Puranchandra Vidyaniketan
| Puranchandra Vidyaniketan PCVN | |
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| Location | |
Hemant Vihar, Barra-2 Kanpur South , , , 208 027 | |
| Information | |
| School type | Private, Co-educational Public school |
| Motto | विद्या ददाति विनयम (Knowledge Bestows Humility) |
| Established | 1991 |
| School board | Central Board of Secondary Education[1] |
| School district | Kanpur Nagar |
| School number | 2130141 |
| School code | UP08843 |
| Chairman | Yogendra Mohan Gupta |
| Director | Ritu Gupta |
| Principal | Shobhna Mukherjee |
| Faculty | Science , Commerce and Humanities |
| Teaching staff | 81[2] |
| Grades | 1–12 |
| Number of students | 2200 |
| Average class size | 40 |
| Medium of language | English |
| Hours in school day | 7 |
| Campus type | Hostel facility (limited) |
| Houses | Blue Birds, Green Leaves, Golden Wings and Red Roses. |
| Yearbook | Jagriti |
| Website | www |
Puranchandra Vidyaniketan is a public school in the industrial city of Kanpur, in Uttar Pradesh, India. The school is an initiative of the Jagran Education Foundation, a registered society that was established in memory of the late Shri Puran Chandra Gupta, the founder of Dainik Jagran. The school was established under the inspiration of the late Shri Swami Rama and inaugurated by the late Shri Rajiv Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, on 26 March 1991. The school is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
The school provides education and extracurricular activities to 2200 students from Nursery to 12th Standard.
Infrastructure[edit]
Campus[edit]
School premises[edit]
Built on a six-acre plot in Barra in the south of Kanpur City, the school has two interconnected three-storied buildings with greenery all around. The school has 42 classrooms, QUAD (assembly hall), music, art and craft rooms, an audio-visual room, two libraries and two Learning Resource Centres (both for primary and middle groups). There are Science Laboratories for the senior classes, four computer labs, staff rooms, and administrative offices.
Playground[edit]
The playing field has a 200-metre six-lane running track, long jump and high jump pits, and a cricket practice pitch. It serves as a single full-size football field or two adjacent, full-size hockey fields. In winter, cricketers of the school playschool/inter-school/KCA league matches.
Quadrangle[edit]
On entering the main school building, the first thing that catches the eye is the school quadrangle. The quadrangle has witnessed the performance of renowned artists.
Functioning[edit]
PCVN, a co-educational English medium school, is affiliated to CBSE, New Delhi for the 10+2 stage of Education in Science and Commerce streams. The academic curriculum is based on the broad guidelines of NCERT/CBSE.
At the Nursery stage, the focus is on observation, identification, listening, singing, dance, and cultivation of motor functions.
House culture[edit]
The students and teaching staff are divided into four houses: Blue Birds, Green Leaves, Golden Wings and Red Roses.[3] The house spirit is reflected during inter-house get-togethers and competitions, and reaches a climax during the annual Athletic Meet, until the day of the final assembly when the winner of Vaijyanta – The Overall Leading House - is announced.
Location[edit]
The school is located at Hemant Vihar, Barra-2, Kanpur,[4] Uttar Pradesh, India. It is 400 metres from Barra bypass (Golden Quadrilateral National Highway) which passes through the city of Kanpur, 2.5 kilometres (km) from Govindpuri railway station, 8 km from Kanpur Central railway station and 12 km from Chakeri (Kanpur Airport).
Hostel[edit]
A hostel facility is available for students of the school from class V to XII.[5]
Facilities[edit]
Information technology[edit]
There are four computer labs equipped with LCD monitors LAN.
Library[edit]
The school has a library with more than 12,000 books, and national and international Journals so that the students can get resource materials for their intellectual stimulation. The junior wing has a separate library in which books and magazines suitable to their age are kept.
AV room[edit]
Teaching aids like DVD players and an LCD Projector are available in the AV Room.
School transport[edit]
The school has a fleet of 12 buses that cover routes within the city of Kanpur.[6]
Management[edit]
Managing committee[edit]
| Shri Yogendra Mohan Gupta | Chairman |
| Shri Mahendra Mohan Gupta | Vice-Chairman |
| Smt. Ritu Gupta | Director |
| Smt Raj Gupta | Member |
| Shri Bhaskar Ganti | Member/Secretary |
| Smt. S Mukherjee, Principal | Member |
| Mr. Sanjay Sharma, Vice Principal | --- |
| Shri S S Bishnoi | Member |
| Smt. Gunita Agarwal | Member |
| Dr. R. K. Sud | Member |
| Shri Sarva Mitra Sharma | Member |
| Shri K. M. Tripathi, Addl. Director (Basic) Department of Education, government of UP |
Government nominee |
| Shri R. K. Jalan | Parents’ Representative |
| Shri D. C. Mishra | Parents’ Representative |
| Sr. Nirupa, Principal | CBSE Representative |
| Mariampur Sr. Sec. School, Kanpur To Be Nominated |
CBSE Representative |
| As Per Seniority List | Teachers’ Representative |
| As Per Seniority List | Teachers’ Representative |
CBSE Nodal Centre[edit]
The school is a nodal centre for CBSE examination and principal Bhaskar Ganti is a co-ordinator for CBSE examination.[7]
Gallery[edit]
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School
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DLRC block
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School
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Silver Jubilee medal
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A Football match
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Left green belt
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References[edit]
- ↑ "PCVN School, Puranchandra Vidyaniketan, CBSE School in Kanpur". www.pcvnkanpur.com.
- ↑ "Message from Governers of Puranchandra Vidyaniketan, Kanpur". www.pcvnkanpur.com.
- ↑ "House Culture: Puranchandra Vidyaniketan, Kanpur". www.pcvnkanpur.com.
- ↑ "Contact Details: Puranchandra Vidyaniketan, Kanpur". pcvnkanpur.com.
- ↑ "Puranchandra Vidyaniketan: Hostel Facilities in Kanpur". www.pcvnkanpur.com.
- ↑ "Facilities in Puranchandra Vidyaniketan (PCVN) Kanpur". www.pcvnkanpur.com.
- ↑ "JEE (mains) exam conducted peacefully in Kanpur - Times of India".
External links[edit]
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