Sainik School Admission 2027-28: Application for admission in Sainik School Class 6 and 9 starts, fill online form from here

There is great news for parents who dream of giving their children disciplined, quality education in the country’s prestigious Sainik Schools and the foundation of becoming officers in the Indian Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force). National Testing Agency (NTA) has started the online application process by releasing the official notification of All India Sainik School Entrance Examination (AISSEE 2027) for admission to Class 6 and Class 9 of 33 Old Sainik Schools and approved New Sainik Schools across the country for the academic session 2027-28. Interested parents and students can fill the online registration form by visiting the official website of NTA, exams.nta.ac.in/AISSEE. It is noteworthy that now in all the Sainik schools of the country, girls are also given equal opportunity for admission in both class 6 and class 9.

To appear in Sainik School Entrance Examination (AISSEE 2027), it is mandatory for the candidate to be an Indian citizen and the age limit will be calculated as on 31 March 2027:

• Eligibility for Class 6: Applicant must be between 10 to 12 years of age as on 31 March 2027 (i.e. the student must have been born between 01 April 2015 to 31 March 2017, both dates inclusive). Also, the candidate should be studying or passed class 5 in a recognized school.

• Eligibility for Class 9: Applicant’s age should be between 13 to 15 years as on 31 March 2027 (i.e. born between 01 April 2012 to 31 March 2014). In terms of educational qualification, the candidate must have passed class 8 from a recognized school or should be studying in class 8 in the session 2026-27.

While filling the online application form, the prescribed application fee as per category has to be paid online through debit card, credit card, net banking or UPI. The entrance exam will be conducted in OMR sheet based pen-paper mode with no negative marking.

Before starting the application process, parents should scan and keep the following documents of their child ready: Recent passport size color photograph of the candidate (with white background, in JPG format, 10KB to 200KB), Signature of the candidate (4KB to 30KB), Left-Hand Thumb Impression (10KB to 50KB), Date of Birth Certificate, Domicile Certificate, Caste Certificate (if applicable) and Service/Discharge Certificate for children of defense personnel or ex-servicemen.

Parents can fill the online form without any error by following the easy steps given below: First of all visit the official website of NTA exams.nta.ac.in/AISSEE and click on the link ‘AISSEE 2027 Registration Open — Click Here’ on the homepage. On the new page select ‘New Candidate Register Here’, proceed after reading the guidelines carefully and complete the registration by entering student name, parent’s name, date of birth, mobile number and email ID. Once registration is done, an application number will be generated on your screen. Now login with this application number and password, select the class (6 or 9), fill the options of your preferred Sainik School and Exam City. After this, upload all the scanned documents and photographs, pay the prescribed application fee online and after submission, download the confirmation page and keep a safe printout with you.

Final admission to Sainik School is based on three stages—first, merit of marks obtained in written examination (AISSEE), second, school allotment through E-Counselling, and third, medical fitness test and document verification. Sainik schools operate in almost every state of the country, including Jhansi, Mainpuri, Amethi in Uttar Pradesh (and Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey UP Sainik School in Lucknow, which has a separate state level examination). For any technical assistance, parents can contact NTA helpdesk number 011-40759000 or email aissee@nta.ac.in.