List of Sainik Schools in India 1947-2025

Sainik Schools in India List 2025 :- The Sainik Schools in India are a system of schools established and managed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Founded in 1961 by Defence Minister V. K. Krishna Menon, these schools aim to address the regional and class disparities in the officer cadre of the Indian Military. The primary goal of Sainik Schools is to mentally and physically prepare students for entry into the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Indian Naval Academy (INA).

Overview of Sainik Schools in India

Name of the Organization	Sainik Schools Society (SSS)
Managing Authority	Ministry of Defence (MoD)
Article Category	Full List of Sainik Schools in India
Affiliation Board	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Admission through	All Indian Sainik School Entrance Exam (AISSEE)
Supported by	Central Government & State Government

Here’s a list of Sainik Schools in India which were first established in 1961.

1. Sainik School Satara (Maharashtra)
2. Sainik School Balachadi (Gujarat)
3. Sainik School Kapurthala (Punjab)
4. Sainik School Kunjpura (Haryana)
5. Sainik School Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)

Sainik Schools in India List 2025

The following table contains the list of Sainik Schools in India.

Sr. No.	List of Sainik Schools in India	State	Established year
1.	Sainik School, Korukonda	Andhra Pradesh	18-Jan-1962
2.	Sainik School, Kalikiri	Andhra Pradesh	20-Aug-2014
3.	Sainik School, East Siang	Arunachal Pradesh	2018
4.	Sainik School, Goalpara	Assam	12-Nov-1964
5.	Sainik School, Nalanda	Bihar	12-Oct-2003
6.	Sainik School, Gopalganj	Bihar	12-Oct-2003
7.	Sainik School, Ambikapur	Chhattisgarh	01-Sep-2008
8.	Sainik School, Balachadi	Gujarat	08-Jul-1961
9.	Sainik School, Kunjpura	Haryana	24-Jul-1961
10.	Sainik School, Rewari	Haryana	29-Aug-2009
11.	Sainik School, Sujanpur Tira	Himachal Pradesh	02-Nov-1978
12.	Sainik School, Nagrota	Jammu & Kashmir	22-Aug-1970
13.	Sainik School, Tilaiya	Jharkhand	16-Sep-1963
14.	Sainik School, Bijapur	Karnataka	16-Sep-1963
15.	Sainik School, Kodagu	Karnataka	18-Oct-2007
16.	Sainik School, Kazhakootam	Kerala	26-Jan-1962
17.	Sainik School, Rewa	Madhya Pradesh	20-Jul-1962
18.	Sainik School, Satara	Maharashtra	23-June-1961
19.	Sainik School, Chandrapur	Maharashtra	2019
20.	Sainik School, Imphal	Manipur	07-Oct-1971
21.	Sainik School, Chhingchhip	Mizoram	21-April-2017
22.	Sainik School, Punglwa	Nagaland	02-Apr-2007
23.	Sainik School, Bhubaneswar	Odisha	01-Feb-1962
24.	Sainik School, Sambalpur	Odisha	2020
25.	Sainik School, Kapurthala	Punjab	08-Jul-1961
26.	Sainik School, Chittorgarh	Rajasthan	07-Aug-1961
27.	Sainik School, Jhunjhunu	Rajasthan	13-Dec-2012
28.	Sainik School, Amaravathinagar	Tamil Nadu	16-Jul-1962
29.	Sainik School, Mainpuri	Uttar Pradesh	21-Mar-1966
30.	Sainik School, Jhansi	Uttar Pradesh	2019
31.	Sainik School, Amethi	Uttar Pradesh	2019
32.	Sainik School, Ghorakhal	Uttarakhand	2020
33.	Sainik School, Purulia	West Bengal	29-Jan-1962

List of Sainik Schools in India Proposed by MoD

Recently, the Government of India has announced plans to open new Sainik Schools in collaboration with state governments, private schools, and NGOs. The approved list of proposed Sainik Schools in India includes:

S. No.	List of Sainik Schools in India	State
1.	Sainik School, Alwar	Rajasthan
2.	Sainik School, Rudraprayag	Uttarakhand
3.	Sainik School, Warangal	Telangana
4.	Sainik School, Darjeeling	West Bengal
5.	Sainik School, Golaghat	Assam
6.	Sainik School, Godda	Jharkhand
7.	Sainik School, Bhind	Madhya Pradesh
8.	Sainik School, Kokrajhar	Assam
9.	Sainik School, Sagar	Madhya Pradesh
10.	Sainik School, Gurdaspur	Punjab
11.	Sainik School, Boom	Sikkim
12.	Sainik School, West Tripura	Tripura
13.	Sainik School, Matenhali	Haryana
14.	Sainik School, Mirzapur	Uttar Pradesh
15.	Sainik School, Baghpat	Uttar Pradesh
16.	Sainik School, Jaipur	Rajasthan
17.	Sainik School, Gorakhpur	Uttar Pradesh
18.	Sainik School, Bali Pali	Rajasthan
19.	Sainik School, Bilaspur	Chhattisgarh
20.	Sainik School, Mumbai	Maharashtra
21.	Sainik School, Raipur	Chhattisgarh
22.	Sainik School, Dausa	Rajasthan
23.	Sainik School, Udaipur	Rajasthan
24.	Sainik School, Kashmir	Jammu & Kashmir
25.	Sainik School, Leh	Leh Ladhak
26.	Sainik School, Port Blair	Andaman
27.	Sainik School, Silvassa	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

New Sainik Schools in India 2025

As of 2022, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) approved the establishment of 21 new Sainik Schools. Among these, 17 are brownfield running schools, while 4 are greenfield schools that will soon be operational. The schools include initiatives by NGOs, trusts, and societies, with 12 of the new schools being approved for private tuition, 6 recognized as residential private Sainik Schools, and 3 approved by state governments. Here’s a list of the newly approved Sainik Schools:

List of Newly Approved Sainik Schools 2025

S. No.	State	District	Name of School
1	Andhra Pradesh	Y.S.R. Kadapa	Pooja International School
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Tawang	Tawang Public School
3	Assam	Cachar	Directorate of Secondary Education Assam
4	Bihar	Samastipur	Sundari Devi Saraswati Vidya Mandir
5	Chhattisgarh	Raipur	N H Goel World School
6	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Vidya Bharati Gujarat Pradesh (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Military Academy)
7	Gujarat	Junagadh	Brahmchari Shri Bhagavatin and ji Education Trust (Shri Bhramanand Vidya Mandir)
8	Haryana	Fatehabad	Om Vishnu Education Society (Royal International Residential School)
9	Himachal Pradesh	Solan	Raj Luxmi Samvid Gurukulam
10	Karnataka	Belagavi	Sangolli Rayanna Sainik School
11	Kerala	Ernakulam	Sree Sarada Vidyalaya
12	Madhya Pradesh	Mandsaur	Saraswati Vidhya Mandir Higher Secondary School
13	Maharashtra	Ahmednagar	PD DR V Vikhe Patil Sainik School
14	Nagaland	Dimapur	Livingstone Foundation International
15	Odisha	Dhenkanal	Sankar Public School (Abakash Foundation)
16	Punjab	Patiala	Dayanand Public School Silver City Nabha
17	Rajasthan	Ganganagar	Bharti Charitable Trust (Blooming Dales International School)
18	Tamil Nadu	Tuticorin	The Vikasa School
19	Telangana	Karimnagar	Telangana School Welfare Residential Sainik School
20	Uttar Pradesh	Etawah	Vikas Lok Seva Samiti (Mount Littera Zee School)
21	Uttarakhand	Dehradun	GRD World School Bhauwala

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