KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN GUIDELINES FOR ADMISSIONS IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA

 

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN
GUIDELINES FOR ADMISSIONS IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA

Important Dates

• Application Begin : 01/04/2024
• Class 1 Admission Last Date for Apply Online : 15/04/2024 Upto 05:00 Pm Only
• Complete Form Last Date : 15/04/2024
• Class 2 and Above Admission Last Date for Offline Form : 10/04/2024 Upto 04:00 Pm Only

• Application Fee

  • General / OBC / EWS : 0/-.
  • SC / ST / PH / Female : 0/-
  • No Application Fee For the All Category Candidates in KVS Nursery Admission 2024 Eligible Candidates Can Only Filled the Online Application Form and Submit for the Registered School.
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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.)

5. 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.

6. 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. KVS Admission Guidelines 2024-25 Page | 7 (v) The combinations of subjects opted by the student a

(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.

PART-B

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

 1.FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED OVER AND ABOVE THE CLASS STRENGTH MENTIONED IN PART-A, PARA 5 OF THE ADMISSION GUIDELINES:

I. The Children of the serving employees of KVS (Kendriya Vidyalayas, Regional Offices, ZIETs and KVS (HQ) will be considered for admission at any time of the year irrespective of the class strength/year of transfer/recruitment. However, for class IX, the child has to clear the admission test (The Officials/Officers who come on deputation to KVS, their wards should also be treated at par with regular KVS employees).

 II. Children of Central Government employees who die in harness. Copy of Pension papers/letter issued by Controlling Authority will be taken as proof.

 III. Children of recipients of Paramveer Chakra, Mahavir Chakra, Veer Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra & Shourya Chakra, Sena Medal (Army), Nausena Medal (Navy), VayuSena Medal (Air Force).

IV. Children of recipients of President’s Police medal for gallantry & Police medal for gallantry.

V. Meritorious sports children who have secured I, II & III position in Khelo India/SGFI/CBSE/National/State level games organized by the Government. VI. Recipients of Rashtrapati Puraskar in Scouts & Guides.

 VII. Children who are recipients of National Bravery Award, or of Bal Shree award instituted by National Bal Bhavan and Children who are recipients of Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar.

VIII. Children who have shown special talent in Fine Arts and have been recognized at the National or State level including Kala Utsav winners.

 IX. Children orphaned due to Covid-19 pandemic will be considered for admission over and above the class strength under PM CARES for Children Scheme. The admission will be done on the basis of list given by District Magistrate of the concerned District subject to 10 children per KV and maximum of 02 children per class. These children will be exempted from payment of fees (Tuition fee, Computer fund, and VVN) from Classes I to XII. (Only for registered candidates in PM CARES for Children portal).

 X. Admissions of wards of Kashmir Migrants will be given as per the following conditions:

a) Extension of date of admission for 30 days.

b) Relaxation in cut off percentage will be as applicable to SC/ST candidates subject to minimum eligibility requirement.

 c) Admissions will be given over and above class strength.

2. ADMISSION OF WARDS OF ARMED/PARAMILITARY FORCES & OTHERS

Admission of children in the Kendriya Vidyalayas on the basis of transfer certificate issued by the schools following NCERT/ CBSE curriculum & syllabus and run by Armed Forces (Army, Air Force, Navy) and Para Military Forces i.e. CRPF/BSF/ITBP/SSB (Sashastra Seema Bal)/CISF/NSG, Assam Rifles and schools run by Indian Coast guard, ISRO/AEES (Atomic Energy Education Society)/DRDO will be entertained only if the enrolment is less than 40 for Class I and 45 for all other classes and the parent has been transferred to that place or has desired to settle at the place after his retirement, or transferred to some non-family station or posted in Naxal affected areas and choose to keep the family elsewhere. Further, such requests shall be considered only in those stations where schools run by those organizations are not available. KVS Admission Guidelines 2024-25 This provision shall be applicable to schools run by India Coast Guard also. This provision may also be extended to the children of government employees studying in schools run by ISRO/AEES (Atomic Energy Education Society). It is clarified that above provisions are only for the wards of Defence personnel/Paramilitary Forces i.e. CRPF/BSF/ITBP/ SSB (Sashastra Seema Bal)/CISF/NSG and Assam Rifles viz. sons & daughters only. This will not include the grand children of Defence personnel. Provisions of KVS admission guidelines including the eligibility criteria for age and marks/grades will be followed in letter and spirit. Also, the fee including VVN is to be paid from the month of admission of the child in the Kendriya Vidyalaya regardless of the fact that the fee for succeeding months have already been paid in the school from which TC has been issued for admission to KV. TCs issued by the schools of Defence Ministry/ Departments/ Authority will be endorsed by the concerned Deputy Commissioner of the Region where admission is sought.

PART- C

PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION

REGISTRATION

(i)              Registration shall not be done if there is no vacancy in a particular class. In case a vacancy arises in future, registration can be made after giving wide publicity at local level/Vidyalaya website, School Notice Board and admission can be granted as per KVS Admission Guidelines.

(ii)            (ii) In case the number of children seeking registration is less because of which all seats have not been filled up, the Principal shall issue a second advertisement, as per the Admission Schedule, notifying the availability of vacancies

(iii)          Admissions are required to be made with the approval of the Executive Committee of the Vidyalaya. In case the Executive Committee does not approve the admissions up to the full sanctioned strength of the class, the Principal shall intimate this fact to the Deputy Commissioner who may approve the admissions.

(iv)          Registration for class XI shall be taken up immediately after the declaration of results of class X and admissions up to the full strength of the class should be completed within 30 days after declaration of results by CBSE. In case, there is any difficulty in admitting children up to the full strength because of the Executive Committee of the Vidyalaya not approving the same, the procedure as laid down for other classes above shall be followed and admissions up to the sanctioned strength of the class shall be made within 30 days of declaration of CBSE results with the approval of the Deputy Commissioner.

(v)             Registration forms shall be made available by the Principal Free of Cost. However, for Class-I, registration will be done online through Online Admission Portal when the portal is live.

(vi)          Registration forms complete in all respects and accompanied by all required documents must be submitted/sent to the Vidyalaya concerned within the prescribed date as per notification of the KVS. (vii) Attested copies of the prescribed documents would be required to be submitted along with the application form for registration.        

DOCUMENTS

For Class I, certificate of proof of age in the form of a birth certificate issued by the authority competent to register births. This will include certificates from Notified Area Council / Municipality / Municipal Corporation extract about the date of birth from records of Village Panchayat, Military Hospital and service records of Defence personnel. For other classes, the date of birth recorded in the transfer certificate issued by a school recognized by the State Education Department would be accepted. The original certificate of date of birth should be returned to the parent after verification. Admissions up to classVIII may be granted without any school transfer certificate provided the child is otherwise eligible and his birth certificate has been issued by a Govt. body.

1.    A certificate that the child belongs to the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/EWS/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/BPL wherever applicable, issued by the Competent Authority in concerned State Government/Union Government. The KVS Admission Guidelines 2024-25 Page | 11 certificate in respect of either of the parents may be accepted initially, for the purpose of admission, if this certificate is not available for the child. However, the certificate in respect of the child has to be submitted within a period of 03 months from the date of admission. 2. A certificate from the civil surgeon/rehabilitation centre or any other competent authority defined by the Government of India certifying that she/he is a child with Special Needs (CwSN), wherever applicable. In case, where the disability of the child can be visually seen by the Principal, the child may be accepted as a CwSN, even without a certificate. However, the parent may be advised to obtain the relevant certificate from the Competent Authority and submit the same to the school. 3. A service certificate showing the number of transfers during the preceding 7 years duly signed and stamped by the head of office bearing the name, designation and other relevant particulars in block letters. 4. A certificate of retirement for uniformed Defence employees. 5. Proof of Residence.

2.  Note:

(i)              Mere registration will not confer a right to admission.

(ii)             Incomplete application forms shall normally be rejected. In case vacancies remain, Principal may allow completion of the form later at his/her discretion.

(iii)          Admission secured on the basis of any wrong certificate shall be cancelled by the Principal forthwith and no appeal against such action of the Principal shall be entertained.

(iv)           For admission to class I, the registrations will be done through online mode. In a double shift Kendriya Vidyalaya, each shift will be treated as separate Vidyalaya for admission purpose. No change of shift will be permitted. If multiple registration forms are submitted for the same child in the same Kendriya Vidyalaya, only the last application will be considered.

(v)             In respect of Category I, II, III and IV admissions the veracity of the Certificates submitted by the parents in proof of their service must be invariably verified by the Principal.