Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced that the upcoming Sanik School in the national capital will be named after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. Addressing the media here, Kejriwal informed that 'Shaheed Bhagat Singh Armed Forces Preparatory School' will be constructed on a sprawling 14 acres of land in Delhi's Jharoda Kalan area.
It will be a residential school and students will not be charged any fees, the Chief Minister said.
The AAP government had in the Budget 2021 announced to set up Delhi's first Sainik School along with Delhi Armed Forces Preparatory Academy.
"We are building a 'Shaheed Bhagat Singh Armed Forces Preparatory School' on 14 acres of land in Jharoda Kalan, where students will be trained for the armed forces. The fees for the school will be free and will have separate hostels for boys and girls," Kejriwal said on the eve of the death anniversary of Bhagat Singh.
Kejriwal said that the school has already received 18,000 applications and classes will start this year.
"Any student residing in Delhi can take admission in this school for classes 9th and 11th. Both classes will have 100 seats each. The classes will start this year," he said.
An aptitude test will be conducted on March 27 for admission to Class 9. The test for enrolment for class 11 will be held the next day. In the second phase, interviews will be conducted, he said. The students will be taught by retired officers of the army, navy officers and the air force.
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