SAINIK SCHOOL SATARA,STATE LEVEL SAINIK SCHOOL

Sainik School Satara is the first school among the 18 Sainik Schools existing in our country. These schools have been set up with a noble aim - “providing quality public school education to children who come from a financially weaker section of the society”. This residential school was established on 23rd June 1961 and it was inaugurated by the then Union Minister of Defence, VK Krishna Menon.

nfrastructure of Sainik School Satara:

Total no. of classrooms No Information Available.
Science Labs Well equipped laboratories are available.
Facilities for indoor and outdoor games The school has a swimming pool, athletics stadium and 15 other playgrounds where the students can play football, hockey, volley ball and basket ball.
Library Well stocked library is available.
Canteen The school has a big dining hall which accommodates around 600 cadets at a point of time. Both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food is available.
Other Facilities The school has a large gymnasium hall and a multipurpose hall for different activities. The school also has an auditorium cum cinema theatre. The school has a medical room where there is a qualified doctor to take care of the students. The school also has a 25 bedded guest house for the guests and the guardian of the students.


Hostel Facilities at Sainik School Satara:

There are 6 boarding houses at Sainik School Satara. These are administered by House Superintendent, House Masters, House Tutors and Matrons. The six boarding houses are listed below:

* Shivaji House - For students of Classes VI to VII.
* Nehru House - For students of Classes VI to VII.
* Rana Pratap House - For students of Classes VIII to XII.
* Karve House - For students of Classes VIII to XII.
* Lal Bahadur Shastri House - For students of Classes VIII to XII.
* Tilak House - For students of Classes VIII to XII.

Activities at Sainik School Satara:

Co-curricular activities

The school encourages the students to take part in various extracurricular activities. There are various clubs in the Sainik School Satara such as Art Club, Music Club, Wood Craft Club, Photography Club, English Literary and Dramatics Club, Hindi Literary Club and Dramatic Club. Besides these, there are, Marathi Club, Physics Club, Biology Club, Mathematics Club, Chemistry Club, Library Club and Knitting and Embroidery Club.

Sports :
The school students take active part in various sports like, hockey, football, basketball, cricket, athletics, volleyball and table tennis. Apart from this, the school also offers facilities for horse riding, swimming, and cross country running.

Achievements:

Features:
Total strength No Information Available.
Medium of instruction No Information Available.
Streams offered No Information Available.
Whether co-ed This is a boy's school.
Level Classes VI to XII.
Board The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi. The students appear for the CBSE (X) and (XII) examinations and are also prepared for entry to the National Defence Academy.

Management:

* The school is managed by a society registered under the Societies Registration Act (XXI of 1860).
* The administration, supervision and control of the Sainik Schools Society are done by a Board of Governors.
* The Defence Minister is the Chairperson of the Board.
* Apart from him, the other members are Chief Ministers of the State, Chairman University Grants Commission, Vice Chiefs of the three
* Defence Services, Secretary Ministry of Defence, Secretary Ministry of Education, Financial Adviser Defence, Director General National Cadet Corps and Joint Secretary Defence.
* The school also has an Executive Committee and the chairman of this committee is the Defence Secretary who controls and supervises the affairs of the Sainik Schools.
* From the Ministry of Defence, an officer is nominated who supervises and coordinates the functioning of the Sainik Schools. Under him, there are officers and staff which include two Inspecting Officers.
* Every school has a Local Board of Administration which is headed by the General Officer Commanding in Chief or any officer of the rank of Major General or equivalent nominated by him.
* Others members of the board include local Member of Parliament, the District Collector, two eminent educationists and an elected parent representative.
* The General Officer Commanding Maharashtra Gujarat and Goa is the Chairman of the Local Board of Administration in Sainik School Satara,

Admission process:

* Admission is granted to the students only in Class VI.
* At the time of admission, the students should be of 10 and 11 years.
* The admission of the students depends on the availability of vacancies
* The candidates who successfully clear the admission test are given admission according to the order of merit.
* Admission also depends upon their medical fitness which should be according to the National Defence Academy Medical Standards.
* The admission tests are taken on three categories. Paper I deals with the Mathematical Knowledge Test, Paper II deals with Language Ability Test and Paper III deals with Intelligence Test.
* There are 15% seats which are reserved for Scheduled Caste.
* 71% seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
* 25 % seats are reserved for children of serving/ ex-service defence personnel.
* The academic year of the school starts from June to April. There are two terms. The first term June to October and the second term is from November to April
* There are 4 weeks of vacation in October or November (at the time of Diwali) and a summer vacation of 2 months during May and June. They also give a short break of 1 week in the month of February.

Scholarship programs:
The Central Government gives various scholarships to the wards of the Air Force Officers which are again based on the income of their parents.

Fee structure:
For information on the fee structure, please contact the school authorities.

Contact Address:
Postal Address : Sainik School
Satara, Maharashtra- 415001