Getting a seat allotted in AISSAC is a genuinely great moment. Months of preparation - your child's hard work, your early mornings driving them to coaching - it all comes down to that one notification on the portal.
And then reality sets in. You have a narrow window to get your child medically examined, physically report to the school, produce a stack of documents, and pay the fees. If anything is missing or invalid during that window, the seat is gone.
The admission in Sainik Schools through AISSAC 2026 is provisional and shall be considered as confirmed only after the successful completion of Medical cum Physical Verification of the students at the school. At the time of verification, each selected candidate will have to produce all relevant certificates, as prescribed by the Sainik Schools Society.
No documents, no confirmation. It's that simple. So let's go through exactly what you need, stage by stage.
Stage 1 - Documents Needed for the Medical Examination
The medical exam happens before physical school reporting. You cannot skip this step or delay it. It is the responsibility of the candidate and parent to ensure timely completion of medicals. Failure to do so would result in disqualification from further counselling process.
For the medical examination, carry all of these:
Three sets of the medical form - download this from the AISSAC portal under the 'List of Documents' section. Print it out before you go. Three sets. Not one, not two.
AISSEE-2026 Admit Card - original plus a self-certified copy. This is the hall ticket issued by NTA. Keep it safe even after the exam. You'll need it again here.
AISSEE-2026 Score Card - original plus a self-certified copy. Downloaded from the NTA portal after results.
Aadhaar Card of the candidate - original plus self-certified copy.
Date of Birth Certificate - original plus self-certified copy. This should be the birth certificate issued by the municipal authority or competent government body. School records alone are generally not sufficient.
Aadhaar Cards of both parents - originals plus self-certified copies.
Biometric verification of the candidate with the left-hand thumb impression is to be placed on the Medical Fitness Certificate.So make sure your child is present physically - this cannot be done by proxy.
Stage 2 - Documents for Physical Verification at the School
After the medical exam, the next step is physically reporting to the allotted school with your child and the full document set. After the medical fitness report, candidates will have to report at the admitting school and produce all required documents. The admission will be cancelled if the candidate fails to meet the requirements as per the prevailing norms.
Here is the complete list of what you carry to the school:
1. Duly signed checklist with undertaking - the format is available on the AISSAC portal. Download it, fill it, get it signed, carry the original.
2. Provisional Admission Letter from AISSAC-2026 - generated from the portal after seat allotment. Print it out.
3. AISSEE-2026 Admit Card - same one from the NTA portal. Original.
4. AISSEE-2026 Score Card - original issued by NTA.
5. Government-issued photo ID of the student, father, and mother - with address proof. Aadhaar Card is the preferred document for this.All three - child, father, mother - need to bring originals.
6. Medical Fitness Report - original. This comes from the medical examination you completed at the authorised medical centre. Without a "FIT" report, the seat cannot be confirmed.
7. Date of Birth Certificate - original, issued by a competent government authority. This will be verified as per the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969.In cases involving defence personnel families, the date of birth proof issued by the concerned Record Office is also accepted.
8. Study Certificate - a study certificate duly signed by the Principal or Headmaster confirming enrolment in Class V or Class VIII school, for Class 6 and Class 9 candidates respectively.
9. Category Certificate (SC/ST/OBC-NCL) - only if applicable. This must be from an authorised government body as per central lists. For OBC-NCL candidates, the certificate must clearly state non-creamy layer status. Candidates who have filled SC, ST, or OBC-NCL category will be considered in their own categories as applicable.
10. Domicile Certificate - compulsory for every candidate without exception. Domicile certificate is compulsory for all - every student must provide a valid domicile or residence certificate issued by the state or a competent authority.This is different from your Aadhaar card. It is a separate document issued by the state government.
11. Defence Service Certificate - for candidates applying under the Defence category. Serving personnel must submit the service certificate. Ex-servicemen must submit the PPO (Pension Payment Order). Wards of Coast Guard and Assam Rifles personnel are advised not to select Defence Category unless there are vacancies after admission of wards of serving and ex-service defence personnel.
12. Income Certificate - required by candidates seeking fee concessions. This should be issued by the competent revenue authority.
13. Transfer Certificate (TC) - from the child's current school. Parents and candidates are advised to apply for TC from the parent school only after the verification of documents and confirmation of admission by the respective Sainik School.Don't get the TC before admission is confirmed - if something changes, an unnecessary TC complicates things back at the old school.
14. Passport-size photographs - carry at least 5 passport-size photographs of the candidate and 2 family photographs (postcard size, parents and child together).
15. Adoption Deed - only if the child is adopted. Original required.
A Few Things Parents Often Forget
Originals and photocopies together. Candidates are required to bring original documents along with one set of self-attested hard copies of these documents to the allotted school.Don't arrive with only photocopies. Don't arrive with only originals and no copies. Both, together.
DigiLocker is accepted. Certificates issued through DigiLocker shall be accepted by the school after verification.So if your birth certificate or other documents are on DigiLocker, you can present them digitally - but still carry paper backups just to be safe.
The school can ask for anything additional. The school has full rights to ask for any document or documents required in support of the above, and the same are required to be produced by the parents or candidates within the stipulated timeline.Don't assume the list above is exhaustive. If the school flags something, respond immediately.
Fee payment follows document verification. Only after the document verification is complete and medical fitness is confirmed does the school ask for fee payment. Don't pay before that stage. An allocated seat will be cancelled if you do not complete all the steps of the Medical cum Physical Verification process including the payment of fee within the stipulated timeline.
The One Thing That Trips Up the Most Families
It's the domicile certificate. Every single year, parents scramble for this one document at the last minute because they assumed Aadhaar was enough. It isn't. A domicile certificate is issued separately by your state government. In many states it takes a week or more to process. Apply for it well before your child's seat gets allotted - not after.
Same goes for OBC-NCL certificates. The non-creamy layer status must be stated explicitly on the certificate. A general OBC certificate without that phrase will not be accepted.
Start gathering every document now. Not when the Round 1 result drops. Not after the medical appointment is scheduled. Now - so when your child's name appears on the portal, you can move immediately without scrambling.
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