Admission quota in Kendriya vidyalayas

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2187

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

ADMISSION QUOTA IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the list of Kendriya Vidyalayas in the country, State-wise;

(b) the details of the various quota available for the candidates to take admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas;

(c) the time by which KVS, Badopal (Haryana) is likely to shift into its new building as it is running in Government primary school building since its inception;

(d) whether the Government has received any proposal from State Government of Haryana for opening of new KV and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF EDUCATION
(SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL ‘NISHANK’)

(a) As present, 1242 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) are functioning in the country. State/UT wise details are annexed.

(b) As per the norms, 15% for SCs, 7.5% for STs and 27% for OBCs quotas are available in admission in class-I. 3% horizontal reservation quota has also been provided to differently abled candidates. As per Right to Education Act Provisions, initially 25% of available seats in class-I are filled by draw of lots from all applications of SC/ ST / EWS/ BPL/ OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) who are the resident of Neighborhood / Differently abled taken together.

(c) Construction of permanent buildings for KVs is a continuous process, which depends upon identification of suitable land, completion of lease formalities in favour of KVS by the sponsoring authorities, submission of drawings / estimates by construction agency, availability of funds and requisite approvals etc. As such, no definite time frame can be given in this regard.

(d) KVS has informed that no proposal in the prescribed proforma has been received from State Government of Haryana for opening of new KVs.

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2187 RAISED BY SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL, HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT TO BE ANSWERED ON 8TH MARCH 2021 REGARDING ADMISSION QUOTA IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS.

STATE/UT WISE NUMBER OF 1242 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS (As on 01.03.2021)

Sr	Name Of State/UT	Total
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	2
2	Andhra Pradesh	35
3	Arunachal Pradesh	19
4	Assam	58
5	Bihar	49
6	Chandigarh	5
7	Chhattisgarh	36
8	D & N Haveli	1
9	Daman & Diu	1
10	Delhi	46
11	Goa	5
12	Gujarat	45
13	Haryana	34
14	Himachal Pradesh	25
15	Jammu & Kashmir	36
16	Jharkhand	41
17	Karnataka	51
18	Kerala	38
19	Lakshadweep	1
20	Ladakh	3
21	Madhya Pradesh	112
22	Maharashtra	59
23	Manipur	9
24	Meghalaya	7
25	Mizoram	4
26	Nagaland	6
27	Odisha	63
28	Puducherry	4
29	Punjab	50
30	Rajasthan	77
31	Sikkim	2
32	Tamil Nadu	45
33	Telangana	35
34	Tripura	9
35	Uttar Pradesh	122
36	Uttarakhand	45
37	West Bengal	62
	Total	1242

Source: Lok Sabha

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