Admission Process

Complete guide to admission at Kittur Sainik School

Admission Procedure

Admission to the School is open to girls ONLY on all India basis. Karnataka domicile girls (with five years or more stay in Karnataka) while applying for admission, are eligible for the Government of Karnataka Merit Scholarship.

Entrance Examination

Only one chance is allowed to a candidate for taking the entrance examination for admission to class VI. Girls with age ranging between 10 to 12 years as on 1st June of the year of the admission only, will be eligible. They must have passed class V from a recognized school.

The Entrance examinations will be conducted during the month of January for which a maximum of 300 marks have been allotted as under:

Section Subject Maximum Marks Duration Medium of Examination
A General Mathematics 150 2 Hours 30 Minutes English/Kannada
B General Knowledge 50 English/Kannada
C English Language Proficiency Test 50 English
D Intelligent Quotient / Mental Ability 50 English/Kannada
Total 300 2 Hours 30 Minutes

Note: Passing in English Proficiency Test as a part of language ability Section 'C' is compulsory, for being considered to be declared as qualified, in the written examination.

Applicable Physical Standard

Age Height Weight
10-11 years 128 cms 25 kgs
11-12 years 130 cms 28 kgs

Examination Centers

The Entrance examinations will be conducted at following exam centers and Candidates may select any one of them as per their choice:

BENGALURU

KALABURGI

KITTUR

VIJAYAPUR

Physical Fitness Test, Interview and Medical Examinations

It is compulsory for all the girls who qualify in the written examination to appear for Physical Fitness Test, Interview and Medical Examinations as per merit list based on the marks obtained in written entrance examinations. The candidates who qualify the written examination will be individually informed as per the merit list and also depending on the number of available vacancies.

The interview / viva voce for class VI will be of maximum 50 marks. These marks will be added to the marks secured in the written examination for determining the final order of merit for admission. It is mandatory to pass in both written exam and in the interview separately.

It is also mandatory for all girls to pass the physical fitness test consisting of running 1 km, broad jump and vertical jump to attain minimum fitness standard. The medical examination will be conducted by a board consisting of doctors.

It may be noted that the number of candidates called for interview, physical fitness test and medical examination can be more than the number of seats available in order to cover absentees, rejection in interview and medical examination. Therefore, qualifying in the written test, interview and medical test does not constitute any commitment on the part of the school to admit a candidate. Admission will be made strictly according to the merit list prepared vis-a-vis the availability of vacancies.

Adoption Cases

The School shall accept an adoption as valid as per the rules on the subject. Adoption cases will be supported by the registration in a court of Law not less than two years before first of June of the year of admission.

Reservation

Of the total seats available:

  • 15% of the seats are reserved for the SC Candidates.
  • 3% Seats are reserved for ST Candidates.
  • In case the required SC/ST Candidates are not available the vacancies will be filled in by General Category Candidates.
  • Reservation to various categories will be as per Government of Karnataka orders.
  • 02 seats are reserved for children of Defence service personnel including ex-servicemen.
  • 02 seats are reserved for Kittur Hobli Candidates.

Provision of Reservation for National Bravery Award Recipients

Minimum one seat and maximum three seats every year are reserved for the recipients of National Bravery Award as follows:

  • Reservation is to be considered within the quota of the particular class where in the recipient desires to seek admission.
  • National Bravery Awardee from any State is eligible for this reservation.
  • The beneficiary shall submit the application form after going through the registration procedure along with registration fees, National Bravery Award certificate and caste certificate.

Scholarships

  • Admission of the cadets (Karnataka State Domicile) on State Government Scholarship schemes are made for Standard VI only.
  • At present 354 scholarships under the scheme are made available in the school.
  • Admissions are made every year only against the scholarship seats vacated by the Girls who leave the school on completion of Class XII or for any other valid reasons.

Full Fee Payment (FFP) Scheme

The candidates who are low in the order of merit for admission to the school may be admitted to class VI in case vacancies exist on full fees payment scheme. However, the School Management reserves the right to admit students to standard VI and Class XI (Science Stream) on full fees payment scheme every year only to a limited number of seats.

A suitability test will be conducted for admission in April/May at Kittur. Admissions are based on the performance of the candidates in the Suitability Test including Viva Voce (interview).

Withdrawal

The cadets after admission may be allowed to be withdrawn from the school for the following reasons:

  • On poor academic performance
  • On disciplinary grounds
  • On Medical grounds
  • On Non Payment of fee dues
  • On Parents Request

Documents Required for Admission

  1. Proof of age: Transfer certificate duly countersigned by the BEO/DDPI or Certificate extract from the Register of Births.
  2. Attested copy of Discharge certificate in case of retired service personnel.
  3. Affidavit and certificate of income as applicable.
  4. Affidavit and certificate of domicile from the Tahsildar.
  5. Certificate of medical fitness.
  6. Caste certificate in respect of SC/ST candidates from the prescribed authority.
  7. Original Aadhaar Card of the candidate.
  8. Photocopy of PAN Card of the candidate.
  9. Photocopy of the Bank Account Book. The candidate should be an account holder either in State Bank of India or Canara Bank with KYC updated.

Legal Dispute

All disputes are subjected to Kittur legal jurisdiction.

Instructions to Parents

  • Parents are required to furnish only authenticated facts to ensure that no information is concealed, modified/altered.
  • All entries in the application form should be filled in ink in English, neatly and clearly, in bold CAPITAL LETTERS.
  • Only applications on the printed forms, supplied by the school, will be accepted.
  • Incomplete applications are liable to be rejected.
  • The application with its accompaniments must reach the school before the last date specified.
  • No municipal/hospital birth extract, horoscope, affidavit is acceptable as evidence of age.
  • Once the date of birth, caste or domicile as claimed by the parents are accepted by the school authorities, no subsequent change will be permissible.
  • The registration fees will not be refunded once the application is registered.

Office Timings: School office functions between 9.30 A.M. to 1.30 P.M. and 3.00 P.M. to 5.30 P.M. On Mondays the office works between 9.30 A.M. to 1.30 P.M. except general holidays.