Sainik School, Lucknow

Sainik School, Lucknow was established in July 1960. The only one of the sainik schools to be administered by the state government, the alumni of which, Captain Manoj Pandey, posthumously received Param Vir Chakra. It was the first Sainik School in the country and was followed by the setting up of other Sainik Schools, under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, on the same lines. The education in this school is subsidised by the Government of Uttar Pradesh. It is a co-ed (for both boys and girls) residential English medium school affiliated to CBSE Board.

Mission
The school's mission is to seek representation of Uttar Pradesh in the officer cadre of the Defence services through the National Defence Academy and Indian Naval Academy. Therefore, the school imparts military-oriented training to its cadets.

Sainik School is a residential English medium school. The school is a member of Indian Public Schools conference and is included in the Government of India list of meritorious scholars.

The Sainik School is 15 km from Lucknow city. The Lucknow airport is 3 km away and the nearest railhead is Char Bagh, which is 13 km from the school.

The school prepares boys and girls for the science stream of the Central Board of Secondary Education Examination (CBSE) for Class 10 and 12, New Delhi. The school provides education to boys from Class 6 to 12.

Management
The school is run by the Uttar Pradesh Sainik Schools Society, which is registered under the Indian Societies Registration Act (1860). It is the only Sainik school which is completely financed and managed by the State Government.

Facilities
As a boarding school, the school provides accommodation to its staff in the school campus. Government of India Scheme of Scholarships in approved residential Secondary Schools is operational in the School.

The school spreads over 280 acre. It has extensive playgrounds and its own stadium Major salman Ahmad khan shaurya chakra Stadium. The school has facilities for games like hockey, cricket, football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, boxing, table tennis, horse riding and swimming. The cadets go through rigorous physical training throughout their stay. The school follows a timetable for compulsory games and physical training.

Its academic facilities include science laboratories for physics, chemistry and biology; separate music and art rooms; and a library. There are six hostels for the cadets.

The school has six houses named after personalities ~Junior Houses. ~Senior Houses.
 * Shastri House (Named after Lal Bahadur Shastri)
 * Nehru House (Named after Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru)
 * Pant House (Named after Govind Vallabh Pant)
 * S. N. House (Named after Dr. Sampurnanand)
 * Kidwai House (Named after Rafi Ahmed Kidwai)
 * Tandon House (Named after Purushottam Das Tandon)

The school has a cadet’s mess( Capt. Sunil Chandra VrC Cadets Mess) and a sick bay, the latter overseen by a Resident Medical Officer.

Admission
Admission is on the basis of a competitive examination and interview, which is followed by a medical examination by physical training and medical staff of School.

For Admission in class VI, Boys having UP's domicile certificate between the age of 10$1/2$ and 12 years as on 2 July, of the year of admission are eligible to apply. The boy must have passed class 5 from a recognised school. The child is admitted according to the final placement in the merit list and the number of vacancies available in the school.

For Admission in class IX, boys and girls having UP's domicile certificate between the age of 13 $1/2$ and 15 years as on 2 july, of the year of admission are eligible to apply. The boy and girl must have passed class 8 from a recognised school. The child is admitted according to the final placement in the merit list and the number of vacancies available in the school.

The academic year of the School has been divided into:
 * First Term 1 July to 20 December.
 * Second Term 08 January to 30 April.
 * Summer Vacation from about 3 May to about 30 June.
 * Winter Vacation from about 21 December to about 09 January.

As of 2018, the school began admitting girls to its programs.

Gallantry award winners
Alumni who have won a Gallantry award
 * Capt Manoj Kumar Pandey, PVC (Posthumously)

Alumni civil dignitaries

 * Mr Harsh Vardhan - Member of Parliament
 * Vierendrra Lalit - Film Maker(Film Director-Cinematographer), Mumbai.