Kendriya Vidyalaya Ottapalam
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Kendriya Vidyalaya, Ottapalamhttp://kvottapalam.nic.in/ is a school in Ottapalam
, India
. It was founded in 1986, with the support of Sri KR Narayanan, then member of parliament from Ottapalam. The school was started in a humble manner with less than 120 students in a rented premise in Kanniampuram.
In 1992, the School shifted to a 16 acres (64,749.8 m²) campus in Palappuram - where there was space for separate staff quarters, the school building, and 3 large playgrounds.
The then Vice president (and later the President of the Republic of India), K.R. Narayanan, had inaugurated the K.V. Ottapalam building in 1992. He and his security team of "Black-cats" arrived in a fleet of helicopters, which landed on the nearby NSS College Ground.
The vidyalaya has been selected as a Model Kendriya Vidyalaya in the year 2000-2001.
The alumni of the school are active in various parts of the world in a variety of jobs and functions. They maintain the KV Otp website for alumni.
Ottapalam
Ottapalam is a town in Palakkad District of Kerala state in India. It is also the headquarters of Ottapalam taluk. Situated on the banks of the Bharathappuzha river , it has a rich cultural heritage and has played host to many historic events. It is famous for having several films shot here...
, India
India
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. It was founded in 1986, with the support of Sri KR Narayanan, then member of parliament from Ottapalam. The school was started in a humble manner with less than 120 students in a rented premise in Kanniampuram.
In 1992, the School shifted to a 16 acres (64,749.8 m²) campus in Palappuram - where there was space for separate staff quarters, the school building, and 3 large playgrounds.
The then Vice president (and later the President of the Republic of India), K.R. Narayanan, had inaugurated the K.V. Ottapalam building in 1992. He and his security team of "Black-cats" arrived in a fleet of helicopters, which landed on the nearby NSS College Ground.
The vidyalaya has been selected as a Model Kendriya Vidyalaya in the year 2000-2001.
Campus
The school is situated in a picturesque campus in close proximity to the Bharathapuzha river, approximately 5 km from Ottapalam town. It has two main playgrounds. The building is of traditional Kerala style architecture, with a nadumuttam (courtyard) where the morning assembly is held. The view from top of the school is breathtaking. The school has sufficient classrooms and well maintained labs. The college library has been moved to a new and bigger building.Courses offered
The school offers the Science and Commerce streams, for the PlusOne and PlusTwo studies. The Science stream students can choose either Biology or Computer Science,as their core subject.The alumni of the school are active in various parts of the world in a variety of jobs and functions. They maintain the KV Otp website for alumni.
List of Principals
- Smt Shanta Devi
- Smt Sowdamini
- Late Sri KP Rabindran
- Sri KB Jayabal
- Mr. N M Varadarajulu
- Shri.A P Vinodkumar (Current principal)