This document summarizes Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3497, answered on August 11, 2025, regarding vacant posts in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) across India, with a focus on Bihar and Gopalganj. As of June 1, 2025, there were 7765 teaching and 1617 non-teaching posts vacant in KVs nationwide. In Bihar, 288 teaching and 26 non-teaching posts were vacant, with 2 teaching and 1 non-teaching posts vacant in Gopalganj district. The Ministry of Education, represented by Minister of State Shri Jayant Chaudhary, stated that filling vacancies is an ongoing process, influenced by factors such as new KVs, retirements, resignations, promotions, transfers, and school upgrades. To maintain uninterrupted teaching, contractual teachers are engaged against sanctioned post vacancies temporarily. From September 2022 to July 12, 2025, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) issued 12867 appointment offers for teaching and non-teaching staff through direct recruitment to fill vacancies across the country, including Bihar. The reservation policy is implemented in KVS recruitments in accordance with Government of India guidelines.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Education: The central government ministry responsible for education in India, under which the Department of School Education and Literacy functions.
Kendriya Vidyalayas: A system of central government schools in India.
Dr. Alok Kumar Suman: Member of Parliament who raised the question regarding vacant posts in Kendriya Vidyalayas.
Bihar: A state in India where Kendriya Vidyalayas are facing a shortage of staff.
Gopalganj, Bihar: A district in Bihar specifically mentioned as facing an acute shortage of teaching and non-teaching staff in Kendriya Vidyalayas.
Shri Jayant Chaudhary: Minister of State in the Ministry of Education who provided the answer to the parliamentary question.
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan: An autonomous organization under the Ministry of Education that manages the Kendriya Vidyalayas.
Reservation Policy: Government policy related to reserving posts for certain categories. It's mentioned in the context of appointments in Kendriya Vidyalayas, including contractual positions.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3497
ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025
Vacant Posts in Kendriya Vidyalayas
3497. Dr. Alok Kumar Suman:
Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of vacant post of teaching and non-teaching staff in Kendriya
Vidyalayas in the country;
(b) whether it is a fact that Kendriya Vidyalayas in Bihar are facing acute shortage
of teaching and non-teaching staff, particularly in district Gopalganj, if so, the
details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has taken any steps to fill such vacant posts in Bihar
and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether it is a fact that most of the schools have contractual employees for
teaching and non-teaching position violating the norms of positive
discrimination policy of the Government and if so, the reasons therefor; and
(e) whether it is also a fact that reservation policy in the appointment of such
contractual posts in Bihar is not being followed, if so, the reasons in this
regard?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)
(a) & (b) As per information received from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), as
on 01.06.2025, 7765 teaching posts and 1617 non-teaching posts are vacant across
the country. The vacancy positions of teaching and non-teaching staff in KVs located
in the State of Bihar particularly in district Gopalganj, are as under:
Post Total number of vacant posts
(as on 01.06.2025)
Vacancies in KVs Vacancies in KV
in the State of Gopalganj
BiharTeaching Post 288 02
Non-Teaching Post 26 01
(c) to (e) Filling up of vacancies is a continuous process and efforts are made to fill
up the vacancies as per the provisions of the relevant recruitment rules. Vacancies
keep on arising due to opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), retirement,
resignation, promotion of employees, transfer, employees going on lien to another
department and up-gradation of schools. Teachers are also engaged on contractual
basis against sanctioned posts vacancies for temporary duration by KVS to ensure
that the teaching-learning process is not hampered.
Recruitment for regular staff is conducted centrally by KVS, 12867 offers of
appointments for various posts of teaching and non-teaching staff were issued
through Direct Recruitment during mission recruitment from September, 2022 to
12.07.2025 by KVS to fill up the vacant posts across the country including in the
State of Bihar. The reservation policy is implemented in KVS in accordance with the
rules and guidelines of the Government of India.
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