High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sainik School Kapurthala is one of 21 Sainik Schools across India. It is situated in the Kapurthala city of Punjab state, based in what was formerly the palace belonging to the Maharajah of princely state of Kapurthala, HRH Maharajah Jagatjit Singh Bahadur. It was started in 1961, with the aim of preparing boys for entry into National Defence Academy in Khadakwasla. Its motto is "Knowledge, Humility and Discipline".It has produced more than 700 officers for the Indian armed forces through National Defence Academy. It is the only school among the twenty Sainik Schools which has held the Defence Minister's trophy continuously for seven years.