Sainik School Admission 2025 – Only Apply for AISSEE 2025 - 26

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released official notification of All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination (AISSEE) 2025 for the admission into to Class VI and Class IX in 33 Sainik Schools across the country, for the academic year 2025 - 2026. 

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.

Name of exam: All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination (AISSEE)

Academic session: 2025 - 2026

Date of exam: 19th January 2025 (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

Candidates wish to appear for AISSEE 2025-2026 session must have following educational qualification

a) A candidate should be between 10 and 12 years as on 31 March 2025 for admission to Class VI, i.e. he/she should have been born between 01 April 2013 and 31 March 2015 (both days inclusive) for admission to the academic year 2025-26. 

b) Admission for Girls is open for Class VI.

Candidates appearing for AISSEE 2025 must pay an application fee as mentioned below. Application fee must be pay only through online mode.

The exam fee is also required to be paid online through payment gateway, using debit/ credit cards or internet banking or UPI.

Students who are interested to join in Sainik Schools across the nation must submit online application form. Online application will be available from 24th December 2024 onwards at National Testing Agency (NTA) website. Candidates may follow below mentioned steps to apply online for AISSEE 2025.

 

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. 

 

i) Starting date of submission of online application: 24th December 2024

ii) Last date of submission of online application: 13th January 2025

iii) Download of Admit Card: To be declared later

iv) Date of Entrance Examination: 19th January 2025 (Sunday)

v) Date of Publication of Merit List: To be updated later

 

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

 

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 

Medium of Exam: English

Timing of Exam: 2 PM to 5 PM

Negative Marking: Nil 

 

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 2025. 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.