Sainik School society to affiliate 100 government, private schools

The initiative has been taken under the vision of the National Education Policy (NEP) which aims at providing value-based education.

Hundred government schools, private schools, and NGOs will soon be affiliated with Sainik Schools Society, Ministry of Defence from 2022-23 academic year, said the Union Government. The setting up of affiliated Sainik schools will be done in partnership with NGOs, private schools and state governments. With the focus on providing cost-effective ways to the larger populations across the country, these schools will be different from existing Sainik schools.

The initiative has been taken under the vision of the National Education Policy (NEP) which aims at providing value-based education. Government schools, private schools, and NGOs can submit their proposals online at sainikschool.ncog.gov in order to get affiliation from Sainik Schools. The website also has the salient features and qualifying criteria required under this scheme along with the responsibilities of stakeholders, that is Ministry of Defence and school management.

Approximately 5,000 students are expected to receive admission in Class 6 in these affiliated Sainik Schools. Presently, there are 33 Sainik schools that have an admission capacity of approximately 3,000 students in Class 6. According to the government, these schools will reach out to larger populations across all regions in the country and teach cost-effective ways. The schools will also provide effective physical, psycho-social, spiritual, intellectual, emotional and cognitive development.

Savings in training duration, deployment of trainers, maintenance and operations budgets, while substantially improving the quality of youth entering the various walks of life.

Talking about setting up 100 Sainik schools, the official statement published on the website of Sainik schools society reads, ”To set up schools on the pattern of existing Sainik Schools in order to develop the ethos of national spirit, indomitable courage, unfailing commitment to values of respect for country and society, imbibe the importance of physical fitness and embody the national pride in students’ souls while providing “CBSE Plus” type of educational environment by involving the Government/ private schools to partner in establishing/ aligning their system in line with Sainik Schools’ eco-system.”

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