In an important step to bring girls in Sainik Schools, online registration for admission in class six has now been opened for girls for the next academic year 2020-21. The girl students can take admission in five Sainik schools. Out of five, two are located in Karnataka’s Bijapur and Kodagu areas. The remaining are in Chandrapur in Maharashtra, Ghorakhal in Uttarakhand and Kalikiri in Andhra Pradesh.
The step is in consonance with the efforts of the central government to bring gender equality in defence forces. An effort to rope in girl cadets was first made in Mizoram’s Sainik School Chhingchhip in June 2018 when six girl cadets took admission in class 6.
The online application form is available at www.sainikschooladmission.in. Model question papers are also available on the website. The last date of registration is December 06, 2019. The examination will be held on January 05, 2020.
Details of the admission procedure are as follows:
| Eligibility Criteria (Age) | Topics for Exam & No. of Questions | Selection Procedure |
| Girls born between April 01, 2008 and March 31, 2010 | Written exam (Optical Mark Recognition based Multiple Choice Questions) consisting of
Math (50) GK (25) Language (25) Intelligence (25) |
Strictly on merit based on performance in written examination subject to medical fitness |
For query applicants can call following helpline numbers: 7827969316 and 7827969318 from Monday to Saturday during working hours.
In October, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved the proposal for admission of girl children in Sainik schools w.e.f. academic session 2021-22 in a phased manner. This decision is being implemented from the academic session 2020-21 in the above mentioned five schools, stated the release.
