Sainik schools open for girls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while his address on the Independence Day celebration, announced that Sainik Schools across India will now be open for female students as well.

Sainik schools

Sainik Schools are a system of schools that was established and looked after by the Sainik Schools Society. It comes under the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Establishment of sainik schools was led by V. K. Krishna Menon in 1961, who was the then Defence Minister of India.

Why were sainik schools established?

Sainik Schools were established for rectifying regional and class imbalance amongst Officer cadre of the Indian Military. Schools were opened to prepare students mentally and physically both for entering into the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Indian Naval Academy (INA).

Number of schools

Currently there are 33 Sainik Schools exsisting. MoD is all ready to establish 100 more boarding Sainik Schools in public–private partnership (PPP) .

Who runs sainik schools?

MoD run Sainik Schools in association with state governments of the respective states MoD helps with the provision of funds and serving officers for the post of Principal while, State governments provide land, infrastructure and teaching

Curriculum of Sainik schools

Sainik Schools follow “CBSE Plus” syllabus by using CBSE curriculum with an aim of preparing children for entry into NDA and INA.