Ministry of Defence

FEE STRUCTURE IN SAINIK SCHOOLS

03 FEB 2023

Two Sainik Schools functioning under the erstwhile pattern of Sainik Schools, have reported that representations have been received relating to fee structure prevailing in Sainik Schools. In order to reduce the burden and motivate the cadets of the Sainik Schools, the Government has made budgetary provisions for providing National Defence Academy (NDA) incentive to all the cadets joining NDA/ Technical Entry Scheme/ Naval Academy in the form of reimbursement of entire tuition fee paid by these cadets for classes XIth & XIIth. The remaining students are also given some assistance to the extent of availability of funds The Government awards Defence Scholarship to wards of Defence personnel including ex-servicemen, and Central assistance to those cadets who are awarded State Government scholarships which further reduces the burden on the parents of these cadets. Further, in response to the representations received from parents of cadets, the Sainik Schools Society instructed the Sainik Schools not to hike the tuition fee for the academic session 2020-21, during the Covid Pandemic.

Defence – New Sainik Schools

In so far as New Sainik Schools approved under partnership mode are concerned, these New Schools are required to have transparent process of charging fees in accordance with prevailing provisions for fees regulations by the respective State/UTs. Under this new initiative, the Ministry will provide annual fees assistance of 50% of the fee (subject to an upper limit of Rs. 40,000/- per annum) for 50% of the class strength (subject to an upper limit of 50 students) per annum to class 6th to 12th students on merit-cum-means basis.

This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri Gnanathiraviam S in Lok Sabha today.

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AFFILIATED SAINIK SCHOOLS IN NORTH-EASTERN STATES

04 APR 2022

The Government has approved the initiative of setting up of 100 new Sainik Schools in partnership with NGOs/ Private Schools/ State Governments starting from Class 6 onwards. Unlike existing Sainik Schools which are purely residential in nature, the new approved Sainik Schools can have day school and/or residential school arrangements. These new Sainik Schools, besides their affiliation to respective education boards, will function under the aegis of Sainik Schools Society and will follow the rules and regulations for New Sainik Schools in partnership mode prescribed by the Sainik Schools Society. In addition to their regular affiliated board curriculum, they will be required to follow the Academic Plus curriculum, similar to that in existing Sainik Schools which includes value-based curriculum and activities training in life skills, NCC and sports to develop the ethos of national spirit, indomitable courage, unfailing commitment to values of respect for country and society. The Schools will be run and managed by concerned NGOs/ Private/ State Government Schools, however, Government of India will provide an annual fee support to the Students under New Sainik School pattern, on Merit-Cum-Means, of up to 50% fee (subject to an upper limit of Rs 40,000/- per student per annum) for up to 50% of class strength (subject to an upper limit of 50 students per class per annum) for the approved school.

In this regard, Assam and other North-eastern states have been provisionally allotted a quota of New Sainik School(s) as under:

This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita in Rajya Sabha on April 04, 2022.

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