Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is a system of Central Government schools under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The system came into being in 1962 under the name “Central Schools”; and has been affiliated with CBSE since then. Later, the name was changed to Kendriya Vidyalaya.
Kendriya Vidyalaya Namkum is a Defence Sector Kendriya Vidyalaya situated within Namkum Cantt., Near Indian Lac Research Institute on Tata Road. It is 9 to 10 Km. from Ranchi Railway station and about 7 Km. away from Katatoli Bus Stand.Area of School Campus is 15 Acres. Classes run here from I to XII (Science, Commerce Stream and Humanities stream).