Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Explained

Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya
Native Name:ଓଡିଶା ଆଦର୍ଶ ବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ
Motto:Inspire and Empower
Motto Translation:"ଅନୁପ୍ରେରଣ ଏବଂ ସଶକ୍ତିକରଣ"
Established:19 September 2015
Type:Public (State Government)
Key People:Hon'ble Minister,S&ME Dept.President : Shri Sudam MarndiCommissioner cum Secretary,S&ME Dept.Vice President : Ms. Aswathy S., IASAdvisor: Upendra Tripathy, [1] IASState Project Director : Smt. Yamini Sarangi,[2] IAS
Grades:VI - XII
Country:India
Age Range:10-18
Authority:Department of School and Mass Education, Govt of Odisha
Schoolboard:Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE)
Medium:English
Location:All over Odisha
Information:315 (functional schools)

Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (OAV; literally Odisha Model School) is a chain of schools are being set up, one at each of 314 block headquarters of Odisha State, India.[3]

List of 315 Odisha Adarsha Vidyalayas

History-Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan was established on September 19, 2015 as a society under The Society Registration Act of Odisha, by the Department of School and Mass Education, Govt. of Odisha.

The General Body is the apex body of the Sangathan headed by Minister, School & Mass Education as Chairman. Present Advisor and Working President is Upendra Tripathy[4] appointed on 3 August 2021 after Dr Bijaya Kumar Sahoo succumbs To Covid-19 on 3 June 2021.[5]

These Adarsha Vidyalayas would be CBSE affiliated fully day boarding schools, provide free education, and target talented students through an annual entrance examination. They would have Class VI through Class XII and each class would have 80 students. These schools would be administered through Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan, a society registered under Society Registration Act of Odisha.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Odisha CM appoints retired IAS officer Upendra Tripathy as Advisor of Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan - ET Government .
  2. Web site: Yamini Sarangi IAS appointed State Project Director- Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan | Indian Bureaucracy is an Exclusive News Portal . 5 July 2023 .
  3. Web site: About Us. Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan. March 18, 2017.
  4. Web site: Odisha CM appoints retired IAS officer Upendra Tripathy as Advisor of Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan. 2021-08-03. www.aninews.in/. en. 2022-05-31.
  5. Web site: Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Advisor Bijaya Sahoo No More. 2021-06-03. www.newindianexpress.com/. en. 2022-05-31.