Chinmaya Vidyalaya is a boarding School situated in the lap of Shivalik Hills in the state of Himachal Pradesh in Solan (near Shimla), a city located about 320 kms from Delhi and well connected by rail and road. 14 kms from Solan on Rajgarh Road is a beautiful valley surrounded by mountains on all sides wherein lies Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni which is the 1 st global university of its kind which is exclusively providing Teaching, Research and Extension activities in the field of Horticulture, Forestry and allied disciplines.

Amidst the pristine and sylvan surroundings of the University and in the heart of the valley lies Chinmaya Vidyalaya which began as a Primary School in 1984 to fulfill the educational needs of the children of the faculty and other staff of the university. The English medium, Co-educational, CBSE affiliated boarding school was upgraded to the Senior Secondary level after takeover by the Chinmaya Mission in 1992.

The pollution free atmosphere, peaceful surroundings, rich flora and fauna and 11 acres of land are ideal for a boarding school. The only sounds being the chirping of a myriad variety of birds and the chatter of the children.

The word Chinmaya means “true knowledge”.
The Chinmaya Mission was started in 1951 by Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda who was a great ascetic of modern India who worked ceaselessly for over four decades spreading the vedantic message of peace and happiness to the classes and masses around the globe. The most important contribution of the mission to the society being the 77 Chinmaya Vidyalayas, an international school, a Harihar School and 8 Chinmaya Colleges which offer education with a difference.

The difference in these institutions is the Chinmaya Vision programme, a comprehensive educational programme for boarding schools which integrates the best in our culture and philosophy of education. It aims at giving children a true vision of life to help them face challenges in a positive and dynamic manner and heartily contribute to society.

It aims at the overall unfoldment and gentle blossoming of children at the physical, mental, intellectual and spiritual levels of their personalities to give them good health and proper growth, to make them emotionally balanced, to help them manifest their inherent intellectual capabilities, to let them discover their inherent divinity and manifest it. Under this programme the child is given a wide exposure to the various aspects of our culture and also a universal outlook which refers to an appreciation, sensitivity and commitment to universal issues along with creating dedicated and committed citizens who take real pride in serving the nation.

In over 40 years, over a million students have passed out from the Chinmaya Educational Institutions. Presently more than 50,000 students are studying in them.

The aims and objectives of this boarding school are to offer children value-based holistic education, to mould children into young men and women of moral strength who can face the challenges of modern life with a smile and to give them a practical and judicious combination of academic excellence, extra curricular pursuits, character building and personality development.

The motto of the school is “Keep Smiling”. Inner equipoise expresses as a smile outside. The Chinmaya Vidyalaya prepares children with an inner equipoise to enable them to face life with a smile.

The Chinmaya Mission vision is inner transformation of individuals resulting in a happy world around them

As Pujya Gurudev said on education “Don’t just invest on the child, also invest in the child”. We at Chinmaya believe true education is “investment on” complemented with “investment in” the child.

Education is not only a load of information but also the light of transformation. The boarding school has excellent infrastructure with updated equipment along with highly skilled qualified academicians and also a highly qualified, young, dynamic and a go –getter principal.

The library has a large pool of resources. The science periodicals, journals and references keep the students abreast with the latest developments.

The boarding school provides an extensive sports and physical education programme. Facilities include Horse riding, Cricket , Basketball, Volleyball, Football, Hockey, Lawn tennis, badminton, Table tennis, Yoga, Boxing and athletics. The school has been regularly holding state level and inter-state tournaments in various sports.

The hostel facilities are world class and these include large spacious dormitories separately for girls and boys

There are separate customized arrangements to suit juniors and seniors in residence. The students have their own recreational area. The washrooms are most modern and scrupulously clean with hot and cold water supply.

What a boarder misses most when away from home is good food.. This is also the parents prime concern. We pride ourselves on the quality of food we serve. Nutritional value of food is the basis for catering to the children’s taste. Fruits and milk from a rich supplement to the daily diet.

The Director of the school Dr. Sunil being a qualified physician himself, looks after the health care needs of the children. In addition basic and emergency health care facilities including an ambulance are available at the university medical centre.

The boarding school has children from various religions and they are provided facilities to practice their own religion in their own way.

To give maximum happiness, to the maximum number of people, for the maximum period of time is our religion

The school has been holding its Annual day every year and many dignitaries like the Chief Minister of the State, governor and Union Ministers have graced the occasion.

Boarding Schools provide more attention to students as generally they have small class sizes that help teachers to engage every student.
Faculties in residential schools are quality faculty and have advanced degrees or speciality in their subjects.
Resources offered by boarding schools are unparalleled. Resources like library, sports etc are building blocks for a child’s future.
Students learn to be independent from their childhood, this leads to increased self-confidence of the student.
The friendly nature  and availability of faculty in boarding schools improves the relationship of students with faculty which fulfills them with a sense of unity & pride. Academics at boarding schools is of high quality and these resedential schools not only impart education but also produce better rounded individuals.
Chinmaya vidyalaya Nauni is a school with a difference. This is one of the finest boarding schools in the hills of north India. This CBSE affialiated, co-educational, English medium, senior secondary boarding school is a premier residential school. This residential school with hostel facilities is situated near Shimla in the state of Himachal Pradesh .