Last verified: 1 October 2026. The 10% girls’ quota rule below is CONFIRMED from the Sainik Schools Society’s AISSAC counselling SOP and the AISSEE information bulletin, corroborated by education portals. The AISSEE 2027 notification itself is not yet released (EXPECTED in October 2026) — treat 2027-cycle figures as the standing rule unless the bulletin changes them.
If you have a daughter dreaming of a Sainik School, here is the number that matters most this October: 10%. That is the share of Class 6 seats reserved for girls in every Sainik School — or 10 seats, whichever is more. With the AISSEE 2027 application window expected to open this month, parents of girls should understand this quota now, not discover it after the form is filled.
In Class 6 of each Sainik School, 10% of the total vacancies or 10 seats — whichever is higher — are reserved for girl candidates. The reservation cuts across all categories, so SC, ST, OBC-NCL, Defence-ward and General girls each get their share within it.
This is not a new experiment. Sainik Schools began admitting girl cadets from the 2021-22 session, and the strength has grown steadily since — Sainik School Amaravathynagar, for instance, had 54 girl cadets on roll after its 2024-25 admissions.
Take a school with 100 Class 6 vacancies. Ten of those seats go to girls (10% of 100). Now take a smaller school with only 60 vacancies — 10% would be 6 seats, but the rule says “whichever is more,” so it still reserves 10 seats for girls. That floor is what makes the quota meaningful in smaller schools.
Three practical consequences parents often miss:
Two boundaries worth knowing. First, the quota is defined for Class 6 vacancies in the 33 established Sainik Schools run under the Sainik Schools Society. Second, New Sainik Schools (the PPP-mode schools) follow their own admission routes — the 40% AISSEE / 60% school-level split — so a daughter applying to a New Sainik School should be checked against that school’s own notice (EXPECTED to follow the same spirit, but verify per school).
The rest of the admission machinery is identical for girls: same AISSEE paper, same qualifying bar — 25% in each section and 40% aggregate (relaxed for SC/ST) — same medical test, same AISSAC e-counselling.
How many seats are reserved for girls in Sainik Schools under AISSEE 2027? 10% of the Class 6 vacancies, or 10 seats — whichever is more — are reserved for girls in each Sainik School. This is the Sainik Schools Society’s rule under the AISSAC counselling SOP.
Is the girls’ quota only for Class 6 admission? Yes. In the 33 established Sainik Schools, the girls’ reservation applies to Class 6 vacancies. Girls began being admitted to Sainik Schools from the 2021-22 session. For New Sainik Schools, check the individual school’s admission notice.
Do girls compete on a separate merit list in AISSEE? Effectively, yes. Cut-offs are drawn separately for boys and girls, and the girls’ seats are distributed across categories — SC, ST, OBC-NCL, Defence wards and General — so a girl competes within her category and gender pool.
Does the girls’ quota apply automatically, or do I claim it on the form? It applies automatically once you mark your child’s gender as female on the AISSEE application form. No separate quota form or extra document is needed — but the gender field must be correct, because the correction window may not let you change it later.
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