Admission to Kendriya Vidyalayas

Kendriya Vidyalaya is a system of central government schools in India that have been instituted under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development. It comprises over 1,000 schools in India and three abroad. All the Kendriya Vidyalayas are affiliated to CBSE.All schools share a common syllabus and offer bilingual instruction.

Admission process to Kendriya Vidyalays across the country commences in the month of February.

ELIGIBLE AGE FOR ADMISSION  
A Child must be 5 years old as on 31st March in the academic year in which admission is sought for Class I.(Child born on 1st April should also be considered.)
A. The minimum and maximum age limit for admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas in various classes is given below:

CLASS	MINIMUM AGE ON 31ST MARCH OF THE YEAR IN WHICH ADMISSION IS SOUGHT                                    MAXIMUM AGE ON 31st	MAXIMUM AGE ON 31ST MARCH OF THE YEAR IN WHICH ADMISSION IS SOUGHT
I	5 years	7 years
II	6 years	8 years
III	7 years	9 years
IV	8 years	10 years
V	9 years	11 years
VI	10 years	12 years
VII	11 years	13 years
VIII	12 years	14 years
IX	13 years	15 years
X	14 years	16 years

Note: a.       The maximum age limit can be relaxed by two years in case of Physically Challenged children by the Principal.

B. There is no age restriction for admission to Class XI provided the student is seeking admission in the year of passing Class X examination. Similarly, there will be no upper & lower age limit for admission to class XII provided there has been no break in the continuous study of the student after passing class X/XI. 

Reservations

 15% seats for Scheduled Caste and 7.5% seats for Scheduled Tribes shall be reserved in all fresh admissions in all Kendriya Vidyalayas.

  3% seats of total available seats for fresh admission will be horizontally reserved for Differently Abled-children, visually challenged, orthopedically and hearing impaired etc. 

ADMISSION FOR CLASS X AND XII 
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 Deputy Commissioner of the Region concerned, only if, the average strength in class X/XII is below 40.This will further be subject to the conditions laid down in the Admission Guidelines of the Sangathan.

For further information you may visit the following links
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Website
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Admission Guidelines 
Fee Structure of Kendriya Vidyalaya
Click here to search for a Kendriya Vidyalaya by State/Region/District/City/School Level etc
Link to Kendriya Vidyalaya Regional Offices
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Ernakula Regional Office
Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjikode

Click here for Admission Information for KV Kanjikode