Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Puts MP Quota Admission On Hold

Bhubaneswar: The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has put on hold admissions under special provisions including the Member of Parliament (MP) quota.

“As per the directions of KVS headquarters, New Delhi, you are informed that no admissions should be done under Special Provisions till further orders,” TNIE quoted KVS as saying in its April 12 letter to all its schools.

The admissions are going on at present in the general category, while entries under special provisions are on hold for the time being. “The decision to admit students through special provisions has been put under hold until further order,” the newspaper quoted a KVS official as saying.

However, he said the matter was still under discussion and the ban has not been clamped permanentlhy.

According to the admission guidelines, there are 15-16 special provisions under which admissions to KV schools are made. Under one such provision, the MPs have discretionary power to recommend 10 children for admission in a KVS.

Other special provisions allow admission to children of Central government employees and KVS employees.

Earlier, an MP could recommend admission of two students in KV schools in an academic year. The special quota was raised to 5 in 2011, 6 in 2012 and 10 in 2016.