Last verified: 28 October 2026. The school facts below — Kunjpura’s 24 July 1961 founding, its motto and campus, and Rewari’s 2008 establishment — are CONFIRMED from the schools’ own site and standard school records. The AISSEE pattern facts (marks, ages, quotas) follow the established AISSEE framework used across our guides; the AISSEE 2027 bulletin itself is still awaited, so 2027 specifics are EXPECTED until it appears. Fee and seat figures are labelled reported wherever they come from secondary sources.
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For a Haryana parent, the Sainik School map is short and clear: the state has exactly two schools under the Sainik Schools Society — one historic, one modern. Sainik School Kunjpura, near Karnal, is one of the first five Sainik Schools founded in India in 1961. Sainik School Rewari, at Gothra Ahir village in Rewari district, was established in 2008 and is the state’s second school. Both are CBSE-affiliated, fully residential, co-educational boarding schools, and both admit only through the national AISSEE exam in Class 6 and Class 9.
| Fact | Sainik School Kunjpura | Sainik School Rewari |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 24 July 1961 | 2008 |
| Location | Kunjpura, Karnal district, ~10 km from Karnal town, ~130 km north of Delhi | Gothra Ahir village, Rewari district |
| Campus | About 276 acres | Campus details not verified from an official source |
| Board | CBSE, Classes 6 to 12 | CBSE, Classes 6 to 12 |
| Motto | “Ready to Accomplish” | Not verified from an official source |
| Strength | About 620 cadets (Classes 6 to 12) | Not verified from an official source |
| Admission | AISSEE (Class 6 and Class 9 only) | AISSEE (Class 6 and Class 9 only) |
Kunjpura is not just Haryana’s first Sainik School — it is one of the founding five of the entire Sainik School system. The school’s own site records that it was founded on 24 July 1961 by V. K. Krishna Menon, then Defence Minister, and it stands on a property that once belonged to the last Nawab of Kunjpura, on the Grand Trunk Road side of Karnal. Its cadets are known as “Kunjeans”, its motto is “Ready to Accomplish”, and it runs 10 houses across 20 dormitories.
The record that Haryana parents quote most is the NDA record. Standard school histories report that more than 800 Kunjpura cadets have qualified for the National Defence Academy — a record 16 in 2006, rising to 33 in 2020, by the same accounts. Treat the exact tally as reported rather than official, but the direction is not in doubt: this is a school whose entire purpose, since 1961, has been preparing boys — and now girls — academically, physically and mentally for the NDA. Girls were admitted for the first time in 2021, with 10% of seats reserved for them.
Rewari is the practical second choice that many Haryana families overlook. Established in 2008 at Gothra Ahir village, it offers the same CBSE residential pattern, the same AISSEE route and the same counselling — but with a younger campus and a location in southern Haryana that suits families from Rewari, Gurugram, Mahendragarh and the Delhi side of the state better than Karnal does.
One figure needs honest labelling. An admission directory lists Rewari’s tuition fee at Rs 1,16,923 per year, plus diet, clothing, pocket money and other charges — but this is a single secondary source, not the school’s own fee notice. Do not budget around it as a confirmed figure. The same caution applies to both schools’ seat numbers: the exact 2027 seat matrix for Kunjpura and Rewari will only be confirmed in the AISSEE 2027 bulletin, and any coaching-site seat count quoted before that is a guess dressed as a fact.
Both Haryana schools admit through the All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination (AISSEE), conducted by the National Testing Agency for the Sainik Schools Society. There is no separate school-level test and no management-quota back door — the route is the national exam, then e-counselling (AISSAC), document verification and a medical test, in that order.
Two facts about the 2027 cycle need honest labelling. First, the AISSEE 2027 notification is still awaited — as of 24 October, no bulletin or registration link had appeared on the official NTA portal, so every 2027 date in this guide is EXPECTED, not confirmed. Second, the exam pattern itself follows the established AISSEE framework: Class 6 is a 300-mark paper (Mathematics, Intelligence, Language, General Knowledge) and Class 9 is a 400-mark paper (Mathematics, English, Science and Social Studies), both OMR-based, with no negative marking.
Under the standard Sainik School reservation pattern, 67% of seats are reserved for candidates from the home state — here, Haryana — and 33% for candidates from other states. In practice, a Haryana-domiciled child competes first within the Haryana pool, which is a genuine advantage over applying to a school in another state, where the same child would fall in the smaller 33% other-state pool. Within that, the pattern reserves 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST and 27% for OBC-NCL candidates, 25% of the remaining seats for children of defence personnel, and 10% of seats for girls.
Two cautions. The home-state claim needs a valid domicile certificate, so get that document ready well before the form opens — the 2026 cycle’s application window lasted only about three weeks, and a short window is possible again. And in AISSAC counselling, you list school preferences: a Haryana parent will typically list Kunjpura and Rewari high, but the allotment follows merit and the seat matrix, not preference alone. List honestly, in the order you would actually accept.
The age rules follow the pattern used every year:
Keep this folder ready before the notification drops:
No Haryana fee figure in this guide should be treated as confirmed for 2027. Rewari’s Rs 1,16,923 tuition figure is single-source and reported; Kunjpura’s current fee is not quoted here at all because no verified 2027 figure was found this run. The only figure worth budgeting from is the one in the school’s own fee notice or the AISSEE 2027 bulletin. If a coaching site gives you a precise Haryana fee today, ask for its source; if it cannot name one, ignore the number.
Haryana gives its parents a rare luxury in this system: two good schools, one historic and one modern, both within the state, both reachable by the same exam. Use the waiting time before the notification to choose between them properly — then, when the form opens, you will be deciding from knowledge, not from panic.
How many Sainik Schools are there in Haryana? Two schools under the Sainik Schools Society: Sainik School Kunjpura in Karnal district (founded 1961) and Sainik School Rewari (established 2008). Both admit through AISSEE.
What is the home-state quota for Haryana’s Sainik Schools? 67% of seats are reserved for candidates from the home state, Haryana, and 33% for candidates from other states, under the standard Sainik School reservation pattern. Confirm the exact 2027 seat matrix in the AISSEE bulletin.
Can girls apply to Sainik School Kunjpura and Rewari? Yes. Girls have been admitted to Kunjpura since 2021, with 10% of seats reserved for girls, and both Haryana schools are listed as co-educational. Confirm the 2027 position in the AISSEE bulletin.
What are the age limits for admission to Haryana’s Sainik Schools? For Class 6, age 10 to 12 years as of 31 March 2027, and for Class 9, age 13 to 15 years as of 31 March 2027, under the standard AISSEE eligibility pattern. Confirm the exact date-of-birth window in the AISSEE 2027 bulletin when it appears.
What is the fee at Sainik School Rewari? One admission directory lists a tuition fee of Rs 1,16,923 per year for Rewari, plus diet, clothing, pocket money and other charges, but this is a single secondary source. Treat it as reported and check the school’s own fee notice before budgeting.
Which Haryana Sainik School should a parent prefer, Kunjpura or Rewari? Both schools admit through the same AISSEE merit list and counselling, and parents list preferences in AISSAC counselling. Kunjpura is the older, larger-record school; Rewari is the newer option. Preference should follow distance, campus visits and the child’s comfort, not reputation alone.
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