KV IIT Chennai

KV (Kendriya Vidyalaya) IIT Chennai is a secondary school affiliated to CBSE board^[1] in Chennai, India, located within the IIT Madras campus.^[2] The current principal is R. N. Sendhil Kumar. It was established in 1964 with the patronage and assistance of IIT Management. It is part of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan.

KV IIT Chennai
Chennai, India
Information
Type	Central Government
Motto	Tattvaṁ pūṣaṇa apāvr̥ṇu, तत् त्वं पूषन् अपावृणु
Established	1964
School board	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Authority	Ministry of Human Resource Development [MHRD], Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
Chairman	Prof. Jagedeesh Kumar Dean Academic Courses, IIT, Chennai.
Principal	Mr.R. N. Sendhil Kumar
Headmistress	Mrs. R. Padmavathi
Language	English and Hindi
Campus type	co-educational
Houses	Thillaiaadi Valliammai  , Maruthanayagam  , DheeranChinnamalai  , Velunachiyar
Colour(s)	sun (school colour)
Song	"भारत का स्वर्णिम गौरव केंद्रीय विद्यालय लाएगा "
Publication	Vidyalaya Patrika (yearly)
Website	https://chennaiiit.kvs.ac.in/

History

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is an autonomous body set up by the Ministry of Education to cater to the educational needs of children of IIT Employees. Shri. S. Ramachandran was the first principal of the Vidyalaya, then composed of 24 staff members.The school has divisions for the primary, secondary and senior secondary sections. It is a co-educational institution, with classes from I to XII, affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi.^[3]