There has been a huge Drop in the enrollments of students in Kendriya Vidyalayas, 2.86 Lakh Students Have decided in five years

News India Live, Digital Desk: Student Enrollment: According to data presented in Parliament by the Union Ministry of Education, there has been a significant decline in the admission of students in Kendriya Vidyalaya KVS in the last five years. The total number of students in these schools has decreased by 2.86 lakhs in a period of five years. This figure indicates an important analysis for the government education system in India.

Union Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi has recently provided this information in response to a written question in the Rajya Sabha. According to the data, the total enrollment of students in Kendriya Vidyalayas in the academic session 2019-20 was 14,35,856. However, this number continued to decrease in later years. In 2020-21 it increased to 14,07,769, stood at 14,34,510 in 2021-22, in 2022-23, 13,83,732 in 2022-23, and the latest available figures perhaps the initial figures up to 2023-24 or by a particular point, it reached 11,49,112. Overall, it shows a decrease of about 2.86 lakhs in five years.

However, the 2021–22 session saw a slight increase in the number of students, mainly due to the availability of online education during the Kovid-19 epidemic and a sense of security among parents. During that period, students from many private schools moved to government or central schools for fees and quality. But after that the decline has started again.

The Education Minister had also stated in the Lok Sabha that the number of new admissions for the academic session 2024-25 in Kendriya Vidyalayas has been the lowest in the last five years. This decline is a matter of concern for education experts and policy makers, as Kendriya Vidyalayas are usually considered one of the most prestigious government school series in the country.

The Ministry has not given details of the specific reasons behind this decline. Nevertheless, possible reasons may include changes in parents’ choice, attraction towards private schools, improvement in infrastructure of local government schools or even some untouched factors related to transfer policies. There is a need for deep analysis of these figures to understand the quality of education, access and its effect on the choice of parents.