Published: 7 November 2026. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the AISSEE-2027 Information Bulletin on 3 November 2026 for Sainik School admission to Class 6 and Class 9 in the 2027-28 academic year. The online application is open now and closes on 2 December 2026. The exam will be held on Sunday, 31 January 2027. Here is everything parents in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana need to know, taken directly from the official bulletin.
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AISSEE 2027 Important Dates
Activity | Date |
|---|---|
Online application | 3 November 2026 to 2 December 2026 (up to 11:50 PM) |
Last date for fee payment | 2 December 2026 (up to 11:50 PM) |
Late application (₹500 late fee) | 3 to 6 December 2026 |
Correction window | 7 to 9 December 2026 |
Advance city intimation slip | 11 January 2027 |
Admit card | 25 January 2027 |
Exam date | Sunday, 31 January 2027 |
Exam timing | Class 6: 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM (150 minutes). Class 9: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM (180 minutes) |
Application Fee
₹850 — General, wards of Defence personnel and ex-servicemen, OBC (NCL) as per the central list
₹700 — SC and ST
Bank charges are extra. The fee is not refundable. Pay by debit card, credit card, net banking or UPI. Only one form per child; if two forms are paid for the same class, NTA keeps the latest one.
Eligibility and Age Limit
Class | Age on 31 March 2027 | Date of birth (both days inclusive) |
|---|---|---|
Class 6 | 10 to 12 years | 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2017 |
Class 9 | 13 to 15 years | 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2014 (must have passed Class 8 at the time of admission) |
Girls can apply for Class 6 in all Sainik Schools, and for Class 9 subject to the availability of vacancies.
Exam Pattern
Pen-and-paper test on an OMR sheet, multiple-choice questions, no negative marking.
Class 6 section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
Language | 25 (2 marks each) | 50 |
Mathematics | 50 (3 marks each) | 150 |
Intelligence | 25 (2 marks each) | 50 |
General Knowledge | 25 (2 marks each) | 50 |
Total | 125 | 300 |
Class 9 section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
Mathematics | 50 (4 marks each) | 200 |
Intelligence | 25 (2 marks each) | 50 |
English | 25 (2 marks each) | 50 |
General Science | 25 (2 marks each) | 50 |
Social Science | 25 (2 marks each) | 50 |
Total | 150 | 400 |
Medium: Class 6 can choose any of 13 languages, including Telugu, English and Hindi. Class 9 is English only. The medium cannot be changed after the form is submitted.
Qualifying marks (Sainik Schools): at least 25% in each section and 40% in aggregate (does not apply to SC/ST candidates).
Seats in Andhra Pradesh Sainik Schools (Tentative, 2027-28)
School | Class 6 | Class 9 |
|---|---|---|
Sainik School Korukonda (Vizianagaram) | 90 | 36 |
Sainik School Kalikiri (Annamayya) | 72 | 9 |
Across all 33 Sainik Schools there are 3,160 tentative Class 6 seats and 732 Class 9 seats. Approved New Sainik Schools in Andhra Pradesh listed in the bulletin include Netaji Sainik School Kethanakonda (Vijayawada), Veritas Sainik School (Tirupati), Sri Rama Rural EM TM High School (near Tenali) and Adani World School (Kalikiri).
Reservation in Sainik Schools: 67% of seats for children domiciled in the school's state and 33% for other states. Within these, 15% SC, 7.5% ST and 27% OBC (NCL, central list), and 25% of the remaining seats for wards of defence personnel and ex-servicemen.
Exam Cities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Andhra Pradesh: Anantapur, Guntur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajamahendravaram, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram. Telangana: Hyderabad and Karimnagar. You choose any four cities; the exam city has no link to the school you want.
Documents to Upload
Recent photograph — JPG, 10 KB to 200 KB
Candidate's signature — JPG, 10 KB to 50 KB
Left-hand thumb impression — JPG, 10 KB to 50 KB
Date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority
Domicile certificate (decides home-state quota; in AP and Telangana apply through MeeSeva early)
Caste/category certificate, if applicable; service certificate or PPO for defence/ex-servicemen category
All certificates as PDF, 50 KB to 300 KB
How to Apply
Go to exams.nta.nic.in/sainik-school-society (the only official site).
Register with a unique email ID and mobile number.
Fill the form, choose the class, schools, medium and four exam cities, and upload the documents.
Pay the fee and download the confirmation page. The form is complete only after the confirmation page is generated.
Detailed walkthrough: How to apply for AISSEE 2027, step by step. Full guide: AISSEE 2027 complete guide with all 33 schools' seats.
12 Weeks to the Exam: What to Do Now
Apply this month — do not wait for the last week, when the NTA site is slow.
Mathematics is 150 of 300 marks in Class 6 and 200 of 400 in Class 9 — give it half of every study day.
Write one full-length timed paper every week from now, and two a week from January.
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Source: NTA, AISSEE-2027 Information Bulletin (3 November 2026), exams.nta.nic.in/sainik-school-society. Always confirm details on the official website.
