With regard to vacancy position of Kendriya Vidyalaya Teachers in KV Schools, the following details were shared by  HRD Ministry in Lok Sabha recently.

Some posts of teaching & non-teaching staff/gazetted Officers in the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) reserved for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes are lying vacant. Details are as under:-

   Some of these posts are filled up on deputation/promotion and there is no direct recruitment.  In the case of Post Graduate Teachers (PGTs) and Trained Graduate Teachers (TGTs), 50% of the posts are filled up by direct recruitment and 50% by Limited Departmental Examination. Filling up the vacancies is a continuous process.

   The Offers of Appointment for the posts of PGT & Miscellaneous Category of teachers (eg. Music Teacher, Physical Education Teacher etc.) for the year 2011-12 have already been issued.  The recruitment process for the post of TGT & Primary Teacher (PRT) for the year 2011-12 has been completed; however, the operation of the panel of selected candidates is sub-judice.

   The KVS has informed that it follows the reservation rules issued by the Government of India.

   This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development,  Dr. Shashi Tharoor in Lok  Sabha Yesterday.