Sainik Schools
As per the Memorandum of Association of the Sainik Schools Society, 1961 the objects of the society include establishment of Sainik Schools in various parts of India to provide special School education of a high standard with the aim of preparing boys academically and physically for entry into the National Defence Academy and other walks of life.
Sainik Schools are established on receipt of a specific request from the State Government. The State Government is also required to provide infrastructure in the form of land, educational and residential buildings, games fields and other equipments. Once a proposal to the effect is received from the State Government, in-principle approval is accorded after assessing the suitability of the proposal. Thereafter, a Memorandum of Agreement is signed between the Ministry of Defence and the State Government before Sainik Schools are established. Presently, there are 25 Sainik Schools in the country covering 21 State, which are as under:
| S. No. | Name of School | State |
| 1 | Sainik School Korukonda | Andhra Pradesh |
| 2 | Sainik School Kalikiri | Andhra Pradesh |
| 3 | Sainik School Goalpara | Assam |
| 4 | Sainik School Nalanda | Bihar |
| 5 | Sainik School Gopalganj | Bihar |
| 6 | Sainik School Ambikapur | Chhattisgarh |
| 7 | Sainik School Balachadi | Gujarat |
| 8 | Sainik School Kunjpura | Haryana |
| 9 | Sainik School Rewari | Haryana |
| 10 | Sainik School Sujanpur Tira | Himachal Pradesh |
| 11 | Sainik School Nagrota | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 12 | Sainik School Tilaiya | Jharkhand |
| 13 | Sainik School Bijapur | Karnataka |
| 14 | Sainik School Kodagu | Karnataka |
| 15 | Sainik School Kazhakootam | Kerala |
| 16 | Sainik School Rewa | Madhya Pradesh |
| 17 | Sainik School Satara | Maharashtra |
| 18 | Sainik School Imphal | Manipur |
| 19 | Sainik School Punglwa | Nagaland |
| 20 | Sainik School Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 21 | Sainik School Kapurthala | Punjab |
| 22 | Sainik School Chittorgarh | Rajasthan |
| 23 | Sainik School Amaravathi Nagar | Tamil Nadu |
| 24 | Sainik School Ghorakhal | Uttarakhand |
| 25 | Sainik School Purulia | West Bengal |
In-principle” approval has been accorded/memorandum of Agreement signed for setting up of 11 more Sainik Schools, which are as under:
| S. No. | State | Districts | Remarks |
| 1. | Arunachal Pradesh | Niglok Village District East Siang | “In-principle” approval accorded |
| 2. | Mizoram | Chhingchhip | Memorandum of Agreement signed |
| 3. | Odisha | Sambalpur | “In-principle” approval accorded |
| 4. | Rajasthan | Alwar | Memorandum of Agreement signed |
| 5. | Rajasthan | Jhunjhunu | Memorandum of Agreement signed |
| 6. | Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi | Memorandum of Agreement signed |
| 7. | Uttar Pradesh | Mainpuri | Memorandum of Agreement signed |
| 8. | Uttar Pradesh | Amethi | Memorandum of Agreement signed |
| 9. | Uttarakhand | Rudraprayag | Memorandum of Agreement signed |
| 10. | West Bengal | Darjeeling | “In-principle” approval accorded |
| 11. | Maharashtra | Chandrapur | “In-principle” approval accorded |
Status of the other proposals received from the State/UTs for setting up of Sainik Schools is as under:
| S. No. | State | Action taken by the Government |
| 1. | Sikkim | Site survey carried out and the site found not suitable. State Govt. to indicate another site. |
| 2. | Punjab | State Govt to indicate site for the School. |
| 3. | Jharkhand | State Govt to indicate site for the School.
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| 4. | M.P. | Site survey completed for Sainik School at Sagar. |
| 5. | Assam | Site Survey completed for Sainik School Golaghat. |
| 6. | Telangana | State Government to intimate time schedule for site survey for Sainik School at Warangal City. |
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri Ganesh Singh and others in Lok Sabha today.
Source Ministry of Defence 26-February, 2016