Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools | |
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Telangana, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh India |
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Type | Co-educational |
Motto | "Unfolding Full Creative Potential of Every Student" |
Established | 1983 |
Founder | Maharishi Mahesh Yogi |
Chairman | Girish Chandra Varma |
Staff | 5000+ |
Grades | Kindergarten to Grade 12 |
Number of students | 100000+ |
Affiliation | Central Board of Secondary Education, and State Boards |
Information | Maharishi |
Website | http://www.maharishividyamandir.com/ |
Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools (MVMs) is an educational school system founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and established in 16 Indian states. It has 148 branches in 118 cities, with 80,000 to 100,000 students and 5,500 teaching and support staff. It is said to be one of the "largest chain[s] of privately owned, public schools in India". MVM Schools are managed by a registered educational society called the "Maharishi Shiksha Sansthan" under the chairmanship of Girish Chandra Varma. MVMs is also affiliated with the New Delhi Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
The central offices for MVMs are located on the Maharishi Centre for Educational Excellence (MCEE) campus in Lambakheda, near Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. Regional Offices are located in Allahabad, Haridwar, Jabalpur, Kurukhestra, Guwahati, Hyderabad and Bhopal. The MVMs have locations in Ratanpur, Bhopal and Madhya Pradesh are reported to include on-campus housing for teachers and students as part of their in-residence school program. In 2009, MVMS celebrated its 27th year in operation. The Lucknow campus was founded in 1984.
The Maharishi Center for Educational Excellence in Bhopal is said to be the first K-12 school in the Maharishi Vidya Mandir School system. As of 2000, the school had grown to include 500 to 600 students. Maharishi Vidya Mandir Ratanpur is a senior secondary CBSE affiliated school with hostel facility in Ratanpur, Bhopal, India. and its principal is B.S. Guleria. In July 2013 five of its in-residence students drowned in the Betwa river while on an unsupervised outing. The school warden admitted to negligence in granting permission for the outing which was intended to be a trip to a "coaching institute."
Being birthplace of founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Jabalpur is one of the important place concerned with Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools. It has 5 schools located at different places in Jabalpur. 1. M.V.M. Narmada Road Jabalpur Affiliated to C.B.S.E. 2. M.V.M. Napier town Affiliated to C.B.S.E. 3. Sanjeevni Nagar Jabalpur 4. Adhartal Jabalpur 5. Vijay Nagar Jabalpur