Sainik School, Manasbal

Sainik School Manasbal is located 32 km from Srinagar through Srinagar-Safapora Road via Ganderbal. It is a military school in Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.It is the second sainik school in the state of J&K, the first being in Nagrota. The school was established by the Sainik Schools Society and founded by then-Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Sheikh Abdullah in 1980. The school comes under the control of state government and Ministry of Defence and was also the first Sainik School in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.The school was established to prepare students for entry into the National Defence Academy (NDA), situated in Ganderbal district of Kashmir Valley near the north east bank of Manasbal Lake. Every year fresh entrance test is held for admission in 6th and 9th standards. The students of this school are known to take part in different cultural, festive and co-ciricullar activities.