Pune: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued a notification for the All India Sainik School Entrance Exam (AISSEE) 2025. Students can apply for admission to Class 6 and Class 9 in Sainik Schools, including newly approved institutions, for the 2025-26 academic year. The application deadline is January 13, 2025.

The entrance exam will be conducted offline using OMR sheets and is designed to assess candidates seeking admission to Sainik Schools nationwide.

Eligibility Criteria:

• For Class 6: The candidate must be 10–12 years old as of March 31, 2025.

• For Class 9: The candidate must be 13–15 years old as of March 31, 2025.

Candidates can make corrections to their applications between January 16 and January 18, 2025. For further details and to apply, candidates should visit the official website at https://exams.nta.ac.in/AISSEE/.

The Maharashtra School Education Department has recently introduced key reforms in the state’s military school policies, notably raising annual tuition fees from INR 20,000 to INR 50,000 per student due to inflation.

The curriculum in these schools will now follow the CBSE board guidelines to enhance their alignment with competitive exams like the National Defence Academy (NDA) entrance test.

Private aided military schools, which have faced financial strain and declining performance, are a major focus of these reforms. Of the 38 aided military schools in Maharashtra, 12 have been allocated 30 acres of land each.