Last verified: 27 October 2026. The school facts below — Bhubaneswar’s 1962 founding, 142-acre campus and CBSE affiliation — are CONFIRMED from school profiles cited. 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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Parents searching for “Sainik Schools in Odisha” usually expect a list. The honest core answer is shorter: Odisha has one school under the Sainik Schools Society — Sainik School Bhubaneswar. Every Odisha family aiming for a Society school through AISSEE is, in effect, aiming at the same campus. That concentrates the competition, but it also simplifies your planning: one school to research, one campus to visit, one preference to get right.
Around it, newer partnership-mode schools have appeared under the Sainik Schools Society’s expansion. This guide separates the two layers so you do not mix them up — the partnership schools follow their own admission arrangements, while Bhubaneswar admits through AISSEE, conducted by NTA.
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1962, at Bhubaneswar, the Odisha capital |
| Location | Laxmi Nagar area, Bhubaneswar, Khordha district (PIN 751005) |
| Campus | 142 acres |
| Board | CBSE |
| Motto | Seva Kartavya Gyan Veerta |
| Medium of instruction | English |
| Entry classes | Class 6 and Class 9, through AISSEE |
| Co-education | Boys and girls admitted to Class 6 |
Bhubaneswar is one of the oldest Sainik Schools in the country — founded in the first wave of the 1960s, when the Sainik Schools system was created to prepare boys for the National Defence Academy. That six-decade history is the school’s real strength for parents: a settled campus in the state capital, a large alumni base, and a routine refined over generations of cadets.
Sainik Schools reserve 67% of seats for candidates from the home state and 33% for candidates from other states. For an Odisha-domicile child, that is a genuine advantage: most of Bhubaneswar’s seats are contested only among Odisha children, not against the whole country. Within each quota, the standard reservation pattern applies — 15% SC, 7.5% ST, 27% OBC (non-creamy layer) — with 25% of the remaining seats for children of serving and ex-servicemen, and a 10% girls’ quota in Class 6.
The practical consequence is worth stating plainly. An Odisha child competes in a smaller pool than an out-of-state child applying to the same school. But the pool is still large, because there is only one Society school in the state. Do not treat the home-state quota as a guarantee — treat it as the reason Bhubaneswar, rather than a school in another state, should be your first preference.
Seat counts move from year to year, and secondary sources disagree, so here is the pattern rather than a pretended exact figure. A 2024-25 listing put Bhubaneswar’s Class 6 intake at 80 boys plus 10 girls — 90 seats in total. An older Press Information Bureau release for the 2023-24 session notified 103 boys’ vacancies and 12 girls’ vacancies. The honest reading: recent Class 6 intakes have sat around 90–115 seats, with girls’ seats at roughly a tenth of the total.
Class 9 is a different story everywhere, and Bhubaneswar is no exception. Class 9 entry opens only against vacancies — most seats fill at Class 6 — so treat a Class 9 attempt as a high-competition attempt and keep a realistic backup school in the preference list. The AISSEE 2027 seat matrix, when published, is the only figure to budget your expectations on.
Careers360’s 2026 school-wise fee list puts Sainik School Bhubaneswar at Rs 1,62,822 as a lumpsum annual figure. Treat that as reported, not confirmed — school fees are revised periodically, and the school’s own fee notice is the figure to budget from. For comparison, a lower-quality listing elsewhere quotes Rs 1,40,000, which shows why a single web figure should never be your budget.
What genuinely changes the affordability picture in Odisha is the state support, reported in a 2022 Press Information Bureau release:
Those two measures together were presented as bringing Sainik School education within reach of the common family. Both date from the 2022 release, so confirm the current scheme, income limit and subsidy rate with the school before relying on them — but do not skip the question, because for an eligible family they transform the fee from a barrier into a manageable cost. Keep your income certificate ready; our guide to income certificates for Sainik School scholarships explains what to arrange in advance.
For the full walkthrough, see our AISSEE registration step-by-step guide.
Distance. Bhubaneswar sits in the state capital, which is an advantage for most Odisha families: the nearest airport is Biju Patnaik International Airport, about 7 km away, and the city is well connected by rail and road to Cuttack, Puri, Berhampur and the western districts. For a family in Koraput or Sundargarh, it is still a long journey — plan the visit, and the admission trip, as an overnight stay rather than a day trip.
Language. The medium of instruction at Bhubaneswar is English, and the AISSEE papers are set accordingly — Class 9 is English-medium only, and Class 6 offers a choice of languages for the language section as listed in the bulletin. An Odia-medium-background child can absolutely succeed here, but the honest preparation advice is to build English reading comfort early: the exam rewards children who read the question correctly, not just children who know the answer.
How many Sainik Schools are there in Odisha?
One school under the Sainik Schools Society: Sainik School Bhubaneswar, founded in 1962. Newer partnership-mode schools in Odisha sit outside the original Society list and follow a different admission route.
What is the home-state quota for Sainik School Bhubaneswar?
67% of seats are reserved for candidates from the home state, Odisha, and 33% for candidates from other states, under the standard Sainik School reservation pattern.
What are the age limits for admission to Sainik School Bhubaneswar?
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.
How many Class 6 seats does Sainik School Bhubaneswar have?
Recent cycles listed around 90 Class 6 seats, for example 80 boys plus 10 girls in the 2024-25 listing. Seat counts vary by year, so treat any figure as reported until the AISSEE 2027 seat matrix is published.
What is the annual fee at Sainik School Bhubaneswar?
Careers360’s 2026 school-wise fee list puts Bhubaneswar at Rs 1,62,822 as a lumpsum figure. Treat it as reported, not confirmed, and check the school’s own fee notice before budgeting.
Can girls apply to Sainik School Bhubaneswar?
Yes. Bhubaneswar admits boys and girls to Class 6, with girls’ seats allotted under the 10% girls’ quota pattern that applies across Sainik Schools.
Does Odisha offer a scholarship for Sainik School students?
Yes, as reported in a 2022 Press Information Bureau release: Odisha’s uniform scholarship scheme covers parents with annual income up to Rs 3 lakh at par with the tuition fee, and Odia students also received a diet subsidy of Rs 75 per day for 295 working days. Confirm the current scheme with the school before relying on it.
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