Sainik School

Balachadi

Po-- Sainik School Balachadi

Ta-- Jodiya

Dist : Jamnagar

Gujarat - 361230

Phone : 02893--286226 : Fax - 02893--28625

ssb@sancharnet.in

Background :

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 :

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 : 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 :- 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 for other walks of life.