Established July 8, 1961 Faculty 30 Area 432 acres (1.75 km) Number of students 575 | Principal Defence officers Gender Boys Phone 02893 246 226 Motto "Yogah Karmshu Kaushalam" | |
Type Sainik School, Boarding School Address Sainik School Balachadi Rd, Balachadi, Gujarat 361230 Colors Blue, Grey, Green, Yellow, Maroon, Magenta, Saffron Similar Gujarat Ayurved University, Alia Bada, Shri MP Shah Governm, Bachpan play school, Bank Of Baroda | ||
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The Sainik school at Balachadi, Gujarat is one of 20 Sainik Schools in India. It was established in 1961. It is an English medium, residential school for boys providing public school education with a military bias up to 10+2 stage as per the Central Board of Secondary Education.
Contents
- Sainik school balachadi golden jublee passed out batch by dhaval mp4
- History
- Location
- Mission
- Activities
- School routine
- National Cadet Corps
- Admission
- References
History
The Sainik School of Gujarat was started on 8 July 1961 at Jamnagar. It was established in the two blocks of Irwin hospital. To provide better facilities, the institution was shifted to its present location at Balachadi. Lal Bahadur Shastri, the then Prime Minister of India, presented the school its colours on 7 March 1965.
Location
The school is located in the Balachadi Estate which is 32 km away from Jamnagar. The Balachadi Estate was formerly a sea side summer resort that belonged to the rulers of Nawanagar State. The estate comprises 426 acres of land in the mangrove rich coastal belt of Saurashtra at the Gulf of Kutch.
There was a campsite for Polish refugee children of World War II, built by K. S. Digvijaysinhji, Jam Saheb Maharaja of Nawanagar in 1942, near his summer resort. He gave refuge to hundreds of Polish children rescued from Polish and Soviet camps. The campsite is now part of the Sainik School.
Mission
The scheme to establish Sainik schools was introduced in 1961 with the primary aim of preparing boys academically, physically and mentally for entry into the National Defence Academy and Defence Forces of India.
The objectives of the scheme are:
Activities
Outdoor games include football, basketball, hockey, volleyball, cricket, badminton, tennis, and squash. Inter house competitions in all these events are organized, and athletic competitions (track and field) are held. Club activities include art club, craft club, story - telling club, physics club, chemistry club, bio club, bird watching club, computer club and trekking club. The school encourages cadets to participate in inter-school competitions, in debates, declamation, quiz competitions, essay writing, poetry composing, short story writing, drawing and painting and all sports and games events. The school sends a large number of cadets to attend camps (NCC and others) organized around the country. The Literary Club English and Hindi organizes the inter-house competitions in declamation, debate, essay writing, poetry, recitation, spelling competition, science quiz, general quiz, weekly news analysis, and group discussions.
There are tours to National Defence Academy, Indian Military Academy and defense establishments in Mumbai, Cochin, Bangalore, Madras, and Hyderabad; educational tour to historical places; cycle expedition for class IX; and a trekking expedition.
School routine
Day starts with morning parade under the guidance of physical training instructors from the Army Physical Training Corps/NCC Instructors. This, followed by a bath and change and the breakfast. Classes begin at 08.30 hrs. Classes run up to 13.30 hrs with two short intervals in the first of which cadets are given light refreshments, served centrally. After the classes, they go for lunch. The time between 14.00 and 17.00 hrs is used for academically weak students to go for their remedial classes while others do homework, engage in some club activities, pursue hobbies, ready their kit, or garden. There are evening games outdoor from 17.00 to 18.00 hrs. Evening prep gives the cadets sufficient time to do their homework and clear their doubts. Dinner is at 20.30 hrs.
National Cadet Corps
All the boys are enrolled into the National Cadet Corps and follow a combined syllabus of the three services (Army, Navy and Air Force). The school possesses a full-fledged NCC company.
Admission
The scheme of entrance comprises two parts: the written exam and the medical examination with an interview. Candidate who qualify in the written examinations are called for medical examination and interview.