Sainik School Rewa is one of the 33

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s of

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. It is a purely residential school. The medium of instruction is English. Established by

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on 20 July 1962 at the sprawling estate known as Yuvraj Bhawan which belonged to Maharaja Martand Singh Judeo,

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of former Princely state of Rewa, the school prepares boys to join the

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. The school has contributed about 950

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. It is affiliated to

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and is a member of Indian Public Schools Conference (IPSC). The school prepares boys for entry into the

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and

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(INA).

Administration

The administration of Sainik School is vested in an autonomous body known as Sainik Schools Society under

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. Sainik Schools Society is headed by the Board of Governors under the Chairmanship of

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. The Chief Ministers/Education Ministers of the states where the Sainik Schools are located, are members of the Board of Governors. There is a Local Board of Administration for each school with a senior defence service officer as its Chairman. The Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command, Allahabad is the Chairman of the Board for Sainik School Rewa. The Principal is the administrative and academic head of the institute. He is assisted by two other service officers viz. Vice Principal and Administrative Officer. The service officers are specially selected and are on deputation from Ministry of Defence.

Campus

Sainik School Rewa is located in Rewa, in the

n state

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. The campus spreads across of land. The climate of Rewa is dry in summer and quite cold in winters. Rewa is located on the

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highway ( NH 7) at a distance of 550 km from

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, 235 km from

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and 578 km from

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. It is accessible by road and rail. The school is 2 km from Rewa Bus Stand and 6 km away from Rewa Railway Station. Direct trains are available from

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Main building

The main building houses the administrative offices including the office of the Principal, vice Principal, Administrative Officer, Senior Master and Quarter Master of the school. It has class-rooms for all the students from class VI to XII, an IT centre with fifty computers, Laboratories (Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Languages), Auditorium, Library, Staff Room, Art Room, Audio-Visual Room, Wood, Metal and Electrical Workshop, NCC Office and Armoury, Emergency Care Room.

Hostel Blocks

The school is fully residential. All cadets are accommodated in Dormitories/Hostels (referred as Houses) under direct supervision of Housemasters who act as their guides and guardians. The housemasters are assisted in their job by attached housemaster and Matron/Hostel Superintendents who take care of cadets' personal hygiene and comforts. At present the school has five senior and five junior Houses. Earlier there were three junior Houses that were named after the characters of Hindu Mythology namely Abhimanyu, Bharat, and Luv-Kush. Later two more houses, namely Dhruv and Eklavya were added. Senior Houses are named after important rivers and mountain ranges of

. The hostels have study room, recreation area, colour TV sets, table tennis rooms etc.

Cadets Mess

The campus has a central cadets' mess which caters for members in one sitting. Both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food is served as per choice of the cadets.

Athletic Field

The campus has many playgrounds for different games. Campus has basketball courts, volleyball courts, hockey ground, tennis court, skating rink, swimming pool, horse riding facilities and football fields. It also has one athletic field where annual athletic events are conducted, the field has 400 meter track for racing and other track events, it also has pole vault, high jump, long jump, hammer throw, short-put and triple jump fields. There are three permanent helipads in athletic field.

Admissions

Admissions are given in Class VI, Class IX and Class XI. Admission for classes VI and IX is carried out on the basis of an entrance exam usually held in January. An interview is conducted at Sainik School Rewa and a Medical Exam at Military Hospital Jabalpur. Admission for class XI is carried out on the basis of the class X results of same year, interview and medical exam. For 10+2 Mathematics stream is compulsory along with Biology or Computer Science as optional subject. Sale of Admission Form : During the month of October to December Last date of Submission of Admission form : First week of December Date of Entrance exam : First Sunday of January

N.C.C.

N.C.C. is an integral part of students' life in Sainik Schools. The School has an Independent Company of Junior and Senior Division. N.C.C. unit of school comprises all the three wings of NCC i.e. the Army, Naval and Air.

Sports and Games

Morning P.T. and evening games are compulsory for all cadets. The School has facilities for

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Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

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and

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. The school has a

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. Coaching is provided by qualified instructors from the defence services for the games and physical training. Indoor games like TT,

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and

Carrom Carrom is a tabletop game of Indian origin in which players flick discs, attempting to knock them to the corners of the board. In South Asia, many clubs and cafés hold regular tournaments. Carrom is commonly played by families, including c ...

are also available. The School has an obstacle course to test and improve students' courage, physical endurance and physique. P.T. is compulsory and all students are to take part in regular physical training, including cross country runs. Centralised mountaineering and trekking courses and camps are also conducted by the Sainik Schools Society.

Notable alumni

Alumni of the Sainik School Rewa or SSR are known as Sainwinian. The school counts numerous politicians, bureaucrats, doctors, engineers, journalists, entrepreneurs, business leaders and a legion of military leaders as its alumni. *

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AVSM Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM, ) is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces. The award is a peacetime equivalent of Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal, which is a Wartime ...

, NM,

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- Chief of the Naval Staff *

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* Satyavrat Chaturvedi and Sundar Lal Tiwari both active politicians are alumni of SSR. *

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K. T. Parnaik,

UYSM Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (UYSM; ''Great War Service Medal'') is one of India's military decorations for Wartime Distinguished Service. It is awarded for a high degree of distinguished services in an operational context. "Operational context" includes ...

, YSM (Retd) - Governor of Arunachal Pradesh *

A. K. Singh,

, SM, VSM,

(Retd) - Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Retd). *

Munish Sibal,

** (Retd) *

DS Chauhan,

(Retd) * Major General MP Singh (Retd) * Kuldeep Kumar Kohli, Group Executive Director, HFCL *

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Navin Verma,

(Retd) *

AK Tiwari (Retd) * Air Marshal PK Roy, PVSM,

, VM, VSM,

(Retd) *

Sandeep Singh,

*, SM, VSM *

AT Parnaik, SM, VSM * Major General NP Gadkari * Major General PN Tripathi, VSM *

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Dinesh Prabhakar, NM, VSM * Major General VP Chaturvedi *

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Rakesh Pandit, NM *

Atul Kumar Jain,

, VSM * Lokesh Kumar Jatav, IAS * Rohit Singh, IAS * Subir Kumar Das, Sound Engineer The school alumni have received 3

Vir Chakra The Vir Chakra (pronunciation: ʋ iː ɾ a tʃ a kɾa, ) is an Indian wartime military bravery award presented for acts of gallantry on the battlefield, on land or in the air or at sea. It is third in precedence in wartime gallantry awards and ...

, 3

Shaurya Chakra The Shaurya Chakra () is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy. It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, sometimes posthum ...

, 4 Sena Medal (Gallantry) and numerous distinguish service medals.Sainwinian General Officers

References

External links

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Sainik Schools Society

Old Website of Sainik School, Rewa

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