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Sainik Schools Society announces All India Sainik School Entrance Exam (AISSEE) 2024 for Admission to Class 6 and Class 9 Admission for academic Session 2024

AISSEE 2024 – Sainik Schools Society, New Delhi invites applications from aspirants who are seeking admission in Sainik Schools. NTA will be conducting the All India Sainik School Entrance Exam (AISSEE) 2024 for admission to Class VI and Class IX in 33 Sainik Schools across the country, for the academic year 2024-25

All India Sainik School Entrance Exam (AISSEE) 2024

About Sainik Schools

• Sainik Schools are English medium residential Schools affiliated to CBSE and managed by Sainik Schools Society (Ministry and Defence)
• They prepare cadets to join the National Defence Academy, Indian Naval Academy and other training academics (Officers)

Role of NTA

• The responsibility of NTA is limited to inviting online applications for AISSEE 2024, conduct of the AISSEE 2024, processing and declaration of result and providing the merit list to the SSS

AISSEE 2024

• AISSEE 2024 covers admission for the academic year 2024-25 to:
• Class VI and Class IX of the Sainik Schools and
• Class VI of the New Sainik Schools

Important Dates

• Online Submission of Application Forms from: 07.11.2023 to 16.12.2023 (Upto 05.00 PM)
• Last Date of Successful Transaction of Fee through Credit/ Debit Card/Net-Banking: 16.12.2023 (Upto 11.50 PM)
• Correction of details filled in application Form on Website only: 18.12.2023 to 20.12.2023
• Downloading of Admit Cards from NTA Website: Will be announced on the NTA website later
• Date of Examination: 21.01.2024 (Sunday)
• Display of Scanned OMR Answer sheets, Question Paper Sets and answer keys: Will be announced on NTA website later
• Declaration of Results: Will be declared within 06 weeks after exam

Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit

• For Class VI: A candidate should be between 10 and 12 years as on 31 March 2024 for admission to Class VI, i.e. he/she should have been born between 01 April 2012 and 31 March 2014 (both days inclusive) for admission to the academic year 2024-25
• Admission for Girls is open for Class VI: Age criteria is same as for boys. Candidates are advised to check the availability of seats for girls from Appendix VI-A carefully.
• For Admission to Class IX: A candidate should be between 13 and 15 years as on 31 March 2024, for admission to Class IX, i.e. he/ she should have been born between 01 April 2009 and 31 March 2011 (both days inclusive) for admission to the academic year 2024-25.
• Admission for Girls is open for Class IX, subject to availability of vacancies. Age criteria is same for boys.
• He/She should have passed Class VIII exam from a recognized school at the time of admission.
• For admission to Approved New Sainik Schools: Admission to approved New Sainik Schools for the academic year 2024-25 in the Sainik School Stream is only at the level of Class VI.
• Eligibility Requirements (under 40% route): A candidate should be between 10 and 12 years as on 31 March 2024 for admission to Class VI, i.e. he/she should have been born between 01 April 2012 and 31 March 2014 (both days inclusive) for admission to the academic year 2024-25.
• Admission for Girls is open for Class VI: Age criteria is the same as for boys. Candidates are advised to check the availability of seats for girls from the website of the approved New Sainik School concerned.

Passing Marks for Admission

• 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, no minimum marks are prescribed for candidates belonging to SC/ST category. They will be admitted on the basis of inter-se merit at the Entrance Exam within their respective categories, subject to their meeting the eligibility requirements, medical fitness and verification of requisite documents
• Only boys’ candidates are eligible to take admission in Sainik School all over India

Reservation

• 67% of the seats are reserved for candidates domiciled in the State/UT
• 33% of the seats are reserved for candidates
• 15% of the seats are reserved for the category Scheduled Caste (SC),
• 7.5% for the category ST and
• 27% for the category Other BCC belonging to the OBC-NCL as per the central list
• Thus, 49.50% of the seats in Sainik School are reserved

How to Apply?

• A candidate can apply for AISSEE 2024, online only at https://aissee.nta.nic.in
• Scheme /duration/medium /syllabus of examination, list of Sainik Schools and their tentative intake, reservation of seats, exam cities, passing requirements, important Scheme /duration/medium /syllabus of exam, list of Sainik Schools and their tentative intake, reservation of seats, exam cities, passing requirements, important dates, etc. relating to the exam are continued in the Information Bulletin hosted on www.nta.ac.in
• Candidates who desire to appear in the exam may read the detailed information bulletin for AISSEE 2024 and apply online only at https://aissee.nta.nic.in between 07th November to 16th December 2023

Application Fee

• Scheduled castes/Scheduled tribes: Rs.500/-
• General/Wards of Defence personnel and ex-servicemen/OBC(NCL)* as per central list:  Rs.650/-

Mode of Payment

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

AISSEE 2024 Exam Pattern

• Date of Exam: 21st January 2024 (Sunday)
• Mode of Exam: Pen Paper (OMR Based)
• Paper Pattern: Multiple Choice Questions
• Exam Cities: As mentioned in the Information Bulletin

Medium/Language

• Class 6 – English/ Hindi/ Local Language of the State
• Class 9 – English Language Only

Duration of Exam

• Exam for admission to Class VI: 150 minutes
• Exam for admission to Class IX: 180 minutes.

Timings of Exam

• Exam for admission to Class VI: 02.00 pm to 04.30 pm
• Exam for admission to Class IX: 02.00 pm to 05.00 pm

Scheme of Exam is as follows

For VI Std (Based on topics listed in Appendix-II)

Section	Topic	No. of Questions	Marks for each Correct Answer	Total Marks
A	Language	25	2	50
B	Mathematics	50	3	150
C	Intelligence	25	2	50
D	General Knowledge	25	2	50
Total		125		300

For IX Std (Based on topics listed in Appendix-III)

Section	Topic	No. of Questions	Marks for each correct answer	Total marks
A	Mathematics	50	4	200
B	Intelligence	25	2	50
C	English	25	2	50
D	General Science	25	2	50
E	Social Science	25	2	50
Total		150		400

Medium of Exam

• For admission to Class IX: English only for admission to Class VI: English, Marathi, Hindi, Odiya, Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, Urdu, Malayalam

Exam Syllabus

• Syllabus of examination can be check on the information bulletin hosted on www.nta.ac.in

Admit Card

• Admit Card is issued provisionally to the candidates, subject to the fulfillment of the eligibility conditions. Admit Card will be hosted on the NTA website https://aissee.nta.nic.in 15 days prior to the date of the exam.

Selection Process

1. Written Exam
2. Medical Examination

Exam Centers

1. Kazhakootam
2. Kottayam
3. Ernakulam
4. Kozhikode
5. Palakkad

List of 33 Sainik Schools in India

S. No.	Name of School	State
1.	Sainik School Korukonda	Andhra Pradesh
2.	Sainik School Kalikiri
3.	Sainik School Goalpara	Assam
4.	Sainik School Nalanda	Bihar
5.	Sainik School Gopalganj
6.	Sainik School Ambikapur	Chhattisgarh
7.	Sainik School Balachadi	Gujarat
8.	Sainik School Kunjpura	Haryana
9.	Sainik School Rewari
10.	Sainik School SujanpurTira	Himachal Pradesh
11.	Sainik School Nagrota	Jammu & Kashmir
12.	Sainik School Tilaiya	Jharkhand
13.	Sainik School Bijapur	Karnataka
14.	Sainik School Kodagu
15.	Sainik School Kazhakootam	Kerala
16.	Sainik School Rewa	Madhya Pradesh
17.	Sainik School Satara	Maharashtra
18.	Sainik School Chandrapur
19.	Sainik School Imphal	Manipur
20.	Sainik School Chhingchhip	Mizoram
21.	Sainik School Punglwa	Nagaland
22.	Sainik School Bhubaneswar	Odisha
23.	Sainik School Sambalpur*
24.	Sainik School Kapurthala	Punjab
25.	Sainik School Chittorgarh	Rajasthan
26.	Sainik School Jhunjhunu
27.	Sainik School Amaravathi Nagar	Tamil Nadu
28.	Sainik School Ghorakhal	Uttarakhand
29.	Sainik School Purulia	West Bengal
30.	Sainik School East Siang	Arunachal Pradesh
31.	Sainik School Mainpuri	Uttar Pradesh
32.	Sainik School Jhansi
33.	Sainik School Amethi