Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Powai

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox school
|schooltype = Government
|established = 1964
|logo =
|classes = 1st to Grade 12th
|principal = Mamta Bhattacharya <ref>{{cite news |last1=Goradia |first1=Aabha |title=Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Powai: No intimation from school on re-tests for students who failed to clear class IX, XI |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/kendriya-vidyalaya-iit-powai-no-intimation-from-school-on-re-tests-for-students-who-failed-to-clear-class-ix-xi-6489140/ |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=4 July 2020}}</ref>
|students =
|authority = [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]] (MHRD)
|homepage = http://www.cfdvs.iitb.ac.in/kvschool/
|location = IIT Campus, Central Area, IIT Area, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076 }}
{{Infobox anthem
|title =
|transcription =
|english_title = Daya Kar Daan (KV Powai Morning Prayer)
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|sound =
KV Morning Prayer- Daya kar daan.ogg
|sound_title = K V Powai Morning Prayer- ''Daya Kar Daan''
}}

'''Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Powai''' (also known as Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Bombay and KV Powai), is an [[Indian Institute of Technology]] (IIT) [[secondary school]] affiliated to [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE) board in [[Mumbai]], India. It was established on 15 June 1964. It is part of the [[Kendriya Vidyalaya|Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan]]. It is considered to be one of the top government schools in India.<ref>{{cite news |title=KV at IIT-Bombay in a 'tight' spot as admission requests from MPs pour in |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/70626016.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst |publisher=[[Times of India]] |date=11 August 2019}}</ref> It was ranked 2nd on the top 10 rankings for government day schools by the Education World India School Rankings 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=KV Powai second best government school in India |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-kv-powai-second-best-government-school-in-india-2122940 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=September 8, 2015}}</ref>

== History ==
Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Powai was founded on 15 June 1964 by the founder-principal S. Ramchandran, under the guidance of the director of [[IIT Bombay]], [[Devang Vipin Khakhar]].<ref name="A">[https://www.educationworld.in/kendriya-vidyalaya-iit-bombay/ Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Bombay], Educationworld</ref>

== Campus ==
Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Powai is located within the [[IIT Bombay]] campus in [[Powai]], a suburb in northwestern [[Mumbai]]. It is housed within a three-storied building with 3 wings, for the primary, secondary and senior secondary sections.<ref name="A"/>

==Facilities==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Sr. No !! Type of Room !! No. of Such Rooms available !! No. of Such Rooms Lying Vacant
|-
| 1 || No. of class rooms || 48 || 0
|-
| 2 || Science Lab || 04 || 0
|-
| 3 || Computer Lab || 03 || 0
|-
| 4 || Library || 01 || 0
|-
| 5 || Jr. Science Lab || 0 || 0
|-
| 6 || Resource/Activity Room (Primary wing) || 01 || 0
|-
| 7 || Resource/Activity Room (Secondary wing) || 0 || 0
|-
| 8 || Staff Common Room || 02 || 0
|-
| 9 || Music room || 01 || 0
|-
| 10 || Sports room || 01 || 0
|-
| 11 || Art Room || 01 || 0
|-
| 12 || Sanskrit Room || 01 || 0
|-
| 13 || SUPW Room || 0 || 0
|-
| 14 || Examination Room || 01 || 0
|-
| 15 || Maths Room || 01 || 0
|-
| 16 || English Room || 01 || 0
|-
| 17 || Hindi Room || 01 || 0
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Kendriya Vidyalayas]]
== References ==
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