About the school
There are 33 Sainik Schools in India, at present , broadly one in each state. These are fully residential premier institutions , Â administrated by Sainik School Society , Ministry of Defence.
These schools were established in 1960s , as the initiative of Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the nation’s first prime minister.These are English Medium Schools affiliated to CBSE. Admission to Sainik Schools is on the basis of an All India Written Exam and a medical test.
These schools have excelled in their primary role as a feeder institution to the Armed Forces and have over 15000 officers to her credit as officers in the Armed Forces. A large number of alumni are IAS, IPS officers, Doctors and Engineers serving all over the country and abroad.
Recent updates :
- Now girls can apply to all 33 Sainik Schools in India in class 6 and class 9 , wef year 2023.
- NTA , the reputed government agency now conducts the admission test for Sainik Schools , wef year 2020.
Who can apply?
- For Class 6 : Boys and girls between 10 to 12 years of age, as on 31st March 2025. Born between 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2017.
Sainik Schools
- Sainik School Korukonda(Andhra Pradesh) New
- Sainik School Kalikiri(Andhra Pradesh)
- Sainik School East Siang(Arunachal Pradesh)
- Sainik School Goalpara(Assam)
- Sainik School Nalanda(Bihar)
- Sainik School Gopalganj(Bihar)
- Sainik School Ambikapur(Chhattisgarh)
- Sainik School Balachadi(Gujarat)
- Sainik School Kunjpura(Haryana)
- Sainik School Rewari(Haryana)
- Sainik School Sujanpur Tira(Himachal Pradesh)
- Sainik School Tilaiya(Jharkhand)
- Sainik School Bijapur(Karnataka)
- Sainik School Kodagu(Karnataka)
- Sainik School Kazhakootam(Kerala)
- Sainik School Rewa(Madhya Pradesh)
- Sainik School Satara(Maharashtra)
- Sainik School Chandrapur(Maharashtra)
- Sainik School Imphal(Manipur)
- Sainik School Chhingchhip(Mizoram)
- Sainik School Punglwa(Nagaland)
- Sainik School Bhubaneswar(Odisha)
- Sainik School Sambalpur(Odisha)
- Sainik School Kapurthala(Punjab)
- Sainik School Chittorgarh(Rajasthan)
- Sainik School Jhunjhunu(Rajasthan)
- Sainik School Alwar(Rajasthan)
- Sainik School Amaravathi Nagar(Tamil Nadu)
- Sainik School Ghorakhal(Uttarakhand)
- Sainik School Rudraprayag(Uttarakhand)
- Sainik School Mainpuri(Uttar Pradesh)
- Sainik School Jhansi(Uttar Pradesh)
- Sainik School Amethi(Uttar Pradesh)
- Sanik School Lucknow(Uttar Pradesh)
- Sainik School Purulia(West Bengal)
Location
33 Sainik Schools in India
Admission In
Class 6
Examinations
Once a year (January)
Fee
Approx Rs. 1,50,000/- a year
Reservations
State, defence, caste quota applicable.
Next Exam
January 2027
Last Date to Apply
October 2026
Basis of admission
All India Admission test held twice a year in June & December followed by Interview and Medical Test.