Lakhs of students and parents are eagerly waiting for any news from KVS on admissions for the academic year 2020-21. The admission notification and schedule of Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools usually comes out in February / March every year. With the outbreak of corona virus, all the admissions along wiht KVS have been postponed. New admission schedule is expected to be released by KVS very soon.

New academic year from September 2020:

The UGC has recommended the Central Government to postpone the academic year of 2020-21 to the month of September instead of July. Schools also likely to follow the similar schedule and postpone the academic year accordingly.

KV admissions into Class 1:

Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV Schools) conduct admissions every year to Class 1 only. For all other classes, separate schedule will be announced by schools depending upon the vacancies and transfers of the existing students.

Single Girl Child Admission Scheme:

KVS offer admission to single girl child on priority basis. Parents have to submit medical certificate and affidavit to get admission to their wards under this category. See below mentioned link for more details on this scheme:

The nationwide lockdown due to the pandemic coronavirus is playing havoc on student’s lives. It has affected all the educational institutions in the country. Lakhs of students are waiting for their 10th and 12th Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) cancelled exams to continue again. While all the students across the country are waiting for the final announcements of the examination schedule, the Central Board of Secondary Education has issued a statement saying that it will conduct exams for only the main subjects at present.

Exams for 29 main subjects:

In a statement released by the Human Resource Department Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, he said that the examinations will be held only for important subjects for classes 10 and 12. He said that exams will be conducted only for 29 main subjects out of 83 as fast as possible. The exams for the remaining subjects will be held later.

Examinations to be Conducted:

The remaining subjects of class 10 for which examinations are to be held are as follows:

• Hindi Course A
• Hindi Course B
• English Communication
• English language and Literature
• Science
• Social Science

The remaining subjects of class 12 for which examinations are to be held are as follows:

• Business Studies
• Geography
• Hindi (Elective)
• Hindi (Core)
• Home Science
• Sociology
• Computer Science
• Information Practice
• Information Technology
• Biotechnology

Schedule of the Examinations:

The education minister said that the schedule cannot be decided before the lockdown till the 3rd of May, 2020 ends. It has to be done after proper analysis of the present situation so that the virus won’t spread for the cause of examinations. The schedule will be announced before ten days of the final date of commencement of the examinations.

Promotion of Students Studying in Grades 9 and 11:

Central Board of Secondary Education has advised all the CBSE schools to promote the students studying in classes 9 and 11 to the next grade. The assessment will be based on the internal examinations and non-academic components conducted in the affiliated schools so far.