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Tagore Vidyniketan is one of the most prominent Government schools in Kerala , India. It is situated in Raveendrapuram close to the Taliparamba town in the Kannur District in North Kerala. HISTORY The idea to establish a 'residential school for the talented students from rural area' was first formulated in the centenary year of Raveendra Natha Tagore. It was first established as a privately run school in the name of Gurudeva Vidya Peetham in 1966. It was handed over to the state government in 1974. From then on Tagore Vidyaniketan has played a prominent role in ensuring quality education for the students of North Kerala, especially Kannur. ADMISSION POLICIES Tagore Vidyaniketan currently offers education for students from fifth standard to tenth standard. It also has a higher secondary section and vocational higher seconday section attached to it. Students are selected based on an entrance examination to fifth standard and eight standard. From fifth to seventh each class has one division comprising generally of forty students. In eighth standard, thirty five more students are admitted and hence classes from eight to tenth have two divisions each. ACADEMICS From inception Tagore Vidyaniketan had features and policies that set it apart from other government schools in Kerala. The school hours is from 9 am to 4 pm. The syllabus followed is that prescribed by the state's department of education and the medium of instruction is Malayalam. ACHIEVEMENTS Tagore Vidyaniketan's remarkable academic achievements is evident from the fact that, it has achieved 100% results in the Secondary School leaving Certificate exam in all the years of its existence. The students of the school have also excelled in non curricular activities like state youth festival, samskrithotsavam and state fairs for science, mathematics and work experience. |
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