Sainik School Admissions 2024: Here is all you should know about AISSEE; apply now

The application portal for Sainik School Admissions 2024 is now open, check out this article to know everything about the admission procedure.

Sainik School Admissions 2024: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released a new notification and announced the opening of an application portal for the All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination (AISSEE) 2024. The entrance exam for Sainik School Admissions 2024 will be conducted for admission into Class VI and Class IX in 33 Sainik Schools across the country, for the academic session 2024-25.

The Sainik Schools Society (SSS) operates independently within the Ministry of Defence, Govt of India. It oversees a network of residential schools known as Sainik Schools, which follow an English medium curriculum and are affiliated with CBSE. Currently, there are a total of 33 Sainik Schools located throughout the country. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has given the green light for 19 new Sainik Schools, collaborating with NGOs, private schools, and state governments. These approved institutions, operating under the Sainik Schools Society, will admit students to the Class VI Sainik School stream for the academic year 2024-25 through AISSEE 2024.

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Eligibility Criteria for Sainik School Admissions 2024

For admission to Class VI:

For admission to Class IX:

Documents required

How to apply?

Application Fees

During the registration process for Sainik School Admissions 2024, candidates belonging to the General category/ Wards of Defence personnel and Ex-servicemen/ OBC(NCL) as per the central list will be asked to pay Rs. 650 as an application fee. However, the application fees will be Rs. 500 only for candidates belonging to SC and ST categories.

Selection/ Admission Procedure

The Sainik School Admissions 2024 will be based on the AISSEE which will conducted next year. There are additional norms for admission in New Sainik Schools (NSS). The details are given below:

For Admission to Existing Sainik Schools

For Sainik School Admissions 2024, a candidate needs at least 25% marks in each exam subject and a total of 40% marks in AISSEE 2024. The actual admission, though, depends on e-counselling, merit ranking in AISSEE 2024, passing a medical check, and verifying the necessary documents.

However, no minimum marks are prescribed for candidates belonging to the SC or ST category. They will be admitted based on inter-se merit at the Entrance Examination within their respective categories, subject to their meeting the eligibility requirements.

For Admission to New Sainik Schools (NSS)

To get into the New Sainik Schools, a candidate needs at least 25% marks in each exam subject and a total of 40% marks overall in AISSEE 2024. This criterion applies to all candidates who wish to seek admission to approved New Sainik Schools including SC/ ST candidates. Criteria of domicile/ category are not applicable for admission to approved New Sainik Schools.

Admission into New Sainik Schools (NSS) will be conducted through 2 channels, as given below:

Exam Pattern

For Class VI admissions:

SectionTopicNo. of QuestionsMarks AllottedTotal Marks
ALanguage25250
BMathematics503150
CIntelligence25250
DGeneral Knowledge25250

For Class IX admissions:

SectionTopicNo. of QuestionsMarks AllottedTotal Marks
AMathematics504200
BIntelligence25250
CEnglish25250
DGeneral Science25250
ESocial Science25250

Important Dates

All the candidates should note the following dates for Sainik School Admissions 2024:

Start of the online application process7th November 2023
Last date to submit application forms16th December 2023 (upto 05:00 PM)
Last Date for paying the application fee16th December 2023 (up to 11:00 PM)
Opening of Correction Window18th December 2023
Closing of Correction Window20th December 2023
Release of Admit CardsNot announced yet
Date of Examination21st January 2024
Declaration of ResultsWill be declared within 06 weeks after the exam

Important Links

Official Website
Application Portal of AISSEE 2024
Official notice of Sainik School Admissions 2024
Information Bulletin

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