Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
(Central Schools Organisation)
Location
India
Information
School typePublic, Co-educational
MottoTattvaṁ pūṣaṇa apāvr̥ṇu
("O Sun, please uncover that (truth)")
Established15 December 1963 (15 December 1963)
School boardCBSE
AuthorityMinistry of Education, Government of India
CommissionerNidhi Pandey, IIS
Campuses1,260 schools (1,257 in India and 3 abroad)
Budget7,650 crore (US$900 million)
(FY2022–23 est.)
Websitekvsangathan.nic.in

The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (transl.Central Schools Organisation) is a system of central government schools in India. Governed by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. As of April 2025, it has a total of 1,257 schools in India, and three abroad, in Kathmandu, Moscow and Tehran. It is one of the world's largest chains of schools and the largest chain of schools in India. It is controlled by 25 Regional Offices and 05 ZIETs (Zonal Institute of Education and Training) under the KVS headquarters.

In April 2022, the Centre decided to remove an MP quota for KV students, invalidating parliamentarians' recommendations for admission to the schools.