Amrita Vidyalayam

Amrita Vidyalayam is a chain of private CBSE schools run and managed by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math founded by Mata Amritanandamayi.^[2] There are more than 90^[3] English medium, co-educational, Senior Secondary schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education throughout India out of which more than 30 are in Kerala.^[4][5] It is one of the leading schools with 100 per cent pass in All India Secondary School Examination and All India Senior School Certificate Examination in consecutive years.^[6][7][8][9] They emphasise on value-based education, sports, extra curricular activities and excellence in competitive exams.^{[10][11][12][13][14][15]} It provides coaching for NEET-UG, JEE Main, CUET, Olympiads and other competitive exams with the help of its online learning platform Amrita Edge.^{[16][17][18][19][20]}

Amrita Vidyalayam
Location
India
Information
School type	Private Unaided, Non-profit
Motto	Excellence in everything
Established	1987
Founder	Mata Amritanandamayi
School board	Central Board of Secondary Education
Educational authority	Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India
Category	Senior Secondary
President	Br. Matrudas Chaitanya [1]
Key people	Mata Amritanandamayi
Grades	KG to class12
Gender	co-educational
Education system	CBSE-based, Value-based
Language	English
Campuses	90+ (across India)
Campus type	Urban, Rural
Houses	Amritamayi (Everlasting)   Anandamayi (Happiness)   Chinmayi (Purity)   Jyothirmayi (Brightness)
Color(s)	Dark Midnight Blue
Slogan	Shraddhavan Labhate Gyanam (earnest aspirant gains supreme wisdom)
Athletics	Yes
Sports	Yes
Affiliation	Mata Amritanandamayi Math
Website	http://amritavidyalayam.org/

History

The school was founded in 1987 by humanitarian leader Mata Amritanandamayi as a primary English medium school at Kodungallur, Kerala.^[21][22][23] Later It has improved and now it is a unit of more than 90 schools spread across India.^[24][25][26]

The school also provides scholarships for students from economically poor families.^[27]

The school has got excellence result in Central Board of Secondary Education Board Examinations in consecutive years.^[28]

See also

• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
• Amritapuri
• Kendriya Vidyalaya

References

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14. "Desi answer to SHAREit? Here's how students from Chennai's Amrita Vidyalayam developed an app that can transfer files without using pen drives, Google Drive". Edex Live. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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18. "The Hindu : Kerala / Kochi News : Kalam's charter for doctors". 9 February 2008. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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21. "News from the world of education: January 25, 2022". The Hindu. 25 January 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
22. "Mata Amritanandamayi Column | How to use your head and heart". The New Indian Express. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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24. "History of AV Schools". Amrita Vidyalayam. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
25. "Amrita Vidyalayam Archives". Amma, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
26. "Amrita Vidyalayam, Bangalore | About Us | Our School Overview". amritavidyalayamblr.edu.in. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
27. "amrita vidyalayam school: 10% of LKG seats in a private school to be filled up under govt quota". The Times of India. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
28. "Class X, XII CBSE results of Amrita Vidyalayam students is a testament to the school". Edex Live. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

External links

• Amrita Vidyalayam group of schools