R.J. BhuvaneshEducationist

InstitutionsSince 1987

One school grew into ten.

From a single school on Anandavelu Street to two school boards, a special school, a fine arts college and a vocational centre across north Chennai.

Students and teachers with R.J. Bhuvanesh at a KRM science day
Science day on a KRM campusKaligi Ranganathan Montford (KRM) Group of Schools
Institutions
10
School boards
2
First school
1987
Newest campuses
2021

What he is responsible for

Ten institutions, one standard.

His father started the group as a single school in 1987, a year after the trust was registered. Today it covers two boards and every stage from play school to college, including institutions for children that mainstream schools often leave out.

The gate of a KRM campus in Perambur, Chennai
Perambur, Chennai

Founded by

Shri R. Janardhanan

Known to generations of students as RJ Master

A mathematics teacher for more than fifty years. He named the first school after his own parents and kept teaching long after he needed to.

More about the group

  • Three EuroKids play schools under franchise, at Perambur, Periyar Nagar and Ayanavaram.
  • Associated with the British Council and accredited for its International School Award, with shared learning projects run with schools abroad.
  • Associated with Trinity College London and the University of Cambridge for ESOL examinations, and an authorised assessment centre for University of Cambridge examinations.
  • Animation, robotics, soft skills and aptitude training, taught with an eye on the future.
  • Strong board examination results every year, with fourteen state ranks in the past twenty years.
  • Places are kept for children from the poorest homes, and the group runs its own special school, with 240 students and 53 staff.

KRM Vocational Training Centre

Seven streams that lead to work.

Accredited by the National Council for Vocational Research and Training, for students a board exam alone would not serve.

  • Nursing
  • Medical lab technician
  • Teacher training
  • Agricultural training
  • Skilled trades: air conditioning, plumbing, electrical and carpentry
  • Airline management and cabin crew
  • Hotel management and catering

The group

Thirty nine years of openings.

What began as one school on Anandavelu Street in 1987 is now ten institutions across north Chennai: six schools on two boards, a special school, a fine arts college, a nursery teacher training academy and a vocational centre.

Matriculation schools

  • 1987KRM Matriculation, PeramburNo. 8, Anandavelu Street, Perambur, Chennai 600 011
  • 2007KRM Matriculation, KolathurPuthagaram, Kolathur, Chennai 600 099

CBSE schools

  • 2003KRM Vidhyashram, AyanavaramNo. 8A, Parthasarathy Street, Ayanavaram, Chennai 600 023
  • 2011KRM Public School, SembiumBlock No. 11, 2nd Lane, Shanthi Nagar, Sembium, Perambur, Chennai 600 011
  • 2021KRM Public School, Kumaran NagarNo. 2, Kamaraj School Road, Thanikachalam Nagar, Kumaran Nagar, Chennai 600 110
  • 2021KRM Public School, VillivakkamNo. 274, MTH Road, Sivasakthi Colony, Agathiyar Nagar, Villivakkam, Chennai 600 049

Other institutions

  • 2013KRM Kshetra of Fine ArtsNo. 8, Anandavelu Street, Perambur, Chennai 600 011
  • 2014KRM Special SchoolNo. 10, Bharathi Road, 2nd Street, Perambur, Chennai 600 011
  • 2017Nursery Teacher Training AcademyNo. 8, Anandavelu Street, Perambur, Chennai 600 011
  • 2021Vocational Training CentreNo. 104, Patel Road, Chennai 600 011

How the group works

A written standard, checked by others.

The group's vision, quality policy and six quality objectives, quoted exactly as the group publishes them.

Vision

A network of educational institutions developing futuristic, skilled, high level thinkers and globally sensitised leaders who carry Indian values with them.

Carpe Diem

Seize the future

Global ethos with Indian ethics.

Quality policy

Committed to developing leaders with greater competitiveness and stronger values, through defined, total quality driven processes, developed, initiated, implemented and evaluated at every stage of schooling.

Quality objectives

6objectives

  1. Maintain high standards of practice by initiating an effective teaching and learning process.
  2. Ensure stakeholder satisfaction by providing a result oriented quality system.
  3. Continuously monitor and create awareness among all stakeholders about the defined quality processes.
  4. Ensure continual improvement of student performance in all defined areas.
  5. Satisfy the requirements of accrediting, statutory and regulatory bodies.
  6. Provide a conducive, joyful and safe learning environment for every child.

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Awards

Honours, a Guinness World Record, rankings and accreditations, each given by an organisation outside the group.