New Delhi
Aiming to establish 100 new Sainik schools across the country in a partnership model, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Saturday approved setting up of 21 Sainik schools, in partnership with NGOs, private schools or state governments.
The academic session for these new schools is scheduled to begin in the first week of May.
An official press release from the MoD stated, “The objectives behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of setting up 100 new Sainik schools is to provide quality education to students in tune with the National Education Policy and give them better career opportunities, including in the Armed Forces. It also gives an opportunity to the private sector to work hand-in-hand with the government towards nation building.”
Unlike the existing Sainik schools that are completely residential, seven will be day school and the rest will have residential arrangements. Besides their affiliation to the respective education boards, these schools would function under the aegis of Sainik Schools Society and will follow the rules and regulations in partnership mode prescribed by the society.
“In addition to their regular affiliated board curriculum, they will impart education of Academic Plus curriculum to students,” the release said.
As far as the admission is concerned, at least 40 per cent of the intake in Class VI will be from candidates who have qualified the All-India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination (AISSEE) conducted by the National Testing Agency through e-counselling and 60 per cent will be from students enrolled in the same school and desirous of taking admission under this vertical of new Sainik schools through a qualifying test. A notification about the detailed process for this will be released soon.
