HISTORY

The mighty rivers of this planet are born in creeks of obscure little hills, barely visible to the eye. So is the story of this great institution RSST. It took birth on the auspicious day of Vijayadasami of Vikramanama samvatsara corresponding to the Christian year 1940, in a small rented premises in Visveswarapuram, Bangalore. The number of pupils on the roll was barely 6 and the first teacher of this miniature school was Sri M C Sivananda Sarma himself.

The grit and determination of the founder, Sri Sivananda Sarma, was such that he made it a pleasant duty to visit all the houses in the extension where the school was situated and appeal to the parents and guardians to send their children to his school. Then, he enlisted the sympathy and cooperation of people living in the locality. Thus a sapling was planted ,which today, has grown into a mighty tree providing the shade of knowledge to thousands, year after year.

During the first ten years when the school infrastructure was not in place Sri Sivananda Sarma had to face many hardships. However, with perseverance and determination, he overcame all the difficulties. Thus from the small rented premises in Visveswarapuram  and the Arsoji Rao Choultry, the school moved to a two storey, 24 room building which housed the nursery, primary, middle school for boys and girls  and the High school for girls. The impressive RV Teachers College building in Jayanagar came up next which also housed the just born RV College of Engineering in its premises. Over the years, RV has not only become a house hold name in the city, synonymous with quality and meaningful education, but also a part of Bangalore’s road map. ‘RV Road’, the stretch between the JC road and  the Southend circle is a well known land mark.

It is interesting to note that as far back as 1963, it was the  foresight of the trustees which saw the sprawling 52 acre campus of RV College of Engineering come up on the Mysore road on the outskirts of the city. Now called ‘Vidyaniketan’, the facility came up with the unstinting support of a number of philanthropists both from within and outside the Trust.

With a single-minded commitment, the Trust and its institutions are growing at a pace which is awe-inspiring. Each institution today boasts of the best in equipment and infrastructure, and is the first choice of every discerning parent due to its academic reach and quality of education.

Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Group of Educational Institutions, a conglomerate of 26 educational institutions run by the trust, consists of philanthropists, family businessmen, professionals and academicians.  The institutions range from schools to professional colleges, including Management, Dental, Engineering, Nursing and Teacher education.  The Group is over 60 years old and operates all the Institutions with the main objective of offering education to its students without any bias.  There are over 18000 students and 1700 personnel in all its campuses situated at BANGALORE, the Silicon Valley of India.  The trust consists of the Board headed by its President, Dr.M.K.Panduranga Setty, an internationally acclaimed industrialist and International Rotarian.

THE INSTITUTIONS

Each of the Institutions is under the administrative and academic control of the Principal or the Director.  All the courses offered are recognized by the Government, which include All India Council for Technical Education, Dental Council of India, Nursing Council of India and are affiliated to recognized Universities including Bangalore University, VTU, and Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.  The Institutions are accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) or National Academic and Accreditation Councils (NAAC).  They have been provided with all the facilities including the laboratories for effective teaching and all-round development of the students.  They are continuously upgraded to meet the changing times and technology.

Sl. No	Name of the Institution	Year Founded
1	R.V. Higher Primary School	1940
2	R.V. High School	1948
3	R.V. Sishu Vihar	1950
4	R.V.Teachers’ College- IASE	1954
5	R.V.Teachers’ Training Institute	1954
6	R.V.Girls’ High School	1962
7	R.V.College of Engineering	1963
8	NMKRV P.U.College for Women	1971
9	NMKRV College for Women & P.G.Centre	1973
10	Shaswathi (Womens’ Heritage Museum)	1974
11	SSMRV P.U.College	1982
12	SSMRV Degree College	1982
13	R.V.Integrated School for the Disabled	1990
14	R.V.Dental College & Hospital	1992
15	R.V.Centre for Manufacturing Research & Technology Utilization	1992
16	R.V.Educational Consortium	1994
17	R.V.Institutes of Sanskrit & Gandhian Studies	1996
18	R.V.TIFAC Composites Design Centre	1997
19	R.V.Public School	1999
20	R.V.Institute of Management	1999
21	Foundation for Clean Energy and Environment	1999
22	R.V.College of Nursing	2003
23	R.V.College of Physiotherapy	2003
24	R.V-VLSI Design Centre	2007
25	R.V. Nihongo Bashi Centre for Japanese Management	2008
26	RVIM Center for research and Consultancy	2008
27	RV Center for Research and Consultancy	2008

BELIEF AND MISSION OF RSST and ITS RESPONSIBILITY WITH INDIAN VALUE SYSTEMS

Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Trust believes that every individual from each strata of society needs education to fulfill his/her aspirations.  The Trust will constantly strive towards this social need by including and expanding new academic disciplines in its institutions.  Further, it is committed to match infrastructure for its effective enablement.  With a vision to excel in all its activities, the Trust envisions to create an atmosphere of involved learning, instill a spirit of enquiry, induce healthy challenges, and encourages sustainable accomplishments and ensure enriching rewards to everyone i.e-students, parents, teachers and associates.  It is now a conglomerate of world-class academics, where every institution takes pride in having nurtured knowledge that will lead to happiness, peace, harmony and prosperity.