Sainik School, Ghorakhal

Sainik School, Ghorakhal is a Sainik School established by the Sainik Schools Society in 1966. It is located in Ghorakhal, 4 kilometres next to the Bhowali town, at an altitude of about 6,000 feet (1,800 m) above sea level amidst the Kumaon Hills in Nainital district of the state of Uttarakhand, India.

Sainik School Ghorakhal
The sunset as viewed from the school parade ground.
Location
Nainital

India
Information
TypePublic school
Run by the Ministry Of Defence, India
MottoSchool Motto: Buddhiryasya Balantasya
(One Who has Intelligence, has True Power)
Established21 March 1966
FounderWg. Cdr. Jaimal Singh
GradesClass VI up to XII
GenderBoys and Girls
Age10 to 18
Enrollment525
Campus size500-acre (2.0 km2)
Colour(s)Silver and Maroon   
AffiliationCentral Board of Secondary Education, India
Students Identified asGhorakhalians/Ghorakhalis/Ghoras (informal)
HousesSingh, Kumaon, Kesari and Shiwalik
Websitehttp://www.ssghorakhal.org

History

Sainik School, Ghorakhal was established on 21 March 1966. The school was built on the 500 Acre Ghorakhal Estate of the then Nawab of Rampur, near Bhowali in Nainital District. It was one of the first Sainik Schools to be built. The school started with 60 students in 1966.

Campus

The school is located 4 km from Bhowali and 7 km from Bhimtal. The major landmark is the temple of Golu Devta.

Houses

All the cadets are assigned respective "Houses". In total, there are 9 houses. Shiwalik, Kesari, Kumaon and Singh are the senior houses while Dhruv, Luv, Kush, Abhimanyu and Bharat are the junior Houses.

Admission

The school is for boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 18 years. Boys are admitted to Class VI and IX. While the majority of the admissions take place in the 6th class, since 1993, a small number of candidates are also admitted in Class IX.

The admission in all Sainik schools is conducted by the All India Sainik Schools Entrance Exam (AISSEE). An All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination is held annually, usually on the second Sunday of January. There is a 67% quota for students of the host state, Uttarakhand, 25% quota for defence candidates, and 15% and 7.5% respectively to SC and ST candidates. The rest of the boys come from the General category. About 6500 students from various parts of the state/country vie for admission for about 70 seats. The admission process is designed to not discriminate against students with a lesser command of the English language and the tests can be written in Hindi as well as English. The paper pattern for the Sainik School entrance exam is:

SubjectNumber of QuestionsTotal MarksDuration
Mathematics5020060 minutes
Intelligence255030 minutes
General Science255030 minutes
Social Studies255030 minutes
English255030 minutes
TOTAL150400180 minutes
The ssgk garden

Alumni

The school has produced many Generals, Admirals and Air Marshals currently serving in the Defence forces. Vice Admiral Harish Bisht, Lt general V.K Bhatiya and Lt General L K Pandey, GOC, Uttar Bharat Area are the school alumni.

Lieutenant General V.K Bhatia Former DGMO and Vice Admiral HCS Bisht Former DG Coast Guards are two such distinguished alumni.

Management

The Sainik Schools are managed by a Society which is registered under the Societies Registration Act (XXI of 1860). A Board of Governors that functions under the Chairmanship of the Defence Minister, is the Chief Executive Body of the Sainik Schools Society. The Board of Governors meets at least once a year. The school has a Local Board of Administration for overseeing the functioning of the school and its finances. At present, the LBA Chairman is GOC, Uttar Bharat Area. He is an alumnus of the school.

The Chief Minister or the Education Minister of the state are among the members of the Board of Governors. An officer of the Ministry of Defence is nominated to supervise and co-ordinate the functioning of the school and functions as the Honorary Secretary of the Sainik Schools Society. The Honorary Secretary is assisted by officers and staff of the Ministry of Defence. This includes two inspecting officers of the rank of Colonel or equivalent. At present, the Principal of the school is Col (Dr) Smita Misra. Vice Principal is Squadron Leader T Ramesh Kumar and the Administrative Officer is Squadron Leader M Prem Kumar. The Senior Master is Mr.R. K. Pandey. In the year 2016, the school celebrated its Golden Jubilee wherein a large number of alumni from all over world congregated and participated in the scintillating celebrations. The school is doing well.

On ground level school is run by the cadets. The current school captain of Sainik School Ghorakhal is Cadet Akhilesh Goswami and School Vice-Captain is Cadet Garimay Chandra.


Cadet Akhilesh Goswami Captain of SSGK 2019-20

News and Media

A documentary made by the erstwhile national Television channel about Sainik School Ghorakhal.

References

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