How to Prepare for the Sainik School Entrance Exam (AISSEE)
AISSEE rewards strong Mathematics, quick reasoning and steady exam practice. This guide gives a simple plan parents can follow with their child, whether the target is Class 6 or Class 9.
Start with the paper, not the books
Mathematics carries half of the marks in the Class 6 paper (150 of 300) and in the Class 9 paper (200 of 400). That one fact should shape the whole plan: most study time goes to Mathematics, then intelligence, then language, GK and science.
Read the current NTA information bulletin together with your child so they know the sections, timing and marking. It removes surprises on exam day.
Build Mathematics topic by topic
Work through one topic at a time and finish each with a short timed test. Typical high-value topics are:
- Fractions, decimals, LCM and HCF
- Ratio, proportion, percentage, profit and loss
- Simple interest and the unitary method
- Speed, time and distance
- Angles, triangles, area, perimeter and volume
Practise intelligence questions daily
Intelligence questions follow a small number of patterns: series, analogies, odd one out, coding–decoding, directions, mirror images and paper folding. Twenty minutes a day is enough to recognise them quickly. Speed here saves time for Mathematics.
A weekly routine that works
- Monday to Friday: 45 minutes of Mathematics, 20 minutes of intelligence, 15 minutes of language or GK.
- Saturday: one section-wise timed test.
- Sunday: review the week’s mistakes and update the error notebook.
- In the last six weeks: replace the Saturday test with a full-length mock test.
Use mock tests the right way
A mock test is only half the work. The other half is the review: for every wrong or skipped question, read the explanation and write the correct method in the error notebook. Re-attempt those questions a week later.
Watch the time spent per section. If Mathematics takes too long, practise leaving a hard question and coming back to it.
Exam-day tips
- Sleep well the night before; avoid new topics in the last two days.
- Read each question fully; many wrong answers come from misreading.
- Attempt sure questions first, then return to the rest.
- Fill the OMR sheet carefully and check the question number each time.
Practise with timed mock tests
Every test shows the correct answers with simple explanations and tracks progress topic by topic.
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