Birla Balika Vidyapeeth

Birla Balika Vidyapeeth
Birla Balika Vidyapeeth
	File:Birla Balika Vidyapeeth logo.jpg School logo
Location
	Pilani, Rajasthan, 333031; India
Information
School type	Private English medium residential school
Motto	Hindi: विद्या विनयेन शोभते
Established	15 July 1941
Founder	Shree Ghanshyam Das Birla
School district	Jhunjhunu district
Head of school	Dr. (Mrs.) M. Kasturi, National Awardee
Teaching staff	65
Gender	Female
Number of students	850
Classes offered	4 to 12
Campus size	100 acres (40 ha)
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	Parijat,Kamal,Champak,Bakul,Gulab and New house
Affiliation	Central Board of Secondary Education
Website	http://www.bbvpilani.edu.in/

Birla Balika Vidyapeeth is an English medium residential public school for girls, located in Pilani, Rajasthan, India. The school was founded in 1941. It started with 25 girls and now has 900 students. It is affiliated with the CBSE.^[1]

The school band has been a part of the RDC Parade at New Delhi, since India became a republic in 1950.

Memberships

Birla Balika Vidyapeeth is a member school of:

Indian Public Schools' Conference,
United Schools Organisation,
Society for Unaided Private Schools of Rajasthan,
National Progressive Schools' Conference.

Activities

Fine Arts Department

The Fine Arts Department trains students in dance, music, painting and crafts.

Guidance and Counseling

The Counseling Cell has a Psychologist and a Counselor. They solve problems like adjusting to the new environment for new students, coping with studies, personal problems, and developing study habits. Career counseling is provided by counselors from professional agencies.

National Cadet Corps

Each year the school NCC troop goes to an ATC Camp where the students are given training as an army cadet, an adventure camp gives them an exposure to adventurous activities like parasailing, mountaineering, bouldering and rock climbing.

The school has two troops under 1 RAJ CTR Jr. wing with 150 cadets and one troop under 1 RAJ CTR Sr. wing with 52 cadets taken care of by three ANOs.

School Band

The NCC Band has participated in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi for the past 78 consecutive years.

Sports and games

The school has playing fields and a gymnasium.
The students play sports and games like football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, badminton, Roller skating, skating, table tennis, Kho-kho, Hockey and athletics.
A gymnasium and a swimming pool are available.
Horse riding is taught by expert coaches.
The school provides Yoga and Judo.

Alumni

Smt. Chandrawati (Former Lt. Governor Pudduchery,  Dr. Suneetha Mittal(Director & HOD Fortis Memorial Research Institute Gurugram, Ms. Pawan Surana (Former Head of Rajasthan University Women's Association Jaipur), Dr. Malti Goel (Former Advisor DST & CSIR Emeritus Scientist, 
Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India), Mrs. Kritika Kulhari (IAS), Mrs. Pratiksha Godara (IPS), Mrs. Anita Gopalan (Heim, PEN America Awardee), Ms. shakti Mohan (Bollywood Celebrity), Ms. Neeti Mohan (Bollywood Celebrity), Ms. Mukti Mohan (Bollywood 
Celebrity)

Clubs

Science Club
Eco Club
Mathematics Club
Literary Club (Hindi and English)
Health and Wellness Club
Creativity Club
Social Science Club
. Civil Services Club
. Robotics Club

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SUPW

For Socially Useful Public Work the students have adopted nearby villages and through slogans, processions, Nukkad Nataks, posters and collages they spread awareness regarding social issues like dignity of labour, women empowerment, youth empowerment, self employment generation, female foeticide, child labour, and drug abuse.

School websites

bbvpilani.edu.in

28°21′34″N 75°35′04″E / 28.3595167°N 75.5843976°E / 28.3595167; 75.5843976

Birla Balika Vidyapeeth reference in India Today list of top 10 boarding schools^[2]

References

^ "Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, Pilani". 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013.
^ DelhiJanuary 2, IndiaToday in New; January 2, IndiaToday in New; Ist, IndiaToday in New. "The Top 10 Boarding Schools in India". India Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[1] "Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, Pilani". 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013.

[2] DelhiJanuary 2, IndiaToday in New; January 2, IndiaToday in New; Ist, IndiaToday in New. "The Top 10 Boarding Schools in India". India Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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