S V Educational Institutions
Managed by S V Education Trust
In the early 20th century education for women was socially unacceptable. During this time of strong opposition to women’s education, the trustees of Sri Venkataramana Temple took a bold and revolutionary initiative, to provide education to girl children. They started Hindu Balika Pathashala in 1909. A building for the school was constructed in the year 1911 with the donation from Late Sri K. Subraya Kamath and Late Sri K. P. Subraya Prabhu in memory of Sri Ammembala Subraya Pai Mrs. Graham wife of Dist. Collector laid the foundation stone and Rtd. Dist. Judge S. Raghunathayya inaugurated the building. In 1934 S. V. T. Higher Primary School wa Started. Sri Balkunje Subba Rao donated funds for the construction of the school building. Realizing the need of high school education for the girls, the temple trust started S.V.T Girls High School in 1944. Earlier to this there was only one high school viz. Board high school in Karkala. Sri Balkunje Subba Rao, Sri Balkunje Gopal Krishna Shenoy, Sri Renjala Govardhan Shenoy and Sri K.P. Sheshagiri Prabhu donated funds for construction of the high school building. Gradually as the years went by, keeping up with the changes in the educational system, in the year 1972 the high school was upgraded to women’s junior college.

K P Shenoy
Secretary, S V Education Trust
English medium Nursery, Primary and High school was started in the year 2016-17.
The institutionwise strength of staff and students is as follows.
Sl. No. | Name of the institution | Strength of student | Strength of staff |
1 | SVT Higher Primary School Kannada medium |
275 | 11 |
2 | SVT P U College ( High school Section) | 120 | 09 |
3 | SVT P U College ( P. U. Section) | 243 | 14 |
4 | English Medium Nursery to 10 std | 446 | 22 |
5 | SV Women’s College | 270 | 21 |
- The Fee structure is maintained low to make education affordable for lower middle class parents. The Annual budget of all the institutions is Rs. 1,20,00,000/- .
- Temple trust is granting Rs. 60,00,000/- to meet the budgetary deficit.
- A new building for English Medium school is under construction estimated at about Rs. 3,00,00,000/-. The building comprises of 3 floors with 18 class rooms office and staff room. Each floor is having toilet block for boys and girls.
- Another new building for girls P.U. College is under construction MRPL is donating Rs. 40,00,000/- under their C.S.R project.
It is the endeavour of the Education trust and Temple trust to provide quality education mainly to economically backward rural girl students. The expenditure increases year on year the strength of the students also is increasing. There is vast scope for development and opportuniuty to involve in the growth of the institutions.
Temple is contributing Rs. 10,00,000/- every year for the subsidized midday meal scheme.
Sri Venkataramana Temple is an example for religious institutions fullfilling their social responsibilities.
Board of Trustee
Sri K. Mohandas Shenoy
President
Sri N. Ganesh Kamath
Vice President
Sri K. P. Shenoy
Secretary
Sri I. Ravindranath Pai
Treasurer
Sri K. Sudhakar Kamath
Trustee
Sri Y. Narasimha Shenoy
Trustee
Sri Cholpady Damodar Kamath
Trustee
Sri K. Ganesh Kamath
Trustee
Sri A Ganapathy Hegde
Trustee