Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya Golaghat, (informally VKV Golaghat), is a ''Primary with Secondary'' and ''Senior Secondary'' school located at Ward # 4 on Mission Road,

Golaghat Golaghat ( ''Gʊlaɡʱat'' ) one of the largest subdivisions of the Indian state of Assam, later elevated to the position of a full–fledged district headquarter on 5 October 1987, is a city and a municipality and the seat of administrativ ...

in the state of

Assam, India Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...

. Established in the year 1988 by

Vivekananda Kendra Vivekananda Kendra is a spiritually-oriented service mission founded in 1972, based near the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari ( Tamil Nadu, India ). It focuses on "Man Making and Nation Building" through various activities, including ...

, it's a

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cum residential school with

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as the medium of instruction, besides equal emphasis in Asamiya and

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. The school celebrated its 25th anniversary in the year 2014.

Overview

VKV Golaghat has classes from

pre-kindergarten Pre-kindergarten (also called pre-K or PK) is a voluntary classroom-based preschool program for children below the age of five in the United States, Canada, Turkey and Greece (when kindergarten starts). It may be delivered through a preschool ...

to 12. The school houses a common library along with a grass playground for its pupils. The administration of the school is headed by the Principal. Affiliated to CBSE, the school conducts AISSE for its pupils at grade 10 and ''All India Senior Secondary School Examination'' (AISSCE) for its pupils at grade 12. Almost all of the school's pupils go on to universities after completing their senior secondary examinations. The school celebrated its silver jubilee anniversary in the year 2014.

History

Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya Golaghat was established in 1988 under the auspices of the

, Kanyakumari – a spiritually oriented service mission. The school was constructed on a plot located on Mission Road, Golaghat, donated by Dr. Robin Banerjee, a

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awardee renowned humanitarian. The school began to operate in the year 1988 from its present premises and gradually expanded and became a Senior Secondary School.

Present

Affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE),

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, VKV Golaghat is administrated by ''Vivekananda Kendra Shiksha Prasar Vibhag'' – the educational branch of Vivekananda Kendra,

Kanyakumari Kanyakumari (Tamil; / kəɳjɑkʊmɑɾiː/; referring to Devi Kanya Kumari, officially known as Kanniyakumari, formerly known as Cape Comorin) is a town and a municipality in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the ...

, a spiritually orientated service organization inspired by the philosophies of

Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda () (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindus, Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. Vivekananda was a major figu ...

. The available subject combinations for grade 12 students are:
Senior Secondary Course (Science): *Compulsory:

Physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

Mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

. *Optional:

Computer science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

Biology Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms. It is a broad natural science that encompasses a wide range of fields and unifying principles that explain the structure, function, growth, History of life, origin, evolution, and ...

Secondary Course (Commerce): *Compulsory:

Accountancy Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the process of recording and processing information about economic entities, such as businesses and corporations. Accounting measures the results of an organization's economic activities and conveys ...

Business studies Business studies, often simply called business, is a field of study that deals with the principles of business, management, and economics. It combines elements of accountancy, finance, marketing, organizational studies, human resource manageme ...

, English,

Economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

. *Optional: Computer science, Mathematics, Informatics practices The first batch of Secondary students (Class X) passed in the year 2000. The institute has classes from Pre-nursery to Class XII and has separate Computer, Physics, Chemistry, Biology laboratories for higher studies.

Physical training Physical fitness is a state of health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability to perform aspects of sports, occupations, and daily activities. Physical fitness is generally achieved through proper nutrition, moderate-vigorous physica ...

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and

Music Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...

are other soft skills taught to its pupils. The school is known to have good sports' performers and have maintained a good reputation in All India CBSE sports, including securing 2nd position in 50m

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disa ...

at East Zone CBSE

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tournament.

External links

VKV Golaghat Alumni Association

References

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Overview

History

Present

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