They were 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.
[3] MoD run Sainik Schools as joint venture with the respective state governments.
The reservation policy caters for SC/ST, domicile of the respective states and the wards of Armed Forces employees and ex-servicemen.
[2] In 2008, in his Union Budget the Finance minister, P Chidambaram, allocated ₹2 crore to each of the 25 Sainik schools, to counter rising attrition in the defence forces, especially at the officer level.
The objective of the Sainik Schools is to prepare the students to lead as officers in the Defence Services of the country.
Sainik schools resources allow cadets to develop their skills in sports, academics and other extracurricular activities.
Cadets compete in sports, physical training, academics, cross country, drill and various other competitions to win their house trophy.
The Chief Executive Body of the Sainik Schools Society is a Board of Governors functioning under the Chairmanship of the Defence Minister.
For exercising closer control and supervision over the affairs of Sainik Schools there is an executive committee under the Chairmanship of Defence Secretary.
The only one of the Sainik Schools to be administered by the State Government, the alumni of which, Captain Manoj Pandey, posthumously received Param Veer Chakra.