Sainik School Amaravathinagar is a Boys and Girls English medium, residential public school with a military bias up to +2 stage as per the CBSE board Syllabus. It is one of the 33 Government aided

Sainik School The Sainik Schools () are a system of Military high schools in India established and managed by the Sainik Schools Society () under Ministry of Defence (MoD). They were conceived in 1961 by V. K. Krishna Menon, the then Defence Minister of Indi ...

s in India, located in

Udumalpet Udumalaipettai also known as Udumalai, is a town in Tiruppur district in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 535 km (332 mi) south west from the state capital, Chennai and 72 km (45 ...

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History

Sainik School, Amaravathi Nagar, was started in 16 July 1962 as part of the Sainik School society. It was called Sainik School, Madras (SSM) until 1975. Sainik School, Amaravathinagar, was formed with the objective of training cadets to join the

National Defence Academy The National Defence Academy (NDA) is the joint defence service training institute of the Indian Armed Forces. Here, cadets of the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force train together before they go on to their respective service a ...

- NDA (NDA provides combined training for the cadets entering into all the three forces in India). Indian naval academy (INA) which provides training for the naval cadets entering into the Indian Navy. Students are selected through an entrance examination (All India sainik school entrance exam - AISSEE, written exam followed by a medical test) for the entry into 6th and 9th standard and the selected candidates are given public school education. The cadets with leadership skills are trained to become officers in the Army, Navy and Air Force. Only Indian citizens are eligible for entry into the school.

Aim

The aim of the school is to prepare the boys and girls academically, physically and psychologically for entry into the National Defence Academy or other walks of life.

School colors and crest

The school colors are steel grey and blood red. Grey stands for strength and red for devotion to duty and comradeship. In the school crest, the swords represents valour and the lamp stands for knowledge and wisdom. The gopuram symbolises the culture and genius of Tamil Nadu.

Campus

The school campus occupies in the

Indira Gandhi National Park Anaimalai Tiger Reserve, earlier known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park and as Anaimalai Wildlife Sanctuary, is a protected area in the Anaimalai Hills of Pollachi and Valparai taluks of Coimbatore District and Udumalaipet ...

's valley. Surrounded by mountains on all sides the campus is seen against the backdrop of the

Amaravathi Dam The Amaravathi Dam is a dam constructed across the Amaravathi River. It is located at Amaravathinagar, south of Udumalaipettai, Udumalpet on State Highway 17 (Tamil Nadu - Kerala, India), SH 17 in the Indira Gandhi National Park, Indira Gandh ...

Academics

The education in the school follows entral Board of Secondary Educationpattern and the examinations provided by this system.

Athletics and extracurriculars

Football, hockey, volleyball, basketball, cricket, athletics, cross-country running, swimming, gymnastics, canoeing, cycling, horse riding, mountaineering, parasailing, trekking (hiking), obstacles course, rifle shooting, boxing, NCC, karate, music clubs, literary clubs, theater arts, elocution, photography, fine arts, craftwork, philately, aero-modeling, ship-modeling,

Marching band A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who play while marching. Historically they were used in armed forces and many marching bands remain military bands. Others are still associated with military units or emulate a military sty ...

Choir A choir ( ), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin ''chorus'', meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words ...

Culture and social life

* Present day students and the alumni call themselves Amaravians. * Houses / dormitory: **

Chera The Chera dynasty ( or Cēra, ), also known as Keralaputra, from the early historic or the Sangam period in Tamil-speaking southern India, ruled over parts of present-day states Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The Cheras, known as one of the mu-ventar ...

- blue - Bow and Arrow **

Chola The Chola Empire, which is often referred to as the Imperial Cholas, was a medieval thalassocratic empire based in southern India that was ruled by the Chola dynasty, and comprised overseas dominions, protectorates and spheres of influence ...

- red - Tiger **

Pandya The Pandya dynasty (), also referred to as the Pandyas of Madurai, was an ancient Tamil dynasty of South India, and among the four great kingdoms of Tamilakam, the other three being the Pallavas, the Cholas and the Cheras. Existing sinc ...

- yellow - Golden Fish **

Pallava The Pallava dynasty existed from 275 CE to 897 CE, ruling a significant portion of South India, the Deccan, also known as Tondaimandalam. The Pallavas played a crucial role in shaping in particular southern Indian history and heritage. The ...

- green - Lion * Feeder Houses ( only for Class 6) **

Valluvar Thiruvalluvar commonly known as Valluvar, was a Tamil poet and philosopher. He is best known as the author of the ''Tirukkuṟaḷ'', a collection of couplets on ethics, political and economic matters, and love. The text is considered an exc ...

- all the students of Pandya and Pallava houses are admitted into Valluvar house in 6th Std. ** Bharathi - all the students of Chera and Chola houses are admitted into Bharathi house in 6th Std. * Students from 6th std will be in either housed in Valluvar or Bharathi houses based on their houses. Students are divided into four houses namely Chera, Chola, Pandya and Pallava from 6th Std onwards. 7th std to 9th std Students are in respective junior houses and 10th std to 12th std students are in respective senior houses. * School badge: SSA * Uniform:

khaki The color khaki (, ) is a light shade of tan (color), tan with a slight yellowish tinge. Khaki has been used by many armies around the world for uniforms and equipment, particularly in arid or desert regions, where it provides camouflage rela ...

white and grey, Black and White, White and White * School day celebration is celebrated over two days every year in January. * Students have three vacations every year. Diwali Vacation is decided upon the day when the festival occurs. Summer vacation are from the 1st week of April until last week of May. Pongal Break is on the 3rd week of January month. * Inter house competitions are held throughout the year. Each house gets points based on their performance. The house which gets most points at the end of the year will be winner of the year. * The school has a cinema hall called 'Sahni' named after the first principal of the school. * The school has a library and reading room with magazines and periodicals. * The school has also the privilege of producing national level athletes like Vigneshwaran M, P Thomas, Danish Esaw and many more legends.

School information

* Joining NDA is an ambition for most of the students. * NDA selection is done in two stages by a single competitive examination for all the three forces followed by an interview conducted by the

Services Selection Board Services Selection Board (SSB) is an organization that assesses candidates for becoming officers in the Indian Armed Forces. The board evaluates the suitability of the candidate for becoming an officer using a standardized protocol of evaluatio ...

* An entrance examination is conducted to select students which is open for students from across the country.

Faculty

The average education of the faculty teacher is

Master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...

in their disciplines and

Master of Education The Master of Education (MEd or M.Ed. or Ed.M.; Latin ''Magister Educationis'' or ''Educationis Magister'') is a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. This degree in education often includes the following majors: curriculum an ...

. The faculty and staff help in the extra/co-curricular activities of the school. Senior master is Maths master Mr. S. Paulraj. All the staff and faculty live within the school campus or in Amaravathinagar. * Mr P. Chandiran (Chemistry Master) and Mr A. Soundararajan (Asst. Master in Biology) were awarded the best teacher award by the President of India in the year 2011 and 2013, respectively. The school academic campus has a Harvard/Texan T-6 warbird preserved for display. * Faculty and staff children (boys and girls) are admitted as day scholars.

Amar Sainik

Amar Sainik School came into being in 1985 to help the Sainik staff children and to help the nearby village people. It started with 50 children. The strength of the school is about 250 children (200 boys and 50 girls).

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial Alumni Website (Amaravian Alumni Association)A video about Sainik school at Jawantv.info
{{Education in Tamil Nadu Sainik schools Military high schools Boys' schools in India Boarding schools in Tamil Nadu High schools and secondary schools in Tamil Nadu Tiruppur district Educational institutions established in 1962 1962 establishments in Madras State