Sainik School, Balachadi
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Sainik school Balachadi is one of 20 Sainik School
s in India
located in Gujarat. It is an English medium, residential school for boys providing public school education with a military bias up to 10+2 stage as per the Central Board of Secondary Education
. The school of Gujarat was started in 1961 at Jamnagar
. 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 colours on 7 Mar 1965.
in 1942, his summer house is nearby.
and Defence Forces.
The objectives of the scheme are:
, and squash. Inter house competitions in all these events are organised, and athletic competitions (track and field) are held.
Club activities include Art Club, Craft Club, Story - telling Club, Physics Club, Chemistry Club, Bio Club, Bird Watching Club, Computer Club and Trekking Club.
The school encourages cadets to participate in interschool competitions, in debates, declamation, quiz competitions, essay writing, poetry composing, short story writing, drawing and painting and all sports and games events.
The school sends no cadets to attend camps (NCC and others) organised around the country.
The Literary Club English and Hindi organises the interhouse competitions in declamation, debate, essay writing, poetry, recitation, spelling competition, science quiz, general quiz, weekly news analysis, and group discussions.
There are tours to NDA
, IMA
and defence establishments in Bombay, Cochin, Bangalore, Madras, and Hyderabad, educational tour to historical places, cycle expedition for class IX, and a trekking expedition.
The time between 1400 and 1700 hrs is used for academically weak students to go for their remedial classes while others do homework, engage in some club activities, pursue hobbies, ready their kit, or garden.
There are evening games outdoor from 1700 to 1800 hrs. Evening prep gives the cadets sufficient time to do their homework and clear their doubts. Dinner is at 2030 hrs.
, Naval Academy
, Indian Military Academy
, their ranks
as of now, year of joining and their Regiment
.
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{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Name
! Profession
! Roll No.
! House
!Years at school
!City, country of residence
|-
! Gaurang Patel
! Software Engineer
! 466
! Shastri
! 1968-1974
! Minneapolis,USA
|-
!Dr. Rakesh Bhatt
!Neurologist
!364
!Garuda
!1967-1974
!Virginia,USA
|-
! Dr. Mukesh Bavishi
! Gynec-Surgeon and Cancerologist
!480
!Nehru
!1968-1975
!Ahmedabad,India
|-
!Dinesh Lamba
!Actor
!
!Sardar Patel
!1987-1994
!Mumbai,India
|-
!Ravindra Patel
!DSP
!
!
!
!
|-
!Ramesh Kumar Budhwar
!Inspector Delhi Police
!580
!Nehru, Pratap, Garuda
!1968-1975
!Delhi,India
|-
!Parthrajsinh Sarvaiya
!Software Services
!2369
!Pratap,Shivaji
!1989 - 1996
!Alpharetta, GA, USA
|
|-
!Bhupinder Singh Hooda
!Chief Minister,Haryana
!
!
!1966-1969
!
|-
!Vipul Mehershi
!Indian Navy
!1304
!
!1977-1984
!Vishakapatnam,India
|-
! Pratik Deo
! StartUp Specialist/HR & Operations Expert
! 3324
! Pratap/Garuda
! 1997-2000
! New Delhi, India
|-
!Mrinal Madhav
!Oil/gas industry, HPCL
!3430
!Tagore
!
|-
!Devendrasinh Jadeja
!Software Engineer
!3014
!Garuda
!1994-2001
!Houston ,Texas
!
|-
!Sandip Faldu
!Transportation Engineer
!2486
!Shastri
!1990-1997
!Irving, Texas, USA
!
|-
!Mayur Ranolia
!Software Services
!2483
!Shivaji
!1990-1997
!Plano, Texas, USA
!
|-
!Narendra Pandit
!Retired Commodore
!0018
!Pratap
!1961-1966
!Ahmedabad
|-
!Hitesh Patel
!Air Commodore (Retd.)
!269
!Tagore, Garuda
!1964 - 1970
!Surat
|-
!Dinkal Patel
!Senior Software Consultant (PepsiCo)
!2166
!Pratap
!1987 - 1994
!New York, USA
|-
!Hemant Patel
!Businessman
!162
!Sivaji
!Beckley, West Virginia, USA
|
|-
|
}
Sainik School
The Sainik Schools are a system of schools in India established and managed by the Sainik Schools Society. They were conceived in 1961 by V. K. Krishna Menon, the then Defence Minister of India, to rectify the regional and class imbalance amongst the Officer cadre of the Indian Military, and to...
s in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
located in Gujarat. It is an English medium, residential school for boys providing public school education with a military bias up to 10+2 stage as per the Central Board of Secondary Education
Central Board of Secondary Education
The Central Board of Secondary Education is a Board of Education for public and private schools, under the Union Government of India.-History:...
. The school of Gujarat was started in 1961 at Jamnagar
Jamnagar
Jamnagar is a city and a municipal corporation in Jamnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city was built up substantially by Maharaja Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji in the 1920s, when the district was known as Nawanagar. The district lies just to the south of the Gulf of Kutch and is...
. 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 colours on 7 Mar 1965.
History
The 300 acre campus of the Sainik School includes the old campsite for Polish refugee children of World War II, built by K. S. Digvijaysinhji (‘Jam Saheb), Maharaja of NawanagarNawanagar
Navanagar was an Indian princely state, in Kathiawar region, situated on the south of the Gulf of Kutch. It was ruled by the Jadeja dynasty from its formation in c 1540 until 1948 when it succeed to newly formed, India. The district is now known as Jamnagar. It had an area of and a population...
in 1942, his summer house is nearby.
Mission
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 AcademyNational Defence Academy
National Defence Academy or National Defense Academy likely refers to:*National Defence Academy *National Defense Academy of JapanIt may also refer to:*Academy of National Defence, Poland...
and Defence Forces.
The objectives of the scheme are:
- To remove regional feelings in the officer cadre of the defence services.
- To develop qualities of body, mind and character which will enable young boys to become good and useful citizens.
- To bring public school education within the reach of the common man.
- To prepare those who fail to make it to the National Defence Academy, Defence Forces, for other walks of life.
Activities
Outdoor games include football, basketball, hockey, volleyball, cricket, badminton, tennikoitTennikoit
Tennikoit is an outdoor game which was started in the early 1960s. It was played by high school girls in the USA since the 1930s. Four decades since its inception, the game has risen from district levels to international levels with nearly 20 countries all over the world competing for the...
, and squash. Inter house competitions in all these events are organised, and athletic competitions (track and field) are held.
Club activities include Art Club, Craft Club, Story - telling Club, Physics Club, Chemistry Club, Bio Club, Bird Watching Club, Computer Club and Trekking Club.
The school encourages cadets to participate in interschool competitions, in debates, declamation, quiz competitions, essay writing, poetry composing, short story writing, drawing and painting and all sports and games events.
The school sends no cadets to attend camps (NCC and others) organised around the country.
The Literary Club English and Hindi organises the interhouse competitions in declamation, debate, essay writing, poetry, recitation, spelling competition, science quiz, general quiz, weekly news analysis, and group discussions.
There are tours to NDA
NDA
NDA is an abbreviation that may refer to:* National Dance Association, the oldest American organization for dance education* National Defence Academy , a military academy in India...
, IMA
IMA
- Institutions :* Indianapolis Museum of Art, an art museum in Indianapolis, Indiana* Indian Medical Association* Indian Military Academy, Dehradun...
and defence establishments in Bombay, Cochin, Bangalore, Madras, and Hyderabad, educational tour to historical places, cycle expedition for class IX, and a trekking expedition.
School routine
Day starts with morning PT/parade under the guidance of PT instructors from the Army Physical Training Corps/NCC Instructors. This, followed by a wash and change and the breakfast. Classes begin at 0830 hrs. Classes run up to 1330 hrs with two short intervals in the first of which cadets are given light refreshments, served centrally. After the classes, they go for lunch.The time between 1400 and 1700 hrs is used for academically weak students to go for their remedial classes while others do homework, engage in some club activities, pursue hobbies, ready their kit, or garden.
There are evening games outdoor from 1700 to 1800 hrs. Evening prep gives the cadets sufficient time to do their homework and clear their doubts. Dinner is at 2030 hrs.
National Cadet Crops
All the boys are enrolled into the NCC and follow a combined syllabus of the three services (Army, Navy and Air Force). The school possesses a full fledged NCC company.Admission
The scheme of entrance comprises two parts: the Written Exam and the Medical Exam with Interview. Candidate who qualify in the Written exam will be called for Medical/interview.Notable alumni
List of Balachadians who has joined National Defence AcademyNational Defence Academy
National Defence Academy or National Defense Academy likely refers to:*National Defence Academy *National Defense Academy of JapanIt may also refer to:*Academy of National Defence, Poland...
, Naval Academy
Naval Academy
-Institutions:* The United States Naval Academy* The Indian Naval Academy of India* The Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy of Bulgaria* The Imperial Japanese Naval Academy* The École Navale of France* The Britannia Royal Naval College of the United Kingdom...
, Indian Military Academy
Indian Military Academy
The Indian Military Academy, Dehradun is the officer training school of the Indian Army. IMA was established in 1932.-Demands for an Indian military training academy:...
, their ranks
Military rank
Military rank is a system of hierarchical relationships in armed forces or civil institutions organized along military lines. Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms...
as of now, year of joining and their Regiment
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
.
| Name | Rank | YOJ | Regiment | Roll number | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vipul Meherasi | Pramod Ambasna | Lt. Colonel | 1987 | ||
| Anupam Kumar Mishra | MAJOR | 2000 | Nehru | ||
| Rushikesh V Ramani (Shahid) | Major | 2001 | 23 Punjab regiment | 3002 | Angre |
| Sanjay Patel | Captain | 2001 | Sardar Patel | ||
| Harshdeep Gehlot | Captain | 2002 | Tagore | ||
| Gaurav Dixit | Captain | 2003 | Garuda | ||
| Adarsh Pandey | Captain | 2003 | Shastri | ||
| Neerajmani Singh | Captain | 2003 | Pratap | ||
| Atul Singh | Lieutenant | 2004 | Garuda | ||
| Vijendra Shekhawat | Lieutenant | 2005 | Pratap | ||
| Kinjal D Dixit | Flying Officer | 2005 | Indian Air Force | 3494 | Garuda |
| Janmeet Sharma | Flying Officer | 2005 | Indian Air Force | Angre | |
| Kaumil D Dixit | Flying Officer | 2005 | Indian Air Force | 3493 | Pratap |
| Ajay Singh Shekhawat | Lieutanant | 2005 | Garuda | ||
| Hardik C Patel | Flying Officer | 2006 | Indian Air Force | Pratap | |
| Shekhar Raj Singh | Sub Lieutanant | 2006 | Inaian Navy | Pratap | |
| Sumit Turan | Flying Officer | 3995 | Inaian AirForce | Angre | |
| Varun Augustya | Deputy Commandant | 2003 | Indian Coast Guard | 2383 | Pratap |
| Hitesh Patel | Air Commodore (Retd.) | 1975 | Fighter Pilot, Indian Air Force | 269 | Tagore, Garuda |
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Notable alumni
List of Balachadians:{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Name
! Profession
! Roll No.
! House
!Years at school
!City, country of residence
|-
! Gaurang Patel
! Software Engineer
! 466
! Shastri
! 1968-1974
! Minneapolis,USA
|-
!Dr. Rakesh Bhatt
!Neurologist
!364
!Garuda
!1967-1974
!Virginia,USA
|-
! Dr. Mukesh Bavishi
! Gynec-Surgeon and Cancerologist
!480
!Nehru
!1968-1975
!Ahmedabad,India
|-
!Dinesh Lamba
Dinesh Lamba
Dinesh Lamba is an Indian film actor mainly acting in Bollywood. He is primarily seen in supporting roles and has appeared in over 20 Hindi and Tamil films and several television commercials....
!Actor
!
!Sardar Patel
!1987-1994
!Mumbai,India
|-
!Ravindra Patel
!DSP
!
!
!
!
|-
!Ramesh Kumar Budhwar
!Inspector Delhi Police
!580
!Nehru, Pratap, Garuda
Garuda
The Garuda is a large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology.From an Indian perspective, Garuda is the Hindu name for the constellation Aquila and...
!1968-1975
!Delhi,India
|-
!Parthrajsinh Sarvaiya
!Software Services
!2369
!Pratap,Shivaji
!1989 - 1996
!Alpharetta, GA, USA
|
|-
!Bhupinder Singh Hooda
!Chief Minister,Haryana
!
!
!1966-1969
!
|-
!Vipul Mehershi
!Indian Navy
!1304
!
!1977-1984
!Vishakapatnam,India
|-
! Pratik Deo
! StartUp Specialist/HR & Operations Expert
! 3324
! Pratap/Garuda
! 1997-2000
! New Delhi, India
|-
!Mrinal Madhav
!Oil/gas industry, HPCL
!3430
!Tagore
!
|-
!Devendrasinh Jadeja
!Software Engineer
!3014
!Garuda
!1994-2001
!Houston ,Texas
!
|-
!Sandip Faldu
!Transportation Engineer
!2486
!Shastri
!1990-1997
!Irving, Texas, USA
!
|-
!Mayur Ranolia
!Software Services
!2483
!Shivaji
!1990-1997
!Plano, Texas, USA
!
|-
!Narendra Pandit
!Retired Commodore
!0018
!Pratap
!1961-1966
!Ahmedabad
|-
!Hitesh Patel
!Air Commodore (Retd.)
!269
!Tagore, Garuda
!1964 - 1970
!Surat
|-
!Dinkal Patel
!Senior Software Consultant (PepsiCo)
!2166
!Pratap
!1987 - 1994
!New York, USA
|-
!Hemant Patel
!Businessman
!162
!Sivaji
!Beckley, West Virginia, USA
|
|-
|
}
See also
- Sainik SchoolSainik SchoolThe Sainik Schools are a system of schools in India established and managed by the Sainik Schools Society. They were conceived in 1961 by V. K. Krishna Menon, the then Defence Minister of India, to rectify the regional and class imbalance amongst the Officer cadre of the Indian Military, and to...
- Boarding SchoolBoarding schoolA boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
- List of boarding schools
- Military AcademyMilitary academyA military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps of the army, the navy, air force or coast guard, which normally provides education in a service environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned.Three...
External links
- Official website of Sainik School, Balachadi
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- Balachadi Sainik School events