High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sainik School Goalpara, Assam was established on November 12,1964 under the ministry of defence. The idea of sainik schools were presented by the then defence minister V.K.Menon in 1961. Initially total of 18 sainik schools were founded. The school is located in North-Eastern part of India. In this region there is one more Sainik School in Imphal, Manipur. The school is situated 18 km from Goalpara town en route capital Guwahati. The nearest police station is Mornoi and railway station is Goalpara. This is one of the premiere institute of the region. It is a fully residential school having classes from standard 6th to 12th. Besides the school there is a kindergarten school also. The admission to the school is done for two standards - 6th and 9th. The average strength of each class is approximately 90. The main aim of the school is to prepare students for prestigious National Defence Academy exam. Till date more than 200 students have joined...