The National Testing Agency (NTA) has been established by Ministry of Education, Government of India an independent/autonomous, self-reliant and self-sustained premier testing organization. NTA will be conducting the All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination (AISSEE)-2023 for admission to Class 6 and Class 9 in 33 Sainik Schools across the country, for the academic year 2023-24. Sainik Schools are English medium residential schools affiliated to CBSE. They prepare cadets to join the National Defence Academy, Indian Naval Academy and other Training Academies, for Officers. Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved 18 New Sainik Schools, which operate in partnership with NGOs/private schools/State Governments. These approved new Sainik Schools function under the aegis of Sainik Schools Society. Admission to the Sainik School stream of Class 6 of the New Sainik Schools, for the academic year 2023-24 is also through AISSEE 2023.
Class 6 Eligibility Criteria
Class 9 Eligibility Criteria
Events |
Important Date |
Notification release date |
October 21, 2023 |
Application start date |
October 21, 2023 |
Sainik school admission 2024-25 last date |
November 30, 2023 |
Application correction window |
December 2 to 6, 2023 |
Admit card availability |
Last week of December 2023 |
OMR instruction release date |
December 2023 |
Sainik School exam date 2024 |
January 7, 2024 |
Student’s OMR release date |
Second week of January 2024 |
AISSEE Answer key 2024 date |
Second week of January 2024 |
Result announcement |
Last week of January 2024 |
Medical exam |
February 2024 |
Final result |
March 2024 |
Mode of Application |
Online/Offline |
Mode of Exam |
Offline (Pen and Paper based) |
2024 Class 6 Syllabus
2024 Class 9 Syllabus
Class 6
Class 9
Category |
AISSEE 2020-2021 Cut off for Class 6 |
AISSEE 2020-2021 Cut off for Class 9 |
General (Home State) |
Boys-254 Girls- 262 |
240 |
General (Other State) |
Boys- 228 Girls- 247 |
210 |
SC |
Boys- 221 Girls- 235 |
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ST |
Boys- 225 Girls- NIL |
— |
Defence (Home State) |
Boys- 218 Girls- 222 |
324 |
Defence (Other State) |
Boys- 193 Girls- 208 |
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