Lok Sabha Question No. 2359 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Sainik Schools
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2359

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## SAINIK SCHOOLS

2359.  SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.: SHRIMATI  P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

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- (a) the details of Sainik Schools functioning in the country, State / UT-wise including Kerala along with the details of boy and girl students enrolled;
- (b) the criteria or terms and conditions for common students to get enrolled along with the difference between the Sainik Schools and the Army Public School;
- (c) whether any proposal is under consideration of the Government to admit girls in all the Sainik Schools across the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the above proposal is likely to be implemented;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to open more Sainik Schools at various places in the country including Tamil Nadu; and
- (f) 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

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

- (a)  At present, 28 Sainik Schools are functioning in the country. State wise list of the Sainik Schools including Kerala alongwith the details of boy and girl students enrolled is given in Annexure-I.
- (b)   Sainik Schools admit cadets in Classes VI & IX.  Their age should be 10-12 years for Class VI and 13-15 years for Class IX as on 31 st March of the year  in  which  admission is  sought.  Admissions are  made strictly in the

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order of the merit on the basis of an entrance examination held once a year followed by Medical fitness according to medical standards prescribed for entry  to  National  Defence  Academy.  As  regards  Army  Public  Schools, these  are  unaided  Co-ed  Schools  established  in  Military  garrisons  to provide  education  to  wards  of  service  personnel.  These  schools  are affiliated  to  CBSE  through  Army  Welfare  Education  Society  under  the Societies Act XXI of 1860. These schools essentially cater to the migratory requirement of the Armed  Forces personnel and provide seamless education by facilitating midsession  admissions.  They do not have a selection system like Sainik Schools. They are not intended to be feeder schools to guide the students to join the Armed Forces. (c) &  (d): 6 Girls  students  have  been  admitted  in Sainik  School, Chhingchhip, Mizoram from the academic session 2018-19 on Pilot Project basis.  Regarding  the  admission  of  girl  students  in  respect  of  the  Sainik Schools  across  the  country,  decision  will  be  taken  after  reviewing  the outcome of the above Pilot Project. (e) & (f):  At present there are 19 proposals for establishing Sainik Schools from various States/UTs Government. No proposal has been received from State Govt of Tamil Nadu for opening of Sainik School. List of proposals is at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2359 FOR ANSWER ON 26.12.2018

## STATE WISE LIST OF SAINIK SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY

| S.            | No.Name of School       | State       | Strength of Cadets   | Strength of Cadets                                                                                                  | Remarks       |
|---------------|-------------------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| S.            | No.Name of School       | State       | Boys                 | Girls                                                                                                               | Remarks       |
| 1             | Amaravathinagar         | Tamil Nadu  | 655                  | 0 In all Sainik Schools Girl students are children enrolled as Day Scholar except Sainik School Chhingchhip wherein |               |
| 2             | Ambikapur               | Chattisgarh | 566                  | 0                                                                                                                   | staff         |
| 3             | Balachadi               | Gujrat      | 574                  | 0                                                                                                                   |               |
| 4             | Bhubaneswar             | Orissa      | 605                  | 1                                                                                                                   |               |
| 5 Bijapur     |                         | Karnataka   | 663                  | 9                                                                                                                   |               |
| 6 Chhingchhip | Mizoram                 |             | 114                  | 6                                                                                                                   |               |
| 7             | Chittorgarh             | Rajasthan   | 546                  | 0                                                                                                                   | 6 Girl Cadets |
| 8 East        | Siang Arunachal Pradesh |             | 60                   | have been the academic session 0                                                                                    | admitted from |
| 9             | Ghorakhal               | Uttarakhand | 532                  | 2018-19 on 9                                                                                                        | Pilot Project |
| 10            | Goalpara                | Assam       | 653                  | basis. 8                                                                                                            |               |
| 11 Gopalganj  | Bihar                   |             | 458                  | 16                                                                                                                  |               |
| 12 Imphal     |                         | Manipur     | 568                  | 10                                                                                                                  |               |
| 13            | Jhunjhunu               | Rajashtan   | 80                   | 1                                                                                                                   |               |
| 14 Kalikiri   | Andhra                  | Pradesh     | 483                  | 4                                                                                                                   |               |
| 15            | Kapurthala              | Punjab      | 597                  | 0                                                                                                                   |               |
| 16            | Kazhakootam             | Kerala      | 652                  | 16                                                                                                                  |               |
| 17 Kodagu     |                         | Karnataka   | 1109                 | 24                                                                                                                  |               |
| 18            | Andhra                  | Pradesh     | 586                  | 6                                                                                                                   | Korukonda     |
| 19            | Kunjpura                | Haryana     | 621                  | 4                                                                                                                   |               |
| 20 Nagrota    | Jammu                   | &Kashmir    | 464                  | 0                                                                                                                   |               |
| 21 Nalanda    |                         | Bihar       | 507                  | 5                                                                                                                   |               |
| Punglwa       |                         | Nagaland    | 555                  | 4                                                                                                                   | 22            |
| 23            | Purulia                 | West Bengal | 550                  | 0                                                                                                                   |               |
| 24 Rewa       | Madhya                  | Pradesh     | 555                  | 6                                                                                                                   |               |

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|   25 | Rewari        | Haryana          |   517 |   6 |
|------|---------------|------------------|-------|-----|
|   26 | Satara        | Maharashtra      |   643 |  15 |
|   27 | Sujanpur Tira | Himachal Pradesh |   540 |   8 |
|   28 | Tilaiya       | Jharkhand        |   860 |   0 |

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ANNEXURE-II REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PARTS (e) & (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2359 FOR ANSWER ON 26.12.2018

## PROPOSALS FOR OPENING OF NEW SAINIK SCHOOLS

|   S. No. | State / UT               | District                |
|----------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | Diglipur, North Andaman |
|        2 | Assam                    | Golaghat                |
|        3 | Haryana                  | Jhajjar                 |
|        4 | Jharkhand                | Godda                   |
|        5 |                          | Malanpur, Bhind         |
|        6 | M.P                      | Sagar                   |
|        7 | Maharashtra              | Chandrapur              |
|        8 | Odisha                   | Sambalpur               |
|        9 | Punjab                   | Gurdaspur               |
|       10 | Rajasthan                | Alwar                   |
|       11 | Sikkim                   | West Sikkim             |
|       12 | Telangana                | Warangal                |
|       13 | Tripura                  | West Tripura            |
|       14 |                          | Jhansi                  |
|       15 | Uttar Pradesh            | Mainpuri                |
|       16 |                          | Amethi                  |
|       17 |                          | Bagpat                  |
|       18 | Uttarakhand              | Rudraprayag             |
|       19 | West Bengal              | Darjeeling              |

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