Sainik School Kunjpura stands majestically sprawled on 275 Acres, amidst nature’s beauty in the land of ‘Mahabharat’ where Lord Krishna discoursed and enlightened ‘Arjuna’ with the knowledge of ‘Geeta’. The school, which is about 10 km away from the heart of Karnal city – The ‘Karna Bhumi’, was originally the mansion of the Nawab of Kunjpura, Mohammed Ibrahim Khan, who had built it in 1900 AD to house the marriage party of his daughter. This huge building was earlier the ‘sanctum sanctorium’ of the prestigious ‘Punjab Police Academy’. Sainik School Kunjpura came into being on the 24th of July, 1961, at the behest of the then Defense Minister of the country, Shri V K Krishna Menon who took personal interest in its inception and up bringing. He then handed over the ‘reins of command’ and put at the helm of affairs of Sainik School Kunjpura, a very able administrator, Col. E J Simeon who nurtured it for seven years as its ‘Founder Principle’.

Gradually, over period of time lot of additions were made – the junior block, the Infirmary, the cadets Mess, the Manekshaw Auditorium, the Simeon Squash Court, the swimming pool and then residential area for the staff and the boys. But the main building remained the ‘nerve center’ of the school with the administrative block, senior classrooms, computer cum conference room, library, general knowledge room and staff room etc in its vicinity.

The school is a ‘Dronacharya’s Gurukul’ in the true sense of the word as it provides opportunities for growth and development in each and every segment of a student’s life, may it be academics, co-curricular activities, extra curricular activities or career guidance.