Kandriya Vidyala Sangathan (KVS) has issued a notice, which has announced about 8977 vacancies for Principal, TGT, PGT, PRT, Vice Principal and other non-teaching posts. Since the registration process will start soon, interested candidates should check the eligibility criteria for each post before the application process starts. Scroll the article to know all the eligibility requirements set by KVS.
KVS Eligibility Criteria 2025
Central Vidyala Sangathan (KVS) recruitment 2025 provides a great opportunity for those who want to teach in government schools. Before re -applying, it is important to understand the eligibility criteria for PGT, TGT or others. This includes age limit, educational qualifications, nationality, efforts and other requirements that should be met to consider for these teaching positions.
KVS age limit 2025
The maximum age limit is different from each other which is applied on the basis of posts. In addition, according to the government’s norms, there is rest for candidates for various categories. Age can range from 5 to 15 years according to the rest category, such as SC/ST, OBC, PWD, etc.
| Posts | Maximum age limit (year) |
| principal | 50 |
| vice principal | 45 |
| Librarian | 35 |
| Postgraduate teacher | 40 |
| Primary teacher (PRT) | 30 |
| Trained graduate teacher (tGT) | 35 |
| Social class | Age discount |
| Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes | 5 years |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 3 years |
| For women (all categories) teaching positions (PGT, TGT, Librarian, and PRT only) | 10 years |
| Kvs employee | 5 years |
| Usually dominated person from Jammu and Kashmir (01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989) | 5 years |
| Individual | 15 years for SC/ST, 13 years for OBC, 10 years for general |
KVS educational qualification for PGT
“PGT” is for post graduate teachers who have completed their postgraduate studies and are eligible to teach class 11th and 12th classes. The post-graduation topics are given below in the table below.
| Posts | Postgraduate subject level |
| PGT (English) | English |
| PGT (not) | Hindi or Sanskrit graduate with Hindi as one of subjects at graduate level |
| PGT (Physics) | Physics/Electronics/Applied Physics/Atomic Physics |
| PGT (Commerce) | Master’s Degree in Commerce. However, M.Com degrees in Applied/Business Economics are not holding characters. |
| PGT (Mathematics) | Mathematics/applied mathematics |
| PGT (Chemistry) | chemistry |
| PGT (Economics) | Economics/Applied Economics/Business Economics |
| PGT (History) | History |
| Pgt (biology) | Botany/Zoology/Life Science/Bio Sciences/Genetics/Microbiology/Biotechnology/Mallicular Biology/Plant Physiology, provided that they have studied botany and zoology in graduation. |
| PGT (Geography) | Geography |
| PGT (bio-technology) | Necessary:
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| Pagi (computer science) | Required: Candidates must have one of the following qualifications: At least 50% marks in any of the following:
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KVS educational qualification for TGT
To become a trained graduate teacher (TGT), candidates need to complete some educational qualifications that are mentioned below in the table. Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in the subject they want to teach. In addition, you should complete a degree of graduate education (B.Ed.) and candidates will have to clean the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) Paper-II or an equivalent State Teacher Eligibility Test (TET).
| Post (subject) | Educational qualification |
| TGT (English) | Candidates would have studied English as a subject in all three years of their bachelor’s degree. |
| TGT (P & He) | Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in physical education or an equivalent qualification. |
| TGT (AE) | Candidates should have a five -year recognized diploma in drawing and painting, sculpture or graphic art. |
| TGT (science) | Candidates must have studied botany, zoology and chemistry in their bachelor’s degrees. |
| TGT (Sanskrit) | Candidates must have studied Sanskrit as a subject in all three years of their bachelor’s degree. |
| TGT (not) | Candidates must have studied Hindi as a subject in all three years of their bachelor’s degree. |
| TGT (SST) | Candidates must have studied any of the following two subjects: History, Geography, Economics and Political Science. One of the two subjects should be either history or geography. |
| TGT (mathematics) | Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in mathematics with any of the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Electronics, Computer Science, or Statistics. |
| TGT (Hum) | Required: Candidates must have one of the following qualifications:
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Educational Qualification for KVS PRT
A PRT refers to the primary teacher who specializes in teaching students studying in one to five classes. These teachers lay the foundation for students by teaching basic subjects in the form of mathematics, linguistics, science and use various teaching methods to make learning easier. Below, we have provided eligibility criteria for primary teachers (PRT)
| Posts | Educational qualification |
| Primary teacher (PRT) |
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| Primary teacher (music) | Necessary ,
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KVS Educational Qualification for Principal
The principal is a well -reputed post and is the highest ranking administrator responsible for managing all the functions of school operations. The educational qualification for the principal through KVS is as follows.
| Post | Educational qualification |
| principal |
Desirable Qualification: Knowledge of Computer Applications. |
Changes in KVS Eligibility Criteria 2025
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has announced some changes in KVS Eligibility Criteria 2025 which are as follows
- Increased experience for principal: The need for experience for the major condition has increased from 8 years to 12 years. The Vice Principal (VPS) now needs a 3 -year experience.
- Headmaster’s age required: The minimum age for the headmaster status is now 35 years; Earlier, there was no age limit.
- LDE seats reduction: The percentage of LDE seats for Headmaster, PGT and TGT has been reduced from 50% to 33.3%.
- New posts for special teachers: 497 posts for TGT Special Teachers and 494 Post for PRT Special Teachers have been introduced for recruitment
- Graduate subject for PGT: Graduate subjects now apply to all subjects for PGT recruitment.
- Age rebate reduction for KVS employees: Age discount for KVS employees has reduced by 5 years.
- Increased experience for VP: PGT now needs a 6 -year experience to become Vice Principal (VP).
- Bed. Now mandatory for PGT computer science: Bed. Now PGT computer science is mandatory for candidates.
