The Sainik Schools were conceived in year 1961, to identify and prepare children for entry into the National Defence Academy and Indian Naval Academy – India’s elite military schools. To foster a sense of teamwork and perhaps to promote a little bit of rivalry, there is a rolling trophy called the Defence Academy Trophy, which is awarded every year to the batch and school which sends the maximum number of boys to the NDA that year.

Raju Reddy - Chairman

A certain Mr. Reddy was just one of hundreds of fathers in India who enroll their 10 year old sons in Sainik Schools every year, for a variety or combination of reasons – the recipe for making it to the armed forces is found there, a job in the armed forces is secure, the life is secure, it’s the only way to discipline the boy, great education, it’s great exposure in any case, and so on. Continue reading →