A BRIEF DESCRIPTION ABOUT HOW THE KV NO.1 PATHANKOT HAS PROGRESSED SINCE ITS INCEPTION ALONG WITH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS:
Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1 (AFS) Pathankot established in the year 1967 is one of the prestigious and oldest Vidyalaya of Jammu Region located at the Air Force Station Pathankot. It is governed by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India formed in 1963 to open and manage Kendriya Vidyalayas through the length and breadth of the country and abroad to provide uninterrupted quality education to the wards of transferable Central Govt. employees including Defence personnels.
K.V. No 1 Pathankot runs in a picturesque surroundings. It is a full groomed Vidyalaya with palatial building, well maintained gardens, fully developed play grounds, beautiful children's park, spacious & well furnished classrooms, science labs with modern equipments, computer labs with internet facilities, rich library, first aid room, canteen and various other departments to ensure healthy atmosphere for smooth teaching learning process. The Vidyalaya has 04 sections in each class from I to X and Two sections of Science in XI & XII, One section of ARTS in XI & XII and One section of Commerce in XI & XIIs.
To strengthen Primary Education, activity based approach for teaching and grading system for assessing the performance of children have been adopted to make learning a highly enjoyable experience.
Adequate opportunities are provided to the students to take part in games and sports and variety of co-curricular activities through competitions held at different levels. Special coaching form various games, Drawing & Painting, Vocal & Instrumental music and Dance is given through expert coaches and instructors.
Every year Vidyalaya conducts KVS Mathematics Olympiad, Science Olympiad, Green Olympiad, CIPEL Science and Language Exams to promote excellence and General awareness among children. Vidyalaya has been proudly producing excellent results in board classes of X and XII. A large number of students passed out form this Vidyalaya have excelled in various entrance examinations for professional coursed. The Vidyalaya is consistently marching ahead under the valuable guidance of the authorities of K.V.S. and Chairman of the Vidyalaya Management Committee.
About KV as on
| S.No. | Features |
| 1 | The Genesis of KV |
| 2 | Important milestones of growth |
| 3 | Gradual year wise expansion in classes and sections leading to present status |
| 4 | Details of previous and new campus - |
| 5 | Facilities available including games and sports facilities |
| Year of Opening of the KV | 1967 |
| Highest class and the number of sections sanctioned for each class | 10+2 is the Highest class, Four Sections for each Class from Ist to X, Two sections of Science One section of ARTS in XI & XII and One section of Commerce in XI & XII. |
| Sector | Defence |
| District | Gurdaspur |
| State | PUNJAB |
Physical Infrastructure of Vidyalaya
| Sr.No | Type of Rooms | No of such rooms available | No of rooms lying vacant |
| 1 | Class Room | 46 | |
| 2 | Science Lab | 3 | -- |
| 3 | Computer Lab | 3 | -- |
| 4 | Library | 1 | -- |
| 5 | Jr Science Lab | 1 | -- |
| 6 | Resource Room (Primary Wing) | 1 (Temp.) | -- |
| 7 | Resource Room (Secondary Wing) | -- | -- |
| 8 | Activity Room | 1 | -- |
| 9 | Staff Common Room | 1 | -- |