Sainik School entrance test to be conducted on 6 January 2013

Sainik School came into existence in the 1960s and the primary objective was to remove regional imbalances in the officers cadre and to develop qualities of body , mind and character that would make young boys and girls good respectable citizens who could serve the defence academy.

These schools are named after the localities where they are situated. Admission is confined only to class 6th and class 9th and the standard of the entrance examination is equivalent to the CBSE boards.

Sainik School admission is confined to boys of sixth and ninth standard. Admission is purely based on the merit list declared.

Sainik Schools prepare students for joining the NDA or the National defence Academy of India.

All Sainik schools are affiliated to the CBSE board and are also members of the prestigious public schools conference.

Entrance exam pattern and syllabus:

Written Test:

Class VI

1) Mathematical Knowledge Test & Language Ability Test (2 hours)

2) Intelligence Test (1 hours)

Class IX

1) Mathematics & Science (2 hours)

2) English & Social Studies (2 hours)

The question papers will be in English only.

Sainik School Exam Application Forms along with the prospectus can be downloaded from the school website http://sainikschoolsociety.org/admission.html

Duly filled application forms have to be submitted to the office along with the registration fee of Rs 475 and Rs 325 for the backward classes.

List of schools where the entrance exam for 2013-2014 sessions are the 18 Sainik schools located at Kanjpura ( Haryana ), Chattisgarh ( Rajasthan ), Satara ( Maharashtra ), Balachadi ( Gujarat ), Korukonda ( Andhra Pradesh ), Gorakhpur ( Uttar Pradesh ), Nagrota on Tawi ( Jammu and Kashmir ), Imphal ( Manipur ) and Sujanpur Tira ( Himachal Pradesh ), Kapurthala ( Punjab ), Bhubaneshwar ( Orissa ), Purulia ( West Bengal ), Kazhakootam ( Kerala ), Amravatinagar ( Tamil Nadu ), Rewa ( Madhya Pradesh ), Bijapur ( Karnataka ), Tilaiya ( Bihar ), Gopalpara ( Assam ). All Sainik Schools are affiliated to CBSE, New Delhi.

There are 25 schools spread all over the country. Admission to these schools is purely based on the performance in the Sainik School Exam. Find below the list of Sainik schools.

1) Sainik School, Kazhakootam(Kerala)

2) Sainik School, Kapurthala(Punjab)

3) Sainik School, Kunjpura, Karnal(Haryana)

4) Sainik School, Chittorgarh(Rajasthan)

5) Sainik School, Balachadi, Jamnagar (Gujarat)

6) Sainik School, Satara (Maharashtra

7) Sainik School, Purulia (West Bengal)

8) Sainik School, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh

9) Sainik School, Bijapur(Karnataka

10) Sainik School, Tilaiya(Jharkhand)

11) Sainik School, Goalpara, Rajapara PO (Assam)

12) Sainik School, Ghorakhal(UA)

13) Sainik School, Imphal(Manipur)

14) Sainik School, Nagrota (J&K

15) Sainik School, Sujanpur Tira(Himachal Pradesh

16) Sainik School, Nalanda(Bihar)

17) Sainik School, Gopalganj(Bihar)

18) Sainik School, Pungalwa,(Nagaland)

19) Sainik School, Kodagu, Kodagu PO(Karnataka)

20) Sainik School, Ambikapur(Chattisgarh)

21) Sainik School, Rewari(Haryana)

22) Sainik School, Korukonda(Andhra Pradesh

23) Sainik School, Bhubaneshwar(Orissa)

24) Sainik School, Amaravathinagar(Tamil Nadu)

25) Sainik School, Purulia(West Bengal)

Sainik schools provide various scholarships to students.

Admission interview dates would be published in the official website.