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Director's Message
Shri. S.
Selvaraj
Director
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan started with a mere
20 Kendriya Vidyalayas in 1962 has grown in to a giant organization
with over 1080 schools now. These Kendriya Vidyalayas have spread all
over the country, and three Kendriya Vidyalayas are functioning in
foreign locations like Kathmandu, Moscow and Tehran. This number is set
to increase in future.
KVS is a popular brand name in the Educational Sector. Kendriya
Vidyalayas run by the KVS are in great demand among the parents of
government service sector and of other service sectors, though the KVS
was founded primarily to cater to the educational needs of the wards of
transferable central Govt. employees. The success of the KVS can be
attributed to the fact that it is a unique network of Schools
functioning under one banner imparting quality education at affordable
cost. Another factor that has contributed to the success of the KVS is
that it defines excellence in education not only on the basis of
academic results but also on value systems, contribution to community
and self discipline. Awakening of the inner conscience of the teacher
and the taught through multi pronged strategies has been the hall mark
of the KVS system.
Realizing the core fact that the teachers are the engineers of
excellence and architects of the Nation’s future, KVS has
been making concerted efforts to provide such experiences to them
through in-service training courses that will enrich and empower them
to achieve excellence in education. To achieve its goals of staff
enrichment and empowerment, the KVS started four Zonal Institutes of
Education and Training, of which the ZIET Mysore became functional in
May2004. The other three ZIETs are situated at Mumbai, Gwalior and
Chandigarh.
Set in a serene ambience in Mysore, the Institute has made its presence
felt throughout the country by organizing well meaning training courses
for the employees of Kendriya Vidyalayas, which includes Education
Officers, Principals, Vice Principals, Teachers and Office staff.
The mandate for the ZIET is to take care of the In-service training
needs of the KVS employees. In addition to that the Institute publishes
materials that will be of use to students and teachers. In the last six
years of its existence, this Institute has produced a number of
Reference manuals, Handbooks and study materials. The Institute is also
striving to bring out the earlier publication called “KVS
Quarterly Journal” with a new name “KVS Journal of
Educational Research & Training” with the following
objectives:
1. To give an opportunity to the teachers and educationists of the KVS
and other institutions to publish their innovation and experimentation
in class room teaching and learning.
2. To expose the teachers to various teaching, training and research
methodologies, and
3. To familiarize the teachers with research briefs, research reports,
futuristic research proposals etc, so that they are kept abreast of
what is going on in the world of research and training.
With the grace of the Almighty, the good will and guidance of
superiors, support of colleagues, and co-operation of all the members
of Kendriya Vidyalaya family, I have full confidence that the Institute
will scale greater heights in future in pursuit of excellence.
Jai Hind!
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