NEW DELHI: According to the recent circular released by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, the Education Ministry has removed quotas for admissions to Kendriya Vidyalayas in numerous categories, including Member of Parliament (MP) and District Magistrate (DM) (KVS).

Earlier, the KVS had put on hold all discretionary quotas, including the MP quota, for admissions to KV schools across the country, following a review.

"Several discretionary quotas that were over the approved students' strength have been discontinued in a revolutionary measure to streamline admissions in Kendriya Vidyalas and improve the quality of education," government sources stated.

According to sources, the Education Minister and Chairman of KVS Dharmendra Pradhan recently conducted a review of KVS operations, during which it was discovered that these quotas overcrowd classrooms, thereby impacting the pupil-teacher ratio and the quality of teaching-learning.

The discretionary quotas, according to the government official, had also affected the overall percentage of SC/ST/OBC reservations in schools.  "With all of these considerations in mind, the Ministry of Education, Sponsoring Agency, MPs, and other discretionary quotas have been eliminated. The Minister of Education used to suggest students, however that practise has since been abandoned "according to the sources.

According to the official, the education minister did not recommend a single admission under his quota in 2021-22, and the provision for each MP to recommend up to 10 cases has also been abolished.

There were also provisions for thousands of admissions via sponsoring agency quotas and Chairpersons Vidyala Management Committees, or District Collectors, which have now been withdrawn, according to sources, adding that this will free up about 40,000 seats in KVs across the country.

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