Centre signs deals with Hindutva-linked educational groups to run 62% of new Sainik Schools, report says

Photo for representation.New Delhi: The Union government has awarded agreements to run 62 per cent of the new Sainik Schools to organizations closely associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and other Hindutva groups between 2022 and 202...

President to attend Sainik School’s Diamond Jubilee culmination ceremony in Lucknow on August 27

Lucknow: President Ram Nath Kovind will be the chief guest at the Diamond Jubilee culmination ceremony of Lucknow-based Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey Uttar Pradesh Sainik School (CMKP UPSS) on August 27. CMKP UPSS is the first Sainik School to be set up...

Sainik Schools admission: Entrance test to be held on January 10

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) would be conducting the All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination-2021 (AISSEE) on January 10 for admissions to Classes VI and IX in 33 Sainik Schools spread across 23 States and one Union Territo...

Defence ministry announces OBC to get reservation in Sainik schools from 2021-22

New Delhi: The Defence ministry on Friday announced that the reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) will be introduced in Sainik schools from the academic year 2021-22, across the country.The decision was announced by Defence Secretary Ajay Kum...

Defence Minister gives nod for girls to enter Sainik Schools

New Delhi: In what it could be called as bring gender parity in schools run by the defence ministry, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday approved a proposal for admission of girl children in Sainik schools w.e.f. academic session 2021-22 in a ph...