All India Entrance Examination called All India Sainik School Entrance Examination (AISSEE) will be conducted for the admission of students into this school. Sainik School School Amaravathinagar recently released admission notice for Class six and nine for the academic year 2020-2021. The Entrance exam will be held on 05 January 2020. Sainik School Amaravathinagar, Udumalaipettai, Tamil Nadu is a joint venture between the Ministry of Defense & Government of Tamil Nadu. The entrance exam for Class IX will be conducted only in the English medium, for VI standard they can write in English, Tamil, and Hindi. Exam will be based on OMR Based system with four options. Staff children seeking admission to class VI & IX as day scholars also need to attend the entrance examination.
Sainik schools are residential schools for boys to provide Public School Education with military bias up to the higher secondary stage. It follows the Central Board of School Education(CBSE) Syllabus. It follows All India selection & examination and has schools in every state in India. Aim of the Sainik schools is to prepare boys physically, academically and psychologically for entry into National Defense Academy. There are a total of 31 Sainik schools in India.
Update: Online Registration Extended up to Oct 31st 2019
Schedule for AISSEE 2020
| Event | Date |
| Opening of Online Registration for admissions | 05 Aug 2019 |
| Closure of Online Registration for admissions | 31 Oct 2019 |
| Issue of Admit Card | 02 Dec 2019 |
| Date of Entrance Exam | 05 Jan 2020 |
Eligibility Criteria
For admission to Class VI, Students should be between 10 &12 years of age (i.e., boys born between 01.04.2008 to 31.03.2010) and studying in V Standard. For Class IX, Students should be between 13 & 15 years of age (i.e., boys born between 01.04.2005 to 31.03.2007) as on 31 March 2020 and studying in VIII Standard in any recognized school.
Vacancies
For Class VI: 90 Nos.
For Class IX: 6 Nos.
Reservation
- SC Category reserved 15% seats and ST Category reserved 7.5% of total seats.
- Out of remaining seats, 67% of the seats will be reserved for Children from states where schools located. Balance 33% of seats will be given to the Children from other states & Union territories. Any unutilized seats in this category will be merged with TN State seats in order of merit.
- 25% of seats in each of 67% and 33% are reserved for children of service personnel including Ex-servicemen.
Written Examination
AISSEE 2020 Written Exam for class VI conducted as a single paper and details about the subjects, number of questions, marks are given below
| S.NO | Subjects | No of Questions & Marks | Total Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Maths | 50×3 | 150 | 60 Minutes |
| 2 | GK (Science& SST) | 25×2 | 50 | 30 Minutes |
| 3 | Language | 25×2 | 50 | 30 Minutes |
| 4 | Intelligence | 25×2 | 50 | 30 Minutes |
| Total | 300 | 150 Minutes | ||
Written Exam for class IX Will be conducted as a single paper and details about the subjects, number of questions, marks are given below
| S.NO | Subjects | No of Questions & Marks | Total Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Maths | 50×4 | 200 | 60 Minutes |
| 2 | English | 25×2 | 50 | 30 Minutes |
| 3 | Intelligence | 25×2 | 50 | 30 Minutes |
| 4 | General Science | 25×2 | 50 | 30 Minutes |
| 5 | Social Studies | 25×2 | 50 | 30 Minutes |
|
Total |
400 | 180 Minutes | ||
Medical Examination
After written examination shortlisted candidates will be called for Medical Examination by the school. The medical examination intimation date and location will be sent separately. Competent Medical authority will consider the height and weight of fitness. The decision of the medical examination authority at Command Hospital level shall be final and binding.
Exam Centers
For Class IX – Udumalaipettai, Puducherry & Chennai. (If applicants for a center is very low they will be transferred to closest center)
For Class VI – Amaravathinagar, Coimbatore, Thanjavur, Chennai & Puducherry (For Class VI Boys opting for examination in Tamil will appear in Amaravathinagar center only.)
Scholarships
Based on Parental income the Government of Tamil Nadu/Ministry of Defense sanctions Scholarships up to Rs. 50,000 /- per annum per student as per terms & conditions. Government of Puducherry giving scholarships up to Rs. 10,000 /- per annum to students residing in Puducherry. The continuity of scholarship based on satisfactory conduct, the progress of the particular student. Official website of Sainik School Amaravathinagar, Udumalaipettai, Tamil Nadu. www.sainikschoolamaravathinagar.edu.in.
Sainik School Amaravathinagar, Udumalaipettai, Tamil Nadu Admission Notice –Download
Sainik School Amaravathinagar Admission Information brochure –Download
AISSEE 2019-2020 Sample Question Papers Class VI –Download
AISSEE 2019-2020 Sample Question Papers for Class IX – Download