In this article you will get to know about Best Sainik Schools in India, Best Sainik School of India and top 10 Sainik schools in India
When India became independent, most of the officers in the defense at that time used to come from elite families. To rectify the regional and class imbalance amongst the Officer cadre of the India Military, V.K Krishna Menon came up with the idea of Sainik Schools. The idea was to prepare students for Entry in the NDA. In Sainik Schools, deserving students can get high-quality education irrespective of their income or class background. The mission of Sainik schools is to prepare the cadets academically, physically, and mentally to enter the portals of the NDA.
Today there are 33 Sainik schools running and proposed for future covering all the states of the country. But it has always been a topic of discussion that which of these is the best Sainik School school in India.
Why do children take admission in Sainik Schools? So that they can become officers in Indian Defense Services and serve the country, Right!!. So Here we have ranked the Top 10 Best Sainik schools in India in terms of NDA selections.
Raksha Mantri Trophy-This trophy is given by the Defense Ministery to the Sainik School that sends the maximum cadets to the NDA in an academic year.
Top 10 Best Sainik schools in India in terms of NDA selections list.
1.Sainik School Kunjpura, Karnal Haryana
Total Selections in NDA- More Than 800
Facts About Sainik School Kunjpura
School area-276 acre
Won Raksha Mantri Trophy- 9 times (1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1990, 1995, 2000,2014 and 2016.)
The Sainik school Kunjpura proudly boasts of 25 Generals and equivalent ranks in the Armed Forces.
The Motto Of School-सिद्धिम् सन्नद्ध (‘Ready to Accomplish’)
Fun Fact: School Building was originally belonged to the last Nawab of Kunjpura, Ibrahim Ali Khan, who had built it in the year 1900 to house the marriage party of his daughter.
Total Selections in NDA- More Than 800
2.Sainik School Ghorakhal, Nainital, Uttarakhand
Facts about Sainik School Ghorakhal
Area-500 Acre
Won Raksha Mantri Trophy-8 times
The motto of the school- “Buddhirasya Balantasya” (Wisdom brings Strength)
Fun Fact-British General in a desperate bid to escape the revolutionaries of Awadh, strayed into this area and his horse while drinking water from nearby pond died, therefore the name Ghora (Horse) Khal (pond).
Total Selections in NDA-Around 710
3.Sainik School Kapurthala,Punjab
Facts about Sainik School Kapurthala
Area:246 acre
Won Raksha Mantri trophy: 9 times
The motto of the school: Knowledge, Humility and Discipline
Fun fact: School is situated in the Kapurthala city of Punjab state, in Jagatjit palace which was formerly the palace of the Maharajah of Kapurthala, Maharajah Jagatjit Singh Bahadur
Total selections in NDA-More than 700
4.Sainik School Tilaiya, Koderma, Jharkhand
Facts about Sainik School Tilaiya
Area-285 acre
Raksha Mantri Trophy-2 times(1985,2007)
Motto Of School-“Forward Forever”
Fun Fact: The Chhotanagpur Plateau and Tilaiya Dam provide an ideal backdrop to Sainik School Tilaiya.
Total Selections in NDA-693
5.Sainik School Korukonda, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh
Facts about Sainik School Korukonda
Area-206 acre
Motto: “Ever Loyal”
Fun Fact: The building which is now Sainik School was originally named Alak Appala Kondayamba Vijayaram Palace. It was built in 1911 by Maharaja Vijayaram Gajapathi Raju as his country residence.
Total Selections in NDA-More than 600
6.Sainik School Satara, Maharashtra
Facts about Sainik School Satara
Area:115 acre
The motto of School:तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय (“From darkness, lead me to light”)
Fun Fact: The school is a proud owner of a MiG-23MF with serial SK420.
Total selections in NDA-Around 580
7.Sainik School Chittorgarh, Rajasthan
Facts about Sainik School Chittorgarh
Area:272 acres
The motto of the school: “Dignity and Valour,”
Fun fact: It is the only Sainik School in the country, where student Dalbir Singh Suhag went up to Army General i.e. Army Chief.
Total selections in NDA-Around 550
8.Sainik School Amaravathinagar, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Facts about Sainik School Amaravathinagar
Area:240 acres
The Motto of the school: “Can do it”
Fun fact: The school academic campus has a Harvard/Texan T-6 warbird preserved for display.
Total Selections in NDA-More than 500
9.Sainik School Sujanpur Tira,HP
Facts about Sainik School Sujanpur Tira
Area: 28 acre
Won Raksha Mantri Trophy: 4 times ( 1994, 1998, 2018 and 2019)
Motto: “Pursuit of Excellence”
Fun Fact: MIG-21 Bison is the center of attraction at Sainik School, Sujanpur Tira.
Total selections in NDA: More than 450
10.Sainik School Kazhakootam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Facts about Sainik School Kazhakootam
Area: 225 acre
Won Raksha Mantri Trophy: 5 times
The Motto of the school: “Gyan, Anushasan, Sahayog” (Knowledge, Discipline, Co-operation)
Fun Fact: The school was featured in multiple Malayalam cinema as location. The movies such as F. I. R. (1999) and The Truth (1998) directed by Shaji Kailas had few sequences shot inside the campus.
Total selections in NDA-More than 450
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