Sainik school, Mainpuri

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.