Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Coimbatore. (A Branch of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal). Located at about 19 kms from the Coimbatore city on the highway to Ooty, the Vidyalaya is situated in a serene environment spread over nearly 300 acres.

Sri Ayya T.S. Avinasilingam The institution was founded by Dr. T S Avinashilingam in 1930, with an investment of Rs. 5.75 and one harijan boy on its roll. Indeed, a small beginning for his great achievement that stands materialized today as a vast educational and spiritual centre with around twenty wings. But then, there was a source for his inspiration to set out on that bold venture. While studying in college, Dr. T S Avinashilingam met Swami Shivananda, a direct disciple of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna whose another well-known disciple was Swami Vivekananda. It was from Swami Vivekananda that Swami Shivananda absorbed the idea of the prime importance of education for the revival of India. The ‘sacred touch’ of Swami Shivananda, as Dr. Avinashilingam later described it, awoke in him the necessary strength and vision for his future mission in the field of education. Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, laid the foundation stone of the Vidyalaya in 1934 and wished that the students of the Vidyalaya would be intensely patriotic followers of Truth. The Vidyalaya was affiliated to the Ramakrishna Mission in the same year.

The Vidyalaya strives to infuse the educational and spiritual ideas of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda into the daily lives of its students. Swami Vivekananda emphasized ‘man-making education’ and hence a lot of importance is given for the all-round growth, enrichment and personality development of the students. Universal values such as self-reliance, self-control, patriotism, service and dedication to duty are taught in various practical ways. A band of monks and brahmacharis of the Ramakrishna Order manage the activities of the Vidyalaya assisted by a highly professional and dedicated team of teaching and non-teaching staff.

The most important cultural activity of the Vidyalaya every year is the public celebration of the birthday of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna, popularly known as the Guru Puja. The day-long celebration includes bhajans, talks by eminent personalities, drama, educational exhibition, music and cultural programmes. The highlight of the function is the Maheswara Puja, i.e. feeding of around 35,000 people at noon.

Besides the regular curriculum, every academic year passes by with a host of festivities that are unique to the Vidyalaya. For instance, about 3000 students from around 50 primary schools take part and perform physical, yogic and calisthenic exercises to the rhythm of devotional and nationalistic songs during the annual Play Festival. Unified Play Day is another significant event in which special and normal children participate together in a variety of exercises and activities. Kalaimagal Vizha is celebrated as a public function for three days every year signifying our rich traditions and culture. National Youth Day, Vidyalaya Foundation Day and other national and religious celebrations are held in a manner befitting the occasions. In recent years, state-level Youth Conventions are being held to impart values, morals and ethics that are very much needed for today’s youth, besides disseminating the inspiring and enlightening messages of Swami Vivekananda.

Rural Development

The Vidyalaya has been rendering rural development service since the year 2002 under the title ‘Vidyalaya Integrated Rural Development Scheme’. Economically backward residents of areas such as Arivoli Nagar, Jeeva Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Pudupudhur, etc. were benefited through various development activities undertaken there.

In commemoration of Swami Vivekananda’s 150th Birth Anniversary, Rural Development Work was taken up at Sri Bharati Nagar, a rural area located around 8 kms. from the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, with the combined efforts of the extension service departments of all the institutions of the Vidyalaya.

A Multipurpose Hall constructed by the local municipality for conducting various activities such as balwadi classes, weekly medical camp, weekend tuitions, cultural activities, etc. was inaugurated.
Around 100 children from Bharathi Nagar were admitted to our T.A.T. Kalanilayam Middle school in Stds. I to VIII. Thirteen more were given admission in our Swami Shivananda Higher Secondary School. The children are provided to & fro transport in our school bus, breakfast, lunch, evening snacks and tuition.
Trained teachers conduct balwadi classes in Bharathi Nagar.
Milk distribution to the children of the locality is a regular feature.
Children of the locality are given training in sports and games during weekends.
NSS camps are being organized and activities such a tree plantation, overall cleaning of the village, counseling on hygiene and sanitation, etc. are carried out.
Under the scheme for women empowerment, vocational training in tailoring is imparted to women of the area by the Industrial Training Institute in association with the local Panchayat. Many of these women secured jobs in garment factories. Assistance is given in procuring certificates and stipends from the Government for the beneficiaries.
Eight Self-help Groups are formed, each comprising 15 women.
Disabled persons are identified and disability identity cards were procured for them by the Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education, RKMVU.
Cultural activities are organized and the local people are encouraged to participate in performances. Common religious occasions and local festivals are celebrated in a fitting manner. On occasions such as Deepavali, free clothes are distributed to the children in the age group of 4 to 14 years.
As part of agricultural assistance, the Institute of Agriculture and Rural Development organizes distribution of saplings, poultry and cattle to the needy residents.

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18th Convocation of RKMVERI Coimbatore Campus
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The 18th Convocation of the four Faculties of the Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Coimbatore Campus namely Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education, Faculty of General and Adapted Physical Education and Yoga, Faculty of Agriculture, Rural and Tribal Development and Department of Computer Science was held in a blended mode at GKD
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Swaram 2023 (Intercollegiate Drama Competition)
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya Higher Education Institutions, College of Arts and Science, College of Education and Maruthi College of Physical Education jointly organised 4th SWARAM intercollegiate Drama Competition on 23 September 2023. This year a total number of 11 colleges from various parts of Tamilnadu participated by performing various drama enacting the Characters from our Indian
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Vinayagar Chaturthi 2023
Vinayaka Chaturthi was celebrated on 18.09.2023 at Vidyalaya Vinayakar Temple with the following programme. Abhishekam : Lord Vinayaka was worshipped with Abhishekam from morning 06.00 am to 07.00 am Arati was performed by Swami Nirmaleshananda Maharaj The members of Sister Nivedita Sirumiar Sangam , Sarada Mahalir Sangam , Vidyalaya Bhagavadars and Swami Harivratananda Maharaj performed


Swami Advaitanandaji Maharaj’s Jayanthi
Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago Address Recitation Competitions 2023
Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago Address Recitation Competitions 2023
11th September, also recognised as the ‘Universal Brotherhood Day’, in the memory of Swami Vivekananda’s historic speech at the Parliament of Religions in Chicago on 11th September 1893, was celebrated in Vidyalaya. Oratorical competitions based on selected passages from Swami Vivekananda’s works were held at school, post-matric and college level in both English and Tamil.

Gokulashtami ( Krishna Jayanthi) 2023
Gokulashtami (Krishna Jayanti) was celebrated in Vidyalaya on 06.09.2023. The programme was as follows: 06.00 am – Aarti, Bhajan and Srimad Bhagavad Gita chanting by monastic members 09.00 am – Lord Sri Krishna’s Divya Charitam parayanam by the devotees 06.30 pm – Sri Shyam-naama Sankeertanan was sung followed by a talk on ‘Teachings of Sri


District Level Literary Competition for the Differently Abled
In connection with 125th Anniversary of Ramakrishna Mission and Math, Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education (FDMSE), Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Coimbatore Campus organized District Level Literary Competitions for the Differently Abled on 31.08.2023. The programme started with prayer song at 10:00 am and after that welcome address was delivered by


Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago Address Recitation Competitions 2023 : Invitation
Inter- Vidyalaya Institutions Tournaments 2023 : Photo Gallery
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Report of Inter- Vidyalaya Institutions Tournaments 2023


Swami Niranjanananda Maharaj’s Jayanthi was held in the traditional way on 31.08.2023. 130 devotees participated in the puja. Swami Karunikananda deliver speech on incidents in the life of Swami Niranjanananda Maharaj.

SRMV College of Arts and Science Admission
Voc, selections are made on the basis of an entrance exam. In Research level courses like M. Phil and PhD courses, candidates will have to appear for an entrance exam followed by an interview round.

Every year Many companies industries etc are recruiting many students from our college and a seperate committee was set up to conduct these types of sessions. Readington a corporate Company is providing free soft skills development programme for the students for free Through CSR to prepare the students for Interview.

Five year College Education for very poor Children project
The Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya started this programme in 2008 for which Prof. C. V. Ramakrishnan has donated all his savings as well as the savings of his late wife Prof. R. Rajalakshmi, who was closely associated with our Ramakrishna Mission from her childhood.
This project has attracted many donors (the list is given in separate section).


Donations for this programme are tax-exempt both in India (under section 80G) and USA (under section 501<3> of the IRS code).
One-time donation of 5 lakh rupees or 8000 dollars will help to select one child at a time, i.e., when one child finishes the programme, another child can be selected. Along with the donation, donors are requested to send a note that the donation is for Coimbatore Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya for their Five Year College Education Project for Poor Children.


• Only the annual interest of the fund will be used for running the project.

• Children will be selected on secular basis. Girls will be given preference.

• The criteria for selection are the family income should not exceed Rs 6000 per month and this child should be the first child going to the college.

• Children selected can study in any field in the college for 5 Years and their fees boarding and lodging ,clothes will be taken care of for 5 years.

• Summer training in the field in which they are studying will be arranged every summer vacation.

• The students should give a bond that they will pay back the amount spent on them in installments if they do not go for a job.

• A committee consisting of Prof Sivaramakrishnan, Sri Gopalakrishnan and Sri V.Vijaykanth will be in touch with the past and present students and find out how they are progressing in life.

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Coimbatore Facilities

Boys Hostel
Library
I.T Infrastructure
Cafeteria
Auditorium
Alumni Associations

Sports

FIT Vidyalaya 2023-2024
Fit Vidyalaya, an unique programme to develop physical fitness and move towards a more physically active lifestyle among the students studying from 3rd std to 9th std in Swami Shivananda Hr. Sec. School was inaugurated on 28 July 2022. 30 lessons were specially prepared by an expert committee for each class for achieving the purpose.

Swami Garishthananda, Secretary Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya spoke about the significance of the programme and inaugurated. Around 500 Boys and 400 Girls attended the programme.

Seventy Physical education teacher trainees from Maruthi College of Physical Education, Faculty of GAPEY and Avinashilingam University took the fitness classes.