new Delhi. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that the Delhi government’s Sainik School will be named after freedom fighter Shaheed Bhagat Singh. In a virtual press briefing, Chief Minister Kejriwal said that on December 20, the cabinet had decided to build a school in Delhi where children can be trained to join the army. “We have decided that the school will be named Shaheed Bhagat Singh Armed Forces Preparatory School on the occasion of the death anniversary of the freedom fighter,” he said.
He announced, “We are building a ‘Shaheed Bhagat Singh Armed Forces Preparatory School’ on 14 acres of land at Jharoda Kalan, where students will be trained for the military. It will provide free education and separate facilities for boys and girls. There will be hostels.”
This school being built in Jharoda Kalan area of the city will be equipped with all facilities. He said retired army men would be appointed to train the students. Any student residing in Delhi can take admission in class 9 and 11 in this school.
CM Kejriwal announced, “So far 18,000 applications have been received for 200 seats. The entrance exam for class 9 and 11 will be held on March 28 and 29. The interview will be conducted in the second phase of the admission process.”
—AnyTV News
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