KVS-NVS Teacher Recruitment 2025: Candidates applying for teaching and non-teaching posts in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) are facing issues over the validity date of their Other Backward Classes-Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL) certificates.

The recruitment notification specifies that the OBC-NCL certificate must have been issued between January 1, 2025, and the last date of application, December 4, 2025. The requirement is part of the eligibility conditions mentioned in the official KVS-NVS Recruitment Notification 01/2025, issued on November 13, 2025. The notification states that the cut-off date for determining eligibility criteria, including age, educational qualifications and experience, is December 4, 2025.
Candidates whose certificates do not meet this requirement can face rejection during document verification, even if they have qualified in the recruitment examination. Candidates claiming OBC-NCL reservation must submit the prescribed certificate from the appropriate issuing authority, with the date of issue falling between January 1, 2025, and the application deadline, according to the notification.

