The Sainik Schools are a system of public schools in India established and managed by the Sainik Schools Society under Ministry of Defence (MoD). They were conceived in 1961 by V. K. Krishna Menon, the then Defence Minister of India, to rectify the regional and class imbalance amongst the officer cadre of the Indian Military. The primary objective of the Sainik Schools is to prepare students academically, mentally and physically for entry into the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Indian Naval Academy (INA). Sainik Schools, along with 1 RIMC and 5 RMS, contribute 25% to 30% officer cadets to NDA and INA. As of 2021, there were 33 Sainik Schools, and MoD will establish 100 more boarding Sainik Schools in public–private partnership (PPP) mode.
Sainik School Ghorakhal is a Sainik School established by first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru under in 1966. It is located in Ghorakhal, at an altitude of about 6,000 feet (1,800 m) above sea level amidst the Kumaon Hills in Nainital district of the state of Uttarakhand, India.
The Sainik School, Balachadi, in Jamnagar, Gujarat, is one of the leading Sainik Schools in the chain of Sainik Schools. It is one of the outstanding boarding schools for public education in Gujarat. It was established in July 1961 by the then Honorable Minister of Home Affairs, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri. The school was the second Sainik School to be established in India after Sainik School, Satara. It is an elite English medium, fully residential boarding school for boys and girls, providing premium public education, with a military bias, up to 10+2 stage, as per the Central Board of Secondary Education.
Rashtriya Military School, Belgaum is one of five military schools in India. Entrance tests for the military schools are held every year in December. About 70,000 to 80,000 students attend this test and around 350 students are selected. The schools are run by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
Sainik School Rewa is one of the 33 Sainik Schools of India. It is a purely residential school. The medium of instruction is English. Established by Government of India on 20 July 1962 at the sprawling estate known as Yuvraj Bhawan which belonged to Maharaja Martand Singh Judeo, Yuvraj of former Princely state of Rewa, the school prepares boys to join the indian armed forces. The school has contributed about 950 officers. It is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education and is a member of Indian Public Schools Conference (IPSC).
Rashtriya Military School, Dholpur is one of five military schools of India. It is situated in Dholpur in Rajasthan and was established in 1962 by a former defence minister, Krishnan Menon, to facilitate education of the children of the Defense personnel as well as the civilians. Military Schools in India were previously known as King George Royal Indian Military College.
Sainik School at Korukonda informally began on 10 September 1961. The school was formally founded by its first principal, Commander Trevor De Almeida, on 18 January 1962, when the first batch of 205 students had joined. It started admitting girl students for the first time in 2021 by allocating 10 out of 80 admissions in class 6 to girls. Admission to the school is extremely competitive and it received 11,000 applications for the 80 seats in 2021.
Sainik SchoolKazhakootam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, is a residential school under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, located approximately 18 km away from Thiruvananthapuram city beside Kazhakoottam - Venjarammoodu bypass and 1 km away from National Highway 66.
Sainik School Goalpara, Assam, India, was established on 12 November 1964, under the Sainik Schools Society, New Delhi under the Ministry of Defence (India). The idea of Sainik schools were presented by the then Defence Minister V.K.Menon in 1961. The school was established in the town of Goalpara which is a district headquarter. Subsequently, the school was shifted to its present location at Rajapara Village in Mornai in Goalpara District. Initially 18 Sainik schools were founded.
Sainik School Tilaiya, Jharkhand, India, is a public boarding school established and managed by the Sainik Schools Society under Ministry of Defence. It is a preparatory school for entry into the defence services — National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune and Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, Kerala.
Sainik School Sujanpur Tihra is a Sainik School in the town of Tira Sujanpur, Hamirpur district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.
J&K Sainik School Manasbal is located 32 km (20 mi) from Srinagar. It is a military school in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India, preparing students for the National Defence Academy and other allied courses. It is an English-medium school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education in New Delhi. Each year entrance exam is conducted for admission of students to class VI and class IX.
Sainik School, Purulia is a public Residential school established by the Sainik Schools Society in 1962, at Purulia, near Manguria in Purulia district, West Bengal India. The school prepares its students for the officers cadre in the Armed Forces and for other professions.
Rashtriya Military School Bangalore is a military boarding school in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It was established on 1 August 1946 and is one of only five RMS of its kind in India; the other four being Chail Military School established in 1922, Ajmer Military School in 1930, Belgaum Military School in 1945, and Dholpur Military School in 1962. The cadets enrolled in these schools are known as Georgians, after their founder father King George VI.
Sainik School, Gopalganj is a Sainik School established by the Sainik Schools Society in 2003. It is located in Gopalganj, Bihar, in the Sipaya village, at an altitude of about 30 metres (98 ft) above sea level, 8 km (5.0 mi) from Kuchaikote in Gopalganj district of the state of Bihar, India. Affiliated to CBSE Affiliation No.: 380003, School No.: 65126. The School has celebrated its 21st Raising Day on 12th Oct 2023.
Sainik School, Bhubaneswar is one of the 33 Sainik Schools in India. It used to be a purely residential school for boys. Admission for Girls have also been started. The medium of instruction is English. Established by Government of India on 1 February 1962 at Bhubaneswar, the Capital City of Odisha. It is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education and is a member of Indian Public Schools Conference (IPSC).
Sainik School Imphal is a residential English medium school established on 7 October 1971 at Imphal, Manipur by Government of India. It is one of the 33 Sainik Schools of India. It is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education and is a member of Indian Public Schools Conference (IPSC).
Sainik School Nagrota (Jammu) is one of the 33 Sainik Schools of India. It is a residential school. The medium of instruction is English. Established by Government of India on 22 August 1970 at Nagrota and is under Ministry of Defence. It is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education and is a member of Indian Public Schools Conference (IPSC).
Sainik School Punglwa is boys' school in Peren, Nagaland, India. It was established by the Indian government in 2007 and is part of the Sainik School network.
Sainik School Satara is one of the 33 Sainik Schools of India. The medium of instruction is English. Established by Government of India on 23 June 1961 at Satara. It is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education and is a member of Indian Public Schools Conference (IPSC).It also has Primary Sainik School Satara attached to it.
