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{{Infobox school
| established = {{Start date|1963|09|16|df=yes}}
| name = Sainik School Tilaiya
| nickname = SST
| team_name = Tilaiyans
| image = Jharkhand, Sainik School.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| motto = अग्रे सरत सर्वदा
| motto_translation = Forward Ever
| address = Sainik School Tilaiya, P.O. Tilaiya Dam
| town = Tilaiya Dam
| district = Koderma
| state = Jharkhand
| postcode = 825413
| country = India
| coordinates = 
| other_name = 
| former_name = 
| type = Defence Nursery
| religious_affiliation =
| founder = V.K. Krishna Menon
| closed =
| school_board = C.B.S.E.
| years = VI to XII
| feeder_to = National Defence Academy, Indian Naval Academy
| authority = Ministry of Defence, Government of India
| oversight = Sainik Schools Society
| principal = 
| head = 
| staff =
| faculty =
| grades = 
| gender = 
| age_range = 
| enrollment = 850+
| enrollment_as_of = 
| medium_of_language = English
| campus_size =
| campus_type =
| colors = Red and Steel Gray
| teams =
| accreditation =
| publication =
| newspaper =
| yearbook = The Tilaiyan
| affiliation = C.B.S.E.
| website = {{URL|http://www.sainikschooltilaiya.org}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Sainik School Tilaiya''', [[Jharkhand]], [[India]], is a public boarding school in [[India]] established and managed by the Sainik Schools Society under [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]]. It prepares boys academically, physically and mentally for entry into the defence services — [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] (NDA), [[Khadakwasla]], [[Pune]] and [[Indian Naval Academy]] (INA), [[Ezhimala]], [[Kerala]]. Those who choose other paths, it develops them mentally and physically to be a responsible citizen of India.

== History and Location ==
The laying of the foundation stone of Sainik School was on 16 Sept 1963. The school was created by the efforts of the then Union Defence Minister, Late [[V K Krishna Menon]], then Chief Minister of Bihar Late [[K B Sahay]] and the Principal Lt Col LEG Smith. Today, it is top ranking nursery to the [[National Defence Academy (India)|NDA]].

Located nearly 1 kilometres from Tilaiya dam in the district of [[Koderma]], Sainik School Tilaiya is 18 kilometres away from the nearest rail head – Koderma on the Howrah – Delhi chord line nearer to [[Gaya, India|Gaya]]. The Chhotanagpur Plateau and [[Jhumri Tilaiya|Tilaiya]] provide a backdrop to the school.

== Admission ==
Entrance to Sainik School Tilaiya is competitive and coordinated nationally by the [[National Testing Agency]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aissee.nta.nic.in/WebInfo/Page/Page?PageId=1&LangId=P|access-date=2021-06-02|website=aissee.nta.nic.in}}</ref> Students can apply for admissions in Class VI and Class IX. The written exam in Class VI covers questions on mathematics, English (or Hindi) and mental reasoning. The written exam in Class IX includes science and social sciences as subjects, in addition to mathematics, English and mental reasoning. Selected applicants go through interviews and medical examinations before being offered admissions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Entrance Exams {{!}} Sainik School Tilaiya|url=http://www.sainikschooltilaiya.org/entrance-exams/|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref> The likely number of vacancies in every academic year is 120 for Class VI and 20 for Class IX.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Overview {{!}} Sainik School Tilaiya|url=https://www.sainikschooltilaiya.org/overview/|access-date=2021-06-02|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2020, Sainik School Tilaiya became one of the five Sainik Schools in the country to welcome girls in the academy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pioneer|first=The|title=Sainik School Tilaiya to welcome girls from academic session 2020-21|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/sainik-school-tilaiya-to-welcome-girls-from-academic-session-2020-21.html|access-date=2021-06-02|website=The Pioneer|language=en}}</ref> Academic session 2021-22 will have the first girl cadets in the school.

==Notable Alumni (Non-Defence Forces)==
* [[Prakash Jha]] – film producer, actor, director and screenwriter Known Movies ([[Damul]], [[Mrityudand]], [[Gangaajal]], [[Apaharan]], [[Rajniti]])
* [[Chandrashekhar Prasad]] – student leader, former president of [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] [[students' union]], whose assassination led to large student protests in India.
* [[Manjul Sinha]] – Indian television director.
* [[Manish Tiwary]] – film director ([[Dil Dosti Etc]])
* [[Shaibal Gupta]] – founder member- secretary of [[Asian Development Research Institute]], Patna
* [[Manoj Kumar]] Ministry of Women and Child Development
* [[Dheeraj Kumar]], IAS
* [[Neeraj Kumar]], IPS
* [[Kumar Gaurav]], IFS
* [[Mahendra Kumar]], IAS

== Achievements ==
On 16 September 1963 the foundation stone of Sainik School Tilaiya was laid. Since then, SST has been pursuing its goal of sending cadets of the Defence Forces through the NDA. Of the 600 officers that the school has sent to the NDA, some have reached the ranks of brigadiers and major generals. Major General S.P. Sinha was the first Tilaiyan to reach the rank of major general, while Lieutenant General Gyan Bhushan, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Jaipur-based South Western Command of the Indian Army, is the tilaiyan at the highest position in the Armed Forces.

== Curriculum and life ==
The school resources allow cadets to develop their skills in sports, academics and other extracurricular activities. Sainik School Tilaiya is famous for emphasis on extracurricular activities. Infrastructure in Sainik Schools include [[Running track|running tracks]], cross-country tracks, indoor games, [[parade]] grounds, boxing rings, [[Shooting range|firing ranges]], [[canoeing]] clubs, [[horse riding]] clubs, [[mountaineering]] clubs, [[Backpacking (wilderness)|trekking]] and [[hiking]] club, obstacles courses, [[Association football|football]], [[Field hockey|hockey]] and [[cricket]] fields, as well as [[volleyball]] and [[basketball]] courts. Cadets also become a part of [[National Cadet Corps (India)|NCC]]. A cadet who completes their 12th standard usually possess a [[National Cadet Corps (India)|NCC]] B certificate.

The academic instruction imparted at the school prepares cadets (as they are called in the school) for the following examinations:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Curriculum {{!}} Sainik School Tilaiya|url=http://www.sainikschooltilaiya.org/curriculum/|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref>

* All India Secondary School Examination (Class – X),
* All India Senior School Certificate Examination (Class – XII) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi under the 10+2 pattern of school education,
* Union Public Service Commission Examination for admission to the National Defence Academy and other Defence Academies,
* Scholarship holders take the NDA Entrance Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission during the +2 stage after passing Class XI. Since there is an emphasis on Science Stream in the NDA curriculum, Sainik Schools cater only to the science stream subjects in Classes XI and XII.

Other activities include co-curricular activities and Socially Useful Productive Work, sports and NCC training.

=== Houses<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boarding Houses {{!}} Sainik School Tilaiya|url=http://www.sainikschooltilaiya.org/boarding-houses/|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref>===
The cadets are arranged into houses which are groups with which they live for seven years. There are twelve houses: Magadh, Gautam, Aryabhatta, Vikram, Patliputra, Vaishali, Kunwar Singh, Mithila, Maurya, Ashoka, Nalanda and Rajgir. There are Intra-House competitions for almost every sport and co-curricular activity which turn fierce at times. At the end of each academic year, the best performing house is awarded "Cock House" trophy. Winning it thrice consequently makes the house "Rooster House". Kunwar Singh house is the only Rooster House as of 2018.

There are two baby houses which host Class-VI cadets for a year when they join: Baidyanath and Parasnath.

=== Daily Routine<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daily Schedule {{!}} Sainik School Tilaiya|url=http://www.sainikschooltilaiya.org/daily-schedule/|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref>===
Cadets get up early in the morning for the physical training session which lasts for around 45 minutes. There's school assembly post breakfast on most days, commanded by the School Captain and reported to Principal, or Vice-Principal, or Administrative Officer, or Senior Master. The classes begin soon after assembly and go on till lunch. Post lunch, there's Games period where cadets play a wide variety of sports, including but not limited to, basketball, volleyball, football, hockey, swimming, squash, lawn tennis, table tennis and badminton.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sports {{!}} Sainik School Tilaiya|url=http://www.sainikschooltilaiya.org/sports/|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref> The preparatory classes are held in the evening where students do their own self-study. Lights out is fixed at around 11 pm when cadets go to bed.

=== Student Leaders ===
To inculcate leadership lessons, students are chosen from Class – XII for student representative positions. Major one of these are:

# School Captain (4-stripes)
# School Adjutant (3-stripes)
# School Academic Captain (3-stripes)
# School Sports Captain (3-stripes)
# School Co-curricular Activities Captain (3-stripes)
# School Mess Captain (3-stripes)
# School Vice-captain (3-stripes)
# School Vice-Adjutant (3-stripes)
# School Academic Vice-Captain (3-stripes)
# School Sports Vice-Captain (3-stripes)
# School Co-curricular Activities Vice-Captain (3-stripes)
# School Vice Mess Captain (3-stripes)

The houses have their own House Captains (2-stripes).

=== Honour Code ===
"As a Tilaiyan, I will be truthful, Trustworthy,

Honest and forthright under all circumstances,

I will not lie, cheat, mislead or deceive any one,

when I commit a mistake, I shall Honestly

own up my own free will".

== Departments ==

* Arts and Crafts
* Biology
* Chemistry
* Computer Science
* English
* Mathematics
* Physics
* Hindi
* Social Science

In 2011, a cellphone clip was released in the media that showed senior students brutally ragging junior students. The administration claimed this was a "one-off incident" that took place more than a year ago and such activities have since been curbed.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
'''Official website of the school''':- https://web.archive.org/web/20120306071812/http://www.sainikschooltilaiya.org/sweb/Index.aspx

{{Indian military academies and colleges}}
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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1963]]
[[Category:Sainik schools]]
[[Category:Schools in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:1963 establishments in Bihar]]

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