Kendriya Vidyalaya - KV Hebbal

Kendriya Vidyalayas throughout the country came into existence as a recommendation of the Second Pay Commission. These Vidyalayas were established to cater to the needs of transferable defense and Central Government employees. Besides maintaining a uniform curriculum, they also aim at quality and expected to be pace setting schools. They serve the cause of fostering national integration as each classroom can be considered a mini India. Kendriya Vidyalaya Hebbal was started in the year 1965 and it was housed temporarily in the campus of Airforce station, Head quarter training command, Hebbal. Classes were conducted in thatched hutments for nearly five years. Airforce training command allotted 12 acres and 35 guntas of land in their own campus in 1970. The detailed plan and the estimates for the permanent building for this Vidyalaya were prepared immediately. The building is located on the north side of the Tumkur road, a National highway and is in the vicinity of prestigious institute like the Indian Institute of Science, Sir CV Raman Institute of fundamental Research, central power research institute and headquarters training command of the IAF. The building, which is unique in style was built in 1973 at a cost of Rs. 24, 77,665/-. The building has a pentagon shape. Each side of pentagon is about 640 m long inclosing a massive open space of 5902sq.m. All class rooms, labs, library and other room are accommodated on the sides of pentagon with a wide running verandah for the children to move about.