Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools Age Criteria for All Classes

Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools, popularly known as KVs are gaining popularity in the recent days. Corporatisation of the primary and high school education has made the school education costly affair and people are slowly turning towards alternatives for quality affordable education. Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools (KVS) are highly affordable and co-curricular oriented schools in India. Moreover, they are managed by Central Government of India. Hundreds of KV schools are available across the country. They are unique in admissions and other activities. These schools follow CBSE syllabus and books are published by NCERT.

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Age Requirements:

KV Schools offer classes 1 to 12. The schools across the country follow uniform syllabus and teaching and examination pattern. Hindi and English are the medium of instruction in KV Schools. These schools give importance to sports and other co-curricular activities along with academic.

Age criteria of KVs is same for all Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools. According to the KVS guidelines, a child must be 5 years old as on 31st March in the academic year in which admission is sought for Class I. It should be noted that a child born on 1st April also be considered for admission.

Following is the table which helps you to know the minimum and maximum age limits for admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas in various classes:

KV Schools Age Limites

Best KV Schools:

Following are details of KV Schools in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Uttar Pradesh. All the cities have KV schools. Usually all the schools are not that good. Some have edge over others depending upon the principal and teaching staff.

Best KV Schools in Hyderabad

KV Schools in Bangalore

Kendriya Vidyalayas in Uttar Pradesh

Admission Procedure:

KV Schools follow unique and uniform admission procedure across the country. Online applications have to be submitted as per the schedule for Class 1 admissions. Priorities in admissions will be decided by KVS (Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghatan), New Delhi. You can get all the details of admission procedure from the following link.

KV Schools Admission Procedure

Single Girl Child Admissions:

Kendriya Vidyalayas give priority for single girl children in admissions process. The parents need to provide certificate from registered medical practitioner at the time of application submission / admission. KVS follow this to encourage small family norm. See more details here:

KV Single Girl Child Admission Guidelines

KV Admissions:

KVS has announced admission notification for the academic year 2019-20. The admissions are open for class 1 in all KVS schools across the country. Admissions into higher classes are also open but the registration dates are different. You can check the details of KV admissions and online registrations from the following post:

Read: KV Schools Admissions Notification – Online Registration



225 thoughts on “Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools Age Criteria for All Classes”

  1. I lived in Delhi, but I shifted in haridwar soon, can I get admission for my child in 3rd class, her DT. Of birth is 20-6-2008, if yes, then what is the procedure

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  2. Respected Sir /madam, My daughter date of birth is
    03 may 2011. Is she eligible to for Grade 1 admission for 2016-2017 in CBSE school?
    Kindly inform me.
    Thank you.

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  3. Hi,
    Due to major medical ailment of my Daughter (DOB- 02 Nov 08), She was admitted in LKG in 2014. Now She is 7 year n 5 months, under what clause, She can get admission in Class I for academic session 2016-17.

    Thanks and regards

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  4. Sir,
    My son is June 2011 born… next year for the academic year 2017-18 will he be eligible? More over for my son who’s father is working in a pvt firm,can I get admission? Pls let me know.
    Thank u.
    Regards,
    Sahana Sharma

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  5. I would like to know the admission procedure (single girl child quota)of my Daughter in Class 2nd (two) for session 2016-17.Her date of birth is 23/07/2009 she eligible for class 2nd plz let me know in this regard ,thank you.

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  6. Hello Sir/Madam,
    Is this age criteria to complete 5 years by 31st march to get into first class for CBSE schools(KV) remains same still?
    Becasue my son’s date of birth is 9th January 2013 but the CBSE schools in our locality(Coimbatore) are not ready to take him into LKG(he completed 3yrs on 9th Jan 2016) saying his age will not match the first standard age limit if we put him in LKG now.They are asking us to put him in Pre KG.
    Please advise me whether my son is eligible to go 1st standard by Jun-2018 in KV if we put him in LKG now.

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  7. Hi,

    My son date of birth is 6 the July 2010.

    I wish to enroll him for first std.
    Is he eligible?
    At this age he know the the complete syallbus of first std .

    I taught my child.

    Kindly let me know

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  8. Sir,
    my son date of birth 07-09-2012 can he eligible for nursery standard as per your age table. when will open admission which month for 2016 and i m living in Uttam nagar vikas nagar delhi 110059 i dont know where is near Kindrya Vidhlaya School plz let me know inthis regard, thinking you

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  9. Respected sir/Mam

    My single child daughter is in 3rd std in St.Augustine Day school Barrackpore west bengal.my husband is doing a pvt company job and he is transferred in Bokaro now.in 2016 -2017 can we get admission in KV School

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  10. Dear sir/Madam
    My daughter date of birth is 30th october 2012. So can she is eligible for admission to first standard in the year 2018

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