About SEM
A school of Neemkathana, with a motto it keeps.
SEM CBSE School teaches Playgroup to Class XII on one campus. The crest reads Service before Self — and that is the standard we ask of students and of ourselves.
Introduction
Who we are.
SEM CBSE School is a co-educational CBSE school in Neemkathana, Sikar district. We teach from Playgroup to Class XII on a single campus near Kotwali Police Station, so a child can move from their first classroom to their board examinations without becoming a stranger to the people teaching them.
Our approach is unhurried. Concepts are taught until they are understood rather than until the chapter ends. Assessment is frequent, low-stakes and diagnostic. Teachers meet as subject teams every week to compare what is working.
Affiliated to CBSE, New Delhi — Affiliation No. 1730434. Established 2002.
Principal's message
“We teach children, not classes.”
A school is judged, finally, by what its students become. Marks matter — we take board results seriously — but so does whether a young person can listen well, argue fairly and finish what they begin.
At SEM we try to hold both. Our teachers are asked to know each child's strengths and blind spots, and our timetable protects time for sport, art and service so that growth is not left to chance.
I invite you to visit the campus in Neemkathana, sit in on a class and speak with our students. That is the most reliable way to understand a school.
Mr. Varun Pratap SinghPrincipal, SEM CBSE School · M.Sc., B.Ed.
Vision
To be the school families in Neemkathana and Sikar district trust to shape capable, compassionate and confident young people.
Mission
To deliver a CBSE education that is academically rigorous and personally attentive, supported by teachers who keep learning themselves.
Philosophy
Understanding before memorisation, effort before talent, and character built through Service before Self.
Core values
Six words we are willing to be held to.
Integrity
Honest effort valued above easy results, in classrooms and on the field.
Curiosity
Questions welcomed; understanding pursued beyond the syllabus.
Respect
For teachers, for peers, for the campus and for difference.
Responsibility
Students given real duties, and trusted to carry them.
Perseverance
Progress measured against a student's own last attempt.
Service
The school motto is Service before Self — contribution is practised, not posted as a slogan.
Our journey
How the school grew.
The years we can stand behind. Other campus milestones will be added as school records confirm them.
2002
Foundation
SEM CBSE School begins teaching in Neemkathana.
CBSE
Affiliation 1730434
Listed with the Central Board of Secondary Education as a senior secondary school in Sikar district.
I–XII
One campus
Playgroup through Class XII on a single campus, so a child is not a stranger by the time they sit board examinations.
TSE
Talent Search Exam
The SEM Talent Search Exam becomes the school's annual scholarship paper for Classes V to X.
Today
Neemkathana
A settled academic community serving families in Neemkathana and nearby localities.
Leadership
The people accountable for the school.
The Principal is listed with the Board. Other offices will be named here as the school confirms them.
- Principal
- Mr. Varun Pratap Singh · M.Sc., B.Ed.
Admissions 2026
Give your child a place at SEM, in Neemkathana.
Admissions are open for Playgroup through Class XII. Speak with the office, message on WhatsApp, or begin the enquiry form.