Abstract:
The Sainik Schools were established as a joint venture of the Central and State
Governments. These are under the overall governance of Sainik Schools Society. At
present, there are 24 Sainik Schools located in various parts of the country. Sainik
Schools at Rewari (Haryana) is the latest one started in March 2009.
These are fully residential schools run on public school lines. The schools provide all
facilities for overall personality development. NCC is compulsory up to class-XII.
The School Campus provides a forum for communication between professionals and
students.
The infrastructure of these schools is constructed and maintained by the State Govt.
67% of the seats are reserved for the boys from the state in which the School is located.
The objectives of Sainik Schools include bringing quality public school education
within the reach of the common man, all round development of a child’s personality
and to remove regional imbalance in the officer’s cadre of the Armed Forces. The
Sainik Schools have shown an upward trend in the number of cadets joining the
National Defence Academy in keeping with the primary aim of establishing of Sainik
Schools to prepare boys academically, physically and mentally for entry into the
National Defence Academy.
