NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has started the online registration-cum-application process for the All India Sainik School Entrance Examination or AISSEE, 2025 at exams.
The test will be held in offline mode using OMR sheets to select candidates for admission to classes 6 and 9 at Sainik Schools across the country for 2025-26 academic year.
The online registration window opened on December 25, 2024 and will close at 5 pm on January 13, 2025. The last date for fee payment is January 14, 2025.
“Candidates who desire to appear in the exam may read the detailed Information Bulletin for AISSEE 2025 and apply online only at https://exams.nta.ac.in/AISSEE/ between 24.12.2024 and 13.01.2025. The exam fee is also required to be paid online through payment gateway, using debit/credit cards or internet banking,” reads a notification issued by the NTA.
To see the full notification, click here.
Eligibility criteria for Sainik School admission
For Class 6 admission, candidates should be between 10 and 12 years of age as on March 31, 2025. They should have been born between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2015 (both days inclusive).
Girl candidates can apply for admission to Class 6 in all Sainik schools. Number of seats available for girl candidates in different schools is mentioned in the information bulletin.
For Class 9 admission, the candidate should be aged between 13 and 15 years as on March 31, 2025. They should have been born between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2012.
Admission of female students in Class 9 is subject to the availability of seats.
At the time of admission, applicants should have passed the Class 8 exam from a recognised school.
Exam fee
The exam fee is ₹800 for general, OBC-NCL, defence and ex-servicemen category candidates. For SC and ST category candidates, the exam fee is ₹650.
The test will be held in 190 cities across India, as mentioned in the information bulletin.
The exam date and admit card release date for AISSEE 2025 will be announced later.
The exam duration for Class 6 is 150 minutes, and for Class 9, it is 180 minutes. The Class 6 exam will be held from 2 pm to 4:30 pm and the Class 9 exam will be held from 2 pm to 5 pm.
How to register for NTA AISSEE 2025
Step 1: Visit the official website exams.nta.ac.in
Step2: On the homepage, click the AISSEE 2025 registration link
Step 3: Register yourself and proceed with the application process
Step 4: Fill in the details, upload the required documents, and pay the fee
Step 5: Submit the form and take a printout for reference
For direct link to apply for AISSEE 2025, click here.
Exam pattern
The AISSEE 2025 for class 6 and 9 comprise multiple-choice questions in various subjects
Class 6
| Subject | No. of questions | Marks per question | Total marks |
| Mathematics | 50 | 3 | 150 |
| GK | 25 | 2 | 50 |
| Language | 25 | 2 | 50 |
| Intelligence | 25 | 2 | 50 |
| Total | 125 | – | 300 |
Class 9
| Subject | No. of questions | Marks per question | Total marks |
| Mathematics | 50 | 4 | 200 |
| Intelligence | 25 | 2 | 50 |
| English | 25 | 2 | 50 |
| General Science | 25 | 2 | 50 |
| Social Science | 25 | 2 | 50 |
| Total | 150 | – | 400 |
To see the full information bulletin for AISSEE 2025, click here.