Decorative plants next to the inauguration stone of the Central School building, 1965
Campus Facilities , Inaugurations , Campus Buildings
In this photograph, decorative plant pots of various kinds are seen lining the wall adjacent to the inauguration stone of the Central School building at IIT Madras. The Central School at IIT Madras started operating, with classes VI to IX on July 20, 1964. This Central School is part of a network of 1251 schools established by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, both in India and abroad. The name ‘Central School’ was later changed to Kendriya Vidyalaya. From the first 250 students and 10 staff members, the school has grown to accommodate students in classes I through XII, with a total enrolment of 1802 students and 45 staff members (as of March 31, 2020).
The new school building, located near Gajendra Circle was officially inaugurated by Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors) on January 20, 1965. The new school building was equipped with large classrooms, laboratories for Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, a library and well-equipped administrative offices. There were also facilities for basketball, football, hockey, cricket, volleyball, badminton, ring tennis, and throwball in the school grounds.
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