Sainik School, Manasbal

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Sainik School Manasbal
Through toil to the stars
Address
Manasbal Lake
Ganderbal
Jammu and Kashmir,  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
Established 1980
Founder Sheikh Abdullah
School district Ganderbal district
Area trustee Sainik School Society
Chairman Omar Abdullah
Principal Ajaz Ahmad Kakroo
Headmaster Zain-ul-Abidin Rathor
Enrollment 350+ (VI to XII)
Affiliation Central Board of Secondary Education
Website Website

Sainik School Manasbal (Urdu: سعنک سکول مانسبل) 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 fresh entrance test is held for admission in 6th and 9th standards. 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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