Girls in Sainik Schools
Admission of girl children has been approved in respect of Sainik School, Chhingchhip, Mizoram from academic session 2018-19 on a pilot basis.
Students of Sainik Schools are recruited to NDA and other defence services. The details of number of Sainik School students entering into defence services in comparison to non-Sainik School students during the last three years and the current year is as under:
| Year | Total NDA intake | Sainik School Students in NDA | Total Indian Naval Academy (INA) intake | Sainik School Students in INA | Total Officers Training Academy (OTA) intake | Sainik School Students in OTA |
| 2014 | 614 | 129 | 865 | 63 | 834 | 24 |
| 2015 | 602 | 144 | 677 | 47 | 804 | 9 |
| 2016 | 542 | 159 | 688 | 44 | 817 | 20 |
| 2017 | 302 | 58 | 651 | 62 | 763 | 27 |
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri R Gopalakrishnan and Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi in Lok Sabha today.