Sainik Schools are the brain child of Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the Nation’s first Prime Minister and Late Shri VK Krishna Menon, the then Defence Minister.

The schme to establish Sainik Schools was introduced in 1961 with the primary aim of preparing cadets academiacally, physically and mentally for entry into the National Defance Academy.

The other objectives of the scheme are:-

• To remove regional imbalance in the officer cadre of the Defence Services
• To develop qualities of body, mind and character which will enable the young Cadets of today to become good and useful citizens of tomorrow.
• To bring public school education within the reach of the common man.
• These Schools are administered by Sainik Schools Society, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi,which is registered under the Societies Registration Act(XXI or 1860).