During the eight decades of its existence the Bhavan has come to be recognized as a symbol of India’s glorious past and as a comprehensive national institution with an international outlook touching all facets of life and enriching all spheres of activity.

 

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan conducts classes from Kindergarten to post-graduate research and imparts education in subjects ranging from Carnatic Music to Computers, from Sanskrit to Business Management and from Yoga to Journalism. This is being accomplished through its centres spread all over the country and abroad, through its constituent institutions which today number over 120, through its various publications, through cultural and educational programmes it conducts from time to time and above all through personal discussion and dialogue.

 

Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir, Girinagar is one of the seven schools coming under Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Kochi Kendra, a group of India’s Premier Institutions. The school is situated in plot of 1.72 acres at Kadavanthra, leased from Cochin Shipyard Ltd. since July 7, 1980.

 

Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir, Girinagar was established in 1977 and has classes from I to XII affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. The student strength is about 1803 and the staff strength is about 100. The School is ISO 9001 - 2000 certified.