New Delhi, July 28 -- Fresh enrolments in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) have hit a five-year low in the 2024-25 academic year, with only 1,39,660 new admissions recorded across the country, the Ministry of Education informed the Lok Sabha on Monday.

The overall student strength also declined to 13,50,518 this year, down from 13,89,560 in 2023-24 and 14,24,147 in 2022-23.

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan informed that the number of new students enrolled over the last five years was 1,95,081 in 2020-21, 1,82,846 in 2021-22, 1,57,914 in 2022-23, 1,75,386 in 2023-24, and 1,39,660 in 2024-25.

The total number of students studying in KVs in the country in those years stood at 13,87,763; 14,29,434; ...