Information about New Sainik Schools

Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved plan for setting up of Approved New Sainik Schools in partnership with NGOs/private schools/State Governments. This scheme leverages Public/private partnership in education sector helping tap into existing infrastructure available with reputed private & Government Schools and open-up new capacities to meet the growing aspirations of children desirous of receiving education in a Sainik School environment. For more details on Sainik School Exam in 2024, visit here.

Recently 23 new Sainik schools have been provisionally approved apart from the 19 new Sainik schools already functional. You can get complete list of new Sainik Schools here.

Class of Admission at NSS?

Since academic year 2022-23, new Sainik Schools have been accepting boy & girl cadets in class 6 only. Following the same pattern, for academic year 2024-25 also NSS’s have posted seats only for class 6 admission.

What are the objectives of setting up Approved New Sainik Schools?

The main objective behind the vision of setting up of 100 Approved New Sainik Schools is to create an academically strong, intellectually adept, confident, highly skilled, patriotic self reliant, youth community with leadership qualities focused on providing utmost priority to the nation. People ask, ‘Are new Sainik Schools different?’ So answer to this question is that yes, new Sainik Schools are distinct from the existing 33 Sainik Schools and form a separate vertical under Sainik School Society.

Is the education offered at approved NSS the same as that offered at existing Sainik Schools?

In addition to their regular affiliated Board curriculum, approved NSSs will also impart education of Academic PLUS curriculum to the students of Sainik School pattern. However to join the Sainik school pattern of education in these NSS schools, a candidate must qualify in AISSEE which is conducted once a year. Not all NSS have hostel facility. So every candidate is directed to visit official website of NSS to assess their infrastructure facility.

List of New Sainik Schools accepting admission for 2024-25

Following table contains List of New Sainik Schools accepting admission for academic year 2024-25.

Sr	Name of New Sainik School	State	District
1	Adani world school	Andhra Predesh	SPSR Nellore
2	Tawang Public School	Arunachal Predesh	Tawang
3	Sundari Devi Saraswati Vidya Mandir	Bihar	Samastipur
4	Keshav Saraswati Vidya Mandir	Bihar	Patna
5	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Military Academy	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Silvassa
6	Shri. Brahmanand Vidya Mandir	Gujrat	Junagadh
7	Shri. Motibhai R Chaudhary Sagar Sainik School	Gujrat	Mehsana
8	Banas SainikSchool	Gujrat	Banaskantha
9	Royal International Residential School	Haryana	Fatehabad
10	Shri Baba Mastnath Residential Public School	Haryana	Rohtak
11	Raj Luxmi Samvid Gurukulam	Himachal Pradesh	Solan
12	Sangolli Rayanna Sainik School	Karnataka	Belagavi
13	Viveka School of Excellence	Karnataka	Mysore
14	Vedavyasa Vidyalaya Senior Secondary School	kerala	Kozhikode
15	Saraswati Vidya Mandir Higher Secondary School	Madhya Pradesh	Mandsaur
16	Padmashree Dr.Vitthairai Vikhe Patil Sainik School	Maharastha	Ahmednagar
17	SK International School	Maharastha	Sangli
18	Dayanand Public School	Punjab	Patiala
19	The Vikasa School	Tamil Nadu	Tuticorin
20	Ganpatrai Salarpuria Saraswati Vidya Manir	Bhagalpur	Bihar
21	Aadharshila Vidya Mandir	Bilaspur	Chhattisgarh
22	The Great India School	Raipur	Chhattisgarh
23	Smt. Kesari Devi Lohia Jairam Public School	Kurukshetra	Haryana
24	Woods Park School	Hamirpur	Himachal Pradesh
25	National English Medium Public School	Bidar	Karnataka
26	Vidhyadhiraja Vidyapeetom Central School, Mavelikkara	Alapuzha	Kerala
27	Sree Sarada Vidyalaya	Ernakulam	Kerala
28	Saraswati Gramoday Higher Secondary School	Hosangabad	Madhya Pradesh
29	Bhonsala Military School, Nagpur	Nagpur	Maharashtra
30	Adarsh Public School, Akulgaon (Kurduwadi)	Solapur	Maharashtra
31	Good Day Defence School	Hanumangarh	Rajasthan
32	Shri Bhawani Niketan Public School	Jaipur	Rajasthan
33	Shri Hanwant Senior Secondary English Medium School Chopasni	Jodhpur	Rajasthan
34	Bhartiya Public School	Sikar	Rajasthan
35	Samvid Gurukulam Senior Secondary School	Mathura	Uttar Pradesh
36	Allons Public School	Bemetara	Chhattisgarh
37	Delhi Public School	Rajnandgaon	Chhattisgarh
38	Gokuldas Public School	Khargone	Madhya Pradesh

Documents required to apply for New Sainik Schools

Following is the list of documents required to apply for New Sainik Schools:

1. Photograph of Candidate
2. Signature of Candidate
3. Thumb impression of Candidate
4. Domicile certificate of Candidate
5. Date of birth certificate of Candidate
6. Category certificate, if applicable
7. Service Certificate in case of wards of Defence personnel/ex-servicemen, if applicable.
8. Certificate from the Approved NSS where the candidate is currently studying certifying that the applicant is studying there, if applicable.

What is the admission process for approved NSSs?

Candidates are required to appear and qualify in the AISSEE 2024. Those who qualify have to apply for counselling after declaration of results. Admission is based on the rank secured in AISSEE 2024. There are two channels of admission to approved NSS:

40% route: Minimum 40% of the seats in approved NSSs will be filled on the basis of the rank secured in the AllIndia Merit List. Domicile/Category are not considered for this Merit List. Candidates can opt for any approved NSS in India at the time of Sainik School e-counselling.

60% route: Upto 60% of the seats in approved NSSs will be filled by those who are currently studying in the approved NSS. They will be filled on the basis of rank secured in School wise Merit List. Domicile/Category are not considered for this Merit List. Candidates are deemed to have opted for the approved NSS where they are currently studying (as indicated in their AISSEE application form) for admission under this route.

Is domicile or category certificate necessary for admission in approved New Sainik School? No. Domicile or Category certificate are not required for admission in new Sainik School. However, it is compulsory to write the AISSEE 2024 for admission to approved NSSs in the Sainik School stream.

Number of Seats in New Sainik Schools for academic year 2024-25

Following table contains Number of Seats in New Sainik Schools for academic year 2024-25 for class 6 boys & girls.

Sr No	State	Name of the School	District	Type of School	Education	Vacancies			Total
						Boys	Girls	Gender Neutral
1.	Andhra Pradesh	Adani World School	Krishnapatnam Port, Nellore	Day School	Co-Ed	–	–	80	80
2.	Arunachal Pradesh	Tawang Public School	Lemberdung, Tawang	Residential	Co-Ed	20	20	–	40
3.	Bihar	Keshav Saraswati Vidya Mandir	Keshavpuram, Ranipurchak, Marcha Marchi Road, Patna	Day School	Co-Ed	180	20	–	200
4.		Sundari Devi Saraswati Vidya Mandir	At- Bataha PO- Udaypur, Samstipur	Day School	Co-Ed	80	20	–	100
5.	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Military School	Mota Randha, Silvassa	Residential	Co-Ed	60	40	–	100
6.	Gujarat	Shri Motibhai R. Chaudhary Sagar Sainik School	Mehsana	Residential	Co-Ed	108	12	–	120
7.		Banas Sainik School	Moriya, Palanpur, Banaskantha	Residential	Co-Ed	70	10	–	80
8.		Shri Brahmanand Vidya Mandir	Taluka: Visavadar, Post: Juni Chavand, At. Chaparda, Junagarh	Residential	Co-Ed	180	120	–	300
9.	Haryana	Shri Baba Mastnath Residential Public School	Asthal Bohar, Rohtak	Day School	Co-Ed	90	30	–	120
10.		Royal International Residential School	Khara Kheri, Fatehabad	Day School & Residential	Co-Ed	100	20	–	120
11.	Himachal Pradesh	Raj Luxmi Samvid Gurukulam	Nalagarh, Solan	Residential	Boys Only	80	–	–	80
12.	Karnataka	Viveka School of Excellence	Saragur,Mysoru	Day School	Co-Ed	50	25	–	75
13.		Sangolli Rayanna Sainik School	Sangolli, Bailhongal, Belagavi	Residential	Co-Ed	80	40	–	120
14.	Kerala	Vedavyasa Vidyalayam Sainik School	Malaparamba, Kozhikode	Day School	Co-Ed	–	–	80	80
15.	Madhya Pradesh	Saraswati Vidya Mandir Hr. Sec School	Sanjeet Road, Mandsaur	Day School	Co-Ed	95	5	–	100
16.	Maharashtra	Padmashri Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Sainik School	Loni, Ahmednagar	Residential	Boys Only	50	–	–	50
17.		SK International School	Rethredharan, Sangli	Residential	Co-Ed	100	20	–	120
18	Punjab	Dayanand Sainik School	Silver City Nabha, Patiala	Day School	Co-Ed	210	90	–	300
19.	Tamil Nadu	The Vikasa School	Millerpuram, Tuticorin	Day School & Residential	Co-Ed	56	14	–	70

A Candidate who is currently studying in a approved NSS can apply for both Sainik schools and approved New Sainik Schools?

A Candidate who is currently studying in a approved NSS has following seven options for applying:

• Sainik Schools (SS) only
• SS + Approved NSS 40% route (in that order of priority)
• SS+ Approved NSS-40% route+ Approved NSS-60% route ( In that order of priority)
• SS+ Approved NSS-60% route ( in that order of priority)
• Approved NSS-40% route +Approved NSS-60% route ( in that order of priority)
• Approved NSS-60% route only
• Approved NSS-40% route only

All these choices have to be locked at the time of Sainik School E-counselling & AISSEE 2024.

What are the eligibility requirements for admission to an approved New Sainik School?

Admission in approved NSS for academic year 2024-25 in the Sainik School stream is open only at Class VI level. There are two channels of admission:

40% route:
1. Candidate must be between 10-12 years of age as on 31.03.2024.
2. Candidate must have been between 01 April 2012 and 31 March 2014.

60% route:

1. Candidate must be between 10-12 years of age as on 31.03.2024.
2. Candidate must have been between 01 April 2012 and 31 March 2014.
3. Must be currently studying in the approved NSS where he is seeking admission.
4. Must have passed/appearing in Class V as on 31.03.2024.

What are minimum passing marks for admission in New Sainik Schools?

Following are the minimum passing marks for admission in New Sainik Schools:
For Sainik Schools
Minimum 25% marks in each section and minimum 40% in the aggregate. This does not apply to SC/ST categories.
For Approved NSS – 40% and 60% – both routes
Minimum 25% marks in each section and minimum 40% in the aggregate. This is applicable to all candidates including SC/ST candidates.

How is the Merit List prepared for admission to approved NSS40% & NSS60% ?

For admission in NSS40% route, All India Merit List based on marks secured in AISSEE 2024 is considered. No category or domicile is taken into consideration in the preparation of this Merit List. Again, for NSS60% route also marks scored in AISSEE 2024 is important.

Do I have to apply for counselling even if I want to join SS?

Yes. All candidates seeking admission to SS or approved NSS (40% route or 60% route) are required to apply for counselling after declaration of AISSEE 2024 results.

Also, Students once selected in any one of approved New Sainik School cannot claim admission transfer to any old Sainik School.

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