Sainik Schools are fully residential schools run on public school lines. All the schools are members of All India Public Schools Conference. They offer a common curriculum and are affiliated to the CBSE, New Delhi. While developing a wholesome personality of the boys so that they are fit for the NDA, the schools also prepare boys for class-X and XII examination of the CBSE as well as UPSC exam for the NDA. The medium of instruction is English even though English is not a pre-requisite for admission. Since these schools prepare boys for NDA in the +2 stage only the Science stream is offered. Besides academic excellence the students are encouraged to develop creative faculties through co-curricular activities and socially useful work. They are systematically introduced to all major games and given compulsory NCC training upto class-XI. Adventure activities form an integral part of training. Each school has extensive infrastructure and land to cater to needs of comprehensive training so that boys are brought up in conducive environment.
The Sainik Schools are managed by a Society which is registered under the Societies Registration Act(XXI of 1860). The Chief Executive Body of the Sainik Schools Society is a Board of Governors functioning under the Chairmanship of the Defence Minister. For exercising closer control and supervision over the affairs of Sainik Schools there is an Executive Committee under the Chairmanship of Defence Secretary. The day to day work of the Society is managed by Dir (Trg) & Hony Secy who is assisted by Inspecting Officers, Under Secretary, Sainik Schools Society and SO(Sainik School Cell). The staff for the cell is provided by the MoD. The local administration of the school is looked after by a Local Board of Administration whose Chairman is the GoC-in-C of the concerned Command where the Sainik School is located.
- Boys seeking admission in Class VI should be 10-11 yrs of age and for Class IX they should be aged 13-14 yrs as on 01 July in the year admission is being sought.
- Children of Staff are admitted as day scholars provided they clear the All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination for that particular school.
- Students applying for Sainik Schools can now appear more than once in the Entrance Examination. This will enable boys to appear for SS Nagrota exam also.
- System of Entrance Examination is modified in consultation with DIPR to ensure some variation in pattern every year to discourage the coaching institutions.
RESERVATION POLICY
67% seats are reserved for boys of the State where the school is located. The balance 33% seats are open to boys from all other States and UTs. Within this broad classification, 25% seats are reserved for sons of service personnel including ex-servicemen while 15% seats are reserved for SC and 7½% for ST candidates.
- Admission is based on an entrance test comprising Mathematics, Language and Intelligence for Class VI; Mathematics, Science, English and Social Science for Class IX, followed by Interview and medical examination.
- Sainik Schools admit boys in classes VI & IX on the basis of their merit in the Entrance Examination and an Interview and in Class XI boys are admitted on the basis of the marks scored in Class X Board examination.
| CLASS VI | CLASS IX | ||||
| (a) | Mathematics | 100 | (a) | Mathematics | 200 |
| (b) | Language Ability Test | 100 | (b) | Science | 75 |
| (c) | Intelligence Test | 100 | (c) | English | 100 |
| — | — | (d) | Social Studies | 75 | |
| – | Total | 300 | – | Total | 450 |
The syllabus for Sainik School is mentioned below. All the subjects must be covered well so as to crack the exam with good marks.
The admission seeked on the basis of standard 6th has the syllabuses mentioned below:
Maths:
- Addition
- Subtraction
- Multiplication
- BODMAS Rule
- Geometry
- Circle
- Triangle
- Fractions and Decimals
- Percentage
- LCM and HCF
- Profit and loss
- Average
- Area and Perimeter
- Algebraic expressions
- Square root
- Ratio and Proportion
- Simple Interest
English:
- Singular & Plural forms
- Articles
- Spelling
- Jumbled words
- Prepositions
- Tenses
- One Word answers/fill in the blanks
- Synonyms & Antonyms
- Sentences -Negative, Affirmative and Interrogative
- Homonyms
General Knowledge:
For General Knowledge, basic questions are asked from Science and Social Studies. Some of the topics are mentioned below.
- Science:
- Human body
- Plants & Animals
- Air, water, and weather
- Diseases
- Food & Nutrition
- Environment
- Living things and non-living things and their Interdependence
- Rocks and Minerals
- Natural calamities
- Natural satellite etc.
- Social Studies
- Freedom struggle
- Freedom Fighters and Reformers
- Structure of Government
- Continents and Oceans
- Climate
- World & India Maps
- Planets and Satellites
- Solar System
- Motion of the earth
- Latitudes and Longitudes
The admission seeked on the basis of standard 9th has the syllabuses mentioned below:
Maths:
A variation of problems, numericals and many more to use formulas comprises the maths exam.
- LCM and HCF
- Squares and Square Roots
- Cubes and Cube Roots
- Surface Areas and Volumes
- Rational Exponents and Radicals
- Profit, Loss, and Discount
- Ratio and Proportion
- Compound Interest
- Time and work
- Equation in one variable
- Polynomials
- Algebraic Identities
- Parallel lines
- Triangle, Quadrilaterals
- Quadrilaterals and special types of Quadrilaterals
- Circle and its parts
- Cylinder, Cone, Sphere & Solids
- Statistics
- Frequency Table
English:
English needs constant practice. The reading and writing skills of the student is checked in this section and knowledge of Grammar.
- Prepositions
- Tenses
- Articles
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Active and Passive Voice
- Antonyms and Synonyms
- Spotting Errors
- Reported Speech
- Clauses
- Comparative and Superlative Degrees
- Rearrange jumbled words into sentences
- Question Tags and Framing sentences
Science:
- The Universe
- Carbon
- Metals and non-metals
- Soil & Air
- Structure of Atom
- Microorganisms
- Cell structure and its functions
- Sources of Energy
- Refraction of light
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Food production and management
- Common Diseases
Social Studies:
- History:
- India and the Modern world
- India in the 18th century
- The British Rule in India
- Policies and impact of British rule
- Revolt against British rule
- British administration in India after 1857
- Changes in Economic life
- Religion and Social reform movement
- Cultural awakening
- Struggle for Swaraj
- Nationalist Movement
- Achievements of Independence
- Civics:
- Indian constitution
- India and its neighbors
- Parliament
- Secularism
- Law and Social justice
- Criminal Justice System
- Foreign Policy of India
- Development issues
- Globalization
- India and the United Nations
- United Nations- International agencies
- Geography:
- Human Resources
- Plants and Wildlife
- Agriculture
- Natural resources – Land, Soil, Energy, Water, Minerals
- Natural Disasters – Earthquake, Cyclone, Volcanoes, Floods
- Environmental degradation
- Manufacturing Industries