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SAINIK SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY

Posted On: 13 FEB 2023 5:11PM by PIB Delhi

State/UT-wise list of Sainik Schools established under the erstwhile pattern of Sainik Schools is as follows:

Sainik Schools established under the erstwhile pattern

Sl.No.

Name of Sainik Schools

State

1

Kalikiri

Andhra Pradesh

2

Korukonda

3

East Siang

Arunachal Pradesh

4

Goalpara

Assam

5

Gopalganj

Bihar

6

Nalanda

7

Ambikapur

Chhattisgarh

8

Balachadi

Gujarat

9

Kunjpura

Haryana

10

Rewari

11

SujanpurTira

Himachal Pradesh

12

Nagrota

Jammu & Kashmir

13

Tilaiya

Jharkhand

14

Bijapur

Karnataka

15

Kodagu

16

Kazhakootam

Kerala

17

Rewa

Madhya Pradesh

18

Chandrapur

Maharashtra

19

Satara

20

Imphal

Manipur

21

Chhingchhip

Mizoram

22

Punglwa

Nagaland

23

Bhubaneswar

Odisha

24

Sambalpur

25

Kapurthala

Punjab

26

Chittorgarh

Rajasthan

27

Jhunjhunu

28

Amaravathinagar

Tamil Nadu

29

Ghorakhal

Uttarakhand

30

Amethi

Uttar Pradesh

31

Mainpuri

32

Jhansi

33

Purulia

West Bengal

 

Further, the Government has initiated and approved a scheme for setting up of 100 new Sainik Schools in partnership mode with NGOs/Private/State Government Schools in the country. State/UT-wise details of New Sainik Schools with whom Sainik Schools Society has signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) under this scheme is as follows:

Details of 18 New Sainik Schools (in Partnership mode)

Sl. No.

State/UT

Number of approved New Sainik Schools with whom Sainik Schools Society signed Memorandum of Agreement

1

Maharashtra

2

2

Karnataka

2

3

Himachal Pradesh

1

4

Gujarat

2

5

Haryana

2

6

Bihar

2

7

Andhra Pradesh

1

8

Punjab

1

9

Arunachal Pradesh

1

10

Kerala

1

11

Tamil Nadu

1

12

Madhya Pradesh

1

13

Dadra &Nagar Haveli

1

 

Sainik School wise average percentage of cadets who have joined armed forces (National Defence Academy(NDA)/Indian Naval Academy(INA)/Technical Entry Scheme(TES)) whilst studying in Sainik Schools in the past 6 years is as follows:

Average percentage of Cadets who joined Armed Forces (NDA/INA/Technical Entry Scheme) while studying in Sainik Schools in the past 6 years from 2016-17 to 2021-22:

 

SL.No.

Name of Sainik School

Average percentage of Cadets who joined Armed Forces while studying in Sainik Schools in the past 6 years from 2016-17 to 2021-22.

1

Amaravathinagar

11.42%

2

Ambikapur

9.30%

3

Balachadi

10.60%

4

Bhubaneshwar

2.82%

5

Bijapur

4.97%

6

Chittorgarh

19.35%

7

Ghorakhal

27.57%

8

Goalpara

5.52%

9

Gopalganj

10.87%

10

Imphal

12.38%

11

Kalikiri

3.7%

(Average percentage for two years only as the school started in the year 2014 and cadets of only two batches have joined armed forces (NDA/INA/Technical Entry Scheme) till 2021-22 while studying in the Sainik Schools.)

12

Kapurthala

10.08%

13

Kazhakootam

11.10%

14

Kodagu

4.93%

15

Korukonda

19.07%

16

Kunjpura

17.88%

17

Nagrota

9.98%

18

Nalanda

11.62%

19

Punglwa

1.03%

20

Purulia

13.50%

21

Rewa

15.53%

22

Rewari

7.22%

23

Satara

19.57%

24

SujanpurTira

20.23%

25

Tilaiya

5.22%

 

The above information is for 25 Sainik Schools out of a total of 33 Sainik Schools. The rest 08 Sainik Schools have been opened from 2017 onwards and therefore, no cadets of these 08 Sainik Schools were eligible for appearing in examination for NDA/INA/Technical Entry Scheme uptill 2021-22 whilst studying in the Sainik Schools.

Moreover, a significant number of students join Armed Forces after completion of their schooling from Sainik Schools.

This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today

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