Admissions in Kendriya Vidyalayas Details in State / UT-wise

LOK SABHA

ADMISSION IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

209. SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED
        SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) under different quotas during the last three years, State-wise;

(b) the steps taken by Government to streamline the admission process in Kendriya Vidyalayas;

(c) whether the Government is considering any alternative arrangement in lieu of KV coupons;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) whether Members of Parliament were informed/ consulted about the scrapping of MP discretionary quota for KVs and if so, the details thereof?

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 209 RAISED BY SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED AND SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI, HON’BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT TO BE ANSWERED ON 01/08/2022  REGARDING ADMISSION IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS.

(a) State / UT-wise details of the admissions in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) under different quotas / special provisions, as per respective admission guidelines of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), during the last three years are annexed.

(b) KVs have a distinct character and are established to cater to educational needs of the wards of transferable Central Government Employees including Defence & Para-Military personnel, Central Autonomous Bodies, Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Central Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) by providing a common programme of education throughout the country. Fresh admission to Class-I is done through an online application portal developed for this purpose. The entire process of fresh admission in Class-I such as submitting applications by the prospective parents, generation of provisional select list and wait list of candidates has been done through online application portal to streamline the admission process in KVs.  This has enhanced transparency and elimination of human error.

(c) to (e) There is no such proposal under consideration of the Government at present. Every organization keeps revisiting its procedures and policies in order to bring qualitative changes in the system. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has withdrawn some of the provisions that were discretionary such as quota of Hon’ble Minister of Education, Hon’ble Members of Parliament, Chairman, Vidyalaya Management Committee, Sponsoring Authority, etc. These quotas were over and above the sanctioned class strength and hence no seats have been freed. This will lead to maintaining a healthy pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) and also to achieve desired learning outcomes.

The matter of increase / scrap of Hon’ble Members of  Parliament discretionary quota have been raised in both the Houses under Rule 377, Zero Hour etc. and suitable reply to these matters has been given to the Hon’ble Members of Parliament from time-to-time.

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 209 RAISED BY SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED AND SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI, HON’BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT TO BE ANSWERED ON 01/08/2022 REGARDING ADMISSION IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS.

Admissions in KVs under different quotas / special provisions, as per respective admission guidelines of KVS, in the Year 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22