Selection Scale

1. What are the criteria for grant of Selection Scale to teachers in KVS?

Ans: Teachers are entitled for grant of Senior Scale on completion of 12 years regular service in the entry scale and selection scale is granted on completion of 12 years regular service in the Senior Scale of their respective cadre on fulfillment of the following conditions –

The number of posts in the selection scale to teachers are restricted to 20% of the number of posts in the senior scale of the respective cadre.
For the purpose of grant of Selection scale Primary Teachers and Trained Graduate Teachers shall be required to obtain essential qualifications of promotional post.
Every teacher would be required to participate in an in-service training programme of at least three weeks duration within 06 years before due date of Senior/Selection Scale i.e. once in every six years.
The Senior Scale and Selection scale are granted by an appropriate Departmental Promotion Committee after screening the satisfactory performance of eligible teachers.

2. Whether the essential qualifications for the promotional post is pre-requisite for the grant of selection scale.

Ans: Yes.
For grant of selection scale to PRTs, they must have the required essential educational/professional qualifications for the post of TGTs as per KVS Recruitment Rules along with other required conditions with proper subject combination at Graduate Level. For grant of selection scale to TGTs, they must have the required essential educational/professional qualification for the post of PGTs in the subject of their present post as per KVS Recruitment Rules along with other required conditions. For grant of selection scale to PGTs, they must have the Master’s degree in respective subject and Bachelor of Education Degree along with other required conditions. Keeping in view the fact that Misc. categories of teachers are not getting any promotion, the Ministry of HRD conveyed the approval to grant of Selection scale to Misc. categories of teachers i.e. PRT (Music), TGT(WET), TGT(P&HE), TGT(AE), Yoga Teacher & Librarians without insisting the condition of qualification for promotional post. Other terms and conditions will remain unchanged.

3. What is the required bench mark for APAR for the purpose of grant of Selection Scale?

Ans: The required bench mark is “Good” for grant of selection scale at present.

4. Whether it is necessary to attend 21 days in-service course within 06 years before due date of Senior/Selection Scale?

Ans: Yes it is necessary to attend 21 days in-service within 06 years before due date of Senior/Selection Scale i.e. once in every six years.

5. Whether the experience as Resource person in in-service course (ISC) will be treated as equivalent to that of participant in the in-service course for purpose of grant of Senior/Selection Scale?

Ans: Yes, The experience as Resource Person in 21 days in-service course of same cadre only. For example. – PGT acts as Resource Person in ISC for PGT will be treated as equivalent to the participation in the in-service course for purpose of grant of Senior/Selection Scale.

6. Are copies of relevant instructions issued by authorities available?

Ans: The instructions/clarifications issued in this regard of MHRD & KVS vide their letters dated 12-08-1987, 03.11.1987, 06.02.1989, 03.03.2009, 25.03.2009, 24.05.2011, 09-06-2011 & 30-5-2016 are annexed herewith for information.