OAVS Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan

Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (OAV; literally Odisha Model School) is a chain of schools are being set up, one at each of 314 block headquarters of Odisha State, India.

Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan was established on September 19, 2015 as a society under The Society Registration Act of Odisha, by the Department of School and Mass Education, Govt. of Odisha.

The General Body is the apex body of the Sangathan headed by Minister, School & Mass Education as Chairman.

These Adarsha Vidyalayas would be CBSE affiliated fully day boarding schools, provide free education, and target talented students through an annual entrance examination. They would have Class VI through Class XII and each class would have 80 students. These schools would be administered through Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan, a society registered under Society Registration Act of Odisha

The Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan (OAVS) is an initiative of Shri Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha, who is passionate about School Education. OAVS provides free quality education in English to the students, especially from semi-urban and rural areas, from across the state. The Adarsha Vidyalaya aims to promote the rural talents by inculcating the 21st century learning skills through a holistic and integral approach for their physical and aesthetic development, apart from academic fineness. This co-ed School is established at the Block Headquarter in all the 314 Blocks of Odisha, at Secondary and Senior Secondary level from Classes VI to XII. The Adarsha Vidyalayas will play a key role in spreading modern education in remote parts in the State, while integrating the students of small towns and villages with mainstream education.

Vision

To reach out and provide quality education to each deserving child from across Odisha.

Mission

To make Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya a role model for the country.