school is named after its founder, Rai Sahib Kundan Lal, who was a freedom fighter and philanthropist.[3]

It got affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education in 1963, becoming the first CBSE school in Punjab, India.

The school has another branch in Chandigarh, called Kundan International School, which was established in 2007. The Chandigarh campus is headed by the headmistress, Manjeet Jauhar.[4]

The school is administered and managed by the Shri Kundan Lal Trust, a charitable trust.[5]

Campus

The school's infrastructure facilities include a library, labs for physics, chemistry, biology, geography, psychology, a conference hall, music rooms, and dance rooms. It hosts 112 classrooms, an activity room, art room, computer labs, robotics lab, 3D lab, home science lab, math lab, language lab, canteen, state of the art auditorium and infirmary.

The sports facilities of Kundan Vidya Mandir include two splash pools, volleyball court, football ground, skating rink and shooting range. It also has a playground that measures 3937 square metres. The school campus of KVM is spread across 7 acres.[6]

Notable alumni

Recognition

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Notes and References

  1. News: Datt . Anil . KVM celebrates Founder's Day . The Tribune. 19 October 2005 . Chandigarh, India.
  2. News: KVM students win hearts with musical power . . 29 July 2019.
  3. News: KVM holds programme in memory of founder . . 18 October 2011.
  4. News: Jha . Ritika . International schools usher in change, say no to homework, exams for toddlers . . 9 August 2011.
  5. News: exhibition of sorts at Kundan Vidya Mandir . . 6 October 2019.
  6. News: Kundan Vidya Mandir . EducationWorld.
  7. News: Jain . Mehak . Homecoming after 35 years: Pankaj Kapur . . 14 December 2016.
  8. News: Singh . Gurvinder . Nostalgia marks Kundan Vidya Mandir's alumni meet . . 20 December 2015.
  9. News: Cricket league for alumni from April 1 . . 31 Mar 2017.
  10. News: Bansal . Manav . Top Ten Schools in Ludhiana . The Hush Post . 29 December 2018.
  11. News: EW Survey 2017 . EducationWorld.
  12. Web site: Achievement . Kundanvidyamandir.com.
  13. News: Francisco . Jeroninio . Almeida . Torquato . REX Karmaveer Global Fellowship And Karmaveer Chakra Awards . . 5 May 2019.