The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the All India Sainik School Entrance Examination (AISSEE) 2026 to select students for admission to each Sainik School. The NTA provided the number of tentative seats for old and new Sainik Schools for the 2026 session. The seats in Sainik School have increased for girls and boys as there are more new schools have been added to the board. There is an allotment of seats especially for the girls this year. Read the complete details below.
Sainik Schools across India offer seats for boys and girls in Class 6. For the 2025-26 session, the total seat distribution includes both home-state and other-state quotas. Boys have a larger share, with seats ranging from 38 at Sainik School Amaravathinagar to 98 at Sainik School Tilaiya. For girls, most schools allocate 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 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:



| Particulars | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
Number of seats for Class 6 in 33 old Sainik Schools | 3066 seats | 2970 seats |
Number of seats for Class 6 new Sainik Schools | 5621 seats | 2255 seats |
No. of seats in 33 old Sainik Schools for Class 9th | 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.
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The school fees for Classes 6 and 9 in 2026 are determined by the Board of Governors of the Sainik School Society in New Delhi. The Sainik School Society has the authority to alter the fee schedule on a regular basis. The official websites of the individual Sainik
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The NTA conducts the All India Sainik School Entrance Examination for admission to class 6 and 9 in Sainik Schools. This is a national level test.
The selection is made on the basis of marks obtained in the aforesaid examination, participation in e-counselling and medical test. Maths, GK, Language,
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To check results for Sainik School class 9th 2025 , you need to follow these steps:-
1. Go to the official NTA portal exams.nta.ac.in
2. Click on the link for "AISSEE 2025 Result" for Class 9th
3. Enter the application number and date of birth
4. Submit the details
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