What is the difference between Sainik School and Navodaya school? | Sainik, Navodaya and RMS Coaching

While Sainik Schools were meant to create a pool of eligible candidates to join the armed forces, JNVs were supposed to provide quality education to students from rural areas irrespective of the career they aspired to. Accordingly, the fee in JNVs has been kept low to make them affordable for the targeted group

Sainik Schools and Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) are both prestigious institutions. However, they have different aims and admission processes:

Aims

Sainik Schools prepare students for careers in the defense forces. JNVs focus on nurturing talented students from rural areas.
Admission

Both schools have entrance exams. However, Sainik Schools also have an interview. JNVs are free to attend, but Sainik Schools require a fee.

Other differences between the schools include:

Focus: Sainik Schools focus on preparing students for careers in the defense forces. JNVs focus on academics and extra-curricular activities.
Cost: JNVs are free to attend, but Sainik Schools require a fee.
Admission process: Sainik Schools require candidates to meet specific eligibility criteria, register for the entrance exam, clear the entrance exam and interview, undergo a medical examination, and be selected based on their overall performance.
Co-education: JNVs are co-educational institutions.
Governance: Navodaya Vidyalayas are run by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of School Education & Literacy, Govt. of India.