Lok Sabha Question No. 531 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Reservation in Sainik School
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.531

TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th  February, 2020

## RESERVATION IN SAINIK SCHOOL

## 531. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

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

- (a) the details of Sainik Schools in the country;
- (b) whether reservation in admissions is permitted only for SCs/STs in Sainik Schools;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for not including OBCs for reservation in admission;
- (d) whether the Government will consider extending reservation for OBCs in Sainik Schools also; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

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- (a)  At  present,  there  are  31  Sainik  Schools  functioning  in  the  country.  State  wise details of Sainik Schools in the country is placed at Annexure .
- (b)  to (e):  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  10 th 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.

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## ANNEXURE  IN  RESPECT  OF  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 531 FOR ANSWER ON 05.02.2020 REGARDING 'RESERVATION IN SAINIK SCHOOL'

## LIST OF SAINIK SCHOOLS (STATE WISE) IN THE COUNTRY

|   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            |

: 2 :

|   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   |

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