Located nearly a kilometre away from Tilaiya dam in the district of Koderma, Sainik School Tilaiya is 18 km (11 mi) from the nearest rail head – Koderma on the Howrah – Delhi chord line nearer to Gaya.

The written exam in Class VI covers questions on mathematics, English (or Hindi) and mental reasoning.

The school resources allow cadets to develop their skills in sports, academics and other extracurricular activities.

There are twelve houses: Magadh, Gautam, Aryabhatta, Vikram, Patliputra, Vaishali, Kunwar Singh, Mithila, Maurya, Ashoka, Nalanda and Rajgir.

There are Inter-House competitions for almost every sport and co-curricular activity which turn fierce at times.

[7] There are two baby houses which host Class-VI cadets for a year when they join: Baidyanath and Parasnath.