NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, OCT 20
Sixty years after its establishment in Gujarat, Sainik School Balachadi, Jamnagar is gearing up for admitting the girls initially in class VI from next academic session. Ten percent of total vacancies or minimum ten whichever is more will be reserved for the girls, a Defence release said.
“In continuation with the efforts of government in empowering women in various sectors, including defence, the Ministry of Defence has decided to open the doors of Sainik Schools for girls from academic session 2021-22,” the release added.
An exclusive hostel for girls is being earmarked in school and other necessary arrangements are being made for them. Along with studies, military training will be given to girls in the same manner as it is being conducted for boys enabling them to join as defence officers in armed forces.
For the first time, National Testing Agency (NTA) is going to conduct the entrance examination for the admissions in Sainik Schools. The online admission process for the next academic session has been started on October 20 and will remain open till November 19, 2020, and the entrance examination will be conducted on Sunday January 10, 2021.
Registration for All India Sainik School Entrance Examination 2021 will commence from 20 Oct 2020 to 19 Nov 2020. Date of Examination on 10 Jan 2021. #SainikSchool pic.twitter.com/XVCiyGhjX0
— PRO (Defence), Manipur, Nagaland & South Arunachal (@prodefkohima) October 13, 2020
Detailed information can be obtained from www.nta.ac.in and interested candidate may apply online only at https://aissee.nta.nic.ac.in.
This year admissions at Sainik School Balachadi for both girls and boys are only for class VI and not for class IX.
