AISSEE study guide
AISSEE · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
AISSEE, the All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination, is the entrance route to admission at Class VI and Class IX in the Sainik Schools managed by Sainik Schools Society, a registered society under the Ministry of Defence. The Society states that admission is based on a candidate's performance in AISSEE, so the entrance score is the only academic lever a family controls; class and school allotment then runs through the AISAC counselling portal. The AISSEE study guide has 4 sections and about 1,309 words.
01Mathematics
Mathematics is the largest section of AISSEE: 50 questions worth 3 marks each (150 marks), with one-third negative marking for a wrong answer. It tests numerical accuracy across the number system, HCF/LCM, fractions and decimals, ratio and proportion, percentage, profit and loss, simple interest, average, speed, mensuration and basic geometry; Class IX adds algebra, polynomials, linear equations and surface areas/volumes.
339 words, about 2 min02Intelligence / Reasoning
Intelligence (reasoning) is a 25-question, 50-mark AISSEE section (2 marks each, one-third negative marking). It tests pattern recognition rather than syllabus knowledge: number and letter series, analogies, classification/odd-one-out, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense, ranking, and non-verbal items such as mirror images, water images, paper folding and figure series.
334 words, about 2 min03Language (English)
Language (English) is a 25-question, 50-mark section of AISSEE, with 2 marks per question and one-third negative marking. It checks standard written English: grammar (subject-verb agreement, tenses, articles, prepositions, pronouns), vocabulary (synonyms, antonyms, spelling, one-word substitution), sentence completion and a short comprehension passage.
316 words, about 2 min04General Knowledge
General Knowledge is a 25-question, 50-mark AISSEE section (2 marks each; one-third negative marking). It draws on Indian history, geography, polity, science, national symbols, sports and defence-related static facts, plus recent national events from the exam year's notified current-affairs window.
320 words, about 2 min