Kendriya Vidyalaya Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Kendriya Vidyalaya Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore is a CBSE-affiliated secondary school started in 1978 under the chairmanship of Prof. Satish Dhawan.Kendriya Vidyalaya Indian Institute of Science (IISc),is one of the school under the group known as Kendriya Vidyalaya (Hindi: केन्द्रीय विद्यालय) (Hindi for Central School) which is a system of central government schools under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (India). There are 1085 schools known as Kendriya Vidyalayas, out of which 1081 are in India and four are located abroad.[1] A total of 10,30,654 students (as of 31.3 2010) and 49,286 employees (including outsourced) are on rolls (as of 1.7.2011). These have been divided amongst 21 regions, each headed by an Deputy Commissioner. Kendriya Vidyalaya IISC is one among 14 Kendriya Vidyalayas in Bangalore.
Mission
- To cater to the educational needs of children of transferable Central Government employees including defence and para military personnel by providing a common programme of education.
- To pursue excellence and set the pace in the field of school education.
- To initiate and promote experimentations and innovations in education in collaboration with other bodies like CBSE, NCERT, etc.
- To develop the spirit of national integration and create a sense of “Indianness” among children.