17000 CBSE schools may see change as PMO pushes for military-model training
Pushing for sainik school-type learning to promote discipline, physical education, patriotic outlook
Factchecker Team
August 1, 2017 Last Updated at 08:52 IST
Around 17,000 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)-affiliated
schools across the country could be the testing ground after the Prime
Minister’s Office (PMO) asked the ministry of human resources to consider replicating the model of sainik schools (military schools) in all schools across the country.
The PMO was pushing for sainik school-type learning to promote discipline, physical education and a patriotic outlook among students.
There are 25 sainik schools across the country, according to the 2016-17 annual report of the defence ministry.
The schools, run by Sainik Schools Society, admit students based on entrance tests held in January every year.
“Approximately one-fourth of cadets in each batch of National Defence Academy (NDA) are from sainik Schools,” the annual report of the defence ministry said.
“For the 136th NDA/ INA course, which commenced in July 2016, a total of 102 cadets from all sainik Schools have joined the NDA and Naval Academy”.
The human resources ministry is keen to develop the model initially in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs or central schools) and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) under the control of the CBSE, Indian Express reported on July 21, 2017.
The ministry is of the view that it would be easier to replicate such elements in JNVs, which are also residential schools.
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