Shushuniketan came into existence on 16 September 1964 with a purpose to provide Pre-primary and Primary School education through English Medium to the children of Sainik School Staff who come from various corners of our country. However, over a period of time, realizing the need of quality education of the society, the facility was extended to the locals of Vijayapura.         The School was started with a strength of 73 students on its roll from L.K.G. The School has since grown from strength to strength without deviating from its purpose and achieving high standards.    Today the School has 784 students on its roll from LKG to Std V i.e. more than 10 fold increase in its strength since its inception and many more waiting in queue for admission. This indicates our belief that the School has lived upto its promise and expectations of the locals of Vijayapura.  The School has well equipped adequately ventilated and illuminated class rooms with furniture designed to provide comfort. Play equipment specially cater to the needs of Pre-Primary sections. Shishuniketan is located in a serene, eco-friendly and sprawling campus of Sainik School Vijayapura, with adequate play fields and necessary infrastructure essential for active engagement of its students. The medium of instruction in the school is English. Subjects taught include English, Hindi ,Kannada, Mathematics, General Science, Social Studies and Computer Science. General Knowledge and value Education also forms an integral part of teaching. Each student’s work is supervised from the moment they enter the school  in the  morning till they leave in the afternoon. The subject &class  teachers monitor the progress of the child and take care of the mental development while inside the classroom. Physical Education Teacher takes care of their Physical development outside the class room. The school follows the academic session from 01 April to 31 Mar. The academic year has been bifurcated into two terms. The first term is from April to September. The second term is from October to March. The School closes in first week of April for Summer Vacation. There is an Autumn break of 20 days in the month of October/November. Parents/Guardians are permitted to visit the school only on second saturday of every month. A suggestion box is available at school office to give proposals for improvement of school activities. Also please note that parent visiting hours are 1245 hrs to 1400 hrs everyday for office work. The parents to seek permission in the office before meeting the teachers. All students are expected to maintain a very high standard of discipline and smart turn out. They are to abide by the rules and regulations of the school at all times. They have to obey the teachers, School appointments. They should take pride in all the activities of the school. All students are expected to take   proper hair cut at least once a month. Action will be taken against defaulters. In addition to academics, the school also provides facilities for development of creative thinking and skills, awareness of surroundings, innovative approach to problem solving etc, in an informal surrounding through organised co-curricular activities. Activities for the term are published well in advance for the information of all concerned. The Co-curricular activities are held once a week generally on Saturdays.In order to evaluate the all round development of the child the school follows the semester system based on CCE with 4 formative  and 2 Summative  Assessment . The Teaching staff takes extra efforts to improve the performance of weak students through personal and special attention. As per the rules and regulations of the government, there are no failures, however, if the child is weak he/she is guided with extra attention and the same will be conveyed to the parents.