Last verified: 12 November 2026. The exam date (31 January 2027), the 2:00 PM start, the paper durations (Class 6: 150 minutes; Class 9: 180 minutes), the question and marks pattern, the 25%-per-section and 40%-aggregate qualifying rule, and the no-negative-marking rule are ✅ CONFIRMED from the official AISSEE 2027 Information Bulletin published by NTA on 3 November 2026. The admit card is available from 25 January 2027 and the exam-city slip from 11 January 2027. The timetable, subject split and mock routine in this article are our own preparation method — advice, not official instructions.
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Here’s the thing most AISSEE timetables get wrong: they are built for a morning exam. Early-morning study, a mock at 9 AM, revision before breakfast. That made sense in other years. It does not make sense this year.
The official bulletin is clear — on 31 January 2027 (Sunday), the AISSEE paper starts at 2:00 PM for both classes. Class 6 finishes at 4:30 PM, Class 9 at 5:00 PM. Your child will be sitting a 150- or 180-minute paper in the early afternoon, after lunch, in the last week of January. That is the single most useful fact for building the next 12 weeks, because the brain keeps time. A child who always studies Maths at 6 AM and always feels sleepy at 2 PM will feel sleepy at 2 PM on 31 January too — unless the timetable retrains those hours first.
So this is not another generic “study 3 hours a day” plan. It is a timetable that moves your child’s sharpest hours to the afternoon, week by week, while keeping the whole thing realistic for a child who still has school, homework and a life.
Your child goes to school. That is non-negotiable, and any plan that pretends otherwise collapses in a week. The AISSEE preparation has to fit around school — roughly 2.5 to 3 hours a day, in two blocks, with the heavier block in the late afternoon.
| Time | What happens | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00–6:30 AM | Wake up, get ready | No 5 AM starts — a tired child learns nothing |
| 6:30–7:00 AM | 30 minutes: GK or vocabulary | Light, fresh-brain work; flashcards, not new chapters |
| School hours | School + homework | School is the base; AISSEE sits on top of it, not instead of it |
| 4:00–4:15 PM | Snack, rest, no screens | A real break — the brain needs fuel before the heavy block |
| 4:15–6:15 PM | Main AISSEE block: Maths + one other section | Two hours, timed, at a desk — this is the block that moves towards 2 PM |
| 6:15–7:00 PM | Play, walk, anything physical | Non-negotiable. A child who never plays burns out by December |
| 7:30–8:15 PM | Second block: revision + error log | Re-do today’s mistakes, 15 minutes of reading, pack the bag for tomorrow |
| 9:00–9:30 PM | Wind down, sleep | 9–10 hours of sleep for an 11-year-old is part of preparation, not a luxury |
Two things to notice. First, the morning is deliberately light — 30 minutes of GK or words, nothing that needs deep concentration. Second, the heavy block starts at 4:15 PM and drifts earlier as the exam approaches (more on that below). The child who does their hardest Maths at 4 PM in November will find 2 PM in January entirely normal.
Time should follow marks, not feelings. Most children love Language and GK and quietly avoid Maths. The paper does not care what they love.
| Subject | Class 6 marks | Class 9 marks | Days per week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 150 of 300 | 200 of 400 | 5 (daily short drills) |
| Language / English | 50 | 50 | 3 |
| Intelligence | 50 | 50 | 3 |
| GK / Science / Social Science | 50 | 50 each | 3 (rotating) |
Maths gets a slot every weekday — not one long weekly session, but short daily drills, because speed in Maths is a habit, not a chapter. If you want a dedicated Maths drill structure, our 11-week Maths speed plan breaks the same 80 days into weekly targets. The other sections rotate through the second half of the main block. One day a week — keep it light — is revision only: no new chapters, just the error log and the week’s weak spots.
And remember the rule that decides results: 25% in each section and 40% in aggregate to qualify (for the 33 existing schools; in New Sainik Schools the same rule applies to all categories). A child who scores 90% in Maths and 20% in GK fails. So the timetable protects the weakest section with its own fixed slot — it never gets “whatever time is left”.
This is the part that makes the whole plan work. Every Sunday, the house runs an exam day:
After four or five Sundays, something changes: 2 PM stops feeling like nap time and starts feeling like exam time. That is the entire point. The child walks into the real exam having already sat it a dozen times.
For the attempt order inside those mocks — which questions first, when to guess, what to do with the last 15 minutes — read our no-negative-marking attempt guide. There is no penalty for a wrong answer, so no question stays blank; but the order you attempt them in still decides your score. And if mock scores have plateaued, our mock-test analysis guide shows how to read an error log properly.
From about 17 January, shift everything. The main study block moves to 2:00–4:30 PM (or 5:00 for Class 9) — the exact exam window. Do the last two full mocks at 2 PM on the two Sundays before the exam. Wake-up time stays normal; the point is not to become a morning person, it is to make 2–5 PM the sharpest hours of the day. The admit card is available from 25 January — download it the day it comes out, check the centre address, and plan the travel so you reach with time to spare. The exam-city slip comes earlier, on 11 January.
Stop new chapters 10 days out. The last week is revision, error log, and sleep. A child who sleeps well the night before beats a child who revised until 1 AM — every single time.
A parent asked me last year why her son, who studied more than anyone in his class, scored less. He studied from 10 PM to 1 AM every night and did his mocks at 8 in the morning. On exam day, at 2 PM, his brain was doing what it had been trained to do at 2 PM: nothing. The syllabus was never his problem. The clock was.
What time does the AISSEE 2027 exam start?
At 2:00 PM on 31 January 2027 for both classes. Class 6 ends at 4:30 PM and Class 9 ends at 5:00 PM, as confirmed in the official AISSEE 2027 Information Bulletin.
How many hours a day should a Class 6 student study for AISSEE?
About 2.5 to 3 focused hours a day on top of school, in two blocks — not one long sitting. Quality matters more than the clock: one honest hour of Maths drills beats three distracted hours at a desk.
Should my child do mock tests at 2 PM?
Yes — at least the full-length Sunday mock should start at 2:00 PM, the same time as the real exam, with the same lunch beforehand. In the last two weeks, do every full mock at 2 PM so the body and brain are trained for those hours.
Which subject needs the most time in the AISSEE timetable?
Mathematics. It carries 150 of the 300 marks in Class 6 and 200 of the 400 marks in Class 9, so it should get roughly half of the weekly AISSEE study time, with daily short drills rather than one long weekly session.
Is it okay for my child to study late at night for AISSEE?
No. Late nights hurt the next school day and wreck the sleep the brain needs to consolidate what was studied. AISSEE is an afternoon exam, so the productive hours to protect are the afternoon and early evening — not midnight.
What if my child misses a day in the timetable?
Nothing breaks. Skip that day’s AISSEE block and continue from the next day — do not try to recover missed hours by doubling the next day. Consistency over 12 weeks beats any single perfect week.
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