Sainik School accomplishment
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 05 2011:
Sainik School, Imphal has won the prestigious Raksha Mantri Trophy for the year 2010-11 for sending the largest percentage of Cadets amongst all Sainik Schools to the National Defence Academy (NDA) and indian Naval Academy (INA), informed PIB (DW) .
Along with announcing Sainik School, Imphal's accomplishment at the Sainik Schools Principals' conference that concluded today at Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister of State for Defence MM Pallam Raju handed over the RM Trophy of Sainik School, Imphal Principal Col (Dr) Ravi Kumar, further said PIB (DW) .
It is informed that out of 42 Cadets who appeared for the 126th course of NDA, 25 cadets were declared pass in the UPSC written test and a total of 13 cadets joined NDA and INA after qualifying the rigorous SSB interviews.
Col (Dr) Ravi Kumar conveyed thanks to all the parents of the selected cadets, the staff members and Government of Manipur for their wholehearted support in all the endeavours of the Sainik School, Imphal.