Ans: Dear Anil ,
Its good to see your option to admit your son in the sainik school. To get into the sainik school your son should pass the exam conducted by the school in the month of january. The admission is for VI std and IX std, as your son is in 4th std, he can write this exam after passing the V std.Written Exam is followed by Interview & Medical Test.
The official website of the sainik school , Trivandrum gives the following information. ( http://www.sainikschooltvm.org/ )
INTRODUCTION
Admission is confined to Classes VI and IX for Boys only. The standard of the Entrance Examination would be equivalent to that of Standard V and VIII (CBSE) respectively
Age limits :
Class VI: Boys who are not under ten years or over eleven years of age on first July of the year of admission
Class IX: Boys who are not under thirteen years or over fourteen years of age on first July of the year of admission and studying in Class VIII & IX
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
Written Test: The test will be held on the Third Sunday of JAN every year. Details are as follows:
Class VI:
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Mathematical Knowledge Test and Language Ability Test.
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Intelligence Test.
The test can be taken in English or Hindi or Malayalam.
Class IX:
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Mathematics and Science.
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English and Social Studies.
The test can be taken in English or Hindi or Malayalam for class VI. However the Question papers for class IX will be in English only.
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The syllabus and question pattern given are subject to changes from time to time.
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Interview and Medical Test : The boys who qualify in the written test will be required to appear at a later date before a Selection Board for an Interview and Medical Test .Full details regarding qualifying Medical standards will be announced later.
CENTRES OF WRITTEN TEST AND INTERVIEWS
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Written test:
i. All Sainik Schools in India
ii. In Kerala State, Candidates can take the test at any of the following centres provided at least 20 candidates appear from that centre: - KAZHAKOOTAM, KOTTAYAM, ERNAKULAM, KOZHIKODE, KAVARATHI (LAKSHADWEEP).
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Interview & Medical Test: The interview and medical test will be held at selected places after announcement of the results of the written tests.
EVALUATION
Boys are selected for admission to the School on the basis of the result of a common All India Entrance Examination which, is held in the month of January followed by the Interview and Medical test, notification regarding this will appear in important News papers. Boys are admitted strictly in the order of merit, category wise.
RESRVATION
67% seats are reserved for the boys of Kerala State and remaining seats are open to boys from other States and Union Territories. 15% of the seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribe boys. 25% of seats are nationally reserved for the children of Service Personnel including ex-servicemen. However, the school strictly follows the policies as laid down and subsequently amended by the Board of Governors and as well as the directions given by the State Government in respect of all admission to the school.
FEES
Fee and Clothing charges are levied on students according to the rates prescribed by the Board of Governors, Sainik Schools from time to time.
Remittance of Fees 2008-09
Nature of Scholarship Amount due in the lump sum if paid in June
If the fees paid in Installment
If paid in two installments
Due date- June & Dec
If paid in four installments
Due date - June, Sep, Dec, Mar
Full Fee Paying 43,400.00 21,800.00 10,950.00
Defence Scholarship
(Half) 38,150.00 19,175.00 9,638.00
(Full) 32,900.00 16,550.00 8,325.00
Govt.of Kerala
(Half) 36,275.00 18,238.00 9,169.00
(3/4)
31,838.00
16,019.00
8,060.00
(Full) 27,400.00 13,800.00 6,950.00
* The Tuition Fee in Sainik School will be Rs. 43,400.00 /- for the year 2008-2009.
* The Catering charges for food given to students in Sainik Schools for the year 2008-2009 will be 44 /- per day for 295 working days i.e. total Rs. 12,980.00 /-.
* The above costs will be borne by the parents, less scholarship amount if any.
* Annual increase of 10% on the above charges as directed by the Board of Governors, Sainik Schools Society, would also be borne by the parents in subsequent years..
* Govt. of Kerala provides Rs. 15 /- per day per cadet as Messing charges. This amount will be adjusted against the messing charges payable by the parents.
NOTE:- FULL SCHOLARSHIP presently is only Rs. 16,000/- (Rs. 14,000/- from Govt. of Kerala & Rs. 2000 /- from MOD) & Rs. 10,500/- for Ministry Of Defence Scholarship holders. The BALANCE amount of Fee (i.e. School Fee- Scholarship amount) has to be paid by the parents without any objection or claim thereafter.
* State Govt. Scholarships presently are as follows:
Full Rs. 14,000/- + 2,000/- (MOD)
1/2 : Rs. 7,000/- + 125 /- (MOD)
3/4th : Rs. 10,500/- + 1,062/- (MOD)
SCHOLAR SHIPS
For deserving students whose parents are in low income groups, liberal schemes of scholarships explained below are available:
KERALA STATE SCHOLARSHIP
All Kerala boys who are admitted in the Sainik School are eligible for the grant of scholarship by the State Government depending upon the parents income. Full merit scholarship can be awarded to boys who score first three ranks in the All India Entrance Examination irrespective of the income of the parents of VI th & IX th std students'. Full details are given in the prospectus. Full fees and expenses of SC /ST /OEC boys will be borne by the Kerala Government irrespective of their income, if they are admitted to the school, as per current policy.
DEFENCE MINISTRY SCHOLARSHIPS
A number of scholarships as declared from time to time are awarded by the Ministry of Defence on Merit basis to the sons of serving Defence personnel and Ex-Servicemen who are admitted to the school.
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MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS SCHOLARSHIPS
These scholarships are awarded to students from the Union Territories who are selected on merit basis and are generally subject to the conditions as stipulated for the award of Ministry of Defence Scholarships.
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For retaining scholarship 45% marks in each subjects and 55% in aggregate is required every year(40% and 50% respectively for SC / ST ).For promotion,40% in each Subject & 50% in aggregate is also required every year
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Full Scholarship covers only partially all fees and clothing charges. The parent/guardian of the recipient of scholarship is required to execute an agreement to the effect that his son/ward will take the Union Public Service Commission Examination for admission to the National Defence Academy, and having been declared successful, will join the Academy. This agreements is to be executed on a non-judicial stamp paper as per specimen issued by the school
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Parents/guardian paying full fees for their boys will have to execute an agreement as per specimen issued by the school
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Fees are chargeable for the full academic session from all students including those admitted late in the session and those withdrawn before the end of the academic session either for joining NDA or what so ever reason. Parents must give clear two months notice to the school authority before withdrawal of their sons /wards. Failure to give such notice will entail forfeiture of Caution Money in full.
ANY SHORT FALL BETWEEN THE PRESCRIBED AND SCHOLARSHIP ADMISSIBLE IS RECOVERABLE FROM THE PARENTS
PROSPECTUS
Prospectus, Application form and Model Question paper can be downloaded from the school website or obtained from the Principal, Sainik School, Kazhakootam by post on payment of the prescribed cost mentioned below, by sending a crossed demand draft, payable at Trivandrum drawn in favour of Principal, Sainik School, Kazhakootam, Trivandrum.
General / Defence SC/ST
Prospectus- cum Application form 300 200
Model Question paper 25 25
Total 325 225
Reg Post. 375 275
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The school does not patronize any coaching institutes/agents and admission will be made strictly in accordance with merit and medical fitness of candidates in the Entrance Examination. Any attempt by the parent/guardian to influence the school authorities/interview board members will lead to the disqualification of the candidature of their ward.
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NOTE
1. Use Application Form of the school where you intend to admit your child in the first chance.
2. In case you are willing to pay full fees, your child is eligible for admission to any of the eighteen Sainik Schools you desire but later on you will not seek inter-school transfer for your ward. But your child will be considered for scholarship only in your own stat, based on your income, group, category etc.
3. Your child can appear for Entrance examination at any of the centres of any Sainik School. Please give your choice according to your convenience.
4. Offices of embassy/High Commissions of India abroad, if willing can also be arranged as Exam Centres. You will have to specifically request for that and get a No objection certificate' from such Authorities. Expenses, if any will be borne by parent.
MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION TO SAINIK SCHOOL
* The Medical Examination of Candidates for admission to Sainik School will be carried out by a Medical Board
* It is not possible to lay down precise standard for height, weight and chest measurement for these candidates. But the Medical Board will be guided in its assessments by the physical standards laid down for candidates for admission to National Defence Academy. Height and to an extent weight are constitutional qualities which are largely governed by heredity. Therefore candidates whose parents are short statured and below normal weight may not eventually attain the minimum standard height and weight required for the Armed Forces. This point should therefore be borne in mind by the parent/guardian of such candidates before they seek admission for their children/wards.
The important facts concerning health are given below:
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Visual Standards Distant Vision
(Uncorrected)
Standard I
6/6 (Both eyes)
Distant Vision
Standard II
Better eye
Worse eye
6/18
6/18
Correctable to 6/6
Correctable to 6/9
The minimum acceptable visual standard for admission to Sainik School will be standard II Colour perception CPI(MLT)
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* Myopia not to exceed minus 1.5 D including Astigmatism.
* Manifest Hypermetropia not to exceed plus 2.5 D sph including Astigmatism.
* Fundus & media to be healthy with no changes of myopia.
* Visual fields-to be full in each eye.
* Binocular vision and steriopsis must be good.
* The above will have to be certified by a State Employed Ophthalmologist in advance of boy's arrival for admission.
* There is no squint or morbid condition of the eye or the lids which is liable to a risk of aggravation or recurrence.
* It will also be ensured that:
* there is no evidence of weak constitution, imperfect development serious malformations or obesity, no evidence of heart murmur.
* there is no mal development or impairment of function of the bone or joints.
* there is no impediment of speech.
* there is no malformation of the head, deformity from fracture or depression of the bones of the skull.
ADMISSION OF STAFF CHILDREN
Admission of staff children (both boys and girls) would be automatic. Boy cadets will have the option to be admitted as Day Scholars or as boarders on government scholarship if entitled to it otherwise. The day scholars will have to pay for the textbooks, stationery, uniforms etc besides the prescribed fees. Those who study as day scholars or do not accept government scholarship even if admitted as boarders will not be bound to appear in the NDA Examination. The admission of staff children will be strictly in order of their merit. They should be within the prescribed age limit. The total number of staff children will not exceed 8% of the total number of students in the school. Not more than two children of any staff member can be on the rolls of the school at any one time.
When children of the Defence Services personnel or other staff have to be admitted to the school in the middle of a session or otherwise on the appointment/posting in of a staff member or Defence Services personnel, the Principal will subject each student to a test to determine the class to which he/she can be admitted in case they had no school earlier. Children who were earlier studying in some recognized school can be admitted on the basis of transfer certificates to the class to which they are eligible. All such mid-term admissions will be restricted to day scholars only. These admissions will also be made within the prescribed ceiling. Any case of relaxation will be referred to the Honorary Secretary with the recommendation of Local Board of Administration.
Amendment: The decision taken on the 38th All India Sainik Schools Principals' Conference at Sujanpur Tira (Manali) from 19 May to 21 May 2008 "A Staff Children can be admitted as a Day scholar without considering the performance of the written test and the medical exam".
