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 has provided the number of tentative seats for old and new Sainik Schools for the 2026 session with the release of the official AISSEE 2026-27 notification. 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 2026-27 session, the total seat distribution includes both home-state and other-state quotas. Boys have a larger share, with seats ranging from 35 at Sainik School Nagrota to 98 at Sainik School Tilaiya. For girls, most schools allocate 5-7 seats under both home-state and other-state categories. 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.
Name of the School | Boys | Girls | Grand Total | ||
Home | Other States | Home | Other States | ||
Sainik School Amaravathinagar | 68 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 111 |
Sainik School Ambikapur | 49 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 80 |
Sainik School Amethi | 55 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 90 |
Sainik School Balachadi | 62 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 100 |
Sainik School Bhubaneswar | 55 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 90 |
Sainik School Bijapur | 74 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 120 |
Sainik School Chandrapur | 66 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 105 |
Sainik School Chhingchhip | 75 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 120 |
Sainik School Chittorgarh | 68 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 111 |
Sainik School East Siang | 55 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 90 |
Sainik School Ghorakhal | 50 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 82 |
Sainik School Goalpara | 49 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 80 |
Sainik School Gopalganj | 65 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 105 |
Sainik School Imphal | 42 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 70 |
Sainik School Jhansi | 55 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 90 |
Sainik School Jhunjhunu | 49 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 80 |
Sainik School Kalikiri | 66 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 105 |
Sainik School Kapurthala | 54 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 90 |
Sainik School Kazhakootam | 49 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 80 |
Sainik School Kodagu | 68 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 110 |
Sainik School Korukonda | 55 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 90 |
Sainik School Kunjpura | 73 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 120 |
Sainik School Mainpuri | 55 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 90 |
Sainik School Nagrota | 35 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 60 |
Sainik School Nalanda | 49 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 80 |
Sainik School Punglwa | 74 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 120 |
Sainik School Purulia | 40 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 67 |
Sainik School Rewa | 44 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 75 |
Sainik School Rewari | 45 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 75 |
Sainik School Sambalpur | 49 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 80 |
Sainik School Satara | 74 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 120 |
Sainik School Sujanpur Tira | 37 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 64 |
Sainik School Tilaiya | 98 | 46 | 9 | 7 | 160 |
Name of the School | Boys | Girls | Grand Total | ||
Home | Other States | Home | Other States | ||
Sainik School Amaravathinagar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sainik School Ambikapur | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
Sainik School Amethi | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
Sainik School Balachadi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sainik School Bhubaneswar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sainik School Bijapur | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
Sainik School Chandrapur | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
Sainik School Chhingchhip | 48 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 75 |
Sainik School Chittorgarh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sainik School East Siang | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Sainik School Ghorakhal | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Sainik School Goalpara | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Sainik School Gopalganj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sainik School Imphal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Sainik School Jhansi | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Sainik School Jhunjhunu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sainik School Kalikiri | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Sainik School Kapurthala | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
Sainik School Kazhakootam | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
Sainik School Kodagu | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Sainik School Korukonda | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
Sainik School Kunjpura | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
Sainik School Mainpuri | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Sainik School Nagrota | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Sainik School Nalanda | 22 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 37 |
Sainik School Punglwa | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 45 |
Sainik School Purulia | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Sainik School Rewa | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
Sainik School Rewari | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
Sainik School Sambalpur | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Sainik School Satara | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
Sainik School Sujanpur Tira | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Sainik School Tilaiya | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
In the following images, students can check the seats available in the new approved Sainik schools for Class 6 and Class 9:




| Particulars | 2025 | 2026 |
Number of seats for Class 6 in 33 old Sainik Schools | 3066 seats | 3110 |
Number of seats for Class 6 in the new Sainik Schools | 5621 seats | 9537 |
No. of seats in 33 old Sainik Schools for Class 9th | 656 seats | 543 |
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 there,
Sainik schools are a network of the Indian schools with a military focus, run by the Sainik School Society under the Ministry of Defense . There are many Sainik Schools all over the India.
Here is the list from the official website of Careers360 which will provide with the list of all the Sainik Schools in India. Hope it helps!
https://school.careers360.com/articles/list-of-new-sainik-school-2025
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Hello,
You can get the Sixth Sainik School Question Papers from the careers360 website. Practising these papers will helps you to understand the exam pattern, to identify the important topics, to improve time management, and overall it enhances your exam preparation.
LINK:
https://school.careers360.com/hi/articles/sainik-school-question-papers
Hello,
You can get the Sainik School Class 6 2025-26 from the Careers360 website. Practising these papers will helps you to understand the exam pattern, to identify the important topics, to improve time management, and overall it enhances your exam preparation.
LINK:
https://school.careers360.com/articles/sainik-school-question-papers
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The last date to apply online for admission to Sainik School Class 9 for the 2025–26 session was 23 January 2025, up to 5 p.m.
For the 2026–27 session, the last date to apply was 30 October 2025.
If you want the upcoming session date, please mention the year so I can give the latest update.
Hope it helps !
The NTA has conducted to sainik school examination successfully for the 2025 session, you can get the question papers from careers360 article, from the link below once the tables are updated with the links for the question paper with the solutions.
Sainik School Question Paper 2025 PDF; Download AISSEE 6th 9th Solutions Here
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