Sainik School, Manasbal

Jammu and Kashmir Sainik School Manasbal
Address
Manasbal Lake
Village Borus / Check e Youngura
 Jammu and Kashmir 193504
 India
Coordinates 34°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
Type Public, All-Male Residential
Motto Through toil to the stars
Established 1981
Founder ? / Inaugurated by Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah
School district Ganderbal district
Area trustee ?
Chairman Mehbooba Mufti
Principal Mr. Nazir Ahmad Dar
Headmaster Zain-ul-Abedin Rather
Enrollment 426+ (VI to XII)
Affiliation Central Board of Secondary Education
Website Website

Sainik School Manasbal is located 32 km from Srinagar through Srinagar-Safapora Road via Ganderbal. It is a military school in Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

It is the second sainik school in the state of J&K, 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.[1] The school comes under the control of state government and Ministry of Defence and was also the first Sainik School in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

The school was established to prepare students for entry into the National Defence Academy (NDA), situated in Ganderbal district of Kashmir Valley near the north east bank of Manasbal Lake. Every year entrance test is held for admission in 6th and 9th classes. The students of this school are known to take part in different cultural, festive and co-ciricullar activities.

References

  1. ↑ "Establishment". schoolspedia.com. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
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