Withdrawal Policies
A cadet may be withdrawn from school based on the following criteria:
1. Withdrawal for poor academic performance: One failure during the ‘Orientation Period’ (Classes VI, VII and VIII) can be condoned by permitting the cadet to repeat the class in which he/she fails. The scholarship granted will continue to be available to the cadet during this period. However, in case of cadets who are between 11-12 years of age at time of admission, they will be withdrawn in case of any failure even during the orientation period. If a cadet fails after the orientation period, he/she will be withdrawn. This will be applicable to all cadets, boarders as well as day scholars. Day scholars i.e. staff children, officers children and children of the APTC instructors as well as service personnel posted to NCC in Sainik Schools, who join the school in a class higher than class VI, will be permitted one failure in any class during the entire stay at the school.
2. Withdrawal on Disciplinary grounds: The Principal may in the interest of school order withdrawal of a cadet from the school, should the cadet’s conduct, behavior or influence, in the opinion of the Principal, be detrimental to the general discipline/ interest of the school. In such a case, refund of scholarship may not be insisted. The Principal should, however, report such withdrawals to the Local Board of Administration at its next meeting and to the Hony Secretary immediately, who on the merits of the case will decide as to whether the scholarship money with damages, if any, need be recovered from the parent.
3. Withdrawal on Medical grounds: In addition to the initial medical examination arranged at the time of admission, the school will arrange a thorough medical examination of cadets every year to minimize medical rejections at the Service Selection Boards. Even after the admission, if a cadet is found medically unfit at any stage, and in the opinion of the competent medical authority the disability is likely to render the cadet unfit for entry in to the regular Armed Forces, the scholarship granted to the cadet will be withdrawn at once. He/ She may, however, be permitted to continue studies in the school on payment of full fees from the date, he/she was found medically unfit, provided he/she does not constitute a health hazard to other cadets , in which case, the cadet must be withdrawn from the school at once. The provision for continuing as a full fee paying cadets will not be applicable to cadets who may be found to be suffering from Hansen’s disease, as they must be compulsorily withdrawn from the school immediately on detection of the disease by a competent medical authority. This type of case must be intimated to the State Govt and to the Hony Secretary, Sainik Schools Society.
4. Withdrawal on Non-payment of fees: All fees are payable in advance and can be paid for a year or a quarter in advance. Payment should be made atleast quarterly and payable before the beginning of the quarter. If dues are not received by the first day of the month by which they are to be paid, a reminder will be sent informing the parent/guardian that if the amount due is not paid by the 15thof the month and in case of default, the cadet will be struck off the rolls of the school and sent home. After waiting for fifteen days, the cadet may be sent home at the parent’s cost and the expenditure will be deducted from the caution money. The school leaving/transfer certificate will, however not be issued until all dues are cleared to the school and the scholarship money, if enjoyed by the cadet, is refunded. In case of repeated defaults of this nature of payment of fees by the parent/guardian, it will not be obligatory for the school to send a reminder and the last such reminder will contain a suitable warning to this effect.
5. Withdrawal on Parent Request: All cadets are admitted to the school on the understanding that they will remain in the school for the entire course. In case any of the parent wants to withdraw their child on any account, including revision of fees/ scholarship, the parent must give the notice of withdrawal in writing to the Principal at least two months before the commencement of the following term. Failure to give this notice will entail forfeiture of caution money. Parents of cadets who are in receipt of scholarships can withdraw them only after repayment of the total amount of scholarship enjoyed by the cadets.