Sainik School Admission 2024 – Last Date, Eligibility Criteria, Full Details
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released official notification of All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination (AISSEE) 2024 for the admission into to Class VI and Class IX in 33 Sainik Schools across the country, for the academic year 2024 - 2025.
Sainik Schools are English medium residential schools affiliated to CBSE and managed by Sainik Schools Society (Ministry of Defence). They prepare cadets to join the National Defence Academy, Indian Naval Academy and other training academies for Officers.
Sainik School Admission Full Details
Name of exam: All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination (AISSEE)
Academic session: 2024 - 2025
Date of exam: 21st January 2024 (Sunday)
Mode of exam: Pen Paper (OMR Sheets based)
Paper pattern: Multiple Choice Questions
Name of Sainik School in Assam: Sainik School, Goalpara
No of seats in Sainik School, Goalpara: Class VI: 110 | Class IX: 10
Helpline: 011 4075 9000, 011 6922 7700 | aissee@nta.ac.in
Duration of Exam:
- Class 6th: 150 minutes
- Class 9th: 180 minutes
Examination Fee:
- SC/ST: Rs.500/-
- Others: Rs.650/-
Eligibility Criteria of Sainik School Admission
Candidates wish to appear for AISSEE 2024-2025 session must have following educational qualification
Class VI: Candidate should be between 10 and 12 years as of 31.03.2024. Admission for Girls is open in Class-VI only in all Sainik Schools.
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Class IX: Candidate should be between 13 and 15 years as of 31.03.2024 and should have passed Class VIII, from a recognized school, at the time of admission. Admission to Class IX is not open for girls.
Examination Fee of AISSEE 2024
Candidates appearing for AISSEE 2024 must pay an application fee as mentioned below. Application fee must be pay only through online mode.
- SC/ST: Rs. 500/-
- Others: Rs. 650/-
The exam fee is also required to be paid online through payment gateway, using debit/ credit cards or internet banking or UPI.
How to Apply for Sainik School Admission ?
Students who are interested to join in Sainik Schools across the nation must submit online application form. Online application will be available from 77th November 2023 onwards at National Testing Agency (NTA) website. Candidates may follow below mentioned steps to apply online for AISSEE 2024.
Step 1: Scroll down, go to important web-links section.
Step 2: Click on "Sainik School Admission Form".
Step 3: A new web page will be opened.
Step 4: Enter all credentials as required and make fee payment as per your category.
Step 5: Finally submit the form.
Dates of Sainik School Admission
i) Starting date of submission of online application: 7th November 2023
ii) Last date of submission of online application: 16th December 2023, 5 PM
iii) Download of Admit Card: To be declared later
iv) Date of Entrance Examination: 21st January 2024 (Sunday)
v) Date of Publication of Merit List: To be declared later
Web-Links of Sainik School Admission
Sainik School Admission Form: Click Here
Information Brouchre: Click Here
Admission Notice: Click Here
Official Website: Click Here
Scheme of AISSEE 2024
Mode of Examination: Paper pencil on OMR answer sheets for admission to both Class VI and Class IX.
Type of Questions: Multiple Choice Questions
Exam Centres @ Assam: Guwahati, Goalpara, Sonitpur and Dibrugarh
Class 6th Entrance Exam
Medium of Exam: English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odiya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
Timing of Exam: 2 PM to 4:30 PM
Negative Marking: Nil
Class 9th Entrance Exam
Medium of Exam: English
Timing of Exam: 2 PM to 5 PM
Negative Marking: Nil
AISSEE Qualifying Marks
i) A candidate is eligible for admission to the Sainik Schools, if he/ she secures a minimum of 25% marks in each subject of the exam and 40% marks in aggregate of all the subjects of AISSEE 2024. However, admission will be based on relative merit (in AISSEE) of candidate in his/ her category in the school opted by him/ her, medical fitness and verification of requisite documents.
ii) However, no minimum marks are prescribed for candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe category. They will be admitted on the basis of inter-se merit at the Entrance Examination within their respective categories, subject to their meeting the eligibility requirements, medical fitness and verification of requisite documents.
iii) In case an SC/ST/OBC(NCL) category candidate comes in the general merit on his/ her own, he or she would be admitted against general seat and will not be adjusted against the reserved share of SC/ST/OBC(NCL) seats.
AISSEE Admit Card 2024
National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the admit cards of All India Sainik School Entrance Examination (AISSEE), 2025. Candidates who have submitted their online applications for this entrance examination may now download their admit cards from this page as well as from the official website of NTA.
AISSEE Admit Card: Not Release