National Testing Agency or NTA will release Sainik School Cut off 2023 for Class 6 and 9 admissions. The cutoff of AISSEE 2023 will be announced in the last week of February 2023. Sainik School cutoff 2023 is released separately for each school that’s why some differences are seen among the school-wise cutoff marks.
Students will be selected for the medical exam as per AISSEE 2022 cut off, which will be held on January 8, 2023. Sainik School 2023 cutoff will be separate for Class 6 and 9.
Also, know how to fill AISSEE OMR Sheet 2023.
Sainik School Passing Marks vs Cut off
Cutoff marks are the minimum marks that a student must secure to get selected for the next stage of admission. Whereas AISSEE passing marks 2023 are like as qualifying marks.
For e.g. if any student has secured the Sainik School passing marks in the exam. But unable to score Sainik School cut off 2023 marks, then he/she is not selected.
Also, check Sainik School preparation tips 2023

Sainik School Passing Marks or Qualifying Marks
Category | Minimum Marks |
Unreserved (General) | 45% |
OBC/SC/ST | 40% |
PH (Physically Handicapped) | 35% |
We commonly see that Sainik School cut off 2023 for general category remains high than other categories. Check out more details about AISSEE cutoff 2023 in the following sections:
Sainik School Cut Off 2023 Dates
Below, we have tabulated the dates of cutoff based on previous events
Event | Date |
---|---|
Exam | January 8, 2023 |
Cutoff date | Last week of February 2023 |
AISSEE Result 2023 date | Last week of February 2022 |
Medical exam | February 2023 |
Final cutoff | March 2023 |
How is Sainik School Cutoff 2023 determined?
This is confidential information which is not revealed by authorities. But, we have provided some common cutoff determining factors on which AISSEE cut off 2023 may depend:
- Total number of students filled AISSEE Application Form 2023.
- Total students appeared in exam
- Available seats
- Reservation system
- Exam difficulty level
- Marks scored by students
Sainik School Cut Off 2023
Respective Sainik School releases the criteria and minimum marks to select students for Sainik School Admission 2023.
The AISSEE 2023 cut off marks will be announced after the release of AISSEE exam solution 2023 and result. But till then, students can check the previous year’s cutoff marks in the following sections to set their target for the upcoming exam, accordingly.
Below are the previous year’s cutoffs. The first column contains the category, the second column contains home state student’s cutoff and third column has other state students’ cutoff
SC | 241 |
ST | 216 |
Home General | 272 |
Other General | 208 |
Home Defece | 250 |
Other Defence | MP-206, UP-220 |
Category | Home State | Other State |
SC | 197 | 173 |
ST | 227 | 94 |
OBC-NCL | 219 | 219 |
Defence | 203 | 152 |
General | 245 | 231 |
Category | Class 6 Cut off |
SC | 193 |
ST | 210 |
Defence | 243 |
General | 249 |
SC(OS) | Bih- 223, UP- 218, HR- 186 |
ST(OS) | Raj- 135 |
OBC(OS) | Bih- 242, MP- 242, UP-237, Raj-232 |
Def(OS) | Mah-253, UP-249 |
Gen(OS) | Bih-262, DL-250, UP-222, HR-216, CHD-228 |
Sainik School Kapurthala Cutoff 2022
Class 6
Category | Boys | Girls | ||
Home State | Other State | Home State | Other State | |
SC | 201 | Bihar- 232 UP- 170 | 242 | 195 |
ST | NIL | 165 | NIL | 220 |
Defence | 221 | Bihar-251 MP- 235 | 221 | 237 |
General | 227 | Bihar-264 Haryana- 270 J&K- 274 UP-260 MP-254 | 244 | 259 |
Class 9
Category | Home State | Other State |
SC | 234 | 268 |
ST | – | – |
Defence | 230 | 340 |
General | 246 | UP-344 Delhi-328 |
Sainik School Bhubaneswar Cutoff 2022
Category | Girls | Boys |
SC (H) | 172 | 162 |
ST (H) | 207 | 189 |
OBC (H) | 255 | 199 |
Gen (H) | 254 | 233 |
Def (H) | 259 | 217 |
SC (O) | Bihar-182 | Bihar-258, Maharashtra-148, Chhattisgarh-119 |
ST (O) | – | Bihar-250, Jharkhand-190 |
OBC (O) | Bihar-245 | Bihar-262, UP-233, MP-185, Chhattisgarh-181, Maharashtra-171, Andhra Pradesh-156, West Bengal-141 |
Gen (O) | UP-253 | Bihar-271, Andhra Pradesh-213, UP-189, Chhattisgarh-224, Telangana-216, Rajasthan-205 |
Def (O) | UP-224 | Bihar-263, UP-247, MP-226, Maharashtra-174 |
Note- (H)- Home State, (O)- Other State
Sainik School Jhansi Cutoff 2022
Class 6
Category | Marks (Boys) | Marks (Girls) | Category | Marks (Boys) | Marks (Girls) |
SC (Home) | 221 | 233 | SC (OS) | MP-221 | MP-180 |
ST (Home) | 252 | 132 | ST (OS) | Tripura-145 | MP-90 |
OBC (Home) | 251 | 242 | OBC (OS) | Gujarat-199, Telangana-194, Maharashtra-192 | Bihar-242 |
Def (Home) | 255 | 273 | Def (OS) | MP-238 | MP-224 |
Gen (Home) | 249 | 258 | Gen (OS) | Maharashtra-177, Haryana-173 | MP-246 |
Class 9
Category | Marks |
Gen Other State | 332- Haryana 214- MP |
Def Home State | 244 |
Sainik School Purulia Cutoff 2022 Class 6
Category |
Cut-off Marks |
|||
|
Medical |
Admitted |
||
|
No. of Candidates |
Cut off |
No. of Candidates |
Cut off |
SC (Home) |
28 |
197 |
09 |
208 |
SC (Others) |
11 |
150 |
05 |
160 |
ST (Home) |
15 |
193 |
05 |
201 |
ST (Others) |
06 |
130 |
03 |
151 |
Def (Home) |
21 |
188 |
07 |
233 |
Def (Others) |
12 |
243 |
04 |
251 |
Gen (Home) |
63 |
2366 |
22 |
250 |
Gen (Others) |
18 |
224 |
11 |
244 |
Sainik School Purulia Cutoff 2021
SC | 172 | Bihar – 205 UP – 153 Tripura- 100 |
ST | 144 | Bihar – 187 Gujarat – 111 |
Defence | 199 | Bihar – 209 UP – 171 A&N – 166 |
General | 204 | Bihar – 233 UP- 209 Haryana- 201 MP – 191 Jharkhand – 171 |
SC | 162 | Bihar 134 |
ST | 107 | Jharkhand – 81 |
Defence | 184 | Bihar – 156 |
General | 232 | Bihar – 210 |
SC | 224 | Bihar – 198 |
ST | 126 | No vacancy |
Defence | – | Odisha- 322 |
General | 184 | Tripura – 310 Bihar – 298 |
Sainik School Jhansi Cutoff 2021
SC | 181 | 160 |
ST | 99 | 89 |
OBC | 209 | 138 |
Defence | 219 | 169 |
General | 226 | 144 |
SC | 219 | 117 |
ST | – | 184 |
OBC | 214 | 145 |
Defence | 166 | 138 |
General | 222 | 138 |
Sainik School Kunjpura Cutoff 2021
SC | 175 | 130 |
ST | – | 149 |
OBC | 201 | 195 |
Defence | 215 | 169 |
General | 225 | 204 |
SC | 145 | 138 |
ST | – | 142 |
OBC | 220 | 190 |
Defence | 196 | 174 |
General | 231 | 187 |
SC | 268 | 304 |
ST | – | 228 |
OBC | 300 | 292 |
Defence | 316 | 350 |
General | 332 | 330 |
Sainik School Bhubaneswar Cutoff 2021
SC | 139 | Bihar- 192 AP – 139 Telangana- 114 Maharashtra – 89 |
ST | 160 | Bihar – 162 Jharkhand – 132 |
OBC | 157 | Bihar – 204 MP- 212 Assam – 207 Jharkhand – 180 UP – 121 Rajasthan – 144 |
Defence | 141 | Bihar – 158 UP – 138 Rajasthan – 150 |
General | 180 | Bihar 194 UP – 183 Jharkhand – 140 AP – 125 Haryana- 146 Delhi – 132 Chhattisgarh – 127 |
SC | 149 | Bihar – 99 |
ST | 137 | Bihar – 176 Jharkhand – 93 |
OBC | 196 | Bihar – 144 UP- 147 |
Defence | 178 | Bihar – 134 |
General | 214 | Bihar – 142 |
Sainik School Kapurthala Cutoff 2021
SC | 141 | UP- 165 Bihar- 148 |
ST | – | Rajasthan – 116 Ladakh – 112 |
OBC | 123 | UP- 173 MP – 163 Bihar – 147 Delhi – 176 Rajasthan – 136 Chandigarh – 133 |
Defence | 156 | Bihar – 208 UP – 209 |
General | 155 | Bihar – 180 UP- 196 Rajasthan – 203 MP – 171 HP – 176 Haryana – 175 J&K- 172 |
SC | 125 | UP- 69 |
ST | – | Rajasthan – 109 Jharkhand – 100 |
OBC | 120 | UP – 201 Rajasthan – 131 |
Defence | 159 | UP – 167 Chandigarh – 171 |
General | 159 | UP- 178 Maharashtra – 156 |
SC | 220 | Rajasthan – 278 UP- 244 J&K – 232 |
ST | – | – |
OBC | 222 | Rajasthan – 320 UP – 304 |
Defence | 268 | Rajasthan – 326 UP- 284 Bihar- 282 |
General | 268 | J&K – 302 UP – 290 Haryana – 288 |
Sainik School Sujanpur Tira Cutoff 2021
SC | 162 | J&K – 181Punjab -90 |
ST | 179 | Shifted to ST home |
OBC | 147 | MP -199Telangana- 187Bihar- 172Haryana- 129 |
Defence | 196 | UP -226Bihar-173 |
General | 201 | UP-158Bihar-192Rajasthan-164Haryana-162Punjab-141 |
SC | 145 | Shifted to SC home |
ST | 171 | Shifted to ST home |
OBC | 166 | UP-158 |
Defence | 178 | Shifted to Defence home |
General | 229 | UP-172 |
SC | 280 | UP-244 |
ST | 216 | NiL |
OBC | 266 | Rajasthan-240 |
Defence | 292 | J&K-274 |
General | 292 | UP- 324 |
Sainik School Kodagu Cutoff 2021
OBC | 226 | 166 |
General | 260 | 248 |
Defence | 242 | 232 |
SC | 194 | 140 |
ST | 170 | Nil |
OBC | 196 | 170 |
General | 223 | 131 |
Defence | 189 | 125 |
SC | 158 | 70 |
ST | 134 | 120 |
OBC | 184 | 135 |
General | 186 | 134 |
Defence | 126 | 188 |
SC | 151 | 147 |
ST | 167 | 121 |
Sainik School Chittorgarh Cutoff 2021
Category | Class VI | Class IX |
Scheduled Caste | 91 | 268 |
Scheduled Tribe | 94 | NiL |
OBC NCL | 155 | 292 |
Defence | 213 | 342 |
General | 181 | Nil |
Sainik School Rewa Cutoff 2020-21
Check Class 6 and 9 Rewa cutoffs along with the number of selected students in the following tables:
Category | Cutoff | Selected Students |
General (MP) | 258 | 37 |
Defence (MP) | 257 | 12 |
General (Open) | 207 | 4 |
Defence (Open) | 254 | 3 |
SC | 244 | 12 |
ST | 196 | 7 |
Category | Cutoff | Selected Students |
General (MP) | 302 | 4 |
Defence (MP) | 320 | – |
General (Open) | 298 | 1 |
Defence (Open) | 360 | 1 |
SC | 286 | 2 |
ST | 192 | – |
Category | Class 6 Cutoff (Boys) | Class 6 Cutoff (Girls) | Class 9 Cutoff |
SC | 202 | 222 | 230 |
ST | 174 | 242 | 216 |
Defence (Uttarakhand) | 248 | 224 | 310 |
Uttarakhand (Gen) | 245 | 233 | 312 |
Other State (Defence) | 250 | 242 | 300 |
Other (General) | – | 320 |
Category | Boys Cut off | Boys Selected | Girls Cut off | Girls Selected |
General (Other) | 228 | 9 | 247 | 1 |
General (Home) | 254 | 39 | 262 | 3 |
SC | 221 | 13 | 235 | 2 |
ST | 225 | 4 | – | – |
Def (Home) | 218 | 11 | 222 | 1 |
Def (Other) | 193 | 6 | 208 | 1 |
Sainik School Nalanda Cut off 2020-21
We have provided Class 6 and 9 Nalanda cutoffs along with the number of selected students in the following tables:
Category | Cutoff | Selected Students |
General (Home) | 279 | 31 |
Defence (Home) | 258 | 11 |
General (Other) | 279 | 15 |
Defence (Other) | 129 | 5 |
SC | 249 | 12 |
ST | 231 | 6 |
Category | Cutoff | Selected Students |
General (Home) | 338 | 8 |
Defence (Home) | 318 | 3 |
General (Other) | 280 | 4 |
Defence (Other) | 236 | 1 |
SC | 280 | 3 |
ST | 158 | 2 |
Category | Class 6 Cutoff |
SC | 220 |
ST | 75 |
Home State General | 257 |
Home State Defence | 244 |
Other State General | 158 |
Other State Defence | 178 |
Category | Cutoff |
SC | 198 |
ST | 124 |
Home State General | 250 |
Home State Defence | 248 |
Other State General (Maharashtra) | 211 |
Other State General (Bihar) | 258 |
Other State General (MP) | 203 |
Other State General (Rajasthan) | 139 |
Other State General (Gujarat) | 234 |
Other State Defence | 142 |
Sainik School Reservation System 2022
National Testing Agency has prescribed the reservation system for all Sainik School. We have explained these criteria below with an example. Also, check Sainik school exam centres.
If any school has a total of 100 seats are available, then
- 67% i.e. 67 seats are reserved for students from Home State/UT
- 33% i.e 33 seats are reserved for students from Other States/UT
Category-wise available Sainik School seats will be like as given below:
Category | Home State | Other State |
SC | 15% of 67 = 10 | 15% of 33 = 05 |
ST | 7.5% of 67 = 05 | 7.5% of 33 = 02 |
OBC (Non Creamy) | 27 % of 67 = 18 | 27 % of 33 = 09 |
Balance Seats | 67 – (10 + 05 + 18)= 34 | 33 – (05 + 03 + 09) = 16 |
Defence | 25% of 34 = 09 | 25% of 17 = 04 |
General | Balance of 34- 09 = 25 | Balance of 17- 04 = 13 |
Total | 67 Seats | 33 Seats |