Jammu Cantonment is a cantonment

Cantonment

A cantonment is a temporary or semi-permanent military or police quarters. The word cantonment is derived from the French word canton meaning corner or district, as is the name of the Cantons of Switzerland. In South Asia, the term cantonment also describes permanent military stations...

 town in Jammu District

Jammu District

Jammu District is a district in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu is the winter capital of the state. The majority of the population of the district practise Hinduism; people of all religions, Muslims, Sikhs live in peace and harmony. Jammu is also known as city of temples with major attraction as Maa...

 in the India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...

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, Jammu Cantonment had a population of 30,107. Males constitute 61% of the population and females 39%. Jammu Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 64%. In Jammu Cantonment, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

*Maharishi Vidya Mandir SchoolSainik Coloney ***

- *Jammu has a number of good secondary and senior secondary schools. Prominent among them is Maharishi Vidya Mandir School (MVMS) , an educational school system founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and established in 16 Indian states. MVMS is managed by a registered educational society called the "Maharishi Shiksha Sansthan". MVMS is also affiliated with the New Delhi Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools has 148 branches in 118 cities with 80,000 to 100,000 students and 5,500 teaching and support staff. It is said to be the "largest chain of privately owned, public schools in India". MVMS follows the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) course pattern and the normal curriculum of Hindi/Regional Language/English medium public schools. The academic program also includes the practice of Transcendental Meditation and the study of the Veda and the literature about the Veda. In addition, Sanskrit is considered a compulsory subject for students at MVMS. The stated goal of Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools is to provide an educational program that has the ability to raise the student's life to a level which allows the student to feel at home with everything and everyone and to achieve success in every undertaking without any strain. About M.V.M Jammu: Extracurricular activities at MVMS include yoga, arts and crafts, dance, music, handball, table tennis and creative writing. In 2009, a team of 36 students from two MVMS schools participated in a five-day learning program at the space centers in the cities of Houston and Orlando, located in the U.S.A. About Principal M.V.M. M.V.M.School is progressing under the principalship of Ms Reeta Sharma a young, dyanamic, self disciplined, bold, dutiful, promising, caring and extra vigilant person -highly dedicated & absorbed in her work without any prejudice or vices. REGISTRATIONS/ADMISSIONS OPEN .