As many as 15 cadets of Sainik School Tilaiya qualified for the National Defence Academy in the final merit list for the 138th NDA course and 100th NA course that was declared by the UPSC on Wednesday.
Colonel VK Bhat, Principal, Sainik School Tilaiya congratulated all the successful Cadets who proved their mettle in the gruelling five day SSB selection process after a tough written examination. Out of the 31 Cadets who had passed the UPSC written exam, 15 Cadets of the school qualified the SSB and all 15 of them made it to the elite merit list. Among the successful Cadets are Cadets Ashish Kumar, Priyanshu Prince, Sachin Kumar, Ranjan Kumar, Yashwant singh, Om Prakash, Gaurav, Saurav Raj, Saket Kumar, Shashi Shekhar, Kartik, Saurabh Raj, Ravi Bhaskar, Shashi Kiran and Cadet Ritesh Kumar.
The Principal hailed the hard work of the Cadets, sincere commitment of the staff members and the persistent endeavours of Vice Principal, Squadron leader Sanjay Kumar and that of the Administrative Officer lieutenant Colonel AK Rajak, SM who had cumulatively assisted him in creating a unique ambience in the school for the academic and overall development of the Cadets thereby achieving this stupendous result.
Colonel Bhat motivated the Cadets of the School to take inspiration from this magnificent performance and target greater milestones in the upcoming UPSC exam to bring greater laurels to the school and the State.