Frequently Asked Question - FAQ

In today's world, the biggest threat to our kids is the lack of a structured routine, addiction to screens, lack of physical activity and dependence on social validation. A good residential school addresses all these issues all at once. The routine of a well run residential school provides the child with a stable world view, balances thier emotions, manages their excess energy and provides them a motivational framework to remain consistent.
Yes, Absolutely, The Great India School is a Approved. Sainik School under the aegis of Sainik School Society, Minstry of Defense Government of India. Under the Government of India's new sainik school scheme that envisaged setting up of 100 new sainik schools in the country in the public provate partnership mode (PPP), the government has approved some 40+ new sainik school till 2025 that will be serving the country in the same that the old sainik schools have been serving the nation by producing valiant and efficient officers for the nation's defense forces.
Yes, very much. Any top CBSE boarding school is run and operated as per the strict norms laid out by CBSE and other government authorities. In the case of The Great India School, we adhere to the elaborate guidelines, protocols and SOPs laid out by the Sainik School Society. This ensures that the schools like The Great India School provide an excellent platform for the academic development of your child.
Chhattisgarh is centrally located in the country and is an amalgamation of various cuktures making it an ideal destination for supporting a diaspora from various indian regions. The capital city Raipur is known to be a peaceful and politically stable region and is very well connected to the rest of the country. The Great India School is located in a very strategic location near the capital city of Raipur, making it neither too remote, nor too much in the hubbub of urban landscape. To make it even better, the school campus is situated in a lush green landscape with a travel time of just 20 minutes from the Swami Vivekanand Airport, Raipur and just 30 minutes from Raipur Railway Junction. With the establishment of New Raipur Railway Station, the school will now be just a 10 minute drive from the nearest railway station.
While it is difficult to give a simple yes or no answer, a Sainik School will equip your child with a suite of skills that will help them conquer whatever comes thier way. Be it leadership, time management, academic rigor and most importantly the value of resilience, any welll run Sainik School will prepare your child to become an all round personality and the skills developed during thier time here will prepare them to be the best in whatever they choose to become, not only in the defence forces, but in all walks of life.
This is a very valid question as the Old Sainik Schools are run directly by the Minsitry of Defence through the Sainik School Society therefore many parents worry whether the New Approved Sainik Schools are up to mark with the benchmarks of the Old Sainik Schools. However the fact of the matter is that although the new Sainik Schools are run by private entities, they have been thoroughly vetted by the Sainik School Society. In fact out of the thousands of applications recieved by the Sainik School Scoiety, only a handful of schools were approved. This is a testimony to the stringent quality standards that school has to meet in order to become a New Approved Sainik School. All the New Sainik Schools have been put up against the same standards that are guiding the old Sainik Schools. Apart from this, regular inspections by high ranking officials from Sainik School Society, frequent quality audits by third party empanneled agencies like QCI and trainings by empanneled agencies like IITE ensure that all New Sainik Schools adhere to the highest standards of quality as envisaged by the Sainik School Society. The Great India School distinguishes itself as a school that is 100% compliant with the training and development requirements of both the CBSE and the Sainik School Society.
While the major focus of any well run Sainik School is preparing the child for a career in the military, the core focus of Sainik School's mission is to create empowered, independent, morally upright and reliable citizens who are ready and willing to serve the nation in the best way that they can. In the same spirit, it has been seen that Sainik School Alumni have made a mark not only in the military but in various walks of life, from entertainment to the law, Sainik School alumni seem to have an edge in any undertaking of thier choosing. Afterall, these cadets are being trained to understand the importance of Naam, Namak and Nishaan.
There are many prestigious and good boarding schools in Chhattisgarh. The Great India School is one of them. One of the few fully residential school and the only Sainik School in the capital region of Chhattisgarh, The Great India School stands as an amalgamation of military culture along with an essence of Indian traditions. The school was founded as a tribute to the sacrifices of the countless valiant heroes who laid down thier lives for the glory of the nation. Being a Sainik School, our vision to remember the ones who died for the nation by producing the ones who will live for the nation.