194 Schools Register Till Now For Affiliation With Sainik School Society

New Delhi, January 22 (TNA) Marching ahead in tune with National Education Policy (NEP), the Government of India has decided to provide increasing focus on value-based education enabling children to develop pride in rich culture and heritage of this nation, effective leadership with character, discipline, sense of national duty and patriotism.

In a paradigm shift to the existing pattern of Sainik Schools, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in its meeting has approved the proposal for launching- of affiliated Sainik Schools under Sainik Schools Society, Ministry of Defence.

These Schools will function as an exclusive vertical which will be distinct and different from existing Sainik Schools of MoD. In the first phase, 100 affiliate partners are proposed to be drawn from States/NGOs/Private partners.

Scheme is aimed at providing Sainik School pattern of education to larger cross section of aspiring students all over the nation. Sainik Schools Society has forwarded application forms to all such applicant Schools which have registered themselves upto 15 January 2022.

The application forms are required to be filled up and submitted back to Sainik Schools Society through online mode by 21 January 2022. So far, 194 Schools registered.