UP Sainik School Admit Card After 25 November: 5 Checks Before the 20 December Exam
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📅 Nov 14, 2026
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⏱️ 6 min read
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📅 Nov 14, 2026
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⏱️ 6 min read
Last verified: 14 November 2026. Every date below is ✅ CONFIRMED from the official Instructions & Guidelines (Prospectus 2027-28) of Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey UP Sainik School, Lucknow, read in full today at upsainikschool.org, and cross-checked against EdexLive’s 16 October 2026 report. The one exception is the paper pattern — 200 marks in 2 hours 30 minutes — which is 🔶 EXPECTED, based on the 2026-cycle pattern reported by The Times of India; the current prospectus does not state marks or duration.
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If your child applied to the UP Sainik Schools in Lucknow or Gorakhpur, the next date on your calendar is not the exam — it is 25 November. That is when admit cards start appearing on the portal, and the 11 days between then and the exam on Sunday, 20 December 2026 are your only window to catch a mistake. The correction window closed on 5 November, so what the admit card says now is, for most fields, final.
Here is the thing most parents miss: this admit card has two sections — your child’s copy and the school’s office copy — and the school copy must be handed to the invigilator during the exam. Print both, and do not leave the school copy at home.
Admit cards will be generated after 25 November 2026, and you download them by logging in to your account on upsainikschool.org with the username and password created during registration. The school does not send the card by post or email — if you wait for a message, you will wait forever.
Download it on the first day it appears. If the login fails, check the password you set in September first — lost credentials are your responsibility, and the helpline (7052777795, 9 AM to 2 PM on working days) will ask for the application ID, registered mobile number and the child’s name.
The prospectus is unusually specific here: the admit card must carry the same recent photograph you uploaded while filling the form. Paste that same photo in the space given on the admit card. If the photo on the card is blank, blurred, or a different picture, fix it before exam day — the exam superintendent compares the admit card against the identity proof at the gate, and a mismatch means your child is not allowed to sit the paper, with the candidature cancelled on the spot.
Along with the admit card, your child must bring the student identity card or bonafide certificate with photograph, attested by the head of the institution of the school they currently attend. This is not optional paperwork. The exam superintendent verifies the child’s particulars against the photo identity card and the admit card together, and any mismatch means no entry and no refund of the fee.
The exam is held at centres in Agra, Ayodhya, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Meerut, Prayagraj, Varanasi and Lucknow. You chose up to three preferences while applying; the school allots one, and its decision is final — no representation is accepted. So read the allotted centre on the admit card carefully, and if it is not your first choice, plan the journey now rather than on 19 December.
And this one is blunt: once the exam commences, a candidate who reports late is not allowed to appear and is marked ABSENT. There is no grace period in the rules. Aim to reach at least an hour before the reporting time printed on the card.
The exam is an OMR-based objective paper — 🔶 EXPECTED: 200 marks in 2 hours 30 minutes, covering Mathematics and Intelligence, English and General Knowledge, on the 2026-cycle pattern. After that, the prospectus timeline is:
| Stage | Date |
|---|---|
| Admit card | After 25 November 2026 |
| Entrance exam | Sunday, 20 December 2026 |
| Answer key (tentative) | 24 December 2026 |
| Written result (tentative) | 30 December 2026 |
| Interview letter download | 7 January 2027 |
| Medical test + interview | February 2027 |
| Final result (tentative) | 15–20 March 2027 |
Only shortlisted candidates move to the interview and medical stages, and the final merit list combines the written exam, medical fitness and interview, with reservation applied — OBC 27%, SC 21%, ST 2% and EWS-General 10%. The normal school fee is ₹50,000 a year (₹1,00,000 for the self-finance Class 9 boys’ seat at Lucknow), excluding other charges.
One last thing: the correction window is over, and the prospectus says plainly that no change to the date of birth will be allowed at any stage, on any ground. If the DOB on the admit card does not match the birth certificate exactly, contact the school office immediately — do not assume it can be fixed at the exam centre.
When will the UP Sainik School admit card be released?
Admit cards will be generated after 25 November 2026, according to the official prospectus of Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey UP Sainik School. Download it by logging in to your account on upsainikschool.org.
When is the UP Sainik School entrance exam?
Sunday, 20 December 2026. It is an OMR-based objective written exam for admission to Class 6 and Class 9 at the Lucknow and Gorakhpur schools for the 2027-28 session.
What must I carry to the UP Sainik School exam centre besides the admit card?
A student identity card or bonafide certificate with photograph, attested by the head of your child’s present school. The exam superintendent verifies it against the admit card, and a mismatch means the child will not be allowed to appear.
When will the UP Sainik School written result come?
The tentative date for the written result is 30 December 2026, with the tentative answer key on 24 December 2026. Interview letters are expected from 7 January 2027, and medical tests and interviews run between February 2027.
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