Balvatika Admission in Kendriya Vidyalaya’s – minimum age, identifying admission category, various required forms and documents, Lottery/Draw of lots process, balvatika admission guidelines etc.,

In this article readers will get all the details pertaining to Balvatika admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas. Balvatika admission will be done through offline and online mode. In offline mode parents need to draw the application form from the concern Vidyalaya after submitting the Date of Birth of the students or after verifying the eligibility criteria of the students. The form will be of free of cost, no charges will need to pay for filing up the application form.

Initially Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS HQ) has identified 50 Kendriya Vidyalayas and later on 450 Kendriya Vidyalayas to start Balvatika 1, 2 and 3 classes. As per NEP 2020 every Government schools should have the facility to teach the classes from balvatika to above classes. As also NEP 2020 says that mandatory education for the age group of 3 to 5 yrs of child.

Balvatika admission in Kendriya Vidyalaya is done through online mode. Parents need to apply online. The schedule of Balvatika admission in Kendriya Vidyalaya has been published in the official website of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi. Important link related to notices for the admission to Balvatika is given below:

• Admission Notice for Balvatika
• Schedule for Balvatika admission
• Admission Guidelines

As per the admission guidelines, following documents are required for applying online for admission in Balvatika  –

1. The date of birth certificate of the child as proof of age issued by the competent authority to register the birth.
2. Residential address proof of the Parents.
3. ID proof of the parents.
4. Blood report certificate of the child.
5. Caste certificate (EWS/OBC(NCL)/SC/ST) whichever is applicable.
6. Service certificate of the father/mother, duly issued from the Head of the office. (in the case of Government Servants), showing some transfers of government servants.
7.  Self-declaration for distance between school and residence

• Format Self Declaration Distance Between School And Residence
• Format Service Certificate State Govt
• Format Service Certificate Central Govt
• Format Died In Harness Certificate

Class	Age	Remark
Balvatika I	3 to 4 years	3 years but less than 4 years of age.
Balvatika II	4 to 5 years	4 years but less than 5 years of age.
Balvatika III	5 to 6 years	5 years but less than 6 years of age.

Reckoning of Age as on 31.03…………….. (Child born on 01.04…………………….
shall also be considered )

In Kendriya Vidyalaya, the Single Girl Child (SGC) quota is assigned to a single girl child or the only girl child of the parents. For this, parents need to submit an affidavit duly issued by the notary, of amount Rs.100/- (Rupees one hundred Only)

Admission under the Single Girl Child(SGC) category is not applicable for admission in Balvatika 2024-25. Admission benefit is applicable under SGC, for classes 1 to 5 onwards 02 students per section and 02 students per class.

Balvatika 1, Balvatika 2 and Balvatika 3	No reservation for Single Girl Child (SGC)
Class 1 to 5	02 Children per section
Class 6 and onwards	No reservation for Single Girl Child (SGC)

• Online Registration for Admission in Class-I and Balvatika (in selected KVs) in Kendriya Vidyalayas for the Academic Year 2025-26 will commence at 10:00 am on 07.03.2025 and will close at 10:00 pm on 21.03.2025. The details of admission are available on official website
• Link to apply online for Balvatika 1 and Balvatika 3 ( whichever is applicable)

• Parent should read instructions carefully before applying. Click below link to read on the important instructions:

One should make the following checklist before applying in Balvatika in Kendriya Vidyalaya.

• Application Form
• Birth Certificate
• CWSN (Child WithSpecial Needs) Certificate
• Caste Certificate (Wherever applicable)
• Service Certificate (Wherever applicable)
• Pay Slip (Last 3 Months)
• Transfer Certificate of Parents
• Certificate of Retirement for Uniformed Defence Employees.
• Residential Proof
• Photo Identity Card of Parent (Aadhar/ Voter Card/Driving License/Passport).
• EWS/ BPL Card (Wherever applicable).
• Blood Group Report
• General Affidavit (Format available at the school website and School Notice Board).
• Other Undertaking (If any).

Note:- 1. Copies of all required documents (self-attested) are to be submitted and original documents are to be produced for verification at the time of admission. Father and Mother must come with their ward for admission.

2. Little deviation in the documentation and supporting documents may vary from KV to KV.

Disclaimer : (a)This is not an official website of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan or any KV. (b) All the details given here have been referenced from the official website of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. You are requested to kindly visit the admission section of the KVS(HQ) website.

Admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas is conducted through draw of lots/Lottery. After successful registration process the lottery is conducted through Online admission portal as per the schedule prescribed by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan.

This year draw of lots was conducted on 28/03/2025 as per the following time schedule –

Kendriya Vidyalaya Region Name	Lottery Time (Draw of lots) slot for Balvatika 1, Balvatika 3
Mumbai, Guwahati, Silchar, Tinsukia	8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Delhi,Hydrabad, Varanasi, Raipur	9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Ahemdabad, Benguluru, Bhopal, Dehradun	10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Agra, Bhubneswar, Kolkata, Ranchi	11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Chandigarh, Ernakulum,Gurugram, Jaipur	12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Chennai, Jabalpur,Jammu, Lucknow,patna	2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

All the vidyalayas will conduct Balvatika Lottery at the Vidyalaya level. After that a list is to be prepared showcasing provisionally selected and waiting list candidate.

All the admissions will be done as per strictly following the set of rules of Admission guidlines 2024-25 as published by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan.

Admission of Balvatika will be done in view of the social category and service category as prescirbed in the admission guidlines.

One can visit the respective vidyalaya website to view the provisionally selected and waitlist candidate.

Find below the list of Kendriya Vidyalayas having balvatika 1, Balvatika 2 and Balvatika 3

Various other proforma are also uploaded in the official website of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan which will be handy for admission in Balvatika. click on to the below link to download the proforma for admission in balvatika in Kendriya Vidyalaya –

Disclaimer :

• All the content written above is used for educational purposes and has been taken from the official website of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan.
• This is not the official website of the Kendriya Vidyalaya. You are requested to verify the details from the official website of the Kendriya Vidyalaya.
• The main purpose of this article is to provide the valuable content to the users not to mislead the user.

Credit :

• Maximum information has been taken from the official website of the KVS HQ for the educational purpose.
• Canva has been used for the image purpose.