Sainik Schools
The Sainik Schools are a system of
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 (
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
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
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
No | State | Location | Established date |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Andhra Pradesh[6] | Korukonda | 18-Jan-1962 |
2 | Andhra Pradesh[7] | Kalikiri | 20-Aug-2014 |
3 | Arunachal Pradesh[8] | East Siang | 2018 |
4 | Assam[9] | Goalpara | 12-Nov-1964 |
5 | Bihar[10] | Nalanda | 12-Oct-2003 |
6 | Bihar[11] | Gopalganj | 12-Oct-2003 |
7 | Chhattisgarh[12] | Ambikapur | 01-Sep-2008 |
8 | Gujarat[13] | Balachadi | 08-Jul-1961 |
9 | Haryana[14] | Kunjpura | 24-Jul-1961 |
10 | Haryana[15] | Rewari | 29-Aug-2009 |
11 | Himachal Pradesh[16] | Sujanpur Tihra | 02-Nov-1978 |
12 | Jammu & Kashmir[17] | Nagrota | 22-Aug-1970 |
13 | Jharkhand[18] | Tilaiya | 16-Sep-1963 |
14 | Karnataka[19] | Bijapur | 16-Sep-1963 |
15 | Karnataka[20] | Kodagu | 18-Oct-2007 |
16 | Kerala[21] | Kazhakootam |
26-Jan-1962 |
17 | Madhya Pradesh[22] | Rewa | 20-Jul-1962 |
18 | Maharashtra[23] | Satara | 23-June-1961 |
19 | Maharashtra[24] | Chandrapur | 2019 |
20 | Manipur[25] | Imphal | 07-Oct-1971 |
21 | Mizoram[26] | Chhingchhip | 21 April 2017 |
22 | Nagaland[27] | Punglwa | 02-Apr-2007 |
23 | Odisha[28] | Bhubaneswar | 01-Feb-1962 |
24 | Odisha[29] | Sambalpur | 2020 |
25 | Punjab[30] | Kapurthala | 08-Jul-1961 |
26 | Rajasthan[31] | Chittorgarh | 07-Aug-1961 |
27 | Rajasthan[32] | Jhunjhunu | 13-Dec-2012 |
28 | Tamil Nadu[33] | Amaravathinagar | 16-Jul-1962 |
29 | Uttarakhand[34] | Ghorakhal | 21-Mar-1966 |
30 | Uttar Pradesh[35] | Jhansi | 02-Aug-2019 |
31 | Uttar Pradesh[36] | Mainpuri | 2019 |
32 | Uttar Pradesh[37] | Amethi | 2020 |
33 | West Bengal[38] | Purulia | 29-Jan-1962 |
Sainik School, Manasbal
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
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
- Sainik School, Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Sainik School, Godda, Jharkhand
- Sainik School, Alwar, Rajasthan[39]
- Sainik School, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
- 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]
- Sainik School, Pali, Rajasthan
- Sainik School, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
- Sainik School, Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Sainik School, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
- Sainik School, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh
- Sainik School Dausa, Rajasthan
- Sainik School Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
- Sainik School Udaipur, Rajasthan
- Sainik School, Kashmir
- Sainik School, Leh
- Sainik School, Port Blair
- Sainik School, Silvassa Dadra and Nagar Haveli and daman & Diu
- Sainik School, Gurdaspur Punjab
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].
See also
- Cadet college, similar military educational institutions system in other nations.
- National Cadet Corps (India) (NCC)
- National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC)
- National Service Scheme (NSS)
- Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC)
- Rashtriya Military Schools (RMS)
References
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- ^ Official website of Sainik School, Balachadi
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- ^ Administrator. "Welcome to Sainik School Rewari".
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- ^ "Official website of Sainik School, Kapurthala".
- ^ "Official website of Sainik School, Chittorgarh". Archived from the original on 8 July 2006.
- ^ "Sainik School Jhunjhunu".
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- ^ "Official website of Sainik School Ghorakhal".
- ^ "Sainik School Jhansi".
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- ^ "Sainik School Amethi".
- ^ "Sainik School Purulia".
- ^ "In-principle approval for 3 Sainik schools in UP, 2 in Rajasthan". Zee News. 25 July 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Haryana’s nod to land, budget for third Sainik School, Times of India, July 2018.
External links
- Sainik Schools Society
- Home of Saikapians living overseas
- Sainik School Amaravathinagar Alumni Association
- Old Boys of Sainik School Association
- Old Boys of Balachadi Sainik School Association
- Old Boys of Sainik School Kazhakoottam
- Home of Saikapians Living Overseas
- Sainik School Sujanpur Tira Alumni website
- Sainik School Tilaiya Old Boys Association
- Old Boys Association of Sainik School, Bijapur
- Sainik School Goalpara, Assam Old Boys Association Forum