Puranchandra Vidyaniketan

Puranchandra Vidyaniketan PCVN
विद्या ददाति विनयम Knowledge Bestows Humility
Location
Hemant Vihar, Barra-2 Kanpur South Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 208 027
Information
School type	Private Co-educational
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	Bhaskar Ganti
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.pcvnkanpur.com

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 which was established in memory of 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, Ex-Prime Minister of India, on 26 March 1991. The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

The school provides education and extracurricular activities to 2200 students from Nursery to 12th Standard.

Infrastructure

Campus

Campus

School premises

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 Centers (both for primary and middle groups). There are Science Laboratories for the senior classes, four computer labs, staff rooms, and administrative offices.

The school ground has facilities for outdoor games and a nature study area as well. It has a basement for the gym, for indoor games and for exhibitions and other activities. The school building comprises Nursery Section, a hostel to accommodate 50 boys, Principal's residence and a guest house.

Playground

Playground

The playing field has a 200 meter 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 play school/inter school/KCA league matches.

Quadrangle

Quadrangle

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

PCVN, a co-educational English medium school, is affiliated to CBSE, New Delhi for 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

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 final assembly when the winner of Vaijyanta – The Overall Leading House - is announced.

Location

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 kilometers (km) from Govindpuri railway station, 8 km from Kanpur Central railway station and 12 km from Chakeri Kanpur Airport.

Hostel

A hostel facility is available for students of the school from class V to XII;^[5]

Facilities

Information technology

There are four computer labs equipped with LCD monitors LAN and Internet access.

Library

The school has a library with more than 12000 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

Teaching aids like DVD players and an LCD Projector are available in the AV Room.

School transport

The school has a fleet of 12 buses which cover routes within the city of Kanpur.^[6]

Management

Managing committee

The Principal

Mr. Bhaskar Ganti, Principal of the School has worked with the Indian Council for Cultural Relation, the British Council, and Tata Robins Fraser in a managerial position. He has also worked at St Pauls School, Darjeeling, Lawrence School Lovedale, Ooty, Assam Valley School, Balipara in various capacities. He has a strong connection with British Public Schools and the Round Square Conference Schools.

He takes an interest in art, music, and sport and is passionate about gardening and high altitude trekking.

Mr.Ganti is a member of the Management Committee of schools and colleges. He is a member of Committees of the CBSE Delhi; CBSE Resource Person for symposiums, workshops and In-service Training. He held the position of Coordinator of CBSE Kanpur till 2011. He is the President of Kanpur Sahodaya Schools (Association of the Principals of CBSE Schools at Kanpur).

In his career he has received awards including the coveted National Award from the President of India.

CBSE Nodal Centre

The school is a nodal centre for CBSE examination and principal Bhaskar Ganti is a co-ordinator for CBSE examination. ^[7]

Gallery

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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

References

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