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Background
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Sainik
School of Gujarat was
started in the year 1961
at Jamnagar. Initially,
it was established in
the two blocks of Irwin
hospital. To provide better
facilities, the institution
was shifted to its present
location at Balachadi.
Late Shri Lal Bahadur
Shastri, the then Prime
Minister of India, presented
the school its colour
on 07 Mar 1965.
Sprawling
across a wide campus along
the golden sands of the
Gulf of Kutch, lies a
patch of land, beautiful
in its rare wealth of
flora and fauna. Balachadi
has a rich historic past.
People visit the beach
of Balachadi has a rich
historic past. People
visit the beach of Balachadi
in large number, for offering
prayers to their dear
departed ones. Legend
claims that Balachadi
was the ancient Dwaraka,
ruled by Lord Krishna.
Balachadi also enjoyed
the privilege of being
the Summer resort of the
local elite for quite
a long time. Quite befittingly
Balachadi unfolded her
cosy wings to house the
uprooted polish children
during the Nazi outrage
of Poland in the Second
World War. |
The
survivors of this outrage visited
Balachadi which gave asylum
to them at a tender age. They
expressed their gratitude and
to commemorate this event they
installed a plaque in front
of school Building.
School
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The
School is located in the Balachadi
Estate which is 32 kms away
from Jamnagar. The Balachadi
Estate was formerly a sea side
summer resort that belonged
to the rulers of Nawanagar.
The estate comprises of 426
acres of land.
This
is an English medium residential
school for boys, providing public
school education with military
bias upto and including 10+2
stage as per Central Board of
Secondary Education syllabus
like other Sainik Schools located
at different parts of India.
It has an all India curriculum,
system of selection and examination.
Mission
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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.
The objectives of the scheme
are :-
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To
remove regional feelings
in the officer cadre of
the defence services. |
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To
develop qualities of body,
mind and character which
will enable young boys to
become good and useful citizens. |
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To
bring public school education
within the reach of the
common man. |
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To
prepare those who fail to
make it to the National
Defence Academy for other
walks of life.
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