Reservation in Sainik School - Defence

Defence - Reservation in Sainik School - 27% reservation for OBCs

Ministry of Defence

Reservation in Sainik School

FEB 2020

At present, there are 31 Sainik Schools functioning in the country. State wise details of Sainik Schools in the country is as under:

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S. No.	Name of School	State
1	Sainik School Korukonda	Andhra Pradesh
2	Sainik School Kalikiri	Andhra Pradesh
3	Sainik School East Siang	Arunachal Pradesh
4	Sainik School Goalpara	Assam
5	Sainik School Nalanda	Bihar
6	Sainik School Gopalganj	Bihar
7	Sainik School Ambikapur	Chhattisgarh
8	Sainik School Balachadi	Gujarat
9	Sainik School Kunjpura	Haryana
10	Sainik School Rewari	Haryana
11	Sainik School SujanpurTira	Himachal Pradesh
12	Sainik School Nagrota	Jammu & Kashmir
13	Sainik School Tilaiya	Jharkhand
14	Sainik School Bijapur	Karnataka
15	Sainik School Kodagu	Karnataka
16	Sainik School Kazhakootam	Kerala
17	Sainik School Rewa	Madhya Pradesh
18	Sainik School Satara	Maharashtra
19	Sainik School Chandrapur	Maharashtra
20	Sainik School Imphal	Manipur
21	Sainik School Chhingchhip	Mizoram
22	Sainik School Punglwa	Nagaland
23	Sainik School Bhubaneswar	Odisha
24	Sainik School Kapurthala	Punjab
25	Sainik School Chittorgarh	Rajasthan
26	Sainik School Jhunjhunu	Rajasthan
27	Sainik School Amaravathi Nagar	Tamil Nadu
28	Sainik School Ghorakhal	Uttarakhand
29	Sainik School Mainpuri	Uttar Pradesh
30	Sainik School Jhansi	Uttar Pradesh
31	Sainik School Purulia	West Bengal

Admission to Sainik School is strictly merit based through a competitive exam and medical fitness. As per Sainik School Society Rules and Regulations 1997, seats for admission in Sainik Schools are reserved for candidates belonging to SC, ST and Defence categories. It has been decided on 10th January, 2020 to have 27% reservation for OBCs in admissions to align with the formulations of the M/o Human Resources Development on the matter of admissions.

This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik in a written reply to Shri Margani Bharatin Lok Sabha today.

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Rashtriya Military Schools (RMS) and Sainik Schools in India

Military and Sainik Schools

 

At present, there are five Rashtriya Military Schools (RMS) and twenty four Sainik Schools under the Ministry of Defence in the country. Their state-wise location is enclosed as below.

 

At present there is no proposal to open any new RMS.

The Sainik Schools are set up on the request of concerned States subject to fulfillment of laid down criteria and not as a part of five year plan. Proposals have been received from the State Governments of Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh for setting up new Sainik Schools in Sambalpur, Sagar and Chittoor district respectively.

 

Rashtriya Military Schools are fully financed by the Central Government. To improve performance of these schools, various measures are regularly being taken such as the regular training of Principals, teachers and cadets under the guidance of professionals from institutions like National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA) and National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT), etc.

S. No.	STATE	Number of Military Schools
1	HIMACHAL PRADESH	I
2	KARNATAKA	2
3	RAJASTHAN	2
Sainik Schools
S. No.	STATE	Number of Sainik Schools
1	ANDHRA PRADESH	1
2	ASSAM	1
3	BIHAR	2
4	CHHATTISGARH	l
5	GUJARAT	1
6	HARYANA	2
7	HIMACHAL PRADESH	1
8	JAMMLJ & KASHMIR	1
9	JHARKHAND	1
10	KARNATAKA	2
11	KERALA	1
12	MADHYA PRADESH	1
13	MAHARASHTRA	1
14	MANIPUR	1
15	NAGALAND	1
16	ORISSA	1
17	PUNJAB	1
18	RAJASTHAN	1
19	TAMIL NADU	1
20	UTTRAKHAND	1
21	WEST BENGAL	1

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Kamal Kishore "Commando"and others in Lok Sabha today.

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