The idea of encouraging the growth of Secondary Schools with a common syllabus and medium of instruction for the benefit of the children of Central Government employees including defence personnel liable to frequent transfer was first approved in November 1962, by the Government of India. Consequently, Central School Organisation was started as a unit of the Ministry of Education, now Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Govt. of India, So that the education of their children was not disrupted due to their frequent and sudden transfer in public interest.

In 1965 an autonomous body,namely,Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan was registered as a society under societies Registration Act XXI Which took over the task of opening and managing the central Schools, henceforth called Kendriya Vidyalayas.The Government of India Wholly finances the Sangathan.

The Kendriya Vidyalaya has a four-fold mission, namely,