Starting from scratch, way back in 1950 on Oct 2nd (Gandhi Jayanti Day), with nine pupils, SSVM has steadily grown from strength to strength with the patronage of the parents, into a huge institution, catering to the educational needs of over 5000 pupils at present assisted by a band of 260 competent teachers and Secretarial staff. In has spread its wings like a benign Banyan tree with 5 branches in Bangalore and two rural units in Kannada Medium, one at Bhoothenahally, near Banneraghatta National Park, catering to the educational needs of tribals and economically disadvantaged sections of society and the other at Parswaganahally, Kolar Taluk, for the rural children. All these institutions are providing education of optimum quality at affordable cost to the parents, both rural and urban. All the infrastructural facilities are provided, which include spacious buildings, will-equipped laboratories, libraries, computer-centres and audio-visual units.