Sainik School, Manasbal

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Jammu and Kashmir Sainik School Manasbal
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Sainik School Mansbal, Kashmir
Location
Manasbal Lake

Jammu and Kashmir
193504

India
Coordinates34°15′3.31″N 74°42′56.02″E / 34.2509194°N 74.7155611°E / 34.2509194; 74.7155611Coordinates: 34°15′3.31″N 74°42′56.02″E / 34.2509194°N 74.7155611°E / 34.2509194; 74.7155611
Information
TypePublic, All-Male Residential
MottoThrough toil to the stars
Established1981
FounderInaugurated by Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah
School districtGanderbal district
ChairmanChief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
PrincipalNazir Ahmad Dar
Faculty100
Enrollment426+ (VI to XII)
AffiliationCentral Board of Secondary Education
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Sainik School Manasbal is a Sainik school located 32 km (20 mi) from Srinagar. It is a military school in Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, preparing students for the National Defence Academy and other allied courses.[1] It is an English-medium school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education in New Delhi.[2]

It is the second Sainik school in Jammu and Kashmir, the first being in Nagrota. The school was established by the Sainik Schools Society and founded by then-Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Sheikh Abdullah in 1980.[3] The school started on September 14, 1981.[4] The first principal was wing commander J.K. Gandhi.

The school comes under the control of the state government of Jammu and Kashmir, supported by the Ministry of Defence. Sainik School Manasbal is the only Sainik school which runs under state government, the rest of the schools are managed by the Indian Ministry of Defence.[1] Initially, the Manasbal school principals were being deputed from the Army Education Corps, but since 1995 the school is managed by civil officials deputed by the Department of School Education.[1][2] In 2017, Nazir Ahmad Dar became the school's principal.[5]

Besides a 16-bed sick ward, the school has six hostels to house students.[6] During the winter, from December to March, when the weather conditions in the mountainous location are severe, the education program pauses and students return home to prepare for the March exams.[7]

According to then-Cabinet Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali, in 2018 69 students from Kashmir and Ladakh had been selected out of 900 applicants, showing the high demand for the school he said "has carved a niche for itself in academic quality".[6]

In July 2020, the Chief Secretary of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, approved the budget estimates worth Rs 886.07 lakhs for the financial year 2020–2021,[8] while Kashmir's Department of Floriculture was asked to make the campus eco-friendly.[9] A few months earlier, the Indian Army took steps to improve the empowerment of students, like the dedication of a gym and the implementation of yearly student tours to career institutions.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c 'Will Consider Taking Over Sainik School if Demand Arises: Gen Saha', Kashmir Life, 9 April 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Sainik School Manasbal functioning satisfactorily: Altaf Bukhari". Kashmir News Observer. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Establishment". schoolspedia.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  4. ^ Website of Sainik School Manasbal (archive).
  5. ^ Muhammad Raafi, 'Sainik school welcomes new principle, Bids Farewll to SG Din', Kashmir Life, 11 March 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b 'Zulfkar visits Sainik School Manasbal', The News Now, 30 May 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. ^ ""Inadequate" heating facilities spark protest at Sainik School Mansbal". Kashmir Observer. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  8. ^ 'CS approves budget of 886 lakh for Sainik School Manasbal for fy 20-21', Greater Kashmir, July 22, 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  9. ^ 'CS reviews functioning of Sainik School, Manasbal', Kashmir Reader, July 22, 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  10. ^ 'Army dedicates gym to Sainik School in Manasbal', The Tribune, April 11, 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

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