Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1278, answered on 08.12.2025, concerns the establishment of new Navodaya Vidyalayas. Specifically, it addresses the student-teacher ratio in Karauli and Dholpur districts of Rajasthan compared to the national standard, progress on setting up a new Navodaya Vidyalaya in Dholpur, and any proposal for a Model Girls School for rural students in Karauli, including the number of smart classrooms. The response from the Minister of State in the Ministry of Education (Shri Jayant Chaudhary) indicates that Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVs) and Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) are under the Department of School Education and Literacy. As per the National Education Policy 2020, the Pupil-Teacher ratio (PTR) is 30:1. The student-teacher ratio in NV, Dholpur and NV, Karauli is 19:1 and 18:1, respectively. The student-teacher ratio in KV, Dholpur and KV, Karauli is 22:1 and 23:1, respectively. The national average for PTR in NV and KV is 18:1 and 27:1, respectively. The Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme aims to establish one NV in each district, and an NV in Dholpur has been functioning since 1998. There are 15 smart classrooms in NV and 25 in KV in Karauli district.
Key Entities Referenced
Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme: A scheme to establish Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVs) in each district of the country.
National Education Policy 2020: A policy document that provides for a Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) of 30:1 in schools.
Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVs): Central Government Schools, under the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education.
Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs): Central Government Schools, under the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education.
Dholpur: A district in Rajasthan where a new Navodaya Vidyalaya is being established and already has one functioning since 1998.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1278
ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025
Establishment of New Navodaya Vidyalaya
†1278. Shri Bhajan Lal Jatav:
Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:
(a) the extent to which student-teacher ratio in schools in Karauli and Dholpur district
of Rajasthan is lower than the national standard;
(b) the details of progress made in setting up a new Navodaya Vidyalaya in Dholpur;
and
(c) whether the Model Girls School is proposed for rural students in Karauli, if so, the
details thereof along with the number of smart classrooms in the said district?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)
(a) to (c): Central Government Schools namely Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVs) and
Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) are under the Department of School Education and
Literacy, Ministry of Education.
National Education Policy 2020, provides for Pupil-Teacher ratio (PTR) of
30:1 at all levels of school education system to have a reasonable level of interactive
learning and achieving desired level of learning outcomes. The student–teacher ratio
in NV, Dholpur and NV, Karauli is 19:1 and 18:1, respectively. The student–teacher
ratio in KV, Dholpur and KV, Karauli is 22:1 and 23:1, respectively. The national
average for PTR in NV and KV is 18:1 and 27:1, respectively.
The Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme envisages for opening of one NV in each
district of the country. Accordingly, an NV in Dholpur district is already functioning
since 1998 from its permanent campus.
There are 15 and 25 smart classrooms in NV and KV, respectively, in Karauli
district.
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