Sainik School, Lucknow
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Sainik School, Lucknow was established in July 1960. The only one of the
Mission
The school's mission is to seek representation of Uttar Pradesh in the officer cadre of the Defence services through the
Sainik School is a residential English medium school. The school is a member of Indian Public Schools conference and is included in the Government of India list of meritorious scholars.
The Sainik School is 15 km from Lucknow city. The Lucknow airport is 3 km away and the nearest railhead is Char Bagh, which is 13 km from the school.
The school prepares boys and girls for the science stream of the Central Board of Secondary Education Examination (CBSE) for Class 10 and 12, New Delhi. The school provides education to boys from Class 6 to 12.
Management
The school is run by the Uttar Pradesh Sainik Schools Society, which is registered under the
Facilities
As a boarding school, the school provides accommodation to its staff in the school campus. Government of India Scheme of Scholarships in approved residential Secondary Schools is operational in the School.
The school spreads over 280 acres (1.1 km2). It has extensive playgrounds and its own stadium Major salman Ahmad khan shaurya chakra Stadium.
Its academic facilities include science laboratories for
The school has six houses named after personalities, Shastri,Panth Nehru, S.N, Kidwai and Tandon. The school has a cadet’s mess and a sick bay, the latter overseen by a Resident Medical Officer.
Admission
Admission is on the basis of a
Boys having UP's domicile certificate between the age of 101⁄2 and 12 years as on 2 July, of the year of admission are eligible to apply. The boy must have passed class 6 from a recognised school. The child is admitted according to the final placement in the merit list and the number of vacancies available in the school.
The academic year of the School has been divided into:
- First Term 1 July to 24 December.
- Second Term 15 January to 30 April.
- Summer Vacation from about 3 May to about 30 June.
- Winter Vacationfrom about 24 December to about 15 January.
As of 2018, the school began admitting girls to its programs.[3]
Notable alumni
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Gallantry award winners
Alumni who have won a
- Capt Manoj Kumar Pandey, PVC (Posthumously)
Alumni civil dignitaries
- Mr Harsh Vardhan - Member of Parliament
- Vierendrra Lalit - Film Maker(Film Director-Cinematographer), Mumbai.
References
- ^ Awardees of PVC
- ^ "Infrastructure & Facilities – CAPTAIN MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY U.P. SAINIK SCHOOL, LUCKNOW". www.upsainikschool.org. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "UP Sainik School In Lucknow Admits Girls, First Time In 57 Years". NDTV. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.