Sainik School Latest News: All India Sainik Schools entrance exam 2026 (AISSEE 2026) was organised on 18 January 2026 for admission in Sainik Schools and New Sainik Schools(NSS) in class 6 and class 9 across 190 cities. AISSEE is conducted every year by National Testing Agency for both Boys and Girls who are keen to join Sainik Schools. In this report, we will share with you in-depth the number of Seat matrix Class 6 Boys in Sainik School 2026. This information is only for 33 old Sainik Schools. Seat matrix for class 6 girls is available here. For other detailed reports on Sainik school seat matrix or Seats and Vacancies refer below:
Seat reservation in Sainik Schools for class 6 boys in 2026
Sainik Schools follow a common reservation system for both boys and girls for both (6th & 9th) entry points. In any given Sainik School; 67% of total seat vacancies are reserved for home state candidates, whereas, 33% of total seats are reserved for other state students.
Refer to the following image for a very easy to understand breakdown of seats as per category.
For example: If a given Sainik School posts 100 seats for class 6 entry, then following will be distribution of seats:
General Category: 38
OBC-NCL Category: 27
Defence Category: 13
SC Category: 15
ST Category: 07
Total Seats: 100
It is important to observe for parents as they ask us during Dabad Academy Sainik School Coaching Program; a good 87% of seats are open to civilian candidates in Sainik Schools. Only 13% of seats are reserved for Defence category candidates.
Number of Seats for Class 6 Boys in Sainik School 2026
There are 33 old Sainik Schools. Following image contains official statistics for number of seat vacancies as updated by Sainik Schools for academic year 2026-27 which will start from April 2026.
For example: For Sainik School Amaravathinagar class 6 boys, following is the seat distribution in 2026.
| Sainik School Amaravathinagar class 6 boys | Home State (HS) | Other State (OS) |
| General Category | 26 | 13 |
| OBC-NCL Category | 19 | 9 |
| Defence Category | 8 | 4 |
| SC Category | 10 | 4 |
| ST Category | 5 | 2 |
| Total Seats for Class 6 Boys | 68 | 32 |
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Seat matrix Class 6 Boys in Sainik School 2026: FAQ’s
Number of seats for class 6 boys in Sainik School Tilaiya is following:
General (Home State): 39
OBC-NCL (Home State): 27
Defence (Home State): 11
SC (Home State): 14
ST (Home State): 07
General (Other State): 18
OBC-NCL (Other State): 12
Defence (Other State): 06
SC (Other State): 07
ST (Other State): 03
Kunwar Rajveer Singh, a Defence category student from Madhya Pradesh has secured AIR 2 but 1st position among boys in Sainik School 2026 exam. Overall AIR 1 is achieved by Anuradha Amol Budhawant, a OBC-NCL category student from Maharashtra.
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