| Motilal Nehru School of Sports | |
| City: | Rai, Sonipat, Haryana |
| Postcode: | 131029[1] [2] |
| Country: | India |
| Coordinates: | 28.9249°N 77.1062°W |
| District: | Sonipat |
| Affiliation: | CBSE |
| Houses: | Indra, Soma, Surya, Varuna |
| Schooltype: | Sports School |
| Grades: | 4-12 |
| Campus: | 300 acres |
| Motto: | 'Urdhvo bhava' |
| Motto Translation: | Rise high |
| Founded: | 1973[3] |
Motilal Nehru School of Sports is a boarding school located in Rai in Sonipat district of the Indian state of Haryana. It was founded in July 1973 by the Government of Haryana. The school is organized on the public school pattern. It is fully residential and co-educational. The school is a member of the Indian Public Schools Conference and affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education for the Secondary (Class X) and Senior Secondary (Class XII) Examinations. It is ranked amongst the top 10 boarding schools in the country as per the education world rankings 2016.[1]
The administration of the School is vested in a Special Board for the Haryana. The expenditure on academics and sports is heavily subsidised by the state Government. School is a prestigious boarding school.[4] Students participate and compete with various public schools some of the counterparts are Sainik school, Rastriya Indian Military College, Mayo College, The Doon School, Welham Boys' School and Scindia School.[5] Students have given an outstanding performance in sports at various national level tournaments.[6] School also aims to prepare students for entry into the National Defence Academy (NDA). More than 400 students from the school have qualified in Indian Armed Forces so far .[7]
The academic and administrative head of the school is the Principal and Director. He is assisted by the Vice- Principal and Bursar (Administrative Officer).Sports coaches are drawn from three sources: The school, The Sports Authority of India and The Sports Department, Haryana. The teaching staff consists of fully qualified and trained teachers with the necessary attributes and aptitude to work in a residential school.
The school is divided into four houses. Each student is assigned a house at the start of his time in the school and will remain in that house for the whole of their school career.
The School is a member of Indian Public Schools' Conference (IPSC).
On 14 February 2019, the cabinet of Haryana approved a state-funded sports university named Sports University of Haryana in the school's existing campus.[8] The bill to set up university was passed by assembly in August 2019.[9] Sports Minister of Haryana, Anil Vij, informed on 14 September 2019 that Kapil Dev, the world cup winning former captain of cricket teams of India, will be the first Chancellor of the university.[10]