Defence – Reservation in Sainik School – 27% reservation for OBCs
Ministry of Defence
Reservation in Sainik School
FEB 2020
At present, there are 31 Sainik Schools functioning in the country. State wise details of Sainik Schools in the country is as under:
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| S. No. | Name of School | State |
| 1 | Sainik School Korukonda | Andhra Pradesh |
| 2 | Sainik School Kalikiri | Andhra Pradesh |
| 3 | Sainik School East Siang | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 4 | Sainik School Goalpara | Assam |
| 5 | Sainik School Nalanda | Bihar |
| 6 | Sainik School Gopalganj | Bihar |
| 7 | Sainik School Ambikapur | Chhattisgarh |
| 8 | Sainik School Balachadi | Gujarat |
| 9 | Sainik School Kunjpura | Haryana |
| 10 | Sainik School Rewari | Haryana |
| 11 | Sainik School SujanpurTira | Himachal Pradesh |
| 12 | Sainik School Nagrota | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 13 | Sainik School Tilaiya | Jharkhand |
| 14 | Sainik School Bijapur | Karnataka |
| 15 | Sainik School Kodagu | Karnataka |
| 16 | Sainik School Kazhakootam | Kerala |
| 17 | Sainik School Rewa | Madhya Pradesh |
| 18 | Sainik School Satara | Maharashtra |
| 19 | Sainik School Chandrapur | Maharashtra |
| 20 | Sainik School Imphal | Manipur |
| 21 | Sainik School Chhingchhip | Mizoram |
| 22 | Sainik School Punglwa | Nagaland |
| 23 | Sainik School Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 24 | Sainik School Kapurthala | Punjab |
| 25 | Sainik School Chittorgarh | Rajasthan |
| 26 | Sainik School Jhunjhunu | Rajasthan |
| 27 | Sainik School Amaravathi Nagar | Tamil Nadu |
| 28 | Sainik School Ghorakhal | Uttarakhand |
| 29 | Sainik School Mainpuri | Uttar Pradesh |
| 30 | Sainik School Jhansi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 31 | Sainik School Purulia | West Bengal |
Admission to Sainik School is strictly merit based through a competitive exam and medical fitness. As per Sainik School Society Rules and Regulations 1997, seats for admission in Sainik Schools are reserved for candidates belonging to SC, ST and Defence categories. It has been decided on 10th January, 2020 to have 27% reservation for OBCs in admissions to align with the formulations of the M/o Human Resources Development on the matter of admissions.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik in a written reply to Shri Margani Bharatin Lok Sabha today.
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