Sainik School Kapurthala, Punjab, India

The Sainik Schools are a system of schools in India established by Sainik School Society, and conceived in 1961 by V. K. Krishna Menon, the then Defence Minister of India, to rectify the regional and class imbalance amongst the Officer cadre of the Indian Military, and to prepare students for entry into the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune and Indian Naval Academy.Today there are over 24 such schools covering all the states of the country.[1]

The schools come under the purview of respective state governments and Ministry of Defence, and in his Union Budget of 2008, Finance minister, P Chidambaram, allocated Rs 2 crore to each of the 22 Sainik schools, to counter rising attrition in the defence forces, especially at the officer level.[2].

Contents

1 History 2 Sainik Schools

3 See also

4 References

5 External links

History

The inspiration for Sainik Schools came from the Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) which have given India many service chiefs and the public school system of England. Sainik schools can be regarded as the ordinary citizen's public school where deserving students can get high quality education irrespective of their income or class background. Seats are reserved for children of serving Defence personnel and concessions are given to children of Government officials.

The objective of the Ajai Singh schools is to prepare the students to lead as officers in the Defence Services of the country. The schools selects bright and promising students through a national entrance examination and attempts to mould their overall personality with emphasis on extracurricular activities.

Sainik schools resources allow cadets to develop their skills in sports, academics and other extracurricular activities. The Sainik Schools include a running track, cross-country track, indoor games, Parade ground , boxing ring, firing range, canoeing club, horse riding club, mountaineering club, trekking and hiking club, obstacles course, football field , hockey field cricket field, volleyball court and basketball courts. Cadets also become a part of NCC. A cadet who completes his 12th standard usually possess a NCC B certificate.

Cadets are assigned to houses. They are classified as sub-juniors, juniors and seniors respectively depending upon their class of study. Cadets compete in sports, physical training, academics, cross country, drill and various other competitions to win their house trophy.

Sainik Schools

1. Sainik School Amaravathinagar , Tamil Nadu.[3] Established: 16-Jul-19622. Sainik School Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh

3. Sainik School Balachadi, Gujarat.[4] Established: 08-Jul-1961

4. Sainik School Bhubaneswar, Orissa.[5] Established: 01-Feb-1962

5. Sainik School Bijapur , Karnataka.[6] Established: 16-Sep-1963

6. Sainik School Chittorgarh , Rajasthan.[7] Established: 07-Aug-1961

7. Sainik School Ghorakhal , Nainital Uttarakhand Estd: 21-Mar-1966

8. Sainik School Goalpara, Assam Established: 12-Nov-1964

9. Sainik School Gopalganj, Bihar Established: 12-Oct-2003

10. Sainik School Imphal, Manipur [8] Established: 07-Oct-1971

11. Sainik School Kapurthala Punjab. Established: 08-Jul-1961

12. Sainik School, Kazhakootam , Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala.[9] Established: 26-Jan-1962

13. Sainik School Kodagu, Karnataka

14. Sainik School Korukonda, Andhra Pradesh.[10] Established: 18-Jan-1962

15. Sainik School, Kunjpura , Haryana [11] Established: 03-Jul-1961

16. Sainik School Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh Established: Jul-1960 (The Oldest Sainik School & only Sainik School run by State Government)

17. Sainik School Nagrota, Jammu & Kashmir [12] Established: 22-Aug-1970

18. Sainik School Nalanda, Bihar Established: 12-Oct-2003

19. Sainik School Pungalwa, Nagaland Established: 02-Apr-2007

20. Sainik School Purulia, West Bengal Established: 29-Jan-1962

21. Sainik School Rewa , Madhya Pradesh.[13] Established: 20-Jul-1962

22. Sainik School Rewari, Haryana

23. Sainik School Sujanpur Tihra, Himachal Pradesh.[14] Established: 02-Jul-1978

24. Sainik School Tilaiya, Jharkhand.[15] Established: 16-Sep-1963 | Wiki Article - Sainik School Tilaiya

25. Sainik School Satara , Maharashtra.[16] Established: 23-Jun-1961

ADMISSION PROCEDURE

Age Limit and Eligibility

For class VI

Boys seeking admission should have their completed 10 years of age but not completed 11 years as on 01 July of the year of admission. He should not have earlier appeared for Sainik School Entrance Examination from any other centre of India.

 

For Class IX

Boys seeking admission should have completed 13 year of age but not completed 14 years as on 01 July of admission.The boy seeking admission to class IX should be studying in class VIII in a recognized school. He should not have earlier appeared for Sainik School Entrance Examination for Class IX from any other center in India.

Reservation of Seats applicable to both class VI and IX

67% of the seats of each school are reserved for boys from the state in which the school is located. The shortfall, if any and the remaining seats will be open from other states and union territories. 25% seats are reserved for children of service personnel (including officers & Ex-Service men and other ranks subject to a maximum of 36 full scholarships per sainik school. HOWEVER EX-SERVICE MEN WHO ARE DISCHARGED AT THEIR OWN REQUEST WITH LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE ON DISCILIPINARY GROUNDS WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO THE RESERVATION QUOTA OR SCHOLARSHIP OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE. 15% and 7 ½ % of the total vacancies is reserved for scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes respectively.

Vacancy

There are approximately 100 seats for Class VI and 20 seats for Class IX. However total vacancies may vary depending upon withdrawl / passing out of XII std. Boys.

Entrance Examination

The Medium of examination for both class VI and class IX will be in English or any other recognised official language. The question papers of Class VI will be set in English and all the recognized official languages. But the question paper

for class IX will be set in English only.

SAINIK SCHOOL AMARAVATHINAGAR – 642 102 DETAILS OF FEES TO BE PAID BY THE PARENTS AT THE TIME OF ADMISSION The Tuition fee in Sainik School is Rs.50,827/- and Dietary Expenses is Rs.13,951/- for the year 2009 – 2010 which will be increased every year as per the instruction of BOG, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi. The Tuition fee and Dietary can be paid by the parents in Half yearly and yearly mode only. In addition to the above the following fees are also to be paid by the parents at the time of admission: a) Clothing Fees .. Rs.1500/- in the first year and Rs.750/- in the subsequent years. b) Caution Money .. Rs.3,000/- for General Category and Rs.1500/- for SC/ST category Students. c) Pocket Money .. Rs.3000/- includes Rs.1500/- towards incidental Charges. The boys individual requirement of all the items will be provided from the School on payment for which a sum of Rs.23,000/- is required to be paid by the parents at the time of admission. SCHOLARSHIPS : a) The Government of Tamil Nadu is provided merit-cum-means Scholarships to the Tamil Nadu domicile boys based on the parental income. Maximum amount of Scholarship is Rs.12,000/- per annum. b) The Ministry of Defence is awarded the Scholarship to the Serving personnel and Ex- servicemen based on the ranks and income. The maximum amount of Scholarship is Rs.10,500/- per annum. c) The Government of Puducherry is awarded the Scholarship of Rs.10,000/- per annum to Puducherry domicile boys irrespective of parental income. DATE OF BIRTH FOR ADMISSION FOR 2010 – 11 Only boys aged between 10 and 11 years as on 01 July 2010 (ie., whose date of birth is 02.07.1999 to 01.07.2000) for VI Standard and boys aged between 13 and 14 years as on 01 Jul 2010 (i.e. whose date of birth is 02.07.1996 to 01.07.1997) and studying in VIII std in a recognized School are eligible for admission for IX Standard. THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE TO BE SENT ALONGWITH APPLICATION 1. Identification Certificate as attached with the application form 2. Hall Ticket

3. Date of Birth Certificate from the Headmaster of the School 4. Photostat copy Discharge Certificate / Service Certificate (Defence and Ex-servicemen only) 5. Attested copy of Community Certificate for SC/ST candidates. 6. 3 Self addressed unstamped envelopes size 23 x 10 cm

ADMISSION PROCEDURE LAST DATE TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION : 10 DEC 2009 EXAMINATION DATE : 03 JAN 2010 AGE LIMIT AND ELIGIBILITY FOR CLASS VI Boys seeking admission should have completed 10 years of age but not completed 11 years as on 01 July of the year of admission. He should not have earlier appeared for Sainik School Entrance Examination from any other centre in India. FOR CLASS IX Boys seeking admission should have completed 13 years of age but not completed 14 years as on 01 July of the year of admission. The boys seeking admission to Class IX should be studying in Class VIII in a recognised school. He should not have earlier appeared for Sainik School Entrance Examination for Class IX from any other centres in India. RESERVATION OF SEATS IS APPLICABLE AS PER NORMS 67% of the seats of each school are reserved for boys from the State in which the School is located. The shortfall, if any and the remaining seats will be open for other States and Union Territories. 25% seats are reserved for children of Defence personnel (including Officers & Ex- servicemen and other ranks) subject to a maximum of 36 full Scholarships per Sainik School. HOWEVER EX-SERVICEMEN WHO ARE DISCHARGED AT THEIR OWN REQUEST WITH LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE ON DISCIPLINARY GROUNDS WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO THE RESERVATION QUOTA OR SCHOLARSHIP OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE. 15% and 71/2% of the total vacancies are reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes respectively. ENTRANCE EXAMINATION The Medium of examination for Class VI will be in English or any other recognised Language. The question papers for Class VI will be set in English and all the recognised official languages. BUT THE QUESTION PAPER FOR CLASS IX WILL BE SET IN ENGLISH ONLY. WRITTEN EXAMINATION The written examination for Class VI will be conducted as follows: Maximum Marks Duration (a) Mathematical Knowledge test 100 2 Hrs. (b) Language Ability Test 100 (c) Intelligence Test 100 40 Minutes. The written examination for Class IX will be conducted as follows: Maximum Duration Marks (a) Mathematics & Science 200 2 Hours 30 75 Minutes (b) English & Social Studies 100 2 Hours 75 On the basis of the performance in the written examination, a merit list of the boys qualified in the examination in respect of General candidates will be prepared. The MINIMUM QUALIFYING MARKS will be decided by the Board of Governors, Sainik Schools Society. For SC/ST Candidates, the merit list will be in the order of marks actually obtained by each of them in the written examination.

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A virtual school or cyberschool describes an institution that teaches courses entirely or primarily through online methods. Though there are tens of thousands of commercial and non-accredited courses available online, the term "virtual school" is generally reserved for accredited schools that teach a full-time (or nearly full-time) course of instruction designed to lead to a degree. Virtual public and private schools serving every grade level including graduate programs may elect to pursue accreditation through various regional and national organizations. Accredited schools must meet rigorous standards as defined by the issuing organization and are designed to insure that students are receiving the highest quality instruction and education. Examples of organizations that issue school accreditation include: [1] Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges, [2] Northwest Association of Accredited Schools

All student services are conducted through Internet technology. The virtual school differ/contrasts from the traditional school through the physical media that links administrators, teachers and students and is an alliance of public distance learning schools. Many states in the United States have their own virtual school, and many of them have students numbering in the thousands. By providing a student's social security number the person is then entered into a database where they can choose which classes they want to take.

There are many different virtual school instructional and enrollment models. Instructional models range from fully independent self paced courses to semester based, teacher facilitated courses. Class sizes range widely with anywhere from 25 students to as many as 200 students in each class section. Students keep in contact with teachers and collaborate with other students through web communication tools provided in the course delivery platforms like Blackboard[3] or Desire2Learn[4] or Moodle [5]. In some cases students communicate by phone with instructors. To help with communication many virtual schools have implemented their own system programs to help build courses and maintain student profiles. There are also many books and training manuals to aid in the development of such schools and courses.

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1 History 2 Pricing and location

3 Materials

4 Advantages and Disadvantages

5 See also

6 References

7 External links

History

Many of today's virtual schools are descendants of correspondence schools. Sometimes referred to as "distance learning," correspondence schools offered students an alternative to the traditional brick and mortar meetings within a schoolhouse. These schools utilized the postal service for student-teacher interaction, or used two-way radio transmissions, sometimes with pre-recorded television broadcasts. Students were expected to study their learning material independently and, in some cases, meet with a proctor to be tested. Modern virtual schools provide similar alternatives to students with a more ubiquitous and, often, interactive approach.

Virtual Schools now exist all around the world. Some of these virtual schools have been integrated into public schools (particularly in the United States), where students sit in computer labs and do their work online. In other situations, students can be completely homeschooled, or they can take any combination of public/private/homeschooling and online classes.

Pricing and location

Virtual schools may be free if the state pays for the courses, otherwise, there will be a course fee to be paid for by the student, parents or student's home school. Other materials would be purchased by the student, such as books.

Materials can also add up. Most courses will provide electronic materials free of cost, but others require some shopping on the students part. Textbooks are not required but can be used as an aid for coursework.

Materials

As mentioned earlier, many materials are provided free of cost. Some schools provide programs, usually for web design classes. Some popular materials include Adobe Systems products, Jasc

products, and products from Macromedia. Other schools may use Corel products as a cheaper alternative. These products are usually free. Student usually receiceves the full version of the selected program, with a limited license, usually 1 year or so. These programs are key in the success of virtual schools, and help them to improve each year. Many schools will also provide a brand new computer for all students in need of one. Generally, these computers run using the Microsoft operating system, Windows XP, but depending on lesson needs and coursework the school may also use Linux based computers or Apple Macintoshes.

[edit] Advantages and Disadvantages

Advocates of virtual learning believe that virtual schools hold advantages including: not being required to attend and travel to face-to-face classes and the integration digital media into the curricula. Some virtual schools include online study groups in which students interact with each other online.

Unlike traditional education delivery methods, students at virtual schools do not directly interact with professors. Hence, virtual education is considered by many to be equivalent to a directed-learning program. Because students do not interact with their instructors or peers face-to-face, "lack of socialization" is often quoted[1], as a disadvantage by detractors. Recent anecdotal evidence provided by one virtual school [2] from one live cyberschool indicates that, while socialization may be different, it is not necessarily lacking. It is also recommended that students enrolled in virtual schools be involved in social activities outside school, much like homeschooled children.

Many students are drawn to online learning for a variety of reasons; particularly, the ability to avoid the requirement of traveling to a physical location, which may be impossible for some non-traditional learners. Critics argue that for online education to be taken seriously, online programs must adhere to generally accepted educational standards. To reduce this criticism, The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) has developed a set of standards released on February 21, 2008. Some believe that this is an important first step in monitoring online programs, but while every provider of education must be accredited, the quality of accreditation varies significantly. For instance, the non-profit AACSB [3] is the most prestigious accreditation agency for business schools and no virtual schools have received accreditation by the agency[4].

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Distance education Electronic learning

List of virtual schools

Virtual Campus

Virtual education

Virtual learning environment

Virtual university