KV Vacancy 2025: More than 10,000 jobs available in Kendriya Vidyalayas, mostly for teaching positions..

KVS Recruitment 2025: More than 10,000 posts are lying vacant in Kendriya Vidyalayas (Central Schools), and most of them are teaching positions. The Ministry of Education provided this information to the Lok Sabha (Indian Parliament) as of November 1, 2025, stating that 8,457 teaching posts and 1,716 non-teaching posts are vacant. Out of a total of 56,520 sanctioned posts, only 46,347 have been filled, including both teaching and non-teaching staff. This shortage is affecting children's education, and on top of that, new admissions have been continuously declining over the past five years.

Where are the shortages?
The breakdown of the total sanctioned posts in Kendriya Vidyalayas is as follows: 50,414 posts are sanctioned for teaching staff, of which 41,957 have been filled, leaving 8,457 vacant. Out of 6,106 non-teaching staff positions, 4,390 have been filled, leaving 1,716 vacant. In total, out of 56,520 posts, 46,347 have been filled, and the remaining 10,173 posts are vacant. These figures were shared by the Ministry of Education in the Lok Sabha. In terms of recruitment, the Unreserved (UR) category leads with 17,427 appointments. This is followed by 13,211 appointments in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category, 1,114 in the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category, 7,235 in the Scheduled Castes (SC) category, and 2,970 in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category. These category-wise appointments show how reservation policies are being followed, but despite this, the total vacancies have not been filled.

Why are vacancies increasing?
Now the question is, why are these vacant posts not being filled? The Ministry clearly stated in the Lok Sabha that vacancies continuously arise due to the opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas, employee retirements, resignations, promotions, transfers, and school upgrades. This is a continuous process, and therefore, the recruitment process never stops. According to the ministry, continuous efforts are being made under the recruitment rules to fill these posts quickly, but the problem is that the opening of new schools further increases the vacancies. In December 2024, the government sanctioned 85 new KVs (Kendriya Vidyalayas), and in October 2025, 57 more were sanctioned.  Furthermore, work is underway to develop KVs and Navodaya Vidyalayas into model institutions under the PM-SHRI scheme, which will further increase the need for staff.

How many people have joined since 2014?

Since 2014, a total of 30,876 recruitments have been made in the teaching staff, but the total recruitment across all years, categories, and post types is 33,350. The highest number of recruitments was in 2022-23, when 11,733 teachers were recruited. In 2014-15, only 93 recruitments were made for teaching positions. The following year, 2015-16, saw a surge with 3,784 appointments in teaching and 555 in non-teaching positions. In 2016-17, there were 6,193 vacancies in teaching. In 2017-18, appointments were made to 9,073 teaching and 783 non-teaching positions. Then in 2022-23, recruitments were made for 11,733 teaching and 1,134 non-teaching positions.

Contract Teachers: A temporary solution to ensure uninterrupted education
To ensure that children's education is not affected due to vacancies, KVs appoint contract teachers at the local level. The ministry stated that these appointments are temporary until regular teachers join, and therefore, their tenure is not predetermined. In 2014-15, 7,534 contract teachers were appointed, followed by 7,873 in 2015-16, 9,061 in 2016-17, and 7,568 in 2017-18. Before the pandemic, the highest number was 9,539 in 2018-19. In 2019-20, the number was 8,912, but due to the lockdown in 2020-21, it dropped to 3,260. In 2021-22, the number rose to 8,105, and in 2022-23, a record 10,462 contract teachers were recruited. In 2023-24, there were 3,404 contract teachers, and currently, in 2024-25, there are 6,920 contract teachers. This temporary arrangement keeps the education system running smoothly, but the shortage of regular staff persists.

Decline in Admissions: Why are fewer new students enrolling?
Now, a worrying trend is that new admissions in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) have been continuously declining for the past five years. 1,280 KVs are operating in the country with 13,50,518 students, but in response to a question from B.K. Parthasarathi of the Telugu Desam Party and Sudha R. of the Congress party in August 2025, the Ministry stated that there were 1,95,081 new admissions in 2020-21. This number fell to 1,82,846 in 2021-22, and 1,57,914 in 2022-23. In 2023-24, the figure was 1,75,386, but in 2024-25, the lowest number of admissions was recorded at 1,39,660, meaning over 55,000 fewer new students compared to 2020-21.

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