Motilal Nehru School of Sports is a
boarding school located in
Rai
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in
Sonipat district
Sonipat district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in North India. Sonipat town is the district headquarters. It is a part of National Capital Region. It is bordered by Delhi, Panipat, Rohtak, Jind, Jhajjar and Baghpat (Uttar Pr ...
of the Indian state of
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land a ...
. It was founded in July 1973 by the
Government of Haryana
The Government of Haryana, also known as the State Government of Haryana, or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Haryana and its 22 districts. It consists of an executive, ceremonially led ...
. The school is organized on the public school pattern. It is fully residential and co-educational. The school is a member of the
Indian Public Schools Conference Indian Public Schools Conference was established in 1939. The Indian Public Schools are an independent and private institutions of secondary education. Top notch boarding and day-cum boarding and the Sainik school, Sainik and Military school, Milita ...
and affiliated to the
Central Board of Secondary Education
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the Government of India. Established in 1929 by a resolution of the government, the Board ...
for the Secondary (Class X) and Senior Secondary (Class XII) Examinations. It is ranked amongst the top 10 boarding schools in the country as per the education world rankings 2016.
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Institutional Framework
The administration of the School is vested in a Special Board for the Haryana. The expenditure on academics and sports is heavily subsidised by the state Government. School is a prestigious boarding school. Students participate and compete with various public schools some of the counterparts are Sainik school
The Sainik Schools are a system of 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 India, to rectify the reg ...
, Rastriya Indian Military College, Mayo College
Mayo College (informally Mayo) is a boys-only independent boarding school in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1875 by Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, who was the Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872. This makes it one of the oldest pu ...
, The Doon School
The Doon School (informally Doon School or Doon) is a selective all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, which was established in 1935. It was envisioned by Satish Ranjan Das, a lawyer from Calcutta, who prevised a school mod ...
, Welham Boys' School
Welham Boys' School is a boarding school located in Dehradun, India. The school is a residential school for boys and is affiliated with CBSE. It is ranked amongst the top five boys' boarding schools in the country as per the Education World ran ...
and Scindia School. Students have given an outstanding performance in sports at various national level tournaments. School also aims to prepare students for entry into the National Defence Academy
The National Defence Academy (NDA) is the joint defence service training institute of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services i.e. the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force train together before they go on ...
(NDA). More than 400 students from the school have qualified in Indian Armed Forces
The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force.—— Additionally, the Indian Armed Forces are supported by th ...
so far .
Staff
The academic and administrative head of the school is the Principal and Director. He is assisted by the Vice- Principal and Bursar (Administrative Officer).
Sports coaches are drawn from three sources: The school, The Sports Authority of India and The Sports Department, Haryana. The teaching staff consists of fully qualified and trained teachers with the necessary attributes and aptitude to work in a residential school.
Sections
The school is divided into four houses. Each student is assigned a house at the start of his time in the school and will remain in that house for the whole of their school career.
Memberships
The School is a member of Indian Public Schools' Conference (IPSC).
Notable alumni
* Randeep Hooda
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*Meghna Malik
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* Dr Harsh Bhanwala
* Sudhanshu Vats
*Navdeep Singh Virk IPS
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*Sanjay Kundu IPS Sanjay, also spelled Sanjai, Sanjey, Sanje, Sanjaey and Sunjay, is a male given name of Sanskrit origin meaning "triumphant" (from Sañjaya) and may refer to:
People
* Sanjaya, an important character in the ancient Indian epic ''Mahabharata''
* San ...
* Capt Ravinder Chikkara KC (P)
* Jitender Rana IPS
* Vijay Dhull IPS
* Anurag Arya IPS
* Krupali Patel
* Vikas Sheoran
* Sameer Gehlot
* Maj Gen Sanjeev Grover
* Mahender Jakhar
* Jitender Yadav IAS
* Dr Amrita Duhan IPS
* Dr Preeti Gehlaut Nara
* Capt Manoj Khatri HCS
* Chitra Sarvara
* Pramod Sehwag
* Ashish Chaudhary, HPS
* Dr Kulbir Ahlawat
* Anirudh Chautala
* Monika Rana IRS
* Padamjit Sehrawat
Sports University of Haryana
On 14 February 2019, the cabinet of Haryana approved a state funded sports university named Sports University of Haryana in the school's existing campus.[Haryana cabinet approves setting up of sports university]
Times of India, 14 February 2019. The bill to setup university was passed by assembly in August 2019.Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj (Pronunciation: əpiːl deːʋ born 6 January 1959) is an Indian former cricketer. He was a fast-medium bowler and a hard-hitting middle-order batsman, and was named by '' Wisden'' as the Indian Cricketer of the Cen ...
, the world cup winning former captain of cricket teams of India, will be the first Chancellor of the university.[kapil_Dev_to_be_first_chancellor_of_Haryana_Sports_University,_Times_of_India,_Sept_2019.]
_References
_External_links
*_{{official.html" ;"title="Sport schools in India">kapil Dev to be first chancellor of Haryana Sports University, Times of India, Sept 2019.
References
External links
* {{official">http://mnssrai.com/
Sport schools in India
High schools and secondary schools in Haryana
CBSE Delhi
1973 establishments in Haryana