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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). [1] [2] Sainik Schools, along with 1 RIMC and 5 RMS (Rashtriya Military Schools), contribute 25% to 30% officer cadets to NDA and INA. [3] As of 2021, there were 33 Sainik Schools, and MoD will establish 100 more boarding Sainik Schools in public–private partnership (PPP) mode. [3]

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MoD run Sainik Schools as joint venture with the respective state governments. MoD provides annual funding, and serving officers on deputation to school. State governments provide the land, infrastructure, and other teaching and administrative employees. [3]

Sainik Schools follow the "CBSE Plus" by using CBSE curriculum while additionally aiming to prepare children for entry into NDA and INA. Admission to Sainik Schools is granted at class VI and class IX. The reservation policy caters for SC/ST, domicile of the respective states and the wards of Armed Forces employees and ex-servicemen. [3]

History

The inspiration for setting up the Sainik Schools came from the Royal Indian Military College (RIMC) and Royal Indian Military Schools (now called Rashtriya Military School or RMS) which have given India many service chiefs. 1 RIMC and 5 RMS were established by the government after the World War I to Indianise the British Colonial Military in India by providing western style education with the aim to prepare the potential pool of future military officers. RIMC was established in 1922. Five RMS were established, namely Chail Military School in 1922, Ajmer Military School in 1930, Belgaum Military School in 1945, Bangalore Military School in 1946 and Dholpur Military School in 1962. First Sainik School came up in 1961. Additionally, there are several private military schools, Maharashtra has highest number of those. [3] Oldest private military school is Bhonsala Military School, which was established in 1937.

Although Sainik School, Lucknow, established in 1960 was the first Sainik School, is not under the Sainik School Society, but rather under Uttar Pradesh Sainik Schools Society, which is registered under the Indian Societies Registration Act (1860). [2]

In 2008, in his Union Budget the Finance minister, P Chidambaram, allocated ₹2 crore to each of the 25 Sainik schools, to counter rising attrition in the defence forces, especially at the officer level. [4]

Sainik schools are ordinary citizen's public school where deserving students get high-quality education irrespective of their income or class background. Seats are reserved for children of SC/ST and serving/retired defence personnel.

The objective of the Sainik Schools is to prepare the students to lead as officers in the Defence Services of the country. The schools select bright and promising students through an All India Sainik School Entrance Examination (AISSEE) and focus on moulding their overall personality with emphasis on extracurricular activities.

Sainik schools resources allow cadets to develop their skills in sports, academics and other extracurricular activities. Infrastructure in Sainik Schools include running tracks, cross-country tracks, indoor games, parade grounds, boxing rings, firing ranges, canoeing clubs, horse riding clubs, mountaineering clubs, trekking and hiking club, obstacles courses, football, hockey and cricket fields, as well as volleyball and basketball courts. Cadets also become a part of NCC. A cadet who completes their 12th standard usually possess a NCC B certificate.

Cadets are assigned to houses. They are classified as sub-juniors, juniors and seniors respectively depending upon their class of study. Cadets compete in sports, physical training, academics, cross country, drill and various other competitions to win their house trophy.

Sainik Schools Society

The Sainik Schools Society is an organisation under the Ministry of Defence. The Chief Executive Body of the Sainik Schools Society is a Board of Governors functioning under the Chairmanship of the Defence Minister. For exercising closer control and supervision over the affairs of Sainik Schools there is an executive committee under the Chairmanship of Defence Secretary. The day-to-day work of the Society is managed by JS (Trg) & Hony Secretary who is assisted by Inspecting Officers, DS (Trg), Under Secretary, Sainik Schools Society (Sainik School Cell). The staff for the cell is provided by the MoD. The local administration of the school is looked after by a Local Board of Administration whose chairman is the GoC-in-C of the concerned Command where the Sainik School is located.

Sainik Schools

Existing Sainik Schools under Sainik Schools Society, MOD

List of Existing Sainik Schools [5]
NoStateLocationEstablished date
1Andhra Pradesh [6] Korukonda 18-Jan-1962
2Andhra Pradesh [7] Kalikiri 20-Aug-2014
3Arunachal Pradesh [8] East Siang 2018
4Assam [9] Goalpara 12-Nov-1964
5Bihar [10] Nalanda 12-Oct-2003
6Bihar [11] Gopalganj 12-Oct-2003
7Chhattisgarh [12] Ambikapur 01-Sep-2008
8Gujarat [13] Balachadi 08-Jul-1961
9Haryana [14] Kunjpura 24-Jul-1961
10Haryana [15] Rewari 29-Aug-2009
11Himachal Pradesh [16] Sujanpur Tihra 02-Nov-1978
12Jammu & Kashmir [17] Nagrota 22-Aug-1970
13Jharkhand [18] Tilaiya 16-Sep-1963
14Karnataka [19] Bijapur16-Sep-1963
15Karnataka [20] Kodagu18-Oct-2007
16Kerala [21] Kazhakootam 26-Jan-1962
17Madhya Pradesh [22] Rewa 20-Jul-1962
18Maharashtra [23] Satara 23-June-1961
19Maharashtra [24] Chandrapur 2019
20Manipur [25] Imphal 07-Oct-1971
21Mizoram [26] Chhingchhip21 April 2017
22Nagaland [27] Punglwa 02-Apr-2007
23Odisha [28] Bhubaneswar 01-Feb-1962
24Odisha [29] Sambalpur 2020
25Punjab [30] Kapurthala 08-Jul-1961
26Rajasthan [31] Chittorgarh 07-Aug-1961
27Rajasthan [32] Jhunjhunu 13-Dec-2012
28Tamil Nadu [33] Amaravathinagar 16-Jul-1962
29Uttarakhand [34] Ghorakhal 21-Mar-1966
30Uttar Pradesh [35] Jhansi 02-Aug-2019
31Uttar Pradesh [36] Mainpuri 2019
32Uttar Pradesh [37] Amethi 2020
33West Bengal [38] Purulia 29-Jan-1962

Sainik School, Manasbal

It is the second Sainik School in Jammu and Kashmir, the first being in Nagrota. The school was established by the Sainik Schools Society and founded by then-Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Sheikh Abdullah in 1980.[3] The school started on September 14, 1981.[4] The first principal was Wing Commander J. K. Gandhi.

The school comes under the control of Government of Jammu and Kashmir, supported by the Ministry of Defence. J&K Sainik School Manasbal is the second Sainik School which runs under state government, rest all of such schools are managed by the Indian Ministry of Defence.[1] Initially, the Principals for this school were being deputed from the Army Education Corps, but since 1995 the school is managed by civil officials deputed by the Department of School Education.[1][2] On 26 July 2023, School Education Department, J&K, appointed Lt. Col. Gh Hassan Nath (Retd.) as Principal of the School.

Uttar Pradesh - Sainik School, Lucknow

Sainik School Lucknow was established in July 1960. The only one of the Sainik Schools to be administered by the State Government, the alumni of which, Captain Manoj Pandey, posthumously received Param Veer Chakra. It was the first Sainik School in the country, and was followed by the setting up of other Sainik Schools, under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, on the same lines. The education in this school is subsidised by the Government of Uttar Pradesh. It is a residential English medium school affiliated to CBSE Board.

The school is run by the Uttar Pradesh Sainik Schools Society, which is registered under the Indian Societies Registration Act (1860). It is the only Sainik School which is completely financed and managed by the State Government.

Proposed Sainik Schools

  1. Sainik School, Jaipur, Rajasthan
  2. Sainik School, Godda, Jharkhand
  3. Sainik School, Alwar, Rajasthan [39]
  4. Sainik School, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
  5. Sainik School, Matanhail at Matanhail in Jhajjar district was announced by the Haryana government in 2018. Foundation stone was laid in 2003 by the then Defence Minister George Fernandes, but no progress was made. In 2018, with the efforts of Haryana Finance Minister, Captain Abhimanyu, the BJP Government of Haryana agreed to provide funds and 100 acre land in Matanhail and Rudiyawas villages for the establishment of this school. [40] With this Haryana will be only state in India with 3 sainik schools. [41]
  6. Sainik School, Pali, Rajasthan
  7. Sainik School, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
  8. Sainik School, Mumbai, Maharashtra
  9. Sainik School, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
  10. Sainik School, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh
  11. Sainik School Dausa, Rajasthan
  12. Sainik School Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
  13. Sainik School Udaipur, Rajasthan
  14. Sainik School, Kashmir
  15. Sainik School, Leh
  16. Sainik School, Port Blair
  17. Sainik School, Silvassa Dadra and Nagar Haveli and daman & Diu
  18. Sainik School, Gurdaspur Punjab
  19. Sainik school, Sikar,Rajasthan

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced during Budget 2021 that 100 new Sainik schools will be set up across the country in partnership with private schools and NGOs[ citation needed ].

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  9. ↑ Sainik School Goalpara, Assam
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  33. ↑ "Sainik School Amaravathinagar - Index".
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  35. ↑ "Sainik School Jhansi".
  36. ↑ "Sainik School Mainpuri".
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  40. ↑ Matanhail Of Jhajjar District In Haryana Will Have The Third Sainik School Of The State As The Government Will Provide Land And Budget For Its Construction Soon., Public Relations Haryana, Govt of Haryana, 2018.
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