Vaishnavi Shukla | March 19, 2026 | 11:46 AM IST | 3 mins read
KVS Admissions 2026-27: Parents can apply for Balvatika and Class 1 on the official website, kvsangathan.nic.in, by April 2. No application fee is required.

The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has announced the KVS admission schedule for the academic year 2026-27. Students and their parents will be able to apply for KVS admissions 2026-27 on the official website, kvsangathan.nic.in. The registration for Balvatika 1, 2, and 3 and Class 1 will begin tomorrow and close on April 2.
KV Sangathan will announce the first provisional results for Class 1 on April 8 and for Balvatika 1, 2, and 3 on April 9, as per the KVS online admission 2026-27 schedule.
For Class 1 KVS admissions 2026-27, out of the available seats of fresh admission, 25% shall be reserved for RTE, 15% shall be reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC), 7.5% shall be reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST), and 27% seats shall be reserved for OBC Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL).
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As per the KVS admission eligibility criteria, the age for Balvatika 1, 2, and 3 will be 3 to 4 years, 4 to 5 years, and 5 to 6 years, respectively. The minimum age for admission in Class 1 will be 6 years. The age criteria for admission in KVS are shown below.
Class | Minimum and maximum age as of March 31 for admissions | ||||
1 | 6 years but less than 08 years of age | ||||
2 | 7 years but less than 09 years of age | ||||
3 | 8 years but less than 10 years of age | ||||
4 | 9 years but less than 11 years of age | ||||
5 | 10 years but less than 12 years of age | ||||
6 | 10 years but less than 12 years of age | ||||
7 | 11 years but less than 13 years of age | ||||
8 | 12 years but less than 14 years of age | ||||
9 | 13 years but less than 15 years of age | ||||
10 | 14 years but less than 16 years of age | ||||
The dates for KVS admissions and Balvatika in selected Kendriya Vidyalayas for the academic year 2026-27 are shown in the table below.
Events | Dates |
Registration for Balvatika-1 & 3 and Class-I | March 20 |
KVS admission form last date for Class 1 | April 2 |
Declaration of provisional selection and waitlist of registered Class 1 and Balvatika candidates | April 8 (Balvatika) |
Declaration of the 2nd and 3rd provisional list of selected candidates as per priority service category for unreserved seats, if any (keeping the leftover reserved seats blocked). | April 16 (2nd list) |
Extended date for Second Notification for offline registrations for admissions to be made under RTE Provisions, SC/ST and OBC (NCL) if sufficient applications are not received in online mode. | Notification on April 21 |
Registration for KV Class 2 onwards (except Class 11) - Subject to availability of vacancies in a particular class. (in offline mode) | April 2 to 8 |
Declaration of the list of Balvatika-2 and Class 2 onwards | April 13 |
Class 2 onwards admission to the KV school | April 15 to 20 |
Last date of admission for all classes except Class 11 | June 30 |
Last date of admission for all classes, if seats remain vacant, after June 30, to allow admissions up to the prescribed strength, i.e., 40, as per priorities in admissions | July 31 |
Registration for admission in Class 11 | Within 10 days after declaration of Class 10 results |
Display of the KV students' admission list and admissions for Class 11 | Within 20 days after announcement of Class 10 results |
Registration, display of Non-KV students’ admission in Class 11 (Subject to availability of vacancies) | After admission of KV students in Class 11 |
KVS admissions for Class 1 are based on an online lottery and category system, and Classes 2 to 8 are based on a priority category and an offline lottery system, with entrance or admission tests.
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