Mizoram 'Sainik School' Becomes First to Induct Girls, All 28 in Country to Soon Follow Suit

Guwahati, September 22, 2019:

The all-boys Sainik Schools in the country are finally set to enroll girls.

A Sainik School at Chhingchhip in Mizoram was the first in the country to admit girls last year on an experimental basis. The success of the initiative has now encouraged the government to reserve seats for girl students across all the 28 Sainik Schools in the country.

A Sainik School teacher told the media that while the number of women in the Army, Navy and Air Force has multiplied over the years, there was no reason why girls should be kept away from the Sainik Schools. "This realisation has thankfully transformed into a policy to enroll girls", she beamed.

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The schools, run under the aegis of the Defence Ministry and funded by the respective state governments, could start enrolling girls from the next academic session, according to news reports.

As per reports, 10 per cent of the seats will be reserved for girls in the first year. This would be raised to 20 per cent in the next two years.

The move to induct girls into these prestigious schools was a long-pending demand from the State Governments.

It may be mentioned here that Sainik Schools focus more on physical and military-like training activities.

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