Kendriya Vidyalayas Admission Guidelines for 2024-2025
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN
GUIDELINES FOR ADMISSIONS IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS
(2024-25 & onwards)
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN NEW DELHI
CONTENTS
PART-A: GENERAL GUIDELINES
PART-B: SPECIAL PROVISIONS
PART-C: ADMISSION PROCEDURE
GUIDELINES FOR ADMISSION IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS
PART-A GENERAL GUIDELINES
1. In supersession of all the guidelines governing admissions in Kendriya Vidyalayas that have been issued in the past, the following guidelines are issued with the approval of competent authority to regulate admissions in the Kendriya Vidyalayas with effect from the academic session 2024-25 & onwards. These guidelines are not applicable to Kendriya Vidyalayas located abroad and Dr. Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya, President Estate, New Delhi-110004.
2. DEFINITIONS
Unless the context suggests otherwise, the definition of the following terms used in these guidelines would be as below:
(i) CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE: An employee who is regular i.e. an employee working on that post sanctioned by the Government in substantive capacity and draws his emoluments from the Consolidated Fund of India. It will also include employees belonging to All India Services (IAS, IPS, IFOS) .
(ii) STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE: An employee who is regular (i.e. an employee working on that post sanctioned by the State Government in substantive capacity) and draws his emoluments from the Consolidated Fund of State.
(iii) TRANSFERABLE: An employee who has been transferred at least once in the preceding 7 years shall be deemed to be transferable.
(iv) TRANSFER: An employee would be treated as transferred only if he/ she has been transferred by the competent authority from one place / urban agglomeration to another place / urban agglomeration which is at a distance of at least 20 Kms and minimum period of stay at a place should be of six months.
(v) AUTONOMOUS BODIES / PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS: Organisations which are fully financed by the government or where the government share is equal to or more than 50 percent / where the government has controlling interest , would be deemed to be Autonomous Bodies/ Public Sector Undertakings of the Centre / State, as the case may be.
3. PRIORITIES IN ADMISSION
The following priorities shall be followed in granting admissions:
(A) KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS UNDER CIVIL/ DEFENCE SECTOR:
1. Children of Transferable and Non-transferable Central Government Employees and children of Ex- servicemen
2 . Children of transferable and non-transferable employees of Autonomous Bodies / Public Sector Undertaking/ Institute of Higher Learning of the Government of India.
3. Children of transferable and non-transferable State Government employees.
4. Children of transferable and non-transferable employees of Autonomous Bodies/ Public Sector Undertakings/ Institute of Higher Learning of the State Governments.
5. Children from any other category i.e., all those not covered under any of the categories 1 to 4 listed above.
Note: Preference in Admission to wards will be based on the number of transfers of the parents in the last 7 years.
(B) KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS UNDER PROJECT SECTOR/ INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING:
1. Children of employees of the Project Sector/ Institutes of Higher Learning which are the Sponsors of the Vidyalaya, Faculty & Post Graduate students who are working on long term research projects / engagements and regular Council of Wardens (COW) employees and children of retired employees including employees on deputation to the concerned Project / IHL and contractual employees who are directly hired by the concerned Project / IHL (However, the Contractual staff hired through agency, outsourced, third party shall not be given any priority in admission) .
Note: Preference in Admission will be given to the children of serving employee, deputation employees, retired employee and directly hired contractual employees by the Project / IHL, in that order.
2 . Children of transferable and non-transferable Central Government Employees and children of Ex- servicemen.
3. Children of transferable and non-transferable employees of Autonomous Bodies/ Public Sector Undertaking/ Institute of Higher Learning of the Government of India.
4. Children of transferable and non-transferable State Government Employees.
5. Children of transferable and non-transferable employees of Autonomous Bodies/ Public Sector Undertakings/ Institute of Higher Learning of the State Governments.
6. Children from any other category i.e., all those not covered under any of the categories 1 to 5 listed above.
Note: Preference in Admission to wards will be granted based on the number of transfers of the parents in the last 7 years.
4. ELIGIBLE AGE FOR ADMISSION
A Child must be 6 years old for Class I as on 31st March in the academic year in which admission is sought (Child born on 1st April should also be considered.)
The minimum and maximum age limit for admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas in various classes is given below: (Child born on 1st April should also be considered.)
| Class | Minimum I Maximum Age as on 31st March of the Year in which admission is sought. |
| Class -I | 6 years but less than 08 years of age. |
| II | 7 years but less than 09 years of age |
| III | 8 years but less than 10 years of age. |
| IV | 8 years but less than 10 years of age. |
| v | 9 years but less than 11 years of age. |
| VI | 10 years but less than 12 years of age. |
| VII | 11 years but less than 13 years of age. |
| VIII | 12 years but less than 14 years of age. |
| IX | 13 years but less than 15 years of age. |
| x | 14 years but less than 16 years of age. |
Note:
1. Consequent upon the change in the minimum and maximum age for admission, introduced for Class I in the session 2022-23, progressive change in the age limit for the appropriate classes will be continued to be reflected in future too.
2. The maximum age limit can be relaxed by two years in case of Children with Special Needs (CwSN), by the Principal.
3. There is no age restriction for admission to Class XI provided the student is seeking admission in the year of passing Class X examination. Similarly, there will be no upper & lower age limit for admission to class XII provided there has been no break in the continuous study of the student after passing class XI.
5. CLASS STRENGTH AND COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
|
Class Strength Up to 32 (for Fresh Admissions) |
Authority Principal | Date (s) Up to 3Qth June | Remarks
Registered and eligible candidates subject to availability of vacancies (except class XI) . |
| 30 days from the date of declaration of class-X results by CBSE. | Registered and eligible candidates subject to the availability of vacancies for class XI only after admitting existing KV Students. | ||
| Up to 40 for class I and 45 for all other classes | Principal | Any time of the year | This provision is applicable to only categories I & II parents in the Civil/ Defence Sector and Categories I to III in the Project / IHL Sector due to newly joined or mid-term transfer after the last date of fresh admission in current academic year including KV TC Cases. |
Note:
1. In case of tie between KV TC and non-KV TC (fresh admission), due to mid-term transfer/ newly joined employees, priority will be given to KV TC.
2. The Deputy Commissioner of the Region concerned shall decide the re-allotment of KV in case of KV TC Cases, so that the enrolment should not cross 40/ 45 per section as specified in the above table.
3. The upper limit of class strength for class 1 i.e. 40 for academic session 2024-25 and will continue to be implemented progressively in subsequent academic sessions viz. 40 for Class I & II in session 2025-26, for class I, II and III in session 2026-27, and so on.
6. RESERVATIONS IN ADMISSION
A. SCHEDULED CASTE, SCHEDULED TRIBE, AND OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES CATEGORY 15% seats for Scheduled Caste, 7.5% seats for Scheduled Tribes and 27% seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC NCL) shall be reserved in all fresh admissions in all Kendriya Vidyalayas.
B. Children with Special Needs (CwSN) Category 3% seats of total available seats for fresh admission will be horizontally reserved for Children with Special Needs (CwSN).
7. ADMISSION WITH KV TRANSFER CERTIFICATE INCLUDING LOCAL TRANSFER (TC) Admission of children with KV TC will be considered subject to the class strength mentioned in the Table given at PART-A, Para 5 of this Admission Guidelines.
(i). Defence and Para-military Forces personnel who shift their families to a station of their choice whenever they are transferred to non-family station areas can admit their children on KV TC in a KV located at the station where they will keep their family.
(ii). In all other cases of categories, I & II parents in the Civil / Defence Sector and Category I to III in the Project/ IHL Sector. where transfer of the parent is not involved, the admission with KV TC would be done only with the prior approval of the Deputy Commissioner of the Region concerned, subject to the class strength mentioned in the Table given at PART-A, Para 5 of the Admission Guidelines.
(iii). All cases of local transfers will be done with the approval of Deputy Commissioner of the Region concerned on the merit of each individual case, if the class strength is less than 32 per section where the local transfer is sought.
S. STUDENTS OF NIOS / STATE BOARDS / ICSE FOR ADMISSION IN CLASS XI IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS
The students of State Boards/ ICSE / NIOS may be considered for admission in class XI, if vacancies exist , after considering the KVS and CBSE students respectively.
9. FRESH ADMISSION FOR CLASS X AND XII
Fresh admissions to class X & XII, other than KV students, will be entertained subject to availability of vacancies. Such admissions to class X and XII will be considered by the Principal of the KV, only if, the average strength in class X/ XII is below 32. This will further be subject to the following conditions:
(i) The child has been in the same course of studies i.e. in a CBSE-affiliated school.
(ii) For Class X, the child must have obtained not less than 55% marks in aggregate in class IX.
(iii) For admission to class XII, 55% marks in class XI examination is mandatory.
(iv) The child should otherwise be eligible as per KVS Admission Guidelines.
(v) The combinations of subjects opted by the student are available in Kendriya Vidyalayas.
(vi) Fresh Admission will be for Priority category 1 and 2 for Civil and Defence sector KVs and category 1 to 3 in case IHL/ Project sector KVs only.
10. ADMISSION FOR VACANT SEATS
In case, seats remain vacant after 30th June, as the case may be, in the year of admission, Deputy Commissioner of the Region is empowered to allow admissions up to the prescribed strength as per priorities in admission up to 31st July.
Note: In case of any issue related to the interpretation of Admission Guidelines, the decision of Commissioner KVS will be final.