Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar on Friday announced that 27 per cent seats will be reserved for other backward classes (OBCs) in all Sainik Schools. It will go in effect from the academic session of 2021-22.
The Ministry of Defence that governs the Sainik Schools, manages 33 such residential schools in the country.
"OBC reservation to be introduced in Sainik Schools from the year 2021-22," Mr Kumar said on Twitter and posted images of an October 13 circular that was sent to principals of all Sainik schools across the country.
The circular said 67 per cent of the seats in a Sainik school are reserved for candidates from the state or the Union Territory in which the school is located and the remaining 33 per cent is reserved for those who come from outside that state or UT. These two lists will be termed List A and List B.
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As per the circular, each list has a set amount of seats. For Scheduled Castes 15 per cent seats are dedicated, 7.5 per cent seats are for Scheduled Tribes and 27 per cent seats are for non-creamy layer OBCs.