Sainik School, Tilaiya

Sainik School, Tilaiya, Jharkhand, India, prepares boys academically, physically and mentally for entry into the Defence Services and those who follow other paths, for responsible positions in other walks of life.

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 Chief Minister from Bihar Late K B Sahay and scholar Principal Lt Col LEG Smith. Today it is top ranking nursery to the NDA.

Located nearly 1 km from Tilaiya dam in the district of Koderma, Sainik School Tilaiya is 18 km away 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.

On 16 September 1963 the foundation stone of Sainik School Tilaiya was laid. Since then, SST has been pursuing its goal of sending cadets of the Defence Forces through the NDA. Of the 600 officers that the school has sent to the NDA, some have reached the ranks of brigadiers and major generals. Major General S.P. Sinha was the first Tilaiyan to reach the rank of major general, while Lieutenant General Gyan Bhushan, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Jaipur-based South Western Command of the Indian Army, is the tilaiyan at the highest position in the Armed Forces.

The academic instruction imparted at the school prepares students for the following examinations:-

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

The Department of Fine Art Head of Department is Mr. Mrinal Chakraborty, since October 1986.. Students are exposed to drawing and art competitions, such as CBSE National Art Competition, the National Art Competition organized by the Ministry of Forest and Environment, and the Cartoon Competition on Science Fiction. The school participated in "Sports in Imagination" International Art Competition organized by the Beijing Olympics 2008. Some students have opted for a career through NIFT, NID and Animation courses.

Head of Department: The department has Mr. A K Majumdar, Senior Master who was also a National Awardee, Mr. A N Nanda, HoD Biology and Mr. N Upadhayay as the members of the department.

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