ADMISSION TO SAINIK SCHOOLS

Admission to Class VI and Class IX of the 33 Sainik Schools for the Academic Year 2026-27, is through a written exam called AISSEE-2026. Admission is based on the performance of candidates in the All-India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination (AISSEE). The admission of candidates will be carried out on the basis of e- counselling as per rank secured by the candidates in the School wise, gender wise, category wise (Home State and Outside State) Merit List of AISSEE-2026, medical fitness approved by competent medical authorities and verification of original documents

The concept of Home State and Outside State is linked to the domicile of the candidate and is determined with reference to the location of the Sainik School opted by him/her in his application.

A candidate is deemed to belong to Home State, if, his state of domicile and the State where the Sainik School opted by him in his application is located, are the same. For example, a candidate who is domiciled in the State of Gujarat, opts for the Sainik School at Balachadi (Distt. Jamnagar, Gujarat), he/ she is deemed to belong to the Home State of Gujarat for the purpose of admission to the Sainik School at Balachadi (Distt. Jamnagar, Gujarat)

A candidate is deemed to belong to Outside State, if, his state of domicile and the State where the Sainik School opted by him in his application is located, are different. For example, a candidate who is domiciled in the State of Haryana opts for the Sainik School at Balachadi (Distt. Jamnagar, Gujarat), he is deemed to belong to the Outside State for the purpose of admission to the Sainik School at Balachadi (Distt. Jamnagar, Gujarat).