Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Mehta Vidyalaya

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Mehta Vidyalaya
Address
Kasturba Gandhi Marg
New Delhi
India
Coordinates 28°37′21″N 77°13′32″E / 28.6224°N 77.2256°E / 28.6224; 77.2256Coordinates: 28°37′21″N 77°13′32″E / 28.6224°N 77.2256°E / 28.6224; 77.2256
Information
Type Private School
Motto Let noble thoughts come to us from every side.
Established 1950
Chairman Km. Surrinder Saini
Director Shri Ashok Pradhan
Principal Dr. Anju Tandon
Area 4.86 acres
Color(s) Blue, grey
Nickname Bhavan's Delhi Kendra; BVB Delhi
Affiliations Central Board of Secondary Education
Website http://www.bvbmehtavidyalaya.org/

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Mehta Vidyalaya, or BVB Delhi or Bhavans, is a private senior secondary school run by an Indian Educational trust known as the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. It is a co-educational school with a student strength of around 2000 and staff strength of about 500. The school is recognized by the Delhi administration and is permanently affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education.

It has classes from Nursery To XII and prepares pupils for the All India Senior School Certificate Examination, conducted by CBSE. The school provides instruction in Humanities, Science, Commerce and Fine Arts.

History

The main building

Bhavan's Delhi Kendra is one of the first public schools in Delhi. Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, laid its foundation. The school was started in April, 1954. Its management was taken over by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan after the Delhi home of the Bhavan was inaugurated by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 18 May 1957.

Campus

The open air auditorium

The campus is spread over 4.8 acres. Started with one building, the school now has four buildings in its campus. These are known as -

The school has over 75 classrooms, two canteens, five computer labs, science labs, an open air auditorium, basketball courts, volleyball courts, table tennis rooms, and football ground. The first netball court among Delhi schools belongs to BVB Delhi.The School offers a wide array of courses in management,which is governed by a entirely separate entity,but the building ,famously known as Usha&Lakshmi Mittal is located in school premises. It also offers some notable language courses and few tour and travels related diplomas.Also they have a very good faculty in animation related courses.

Notable alumni

External links

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