Anil Kumar is partially right. Sainik Schools not acting as feeder units for the Defence Academies has nothing to do with the fee structure. There are tens of thousands of aspirants vying to enter Sainik Schools. Coaching centres for the entrance exams are mushrooming. The fee is pittance when compared to the quality of education and training provided by the Schools. I am from the first batch of Sainik School Korukonda. Admitted that there is deterioration in the standards due to raising costs. The actual deterioration is in the mindset. The youth today see a career in the Defence Services most unattractive. Thanks to the Bureaucracy,they are hell bent on destroying the Defence Services further. Sixth pay commission is a case in point. Coming back to the schools, in Andhra, the school has become an excellent place for quality subsidized education to coach them for EAMCET exams. Even if the student has enjoyed full scholorship, there is no enforcible contract for willfully failing to qualify in the NDA entrance exam. The whole problem started with change in entry level to NDA from Matric to 10 2. Earlier a cadet had three chances to appear before he passed out from Sainik School. The Principal had a little control. Now, a cadet scoots from the school after he appears for the NDA exam and wilfully fails.
The only way to control and improve the entry to NDA is to reimburse the entire cost of Sainik School education to a student who joins the Academy and NO FREE SCHOLOSHIPS.
RE:Tokenism won't revive Sainik Schools
by Mithun Balan on May 13, 2008 01:53 PM Permalink
You r first batch, tats why u say so. Things have changed a lot now.
RE:Tokenism won't revive Sainik Schools
by on May 16, 2008 10:07 PM Permalink
I disagree with Sudheer Parakala. The schools are meant to motivate young children but not force them to join forces. In our batch 1994-2001 from sainik school korukonda, all the brightest students joined forces. Some of them had even cleared IIT exam from school itself.I can give the exact details to those interested. They are continuing to do well in the forces. It shows the motivation we had. By depriving the liberty of free scholarship we will cease to attract bright students. We should rather concentrate on inculcating the sense of pride, which i am sure the sainik schools are successful. We should also be brave to accept the fact that the officers are underpaid. Their efforts and duties need to be paid better. I say this though i am not in the forces. I feel that a senior officer like Sudheer Parakala should think in more realistic terms. K.Aswani kumar, 2952, (1994-2001)SSK.
