Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools, are one of the famous brands in India. It is part of The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, which translates into "Central School Organization".

It is a system of Central Government Schools in India established under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. As of 2023, it has approximately 1000+ schools in India, and three abroad in Kathmandu, Moscow, and Tehran. It is one of the world's largest chains of schools and the largest chain of schools in India controlled by 25 Regional Offices and 5 ZIETs (Zonal Institute of Education and Training) under KVS (HQ).

Kendriya Vidyalaya School fees are one of the lowest and several people around India also want to send their kids to Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools, because of which there is a lot of competition in the school.

I am a pass out of KV Bantalab, which is based out in the Jammu region.

Kendriya Vidyalaya School fees were decent and for single girl children, it was free. I need to confirm if they are adhering to this policy today or not.

Initially, when students were admitted, they usually did it from lower sections, and at that time when I was admitted to KV School, in 3rd grade, our fee was around 50 rupees if I am not wrong, and when we reached 12th class, our fee was around 600 INR per month, which is far less than what is usually charged by private schools in India.

Kendriya Vidyalaya School Fee These Days
As per the official website of KV Sangathan, Kendriya Vidyalaya School Fees are as below structure:

1. Admission Fee: ₹25 
2. Re-Admission Fee: ₹100
3. Tuition Fee (Per Month): 
   • Class IX & X (Boy): ₹200
   • Class XI & XII Commerce & Humanities (Boy): ₹300
   • Class XI & XII Science (Boy): ₹400
4. Computer Fund: 
   • Class III Onwards: ₹100
   • Computer Science Fee (for elective subjects in class XI & XII): ₹150
5. Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi from Classes I to XII (per month): ₹500

To know more about the Kendriya Vidyalaya School Fees and category-wise exemption, you can refer to below data:

Category-wise exemption from the payment of Tuition Fee, VVN, and Computer Fund in Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools

1. Category 1: Girl students from class I to XII
Tuition Fee: Exempted
Computer Fund: No Exemption
VVN Contribution: No Exemption

2. Category 2: SC/ST Students
Tuition Fee: Exempted
Computer Fund: No Exemption
VVN Contribution: No Exemption

3. Category 3: Children of KVS employees
Tuition Fee: Exempted
Computer Fund: No Exemption
VVN Contribution: No Exemption

4. Category 4: Children of officers and men of armed forces and Paramilitary personnel killed or disabled during the hostilities 1962; 1965; 1971 and 1999 as well as to the children of Defense Personnel of Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Srilanka and personnel of armed forces killed or disabled in "Operation Meghdoot" in Siachen area and "Operation Vijay" in Kargil.
Tuition Fee: Exempted
Computer Fund: No Exemption
VVN Contribution: Exempted

5. Category 5: Concession of exemption from payment of tuition fee, (VVN and Computer Fund) is also extended to the children of Armed Forces and Para Military Forces personnel whose parents were killed/declared missing or permanently disabled during any counter insurgency operation in India or abroad. Provided the children produce the certificate granted by the concerned Ministry.
Tuition Fee: Exempted
Computer Fund: Exempted
VVN Contribution: Exempted

6. Category 6: Children of parents, who are living below the poverty line, up to two children, and having BPL Card.
​​​​​​​Tuition Fee: Exempted
Computer Fund: No Exemption
VVN Contribution: Exempted

7. Category 7: Disabled students (Subject to the condition laid down in KVS Letter No.F125-19/2007-08/KVS (Budget) dt.15.10.2009)
Tuition Fee: Exempted
Computer Fund: No Exemption
VVN Contribution: Exempted

8. Category 8: All girl students from classes VI to XII who happen to be the only child of their parents (w.e.f. 01.01.2006 from VVN & Computer Fund)
Tuition Fee: Exempted
Computer Fund: Exempted
VVN Contribution: Exempted

9. Category 9: Emergency Assistance to the students
Exemption of VVN for one academic session is allowed

KVS - Vision and Mission

Vision

KVS believes in imparting knowledge/values and nurturing the talent, enthusiasm and creativity of its students for seeking excellence through high-quality educational endeavours.

Mission

• To cater to the educational needs of children of transferable Central Government including Defence and Para-military personnel by providing a common programme of education;
• To pursue excellence and set the pace in the field of school education;
• To initiate and promote experimentation and innovations in education in collaboration with other bodies like Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) etc.
• To develop the spirit of national integration and create a sense of "Indianness" among children.
• To Provide, establish, endow, maintain, control & manage schools, hereinafter called the 'Kendriya Vidyalaya' for the children of transaferable employees of the Government of India, floating populations & others including those living in remote & undeveloped locations of the country & to do all acts & things necessary for the conducive to the promotions of such schools.

Salient Features

• Common text-books and bilingual medium of instructions for all Kendriya Vidyalayas.
• All Kendriya Vidyalayas are affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education.
• All Kendriya Vidyalayas are co-educational, composite schools.
• Sanskrit is taught from class VI - VIII.
• The quality of teaching is kept reasonably high by an appropriate teacher-pupil ratio.
• No tuition fee for boysupto Class VIII, girls upto Class XII and SC/ST students and children of KVS employees.

What is special about Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools?
One of the best things about being part of Kendriya Vidyalaya School is that you are able to get exposure to people from different states of India, and hence it is also sometimes termed as Mini-India.

I still remember having friends not only from Punjab, but from Bhopal and Karnataka, although we never used to ask for their states as we as kids believed everyone is from Jammu only and they used to have their villages.

During Summer Vacations, every single friend of mine used to say that I am going to my village which was obviously some other state in India and I used to think why isn't there a village that I can go to?

It is one of the amazing places to study, because you usually see people from all walks of life which expands the vision and overall thinking of the students that are studying there. Also, a sense of belonging is what people get when they are part of a school system like that of Kendriya Vidyalaya.

References:
KV Sangathan Official Website