Sainik School

The Sainik Schools are a system of schools in India established by Sainik School Society, and conceived in 1961 by V. K. Krishna Menon, the then Defence Minister of India, to rectify the regional and class imbalance amongst the Officer cadre of the Indian Military, and to prepare students for entry into the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune.Today there are over 24 such schools covering all the states of the country.

The schools come under the purview of respective state governments and Ministry of Defence, and in his Union Budget of 2008, Finance minister, P Chidambaram, allocated Rs 2 crore to each of the 22 Sainik schools, to counter rising attrition in the defence forces, especially at the officer level. .

History

The inspiration for Sainik Schools came from the Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) which have given India many service chiefs and the public school system of England. Sainik schools can be regarded as the ordinary citizen's public school where deserving students can get high quality education irrespective of their income or class background. Seats are reserved for children of serving Defence personnel and concessions are given to children of Government officials.

The objective of the schools is to prepare the students to lead as officers in the Defence Services of the country. The schools selects bright and promising students through a national entrance examination and attempts to mould their overall personality with emphasis on extracurricular activities.

Sainik schools have excellent resources which can be exploited by cadets to develop their skills in sports, acadamics and other extracurricular activities. The Sainik Schools include an athletic track, cross-country track, indoor games, Parade ground , boxing ring, firing range, canoeing club, horse riding club, mountaineering club, trekking & hiking club, obstacles course, football field , hockey field cricket field, volleyball court and basketball courts. Cadets also become a part of NCC. A cadet who completes his 12th standard usually possess a NCC B certificate.

Cadets are assigned to various 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 cock house trophy which is very prestigious for the house.

Sainik Schools

1. Sainik School Amaravathinagar , Tamil Nadu. Established: 16-Jul-1962
2. Sainik School Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh
3. Sainik School Balachadi, Gujarat. Established: 08-Jul-1961
4. Sainik School Bhubaneswar, Orissa. Established: 01-Feb-1962
5. Sainik School Bijapur, Karnataka. Established: 16-Sep-1963
6. Sainik School Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. Established: 07-Aug-1961
7. Sainik School Ghorakhal, Nainital Uttarakhand Estd: 21-Mar-1966
8. Sainik School Goalpara, Assam Established: 12-Nov-1964
9. Sainik School Gopalganj, Bihar Established: 12-Oct-2003
10. Sainik School Imphal, Manipur Established: 07-Oct-1971
11. Sainik School Kapurthala Punjab. Established: 08-Jul-1961
12. Sainik School Kazhakootam, Kerala. Established: 26-Jan-1962
13. Sainik School Korukonda, Andhra Pradesh. Established: 18-Jan-1962
14. Sainik School, Kunjpura, Haryana Established: 03-Jul-1961
15. Sainik School Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Established: Jul-1960 (The Oldest Sainik School & only Sainik School run by State Government)
16. Sainik School Nagrota, Jammu & Kashmir Established: 22-Aug-1970
17. Sainik School Nalanda, Bihar Established: 12-Oct-2003
18. Sainik School Pungalwa, Nagaland Established: 02-Apr-2007
19. Sainik School Purulia, West Bengal Established: 29-Jan-1962
20. Sainik School Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. Established: 20-Jul-1962
21. Sainik School Rewari, Haryana
22. Sainik School Sujanpur Tihra, Himachal Pradesh. Established: 02-Jul-1978
23. Sainik School Tilaiya, Jharkhand. Established: 16-Sep-1963
24. Sainik School Satara, Maharashtra. Established: 23-Jun-1961

References

1. ^ Budget bounty lifts spirits at Sainik schools The Economic Times, Mar 5 , 2008
2. ^ Official website of Sainik School, Amaravathinagar
3. ^ Official website of Sainik School, Balachadi
4. ^ Official website of Sainik School, Bhubaneswar
5. ^ Official website of Sainik School, Bijapur
6. ^ Official website of Sainik School, Chittorgarh
7. ^ Official website of Sainik School, Imphal
8. ^ Official website of Sainik School, Kazhatoottam
9. ^ Official website of Sainik School, Korukonda
10. ^ Official website of Sainik School, Kunjpura
11. ^ Official website of Sainik School, Nagrota
12. ^ Official website of Sainik School, Rewa
13. ^ Official website of Sainik School, Satara
14. ^ Official website of Sainik School, Tilaiya
15. ^ Official website of Sainik School, Satara

External links

• Sainik Schools Society
• Home of Saikapians living overseas
• SAINIK SCHOOL,BIJAPUR
• Sainik School Amaravathinagar Alumini Association
• Old Boys of Sainik School Association
• Old Boys of Sainik School Kazhakoottam
• Website for Alumni of Sainik school korukonda Official site
• Home of Saikapians Living Overseas
• Sainik School Kapurthala Alumni website
• Sainik School Kunjpura Karnal Alumni website
• Sainik School Sujanpur Tihra Alumni website
• Sainik School Tilaiya Old Boys Association
• Sainik School Amaravathinagar
• Old Boys Association of Sainik School, Bijapur
• Sainik School Balachadi
• Sainik School Goalpara Old Boys Association Forum
• Sainik School Nagrota official website
• Sainik School Kapurthala official website
• Sainik School Kapurthala Old Boys Association
• Sainik School Purulia Official Site
• Sainik School Rewa official site

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