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'''Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom''' (KV Pattom) is an school in [[Pattom]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], India. It was established in 1964 as a civil sector school affiliated to [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]].

KV Pattom runs with two shifts from Class I to Class XII, with a roll of 3500+ students and 100+ staff.

== Description ==
The first shift (morning shift) at KV Pattom runs from 06.30 to 12.00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]. It offers science, [[commerce]] and [[humanities]] streams for 10th to 12th grade students.

The second shift (afternoon shift) runs from 12.00 to 18.00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST.]] It offers [[science]] and commerce streams.

KV Pattom celebrated its [[golden jubilee]] year in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom Thiruvananthapuram Admissions, Address, Fees, Review|url=https://www.eduvidya.com/Schools/Kendriya-Vidyalaya,-Pattom|access-date=2021-03-05|website=www.eduvidya.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-11-03|title=Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram|url=https://www.educationworld.in/kendriya-vidyalaya-pattom-thiruvananthapuram/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=EducationWorld|language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
In 1964, the [[Kerala|Government of Kerala]] donated five acres to build KV Pattom In 1968, the buildings were completed {{citation needed|date=January 2014}}<ref>From 1969, Kendriya Vidalya (Pattom) was enhanced to provide higher education to students.</ref> In 1969 the first group of [[Higher secondary school|Higher Secondary Students]] (Class XI) completed their courses.

In 1977, KV Pattom started a "10+2" system started.{{clarify|date=January 2014|reason=Nothing mentioned about the type of science block}} In 1982 a new science block was opened.

In 1996, KV Pattom was declared as a Model KV.{{clarify|date=January 2014}} In 1998, the primary block was inaugurated. On 10 September 2004, the second shift was introduced.

In April 2008, KV Pattom inaugurated a fully automated library. In 2009 the school won the KVS-[[Intel]] Technology in Education Award for Schools.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Library Junction|url=https://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com/tag/library-junction/|access-date=2021-08-08|website=Library@Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom|language=en}}</ref> In 2010, the Online Academic Social Networking Project Library Junction won the [[National Council of Educational Research and Training|NCERT]] National Innovation and Experimentation Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=EW India School Rankings 2020-21|url=https://www.educationworld.in/ew-india-school-rankings-2020-21/|access-date=2021-08-08|website=EducationWorld|language=en-US}}</ref>

KV Pattom was ranked as the Best Govt Day School in the country by ''Education World'' in 2015, 2016, 2017<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2017-09-09|title=KV Pattom top govt day school|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/kv-pattom-top-govt-day-school/article19652769.ece|access-date=2021-07-27|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Schools in Kerala shine in EducationWorld India School Rankings 2020-21|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/nov/10/schools-in-kerala-shine-in-educationworld-india-school-rankings-2020-21-2221890.html|access-date=2021-07-27|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

In August 2021 the librarian, S L Faisal, was awarded the [[National Award for Teachers (India)|National Teacher's Award]], which is one of the most prestigious and coveted recognition given to the meritorious teachers in primary, middle, and secondary schools in India, for his services in redesigning the concept of school libraries and enabling the students to acquire skills through innovative learning programs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Three pathbreakers in education in Kerala bag National Teacher’s award|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/aug/19/three-pathbreakers-in-education-in-kerala-bag-national-teachers-award-2347083.html|access-date=2021-08-31|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

The 2019-20 Batch is considered by far the best batch in history of Kendriya Vidyalaya. It's the last batch to receive excursion organised by the school and it's also the last batch to attend school before COVID. Notable alumni's include Achuth L Sarith (Attorney) and more.

==Alumni==
* Prof (DR).G. Mohan Gopal ( Director, RGICS)
* T. P. Sitaraman [[Indian Forest Service|IFS]]
*[[Shashi Warrier|Sashi Warrier]] (writer)
* Dr. Uma Sivaraman (DC, KVS)
* Dr. Jayathilak [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
*Dr. Ciji Thomas [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
* Dr. Manish Valiyathan
*[[Keerthy Suresh]] (Actor),
*Nikhil IAS
*Thushara G S Pillai (Scientist)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Malayali scientist finds how stars form, makes state proud|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/feb/06/malayali-scientist-finds-how-stars-form-makes-state-proud-2260216.html|access-date=2021-07-27|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
*Giri Sankar S (PWOLI)<ref>{{ Cite web|title=Malayali youth gets excited about his new toy|url=https://ibb.co/kBJfKzt|access-date=2021-07-27|website=FACEBOOK}}</ref>
*Ganesh Mani (1972–78, on the rolls as M. Ganesh; https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/ganeshm/)

== See also ==


==External links==
* {{Official website|https://trivandrumpattom.kvs.ac.in}}
*[https://www.rgics.org/ RGICS]
*[https://kvsangathan.nic.in/]

==References==
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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1964]]
[[Category:Kendriya Vidyalayas in Kerala]]
[[Category:1964 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Thiruvananthapuram]]

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