The difference Between Sainik School and RMS school

When should one start preparing the child for Competitive exams?

In my view the child is ready to face the exam once it can read, write and understand simple language.

To get an admission in RMS ( Rashtriya Military School) There are 5 in our country and any one of the 25 Sainik Schools. (The boy can take the exam at any state for gaining entry into the Sainik School to which the boy belongs (Domicile)

RIMC any one can take (restriction one seat per state)

The academy prepares the boys physically and mentally to cope up with the pressure given by the peers while preparing for the entrance examination.

The Sainik  / RMS  questions are in three stages

Basic (Straight use of Formula)

Application based (Applying the formula to get the correct answer)

Skill based (This test will tell who is better than the average students)

In our past 20 years of experience, we find that the boy who scores well about 80% always comes in the first list and gets admission.

The sainik school paper is divided into three sections first section is for just 20 marks (10 x 2= 20)

Minimum qualifying marks is 25; hence he has to correctly solve the basic concept level questions

Section Two – has   10 question each carries 3 marks – moderate level of difficulty

The Third Section carries 5 marks and has 10 questions; the merit list is based on the marks scored in this section 

To do well in mathematics one has to be good in basic concept and solve the problems quickly. 

Let us see a sample:

Section One Question

1. What would be the Simple interested earned on an investment of Rs. 1000 invested for 10 years at the rate of 10 % per annum?

As you can see the answer is just by application of the simple formula SI = (Principal x Time X Rate of interest) / 100

Let us see the solution:

Step 1	Given	Principal = Rs. 1000, Rate of Interest = 10%, Time= 10 Years
Step 2	To find what?	To find the Simple Interest
Step 3	Formula to be used	(P X T X R ) / 100
Step 4	Working	Substitute the values in the formula Ie. (1000 x 10 x 10) / 100 = Rs. 1000 ( Answer)
Note		This was a simple application of formula

2. Section – 2, the similar question can be asked as

Find the Amount that Ram would get at the end of 7 years and 6 months, if he invests Rs. 7500 at the rate of simple interest of 9.25 %

(Once again it is based on the formula, but here the candidate has to convert the months into years and also must know how to use the decimal values)

Let us see the solution:

Step 1	Given	Principal = Rs. 7500,         (investment means Principal) Rate of Interest =9.25%  (convert 9.25% into 925/1000) Time= 7 Years and 6 months (Convert this into years 7.5 = 75/ 10
Step 2	To find what?	To find the Amount Here Amount = SI + P, hence we have to find Simple Interest and Then add that to Principal to get the Amount
Step 3	Formula to be used	(P X T X R ) / 100     = SI Amount  = SI + Principal
Step 4	Working	Substitute the values in the formula Ie. ()
Note		This was a slightly complicated  application of formula

     

3. Section - 3. (Skill based questions)

Ram gets Rs. 3300 as simple interest on a principal of Rs. 3000 after 365 days, which was invested at the rate of 10 % simple interest per annum. If he were to invest the amount only for 146 days, what would be the amount he will receive after the said period?

Here you will notice the candidate has to calculate the exact Interest earned in one year and then calculate the SI for 143 days (Convert the days into Years) and finally find the SI and then add to get the amount. This involves in three different operations. Here the steps are necessary to arrive at the correct answer. The understanding the logic and reason out the outcome, hence a thorough understanding is mandatory to solve this problem 

 The sainik school entrance exam does not have multiple choice questions

Step 1	Given	Principal = Rs. 3000, Amount = Rs. 3300, Time = 365 days. Rate = 10 %
Step 2	To Find	SI ------ ( in case I) SI and Amount in Case ---II
Step 3	Formula	Amount – Principal = Simple Interest SI = ( P x R x T) / 100 Amount = SI + P
Step 4	Working	Substitute and find out  the SI ( 3300 – 3000 = Rs. 300 SI) 3000 x 146 days x 10 / 100 ( here we need to convert the Time of days into years, hence 146/ 365  give 2/5)
		Amount = Rs. 120 + 3000 = Rs. 3120 Answer

While the Rashtriya Military School has Multiple Choice Questions

1.       Find the Area of a Rectangle whose Length is 8m, breadth is 6 m.   Choice:

A) 28 m

B) 48 m

C) 48 sq m

D) 24 sq m

 

 2. Find the Breadth of a rectangle if its area is 216 sq. m and its length is 18m.  Choice:

A) 18 m

B) 14 m

C) 16 sq m

D) 12 m

3.Find the cost of Fencing a rectangular garden whose  area is 288 sm. m and its breadth is 16 m, if cost of fencing is Rs. 15 per m?   Choice:

A) Rs. 1018

B) Rs. 1040

C) Rs. 1020

D) Rs. 1200 m

 

Here the answers are given and the candidate is expected to find out the correct answer from the options given below the problem.

Here in order to increase the degree of difficulty, the number of problems would be more than sainik school, while the timing remains the same. (You will find the candidate has to calculate fast and arrive at the solution)  

 

The Syllabus and level of Question would be that of Class V CBSE.

Hence the candidate has to be prepared to face this test step by step.

Experience says that an average boy will take about 1 Week to understand the concept ant do the part one well (I am Talking about just one chapter, there are 17 chapter to be mastered, hence it would take 17 weeks)

To build the application part the candidate has to prepare by practicing min 20 questions in each pattern

Only then he will be able to retain- recall – reuse the formula

Now coming over to Skill based problem- this requires understanding of various words used to mean one and the same thing.

For example:

Addition = SUM of, Total Of, Put to gather,   when added it becomes  

Hence teachings of these words are important. For this language has to be improved. Keep a dictionary nearby and ask the candidate to refer as much as possible.