Entrance for Sainik School Admission Announced, Check Details

New Delhi: The exam schedule for the All-India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination (AISSEE)-2024 for classes 6 and 9 has been released by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

Students will be admitted to 33 Sainik Schools across the country through this entrance exam. Candidates can fill the application forms for this entrance by December 16, 2023.

The date of the exam is January 21, 2024.  The exam pattern will have Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in pen-paper mode. The examination fee for candidates belonging to the general category and wards of defence personnel and ex-servicemen/OBC is Rs 650. The exam fee for students belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes is Rs 500.

Students willing to take admission in class 6 at Sainik schools should be between the age group of 10-12 years as of March 31, 2023. Admission for girls is open for class 6, subject to the availability of vacancies.

For taking admission to class 9, candidates should be between the age group of 13-15 years as on March 31, 2024 and should have passed class 8 from a recognised school. Admission for girls is open for class 9, subject to the availability of vacancies. Sainik schools are English medium residential schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). They prepare cadets to join the National Defence Academy, Indian Naval Academy and other Training Academies for officers.