About Us

As per GO. M.S. No 78/2002/SC STDD dated 18th December 2002 the Kerala Government have been pleased to accord sanction for setting up a school named Dr. Ambedkar Vidyanikethan CBSE Model Residential School (MRS) at Njaraneeli in Thiruvananthapuram district of Thenoor Village, Kerala state for tribal students. This institution is run by the Government of Kerala under Scheduled Tribes Development Department.  The school started functioning from Feb. 21st 2003. Presently the entire school building block comprising of the Primary block, Secondary Block, Senior Secondary block, Staff Quarters, Girls and Boys Hostel. The school is constructed in the Department land of 10 acres at Njaraneeli in Peringammala Panchayat of Nedumangadu Taluk in Thiruvananthapuram District Kerala State .

This School is  under the administrative control of Kerala State SC/ST Residential Education Society which is registered under the Travancore- Cochin Literary Scientific and Charitable Societies Act. No. XII of 1955 Serial No: T6663/95 of year 1995. Accordingly the school managing committee is as per the Kerala State SC/ST Residential Education society byelaws. The Management of the society vests with Governing body constituting of Ex- Officio members and nominated members, 13 in numbers. The District Collector is the Chairman of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee meets once in two months. The power of taking decisions regarding the day to day functioning of the school vests with the Executive Committee.

The Principal and teaching staff of the school possess the required qualifications prescribed by the CBSE. The teacher pupil is 1:40. As per the approved norms of the sanctioned strength of 40 students of each class is to be filled with 32 tribal students and 4 Scheduled caste students and 4 students from other categories. The school is a residential school with free boarding food and the entire expenditure towards education of the students borne outlay the Government. Monthly health check up of the students is carried out by the mobile medical unit of the Scheduled Tribes Development Department. 

There is a Manager in the rank of Deputy Director posted in this school. The non- teaching staff of the school constitute regular departmental staff.