Admissions to Raj's Balika Sainik schools to begin in Jan
Education minister Madan Dilawar is scheduled to visit the building complex of one such school in Jaimalsar village of Bikaner district Friday. The facility, including land and infrastructure worth Rs108 crore, was donated by philanthropist Poonamchand Rathi.
"Balika Sainik School is going to start for the first time in the country in Jaimalsar, Bikaner, as per the budget announcement of the state govt. In these schools, 80 students will get admission in each class.
There will be a provision for studying in all subjects of the science faculty in these nine schools, and the exams will be conducted by RBSE," said Dilawar.
Officials said that applications for admissions can be filled in Jan 2026, after which an entrance examination will be conducted in April, and the result will be declared in May 2026, with the session starting from July next year. "The schools will be operated on the lines of the Sainik School in Chittorgarh district.
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Retired army officers will be appointed as principal and hostel warden in the school," added the minister.
Land allotment for Balika Sainik School has been done in Sriganganagar, Kota, Jaisalmer, Ajmer, Bharatpur, and Alwar districts till now. As per the budget announcement, the process of allocation of land for the Balika Sainik School is being done in Jaipur and Udaipur districts.
In the state budget 2025-26, the govt announced starting Balika Sainik Schools to provide necessary facilities for a greater number of girls to join the armed forces, paramilitary forces, and police department.
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