Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Gandhi Vidyashram, Kodaikanal

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN’S GANDHI VIDYASHRAM was formed in 1938 by Kulapati Dr. K.M. Munshi, a farsighted visionary and practical idealist, with Gandhiji’s blessings and with the inspiration of other leaders of the freedom movement, including Shri C. Rajagopalachari, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, and Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. Today, the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan has evolved into a comprehensive intellectual and cultural movement, becoming the best residential school in Tamilnadu, India. Providing a secure, girl-friendly, and serene campus encourages the students to bring out the best in themselves. BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN’S GANDHI VIDYASHRAM is a prominent CBSE school that focuses on value-based education and helps students develop social and relationship skills that will benefit them throughout their lives. We cultivate a blissful environment where the core values are focused. The school aims to mold the overall personality of everyone by equipping them with confidence and courage to face the day-to-day challenges of life. The school focuses on various activities, including social reach-out programs, club activities, creative expression, physical fitness, etc., that develop spiritual, social, moral, and cultural values in children that ought to be instilled in them right from a young age. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is registered under the Public Trust Act of 1950 and regulated under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is also regarded as an Educational Institution of National Eminence under Sec. 80 (G) (2) (iii f) of the Income Tax Act. In appreciation of diverse activities in the fields of education, culture, national integration, and community, Harmony Bhavan has received the following awards and recognition: International Gandhi Peace Prize 2002 Communal Harmony Award 1999 Rajiv Gandhi Award for National Integration, 1992

Admission is provided for grades IV to VIII and XI based on seat availability. The issue of prospectus and application forms will be from the 14th of January to the 30th of April every year. Entrance tests will be conducted from the last Saturday of January to April. Admission closes on the 31st of May. Document’s Required Birth Certificate Transfer Certificate Aadhar cards of parents and student Mark Statement in originals and Two copies of passport size photographs

FACILITIES Dining room: Spacious, airy, clean, and well-maintained. There is a provision for keeping the food hot, as the climate is cold. How and filtered hot and cold drinking. Kitchen: Spacious, hygienic, and tidy with all modern amenities. A nutritious and balanced diet of cooked food with utmost care and love for our children. Food: Tasty and wholesome food for breakfast. Lunch and Dinner. A Mess Committee is made of students and staff to chalk out the menu every month. We do food waste management through the popular bio-compost method. Book Shop: The academic block of the school includes a bookstore where all necessary academic books, notes, and stationeries are available for the students. Tuck Shop: Apart from the bookstore, a tuck shop is also accessible, where students can get snacks and toiletries. LABORATORY A particular area is allocated for all the specializations, which include Physics Lab, Chemistry Lab, Biology Lab, Mathematics Lab, Social Science Lab, Computer Lab, and Language Lab for English & Hindi. Each of our laboratories is well-equipped with apparatus, glassware, tools, and chemicals to encourage hands-on learning and support each student’s project work. Our laboratories provide students with their first hands-on experience, as well as encourage them to gain knowledge. LIBRARY Our library is well arranged, with more than 10000 books of various categories, 4500 reference books are also available. The library has subscribed to 30 magazines and 6 newspapers, which help students stay up to date with events from around the world and discover and explore new career avenues. The library is fully classified and cataloged. CLASSROOMS Technology always enhances the learning process and enables the same to reach its utmost development. We at BGV enhance our classrooms with interactive smart boards to make teaching and education an engaging and interactive activity. OUR VISION In a caring, sharing, and enlightening environment, to empower and ignite young minds for holistic-based education. To bring forth the highest potential in every student’s mind, spirit, and body, we aim to encourage creative thinking, bravery of convictions, moral uprightness, intellectual competence, and a positive attitude. OUR MISSION The Gandhi Vidyashram at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is dedicated to offering high-quality education rooted in Indian culture, tradition, and diversity. Our instruction will enable children to trace new paths and build their futures, while supporting lofty personal, ethical, and societal values such as Truth, Love, and Beauty — SATYAM, SHIVAM, and SUNDARAM for the country and universal brotherhood.