The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the All India Sainik School Entrance Examination (AISSEE) to select students for admission to each Sainik School. This year, the NTA has opened a total of 3,160 seats for Class 6 students and 731 seats for Class 9 students. The seats in Sainik School have increased for girls and boys as there are more new schools have been added to the board. Read the complete details below.
Sainik Schools across India offer seats for boys and girls in Class 6. For the academic session 2027-28, the number of seats for Sainik School admission will be released soon. In the previous academic year, 2025-26 session, the total seat distribution included both home-state and other-state quotas. Boys had a larger share, with seats ranging from 38 at Sainik School Amaravathinagar to 98 at Sainik School Tilaiya. For girls, most schools allocated 5 to 7 seats under both home-state and other-state categories. Sainik School Bijapur, Kapurthala, Punglwa, and Satara lead with 120 seats each, while Sainik School Tilaiya offers the highest number of 160 seats.
For detailed information about the previous year number of seats available for both boys and girls, as well as the opportunities for girls in Class 6 and Class 9 in Sainik Schools, refer to the tables below.
| Particulars/Details | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Serial No. | Name of the School | Boys | Girls | Grand Total | ||
HOME | OTHER STATES | HOME | OTHER STATES | |||
1 | Sainik School Amaravathinagar | 38 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 65 |
2 | Sainik School Ambikapur | 62 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 100 |
3 | Sainik School Amethi** | 55 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 90 |
4 | Sainik School Balachadi | 50 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 83 |
5 | Sainik School Bhubaneswar | 70 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 114 |
6 | Sainik School Bijapur | 74 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 120 |
7 | Sainik School Chandrapur | 66 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 105 |
8 | Sainik School Chhingchhip | 42 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 70 |
9 | Sainik School Chittorgarh | 68 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 111 |
10 | Sainik School East Siang | 55 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 90 |
11 | Sainik School Ghorakhal | 42 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 70 |
12 | Sainik School Goalpara | 49 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 80 |
13 | Sainik School Gopalganj | 49 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 80 |
14 | Sainik School Imphal | 62 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 100 |
15 | Sainik School Jhansi | 43 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 71 |
16 | Sainik School Jhunjhunu | 49 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 80 |
17 | Sainik School Kalikiri | 66 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 105 |
18 | Sainik School Kapurthala | 72 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 120 |
19 | Sainik School Kazhakootam | 51 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 84 |
20 | Sainik School Kodagu | 62 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 100 |
21 | Sainik School Korukonda | 57 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 93 |
22 | Sainik School Kunjpura | 55 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 90 |
23 | Sainik School Mainpuri | 55 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 90 |
24 | Sainik School Nagrota | 42 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 70 |
25 | Sainik School Nalanda | 52 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 85 |
26 | Sainik School Punglwa | 74 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 120 |
27 | Sainik School Purulia | 59 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 95 |
28 | Sainik School Rewa | 49 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 80 |
29 | Sainik School Rewari | 45 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 75 |
30 | Sainik School Sambalpur | 49 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 80 |
31 | Sainik School Satara | 74 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 120 |
32 | Sainik School Sujanpur Tira | 42 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 70 |
33 | Sainik School Tilaiya | 98 | 46 | 9 | 7 | 160 |
| Particulars/Details | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name of the School | Boys | GIRLS | Grand Total | ||
HOME | OTHER STATES | HOME | OTHER STATES | ||
Sainik School Amaravathinagar | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Sainik School Ambikapur | 32 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
Sainik School Amethi | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Sainik School Balachadi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sainik School Bhubaneswar | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
Sainik School Bijapur | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Sainik School Chandrapur | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Sainik School Chhingchhip | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Sainik School Chittorgarh | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Sainik School East Siang | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
Sainik School Ghorakhal | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Sainik School Goalpara | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Sainik School Gopalganj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sainik School Imphal | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Sainik School Jhansi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Sainik School Jhunjhunu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sainik School Kalikiri | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
Sainik School Kapurthala | 27 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 45 |
Sainik School Kazhakootam | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Sainik School Kodagu | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Sainik School Korukonda | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
Sainik School Kunjpura | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Sainik School Mainpuri | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Sainik School Nagrota | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Sainik School Nalanda | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
Sainik School Punglwa | 39 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 61 |
Sainik School Purulia | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Sainik School Rewa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Sainik School Rewari | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
Sainik School Sambalpur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sainik School Satara | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Sainik School Sujanpur Tira | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Sainik School Tilaiya | 14 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
In the following images, students can check the seats available in the new approved Sainik schools for Class 6 and Class 9:


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| Particulars | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of seats for Class 6 in 33 old Sainik Schools | 3110 seats | 3066 seats | 2970 seats |
Number of seats for Class 6 in new Sainik Schools | 9617 seats | 5621 seats | 2255 seats |
No. of seats in 33 old Sainik Schools for Class 9th | 533 seats | 656 seats | 697 seats |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
15% of total seats in the home state and other state seats are reserved for SC category students.
A minimum of 10% of seats are reserved for girls in every Sainik School of the old pattern. More seats have been kept for girls in the new Sainik Schools.
On Question asked by student community
Hello students! If you are looking for Sainik School Class 6 previous years' question papers, you can refer to the article below. It provides Sainik School Class 6 PYQs from multiple years.
https://school.careers360.com/articles/sainik-school-question-papers
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You can practise Sainik School entrance exam questions using the previous-year question papers and mock tests given below. These will help you understand the exam pattern and improve your preparation.
https://school.careers360.com/download/ebooks/sainik-school-class-6-mock-test-comprehensive-practice-for-entrance-exam
https://school.careers360.com/articles/sainik-school-previous-year-question-paper
The Sainik School answer key 2026 for Class 9 has been released on February 11, 2026. You can get the set-wise answer key PDF from the official website. To log in, you have to enter your application number and password.
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Solving question papers is one of the best methods of preparation. It gives you a proper idea about the exam pattern and important topics to cover. It will even boost your confidence in real examination as well.
Here is the link attached from the official website of Careers360
