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Sainik School, Tilaiya

{{Short description|Indian defence services preparatory school}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}

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{{Infobox school

| established = {{Start date|1963|09|16|df=yes}}

| name = Sainik School Tilaiya

| logo =

| nickname = SSTILAIYA

| team_name = Tilaiyans

| seal_image =

| image = Sainik school tilaiya.jpg

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| caption =

| motto = अग्रे सरत सर्वदा

| motto_translation = Forward Ever

| address = Sainik School Tilaiya, P.O. Tilaiya Dam

| region = Central Zone

| city = Tilaiya Dam, Koderma, Jharkhand

| postcode = 825413

| country = India

| coordinates = {{coord|24.332|85.517|display=title,inline}}

| other_names = SST

| former_name =

| schooltype = Military Preparatory Institution

| type = Defence Nursery

| founder = Lt. Col LEG Smith

| closed =

| school_board = C.B.S.E.

| years = VI to XII

| feeder_to = National Defence Academy, Indian Naval Academy

| authority = Ministry of Defence, Government of India

| oversight = Sainik Schools Society

| Honour_code = “As a Tilaiyan, I will be truthful, trustworthy, honest and forthright under all circumstances, I will not lie, cheat, mislead or deceive any one, when I commit a mistake, I shall honestly own up my own free will.”

| principal = Col S Mohanrao R

| headmaster = Lt. Col Lalnunsiama

| head =

| staff =

| faculty =

| grades_label = 6 to 12

| gender = Boys & Girls

| enrollment = 850+

| enrolment_as_of = Cadets of SST

| medium_of_language = English

| campus_size = {{cvt|285|acre}}

| houses = #Aryabhatta

  1. Ashoka
  2. Gautam
  3. Kunwar Singh
  4. Magadh
  5. Maurya
  6. Mithila
  7. Nalanda
  8. Patliputra
  9. Rajgir
  10. Vaishali
  11. Vikram

| colors = Red and grey

| teams = Tilaiyans

| publication =

| newspaper =

| yearbook = The Tilaiyans

| affiliation = C.B.S.E.

| website = {{URL|http://www.sainikschooltilaiya.org}}

| footnotes =

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Sainik School Tilaiya, Jharkhand, India, is a public boarding school established and managed by the Sainik Schools Society under Ministry of Defence. It is a preparatory school for entry into the defence services — National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune and Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, Kerala.

Honour Code:

"As a Tilaiyan, I will be truthful, trustworthy, honest and forthright under all circumstances. I will not lie cheat, mislead, or deceive anyone. When I commit a mistake I shall honestly own up of my own free will."

History and location

The laying of the foundation stone of Sainik School was on 16 Sept 1963. The school was created by the efforts of the then Union Defence Minister, Late V K Krishna Menon, the then Chief Minister of Bihar, Late K B Sahay and the Principal Lt Col LEG Smith. Today, it is top ranking nursery to the NDA.

Located nearly a kilometre away from Tilaiya dam in the district of Koderma, Sainik School Tilaiya is {{cvt|18|km}} from the nearest rail head – Koderma on the Howrah – Delhi chord line nearer to Gaya. The Chhotanagpur Plateau and Tilaiya provide a backdrop to the school.

Admission

Entrance to Sainik School, Tilaiya is competitive and coordinated nationally by the National Testing Agency.{{Cite web|url=https://aissee.nta.nic.in/WebInfo/Page/Page?PageId=1&LangId=P |title=All India Sainik Schools Entrance Exam (AISSEE) - About Us |access-date=2021-06-02|website=aissee.nta.nic.in}} Students can apply for admissions in Class VI and Class IX. The written exam in Class VI covers questions on mathematics, English (or Hindi) and mental reasoning. The written exam in Class IX includes science and social sciences as subjects, in addition to mathematics, English and mental reasoning. Selected applicants go through interviews and medical examinations before being offered admissions.{{Cite web|title=Entrance Exams {{!}} Sainik School Tilaiya|url=http://www.sainikschooltilaiya.org/entrance-exams/|access-date=2020-05-16}} The likely number of vacancies in every academic year is 120 for Class VI and 20 for Class IX.{{Cite web|title=Overview {{!}} Sainik School Tilaiya|url=https://www.sainikschooltilaiya.org/overview/|access-date=2021-06-02|language=en-US}}

In 2020, Sainik School Tilaiya became one of the five Sainik Schools in the country to welcome girls in the academy.{{Cite web|last=Pioneer|first=The|title=Sainik School Tilaiya to welcome girls from academic session 2020-21|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/sainik-school-tilaiya-to-welcome-girls-from-academic-session-2020-21.html|access-date=2021-06-02|website=The Pioneer|language=en}} Academic session 2021-22 will have the first girl cadets in the school.

Notable alumni

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Curriculum and life

The school resources allow cadets to develop their skills in sports, academics and other extracurricular activities. Sainik School, Tilaiya is famous for emphasis on extracurricular activities. Infrastructure in Sainik Schools include running tracks, cross-country tracks, indoor games, parade grounds, boxing rings, firing ranges, canoeing clubs, horse riding clubs, mountaineering clubs, trekking and hiking club, obstacles courses, football, hockey and cricket fields, as well as volleyball and basketball courts. Cadets also become a part of NCC. A cadet who completes their 12th standard usually possess a NCC B certificate.

The academic instruction imparted at the school prepares cadets (as they are called in the school) for the following examinations:{{Cite web|title=Curriculum {{!}} Sainik School Tilaiya|url=http://www.sainikschooltilaiya.org/curriculum/|access-date=2020-05-16}}

  • All India Secondary School Examination (Class – X),
  • All India Senior School Certificate Examination (Class – XII) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi under the 10+2 pattern of school education,
  • Union Public Service Commission Examination for admission to the National Defence Academy and other Defence Academies,
  • Scholarship holders take the NDA Entrance Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission during the +2 stage after passing Class XI. Since there is an emphasis on Science Stream in the NDA curriculum, Sainik Schools cater only to the science stream subjects in Classes XI and XII.

Other activities include co-curricular activities and Socially Useful Productive Work, sports and NCC training.

= House=

The cadets are arranged into houses which are groups with which they live for seven years. There are twelve houses: Magadh, Gautam, Aryabhatta, Vikram, Patliputra, Vaishali, Kunwar Singh, Mithila, Maurya, Ashoka, Nalanda and Rajgir. There are Inter-House competitions for almost every sport and co-curricular activity which turn fierce at times. At the end of each academic year, the best performing house is awarded "Cock House" trophy. Winning it thrice consequently makes the house "Rooster House". Kunwar Singh house is the only Rooster House as of 2021.{{Cite web|title=Boarding Houses {{!}} Sainik School Tilaiya|url=http://www.sainikschooltilaiya.org/boarding-houses/|access-date=2020-05-16}}

There are two baby houses which host Class-VI cadets for a year when they join: Baidyanath and Parasnath. A new house with name 'Rani Laxmi Bai' has been established for girl cadets.

Departments

  • Arts and Crafts
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Hindi and Sanskrit
  • Social Science

References

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External links

{{Official|https://web.archive.org/web/20120306071812/http://www.sainikschooltilaiya.org/sweb/Index.aspx}} [https://youtube.com/@sainikschooltilaiya7086?si=obbjFJGoBfcyCir7 Official YouTube Channel]

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Category:Educational institutions established in 1963

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Category:Schools in Jharkhand

Category:1963 establishments in Bihar