Necessary advertisements inviting applications are being issued by the respective Sainik Schools this month. The prospectus can be obtained by the candidates from the Sainik Schools where admission is desired on payment of Rupees 300/- (Rs.200/- for SC/ST) by crossed Postal Order in favour of the Principal. Last date for receipt of applications is December 10, 2007.

Admission is made strictly on merit in the entrance examination and subject to medical fitness. Reservation will be made in admission for 15% and 7½% seats for SC and ST candidates respectively. Besides 25% seats are reserved for wards of service personnel, including exservicemen.

Admission will also be made to Class XI subject to vacancy and criteria laid down by respective Sainik Schools.

The 21 Sainik Schools are located as under:

Andhra Pradesh (KORUKONDA-VIJIANAGARAM), Assam (GOALPARA), Bihar (NALANDA and GOPALGANJ), Gujarat (BALACHADI-JAMNAGAR), Himachal Pradesh (SUJANPUR TIRA), Haryana (KUNJPURA-KARNAL), Jharkhand (TILAIYA), Jammu and Kashmi (NAGROTA), Karnataka (BIJAPUR), Kerala (KAZHAKOOTAM-THIRUVANANTHAPURAM), Maharashtra (SATARA), Mainpur (IMPHAL), Madhya Pradesh (REWA), Nagaland (PUNGLWA), Orissa (BHUBANESWAR), Punjab (KAPURTHALA), Rajasthan (CHITTORGARH), Tamil Nadu (AMARAVATHINAGAR), Uttarakhand (GHORAKHAL) and West Bengal (PURULIA).

In States/UTs listed below where Sainik Schools are not located, Principals of the Sainik Schools mentioned in bracket will be in-charge of entrance examination in regard to the respective State/UT:

Chandigarh (KAPURTHALA), Delhi (KUNJPURA-KARNAL), Diu & Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli (BALACHADI-JAMNAGAR), Lakshadweep and Male (KAZHAKOOTAM-THIRUVANANTHAPURAM), Pondicherry and Karaikal (AMARAVATHINAGAR), Yaman (KORUKONDA-VIJIANAGARAM) Tripura and Mizoram (IMPHAL), Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh (PUNGLWA), Goa (SATARA), Meghalaya and Sikkim (GOALPARA), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (PURULIA), Uttar Pradesh (GHORAKHAL), Chhattisgarh (REWA, also in respect of proposed Sainik School at AMBIKAPUR, Chhattisgarh), Karnataka (BIJAPUR and KUDIGE)

Sainik Schools are residential public schools and affiliated to the CBSE to impart education upto Class XII under 10+2 pattern. Central and state governments have instituted liberal scholarships for the benefit of socio-economically backward sections of society.

Source Economics Times India