40 and 60 route in New Sainik Schools
Are you confused after reading all these terms like 40% and 60% route for admission in new Sainik Schools? In this report, we will explain in depth about 40 and 60 route in New Sainik Schools.
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According to official notification by NTA, following guidelines cover the admission to New Sainik Schools:
40% route (Category ‘A’) A minimum of 40% of the seats under the Sainik School stream in approved NSSs shall be filled on the basis of the rank secured in the All-India Merit List of AISSEE-2027.
60% route (Category ‘B’) Up to 60% of the seats in an approved NSS may be filled by students already enrolled in that NSS, on the basis of the School-wise Merit List prepared from the AISSEE-2027 results.
Note: The domicile/ category requirements for admission to approved New Sainik Schools (NSS) shall be as prescribed by the respective NSS management and declared in the vacancies notified for admissions.
Explanation of 40% and 60% route
A minimum of 40% (Category ‘A’) of the seats will be filled by drawing candidates who appear and qualify in the AISSE Examination conducted by NTA and are desirous of taking admission to the New Sainik School through the merit list of AISSEE conducted by NTA.
A maximum of 60% (Category ‘B’) of the total number of seats may be filled by Students already enrolled in that School, based on a qualifying test conducted by NTA or any other appropriate testing body as prescribed by SSS to be taken by students of Class V of the same school who are willing to take admission in Sainik School Vertical.
In cases where the school is unable to fill its seats with Category ‘B’ students who are already enrolled in school, the vacancies will be filled by drawing candidates from Category ‘A’ students who appear and qualify in the AISSE Examination conducted by NTA and are desirous of taking admission in the New Sainik School through the merit list of AISSEE conducted by NTA.
Let us understand seat allocation in New Sainik Schools using illustration
There is no category, state or caste wise reservation in new Sainik Schools. Of the total number of seats available, initially 40% of total seats are available for admission via AISSEE 2027 exam and 60% of total vacancies are allocated for students who are already studying at the given New Sainik Schools.
Spillover Vacancies in New Sainik Schools
If the total number of seats are not fulfilled in a given NSS, then the remaining seats from 60% seat quota can be fulfilled by students who gave and qualified in that year’s AISSEE. Official notification says: “In cases where the school is unable to fill its seats with Category ‘B’ students who are already enrolled in school, the vacancies will be filled by drawing candidates from Category ‘A’ students who appear and qualify in the AISSE Examination conducted by NTA and are desirous of taking admission in the New Sainik School through the merit list of AISSEE conducted by NTA.”
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