Sainik School Reservation: Seats in SS and NSS E-Counselling

Sainik School Reservation: To be eligible for seats to be assigned through AISSAC E-Counselling in any of the current or new Sainik Schools, candidates must register through the official e-counselling online portal. 

Sainik School Reservation: Seat Allocation/ Seat Matrix

The seat allotment for the Sainik Schools and New Sainik Schools will be based on the category-wise intake capacity known as the seat matrix. The Seat Matrix is available on the official website of AISSAC E-Counselling. It lists available seats in all 33 Sainik Schools and 18 New Sainik Schools. 

The seat allocation to a candidate for the school of their top preference is based on different factors:

• The candidate’s Domicile, either in their Home State (HS) or Other State (OS).
• The candidate’s Gender (Boys/Girls) and category (GEN, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, DEF).
• The candidate’s All India Rank in the corresponding rank list (s).
• The candidate’s preferred order for the schools they choose.
• The number of seats in the various seat categories and quotas that the candidate is qualified for.

Also Read: AISSAC E-Counselling: How to Register & Select Sainik School

Also Read: Sainik School Admission Process Details

AISSAC E-Counselling Round 1 Dates
Registration & Choice Filling Start Date	March 2024
Registration & Choice Filling Last Date	March 2024
Seat Allocation Result	March 2024
Last Date to Accept Allotted School	March 2024
Verification(Physical cum Medical) Start Date	March 2024
Verification(Physical cum Medical) Last Date	April 2024

Also Read: New Sainik Schools: Explained (NSS, Function, Benefits, How to Apply)

Reservation requirements Sainik School

The Sainik School reservation criteria for admission are the same as those stated in the NTA notification for AISSEE 2024. The following lines elaborate on this: 

67% of the seats are reserved for candidates who are residents of the state or territory in which the Sainik School is located. Other States and Union Territories are entitled to 33% of the seats (UT). 

Seats will be reserved on the following lines within each Category of Home State/UT and Other States/UT quotas:

• 15% of seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC).
• 7.5% seats for Scheduled Tribe (ST).
• 27% for Other Backward Classes belonging to the NonCreamy layer (OBC-NCL) as per the central list.

Thus, on the aforementioned lines, 49.50% of the seats at Sainik School are reserved. Out of the remaining 50.50% of seats in the Home State/UT and Other States/UT quotas, 25% are reserved for wards of defence (serving personnel of the Indian Army/Indian Airforce/Indian Navy) and ex-servicemen. 

In the “Other States/UT” quota, seats will be allotted in each category based on merit, with a maximum of 25% of vacancies in the category for any State or Union Territory.

E.g, if there are 10 seats available in the Other States/UT General Category, no more than three will be assigned to any one state, i.e. 25% of 10 or 2.5 rounded off to 3.

In each Sainik School, 10% of the total vacancies or 10 seats, whichever is greater, are reserved for girls in Class VI.

Reservation requirements New Sainik Schools (NSS)

There is no policy in place for the implementation of New Sainik Schools reservations. (DOMICILE always excluded). Reservations in the New Sainik School are made at the discretion of the school’s administration. 

Sainik School and New Sainik School Reservation and Distribution Of Seats

The school-specific number of seats available in SSs and NSSs for various candidate categories/quotas (i.e., seat matrix) is available on the official Sainik School E-Counselling portal. 

1. For Sainik School

The total intake (i.e., the number of seats) for admission purposes is divided into several categories.

S No	Category- Section	Category tag(s) of eligible candidates
1	HOME_UN	HOME_GEN, HOME_OBC, HOME_SC, HOME_ST,
2	HOME_OBC	HOME_OBC
3	HOME_SC	HOME_SC
4	HOME_ST	HOME_ST
5	HOME_DEF	HOME_DEF
6	OTHER_UN	OTHER_GEN, OTHER_OBC, OTHER_SC, OTHER_ST
7	OTHER_OBC	OTHER_OBC
8	OTHER_SC	OTHER_SC
9	OTHER_ST	OTHER_ST
10	OTHER_DEF	OTHER_DEF

*Candidates from the Telangana state would be given consideration in HOME STATE for admission to Andhra Pradesh’s Sainik School Korukonda and Sainik School Kalikiri.

**Candidates from Ladakh (UT) would be given consideration in HOME STATE for admission to Jammu and Kashmir’s Sainik School Nagrota.

***If there are more candidates with the same category-wise rank seeking admission to a school than there are seats available in that school for that category, then all of those candidates will be offered seats after fully utilising the inter-se-merit of candidates.

2. For New Sainik School

(a) NSS40% Route: The total intake (i.e., the number of seats) for admission purposes is divided into several categories. Defence category candidates will be considered in the General Category for NSS40 admissions.

S No	Category-Section	Category tag(s) of eligible candidates
(i)	NSS40_UN	NSS40_GEN, NSS40_OBC, NSS40_SC, NSS40_ST
(ii)	NSS40_OBC	NSS40_OBC
(iii)	NSS40_SC	NSS40_SC
(iv)	NSS40_ST	NSS40_ST

(b) NSS60% Route: The total intake (i.e., the number of seats) for admission purposes is divided into several categories. Defence category candidates will be considered in the General Category for NSS60 admissions.

S No	Category-Section	Category tag(s) of eligible candidates
(i)	NSS60_UN	NSS60_GEN, NSS60_OBC, NSS60_SC, NSS60_ST
(ii)	NSS60_OBC	NSS60_OBC
(iii)	NSS60_SC	NSS60_SC
(iv)	NSS60_ST	NSS60_ST

*If seats are filled in a Gender Neutral New Sainik School, candidates will be assigned seats based on merit, regardless of gender.

Sainik School Reservation: Sequence of Seat Allocation

• The Sequence of Sainik Schools seat allocation for Class VI and Class IX is the same.
• Furthermore, the sequence of seat allocation for Boys and Girls of Class VI will be separate as Category tags and Gender tags are different and seats are gender-wise in existing Sainik Schools.
• For the benefit of the candidates, Wards of Coast Guard/Assam Rifles personnel who have filled the defence category will be considered in the unreserved category (Home State/Other State).
• Candidates who have filled SC, ST, OBC(NCL) or Category, will be considered in their own categories, as applicable. 
• They will be considered for Defence Category only if there are vacancies after the admission of wards of serving and ex-service defence personnel.

1. Sainik School 

Candidate’s category tag	All India Rank List	HS or OS(Based on school)	The sequence of seat categories for allocation
HOME_UN	HOME_UN	HS	HOME_UN
OTHER_UN	OTHER_UN	OS	OTHER_UN
HOME_OBC	HOME_UNand HOME_OBC	HS	1. HOME_UN2. HOME_OBC
OTHER_OBC	OTHER_UNand OTHER_OBC	OS	1. OTHER_UN2. OTHER_OBC
HOME_SC	HOME_UNand HOME_SC	HS	1. HOME_UN2. HOME_SC
OTHER_SC	OTHER_UNand OTHER_SC	OS	1. OTHER_UN2. OTHER_SC
HOME_ST	HOME_UNand HOME_ST	HS	1. HOME_UN2. HOME_ST
OTHER_ST	OTHER_UNand OTHER_ST	OS	1. OTHER_UN2. OTHER_ST
HOME_DEF	HOME_DEF	HS	HOME_DEF
OTHER _DEF	OTHER _DEF	OS	OTHER _DEF

2. New Sainik Schools

• 40% Route (Based on All India Rank)

Candidate’s category tag	All India Rank List	The sequence of seat categories for allocation
NSS40_UN	NSS40_UN	NSS40_UN
NSS40_OBC	NSS40_UNand NSS40_OBC	1. NSS40_UN2. NSS40_OBC
NSS40_SC	NSS40_UNand NSS40_SC	1. NSS40_UN2. NSS40_SC
NSS40_ST	NSS40_UNand NSS40_ST	1. NSS40_UN2. NSS40_ST

• 60% Route (Based on CANDIDATE’S SCHOOL SEAT)

Candidate’s category tag	Rank list	Sequence of seat categories for allocation
NSS60_UN	NSS60_UN	NSS60_UN
NSS60_OBC	NSS60_UNand NSS60_OBC	1. NSS60_UN2. NSS60_OBC
NSS60_SC	NSS60_UNand NSS60_SC	1. NSS60_UN2. NSS60_SC
NSS60_ST	NSS60_UNand NSS60_ST	1. NSS60_UN2. NSS60_ST

Conclusion

In order to enroll in their top-choice schools, candidates must carefully go through the Sainik School Reservation system and procedures outlined above. The rules outlined in the guidelines will be adhered to when allocating seats to Sainik School and New Sainik School.

We advise you to fill out your application carefully or you won’t be able to enroll in any of the schools, even with an AIR 1. We wish the best for you!!