Eligibility and Pattern of Entrance Examination
Class IX
Online Registration for Admission
- 23rd September 2026 to 20th October, 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Age 13 to 16 years as on 31st March, 2027 (or) 01 – 04 – 2011 to 31 – 03 – 2014 both days are inclusive.
- Height & Weight are not taken into cognizance as they are variable at this tender age.
- Medical Test will be conducted for Eyes, Dental Conditions, Hearing standards, & Knock knee.
Medium of Exam
- English only
Exam Date
- 13th December 2026
Duration of Exam
- 2 hours
Mode of Exam
- OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) based
Negative Mark
- No
Qualifying Marks
- 25% in each subject with 40% in aggregate for General, Defence & Ex-servicemen
- In the case of SC/ST candidates, the minimum qualifying standards are not required and they will be admitted on the basis of inter-se-merit at the entrance examination.
- In case of SC/ST candidates comes in the general merit on his own, he would be admitted against general seat and will not be adjusted against the reserved share of SC/ST seats.
Merit List
- Basis of marks obtained in Sainik Exam.
Tie breaking principle
- Mathematics → Science → English → Social Studies → Hindi → Lower Age
Validity of Result
Only for the Current Admission Year i.e. 2027 – 2028
Test Pattern
Test Duration: 2 hours
Mathematics | English | General Science | Social Science | Intelligence
Exam Pattern
| S.No | Subject | No of Questions x Marks | Total Marks |
| 1 | Mathematics | 50 x 1 | 50 |
| 2 | English | 50 x 2 | 50 |
| 3 | Hindi | 20 x 1 | 20 |
| 4 | General Science | 50 x 1 | 50 |
| 5 | Social Studies | 30x 1 | 30 |
| Total | 200 | ||
Syllabus
Section I – Mathematics
Number System, L.C.M & H.C.F, Square and Cube Roots, Rational Exponents and Radicals, Algebraic Expression and Identities, Linear Equation in One Variable, Factorization, Ratio and Proportion, Profit & Loss, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Geometry, Mensuration, Probability, Statistics and Data Representation.
Section II – English
Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective, Preposition, Conjunction, Article, Punctuation, Clause, Sentence and Tense, Active and Passive Voice, Direct and Indirect Speech, Rearrangement of Jumbled words, Vocabulary, Word formation, Comprehension.
Section III – Intelligence
Analogy, Classification, Series, Coding – Decoding, Logical order of Words, Ranking, Mathematical Operations, Word Formation, Blood Relations, Direction Sense Test, Logical Venn Diagram, Clock and Calendar, Inserting the Missing Character, Sitting Arrangement, Non – Verbal Intelligence.
Section IV – General Science
Force, Friction and Pressure, Sound, Heat, Light and Optical Instruments, Current Electricity, Magnetism, Matter and its states, Acids, Bases and Salts, Metal and Non-Metals, Carbon and its Compounds, Polymers, Cell: Structure and Function, Nutrition in Plants and Animals, Reproduction in Plants and Animals, Microorganisms and Diseases, Body Movement and Blood Circulation, Our Environment and its Pollution, Food Production and its Management.
Section V – Social Studies
History
India in 18th Century, Administrative Policies of the British, Revolt of 1857, Socio – Religious Reform Movements, Struggle for Swaraj, Indian National Movement (1905 – 1928), Indian National Movement (1929 – 1947), World History.
Civics
Indian Constitution and Governance, United Nations, India and its Neighbor
Geography
The Universe and Solar System, Our Planet Earth, India: Size and Location, Natural Resources – Land, Water, Soil, Vegetation and Wildlife, Minerals and Energy Resources, Human Resources, Industries, Agriculture, World Geography, Environment Concerns and Disasters.