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New Delhi/Lucknow: There is great news for parents who dream of giving their children discipline, leadership abilities and a strong foundation of becoming officers in the Indian Armed Forces. National Testing Agency (NTA) has started the online application process for ‘All India Sainik School Entrance Examination’ (AISSEE-2027) for admission to Class 6 and Class 9 of Sainik Schools and approved New Sainik Schools across the country for the academic session 2027-28. Interested parents and students can apply online by visiting the official website of NTA exams.nta.nic.in/sainik-school-society from 3rd November 2026. The last date for submission of online application form and payment of examination fee without late fee has been fixed as December 2, 2026 (till 11:50 pm). If a candidate misses to apply by the due date, he/she can fill the form from 3rd December to 6th December 2026 with an additional late fee of Rs 500.
Under Sainik School Society rules, age for both Class 6 and Class 9 will be calculated as on March 31, 2027. For admission in Class 6, the age of the boy or girl should be between 10 to 12 years as on 31 March 2027, that is, it is mandatory for the student to be born between 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2017 (both dates inclusive). At the same time, for admission in class 9, the age of the candidate should be between 13 to 15 years as on 31 March 2027, i.e. the date of birth should be between 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2014. Along with this, it is mandatory for the class 9 applicant to have passed class 8 from a recognized school at the time of admission. Boys and girls are equally eligible for admission to both classes, however, admission of girls will be subject to the number of seats available in the respective Sainik School.
According to the information bulletin issued by NTA, the application fee for general category, children of defense personnel and ex-servicemen and OBC-NCL category candidates of the central list has been fixed at Rs 850. Students belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) category will have to pay the fee of Rs 700 through online mode (Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking or UPI). After completion of the application process, ‘Correction Window’ will be opened once from December 7 to December 9, 2026, so that any errors in the form can be corrected. After this, exam city intimation slip will be issued on 11 January 2027 and admit card will be issued on 25 January 2027. The entrance examination will be conducted in offline pen-and-paper (OMR sheet based) mode on Sunday, January 31, 2027. Class 6 exam will be conducted from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm (150 minutes) in 13 languages, while Class 9 exam will be conducted from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm (180 minutes) only in English medium.
Before filling the application form, parents should keep ready the student’s passport size photograph (JPG, 10 to 200 KB), student’s signature and left hand thumb impression (JPG, 10 to 50 KB). Apart from this, PDF file (50 to 300 KB) of Birth Certificate, Domicile Certificate, Caste Certificate (if applicable) and Defense Service Certificate or PPO will have to be uploaded. For admission in Sainik Schools across the country including Amethi, Jhansi, Mainpuri and Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, candidates should first complete ‘New Registration’ by visiting the website exams.nta.nic.in/sainik-school-society, then login with the application number received, fill personal and educational details, upload documents and after depositing the fees, keep a printout of the confirmation page safe. For any technical support, NTA helpline number 011-40759000 or 011-69227700 can be contacted.