Lok Sabha Question No. 2600 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-17
Subject: Sainik Schools
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2600

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  MARCH, 2017

## SAINIK  SCHOOLS

2600.  SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Sainik Schools functioning in the country, State / UT-wise;
- (b) the details of criteria  and  guidelines  for  admission  into  these  schools  along  with the relaxations being provided to various categories at present;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up new Sainik Schools in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State / UT-wise; and
- (e) the time by which the said schools are likely to be established?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

- (a) There are total 25 Sainik Schools functioning in the country.  State wise list of the Sainik Schools is given in Annexure-I.
- (b) Sainik Schools admit boys in Classes VI & IX.  Their age should be 10-11 years for Class VI and 13-14 years for Class IX as on 1 st July of the year  in  which  admission  is  sought.    Admissions  are  made  strictly  in  the order of merit on the basis of an entrance examination held once a year. The candidate who qualify in the written examination is called for interview. Admission  is  further  subject  to  the  candidates  being  found  medically  fit according to  medical  standards  prescribed for entry  to  National Defence ......2/-

:  2  :

Academy.  However, factors like height and weight, which are variable with age, are ignored.  15% of the total seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes and  7  ½    seats  for  Scheduled  Tribes.    Out  of  the  remaining,  67%  of  the seats in each Sainik School are reserved for boys from the state in which the Sainik School is located.  The shortfall, if any, and the remaining seats will be thrown open to boys from other States and Union Territories.  25% seats are reserved for children of service personnel including exservicemen. (c) & (d): There  is  no  plan  to  open  more  Sainik  Schools  other  than  the ones which are already under consideration.  List of proposals of opening of Sainik Schools is given at Annexure-II. (e) Once the 'in-principle' approval is given by Ministry of Defence the onus is on the State Government to construct the infrastructure so that the school can commence at the earliest.

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## ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2600 FOR ANSWER ON 17.3.2017

## STATE WISE LIST OF SAINIK SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY

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

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PARTS  (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2600 FOR ANSWER ON 17.3.2017

## DETAILS OF PROPOSALS TO SET UP NEW SAINIK SCHOOLS

|   S. No. | State                     | Districts                          | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Mizoram                   | Chhingchhip                        | Memorandum of Agreement signed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|        2 | Rajasthan                 | Alwar                              | Memorandum of Agreement signed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|        3 | Rajasthan                 | Jhunjhunu                          | Memorandum of Agreement signed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|        4 | Uttar Pradesh             | Jhansi                             | Memorandum of Agreement signed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|        5 | Uttar Pradesh             | Mainpuri                           | Memorandum of Agreement signed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|        6 | Uttar Pradesh             | Amethi                             | Memorandum of Agreement signed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|        7 | Uttarakhand               | Rudraprayag                        | Memorandum of Agreement signed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|        8 | Maharashtra               | Chandrapur                         | Memorandum of Agreement signed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|        9 | Odisha                    | Sambalpur                          | Memorandum of Agreement signed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|       10 | Telangana                 | Warangal                           | Memorandum of Agreement signed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|       11 | West Bengal               | Darjeeling                         | 'In-principle' approval accorded.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|       12 | Assam                     | Golaghat                           | 'In-principle' approval accorded.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|       13 | Arunachal Pradesh         | Niglok Village District East Siang | 'In-principle' approval accorded.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|       14 | Sikkim                    |                                    | State Govt. to indicate date for site inspection.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|       15 | Punjab                    |                                    | State Govt has not yet intimated any site for the School.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|       16 | Jharkhand                 | Godda                              | State Govt to indicate site and date for site inspection.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|       17 | M.P.                      | Sagar                              | Site survey completed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       18 | Tripura                   |                                    | State Govt to indicate site and date for site inspection.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|       19 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                                    | Andaman & Nicobar Administration had taken up the matter with MoD for opening of Sainik school in A&N Islands with a request to fund the entire capital cost of establishing a Sainik School by Ministry of Defence. Andaman & Nicobar Administration has been advised to approach M/o Home Affairs to provide the funds and forward the proposal to MoD with the financial commitments. |
|       20 | Uttar Pradesh             | Baghpat                            | Formal proposal is awaited from State Govt.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |