Sainik School Bhubaneswar was started by Late Shri Biju Patnaik the then Chief Minister of Orissa on 15 Jan 1962 in an adhoc government accommodation. The new building and infrastructure was brought up within two years at the present location under personal care of Shri Biju Patnaik and was inaugurated by Pt Jawaharlal Nehru on 08 Jan 1964.Sainik School Bhubaneswar is located in the Capital City of Orissa in the close vicinity of Utkal University, Vani Vihar just 2 Kms away from National Highway. The distance of the school from Air Port is about 10 KMs and from Railway Station it is only 8 Kms.

The primary aim and objective of Sainik Schools is to prepare boys academically,physically and mentally for entry into the National Defence Academy. Moreover, the high level of physical, mental and intellectual attainments needed for induction into the Officer Cadre which could not be nurtured in the common schools, mainly because of the lack of infrastructure facilities.

The School is managed by three tier system of management ,Sainik Schools Society (Ministry of Defence) as its appex body , Local Board of Administration and the School staff comprising of Principal ,Vice Principal, Administrative Officer, Academic and Administrative staff .