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{{Cleanup rewrite|collection of trivia|date=October 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox School
| name = Jammu and Kashmir Sainik School Manasbal
| native_name =
| latin_name =
| image = Sainik_School_Mansbal.jpg
| imagesize = 350px
| caption = Sainik School Mansbal, Kashmir
| location = [[Manasbal Lake]]
| streetaddress =
| city =
| state = Jammu and Kashmir
| zipcode = 193504
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|34|15|3.31|N|74|42|56.02|E|type:edu_region:IN-JK|display=inline,title}}
| district = [[Ganderbal district]]
| affiliation = [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]
| trustee =
| founder = Inaugurated by [[Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah]]
| headmaster =
| chairman = [[List of chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]]
| principal = Nazir Ahmad Dar
| faculty = 100
| type = [[state school|Public]], [[Single-sex education|All-Male]] Residential
| campus_size =
| motto = ''Through toil to the stars''
| newspaper =
| established = 1981
| enrollment = 426+ (VI to XII)
| enrollment_as_of =
| picture = Sainik_School_Mansbal,_Kashmir.jpg
| homepage =
}}
'''Sainik School Manasbal''' is a [[Sainik school]] located 32 km from [[Srinagar]]. It is a military school in [[Ganderbal district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India, preparing students for the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] and other allied courses.<ref name="Gen Saha">[https://kashmirlife.net/will-consider-taking-over-sainik-school-if-demand-arises-gen-saha-76544/ 'Will Consider Taking Over Sainik School if Demand Arises: Gen Saha'], ''Kashmir Life'', 9 April 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2020.</ref> It is an [[English-medium education|English-medium school]] affiliated to the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="Altaf Bukhari">{{Cite news |url=https://www.kashmirnewsobserver.com/DisplayNews.aspx?id=13618 |title=Sainik School Manasbal functioning satisfactorily: Altaf Bukhari |work=Kashmir News Observer |date=29 January 2018 |accessdate=2020-09-11 }}</ref>

It is the second Sainik school in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], the first being in [[Sainik School, Nagrota|Nagrota]]. The school was established by the Sainik Schools Society and founded by then-Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir [[Sheikh Abdullah]] in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001000000*/http://www.schoolspedia.com/website/j-%26-k-sainik-school-safapora|title=Establishment|publisher=schoolspedia.com|accessdate=2012-05-12}}</ref> The school started on September 14, 1981.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191101180646/http://www.jksainikschool.com/ Website of Sainik School Manasbal (archive)].</ref> The first principal was [[Wing commander (rank)|wing commander]] J.K. Gandhi.

The school comes under the control of the state government of Jammu and Kashmir, supported by the Ministry of Defence. Sainik School Manasbal is the only Sainik school which runs under state government, the rest of the schools are managed by the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Indian Ministry of Defence]].<ref name="Gen Saha" /> Initially, the Manasbal school principals were being deputed from the [[Army Education Corps (India)|Army Education Corps]], but since 1995 the school is managed by civil officials deputed by the [[Ministry of Education (India)|Department of School Education]].<ref name="Gen Saha" /><ref name="Altaf Bukhari" /> In 2017, Nazir Ahmad Dar became the school's principal.<ref>Muhammad Raafi, [https://kashmirlife.net/sanik-school-welcomes-new-principle-bids-farewell-sg-din-134590/ 'Sainik school welcomes new principle, Bids Farewll to SG Din'], ''Kashmir Life'', 11 March 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2020.</ref>

Besides a 16-bed sick ward, the school has six hostels to house students.<ref name="Zulfkar">[http://www.thenewsnow.co.in/newsdet.aspx?q=53675 'Zulfkar visits Sainik School Manasbal'], ''The News Now'', 30 May 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2020.</ref> During the winter, from December to March, when the weather conditions in the mountainous location are severe, the education program pauses and students return home to prepare for the March exams.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://kashmirobserver.net/2016/12/07/%C2%91inadequate%C2%92-heating-facilities-spark-protest-at-sainik-school-mansbal/ |title="Inadequate" heating facilities spark protest at Sainik School Mansbal |work=Kashmir Observer |date=7 December 2016 |accessdate=11 September 2020 }}</ref>

According to then-Cabinet Minister of Jammu and Kashmir [[Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali]], in 2018 69 students from Kashmir and Ladakh had been selected out of 900 applicants, showing the high demand for the school he said "has carved a niche for itself in academic quality".<ref name="Zulfkar" />

In July 2020, the Chief Secretary of the [[Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir]], [[BVR Subrahmanyam|B.V.R. Subrahmanyam]], approved the budget estimates worth [[Rupee|Rs]] 886.07 [[lakh]]s for the financial year 2020-2021,<ref>[https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/cs-approves-budget-of-886-lakh-for-sainik-school-manasbal-for-fy-20-21/ 'CS approves budget of 886 lakh for Sainik School Manasbal for fy 20-21'], ''[[Greater Kashmir]]'', July 22, 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.</ref> while Kashmir's Department of Floriculture was asked to make the campus [[Environmentally friendly|eco-friendly]].<ref>[https://kashmirreader.com/2020/07/22/cs-reviews-functioning-of-sainik-school-manasbal/ 'CS reviews functioning of Sainik School, Manasbal'], ''[[Kashmir Reader]]'', July 22, 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.</ref> A few months earlier, the [[Indian Army]] took steps to improve the empowerment of students, like the dedication of a [[gym]] and the implementation of yearly student tours to career institutions.<ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/j-k/army-dedicates-gym-to-sainik-school-in-manasbal-66090 'Army dedicates gym to Sainik School in Manasbal'], ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'', April 11, 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.jksainikschool.com}}

{{Indian military academies and colleges}}

[[Category:Sainik schools]]
[[Category:Schools in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Ganderbal district]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1980]]
[[Category:1980 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]

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