Last verified: 13 November 2026. The exam date (31 January 2027), timings, and paper pattern below are ✅ CONFIRMED from the NTA AISSEE-2027 public notice (3 November 2026). Qualifying marks and section-wise marks follow the 2026 bulletin pattern, which the 2027 cycle is expected to repeat — labelled 🔶 EXPECTED until the final bulletin confirms them.
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Here’s the thing about 79 days: it is long enough to change everything, and short enough to waste. From today, 13 November, to the exam on Sunday, 31 January 2027, there are exactly eleven weeks. Most families I talk to at this point make one of two mistakes — they either panic and pile on five hours a day (which lasts about a week before the child burns out), or they drift, telling themselves “there’s still time” until suddenly there isn’t.
This plan does neither. It is built around a normal school day: two focused hours after school on weekdays, one full mock paper every Sunday. That is roughly 15 hours a week, 165 hours in total — more than enough, if every hour has a job.
Class 6 is a 150-minute, 125-question, 300-mark paper: Maths 50 questions for 150 marks, Language 25 for 50, Intelligence 25 for 50, and General Knowledge 25 for 50. Class 9 is 180 minutes, 150 questions, 400 marks: Maths 50 for 200, and English, Intelligence, Science and Social Science 25 each for 50. Both are pen-and-paper OMR, multiple choice, with no negative marking — so on exam day, your child attempts every single question. A guess costs nothing; a blank guarantees zero.
One more number that should shape the whole plan: qualifying needs 25% in each section and 40% in aggregate (the 25% rule doesn’t apply to SC/ST candidates, per the 2026 bulletin pattern). That means a child who aces Maths but blanks GK does not qualify. Every section gets fed, every week. No section is “for later”.
| Week | Dates | Main job | Sunday mock? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14–20 Nov | Finish unfinished syllabus; list every weak chapter | No — topic tests only |
| 2 | 21–27 Nov | Maths foundations: speed drills, 20 questions a day | No — topic tests only |
| 3 | 28 Nov–4 Dec | First full mock in the real 2 PM slot; start an error log | Yes — Mock 1 |
| 4 | 5–11 Dec | Fix Mock 1’s weak spots; GK current affairs catch-up | Yes — Mock 2 |
| 5 | 12–18 Dec | Subject rotation: one weak subject per day | Yes — Mock 3 |
| 6 | 19–25 Dec | Second full syllabus pass, faster this time | Yes — Mock 4 |
| 7 | 26 Dec–1 Jan | Intelligence + Language drills; error log review | Yes — Mock 5 |
| 8 | 2–8 Jan | Timed section practice; OMR bubbling practice | Yes — Mock 6 |
| 9 | 9–15 Jan | Third pass: only the error log and formula sheets | Yes — Mock 7 |
| 10 | 16–22 Jan | Revision only; no new topics from here | Yes — Mock 8 |
| 11 | 23–31 Jan | Taper: light revision, admit card check, rest | No — rest, not cram |
The form deadline sits inside Week 3 — applications close 2 December 2026 — so if you haven’t submitted yet, do it this week, not in Week 4. Our 4-check guide takes ten minutes a check.
Forget the five-hour fantasy. On a school day, the plan is two hours, split in a way a ten-year-old can actually sustain:
And here’s the part parents skip: the error log is the whole plan. A notebook — nothing fancy — where every wrong answer goes, with one line on why it went wrong: “rushed”, “formula forgotten”, “misread the question”. By Week 9, that notebook is the revision material. It is worth more than any guidebook, because it is a map of exactly one child.
From Week 3, every Sunday is a dress rehearsal. Same time as the real thing — 2:00 PM — same duration, phone in another room, OMR-style bubbling on paper. Then, the same evening, the answers get reviewed while the paper is still fresh in the child’s mind. Nine mocks by exam day is the target, and the score matters far less than the pattern: which section keeps leaking marks, and why.
If you want the method behind analysing a mock properly, our mock-test analysis guide walks through it step by step — and our mock-test calendar for the final 80 days gives you the Sunday-by-Sunday schedule to pin on the wall. For choosing between sample papers and previous-year papers as mock material, this comparison settles it.
Week 11 is not a study week. It is a calm week. Light revision only: formula sheets, the error log, one short timed drill a day. No new topics — a topic started in the final week usually costs more marks in confusion than it gains in knowledge.
Two practical jobs land in this week. The admit card downloads on 25 January 2027 — check the name, photo, centre and reporting time the same day. And the night before the exam, pack everything and sleep on time. Our night-before checklist covers what goes in the bag. The exam-day rule worth memorising: last entry to the centre is 1:30 PM — arrive by 12:30–1:00 PM and there is no rush at all.
Eleven weeks is a long time for a child to stay motivated, and motivation does not come from lectures. It comes from visible progress: a mock score that climbs, an error log that shrinks, a chapter that was impossible in November and is easy in January. Show your child that progress every Sunday evening. And if a week goes badly — illness, a school exam, a festival — don’t try to “make up” the hours the next week. Just pick the plan up where it is. The plan has slack built in; your child’s energy doesn’t.
Start tonight, not Monday. Week 1 begins tomorrow.
How many days are left for the AISSEE 2027 exam?
79 days from 13 November 2026 to the exam on Sunday, 31 January 2027. Class 6 runs from 2:00 to 4:30 PM and Class 9 from 2:00 to 5:00 PM, both in pen-and-paper OMR mode with no negative marking.
How many hours a day should a Class 6 student study for AISSEE 2027?
Two focused hours on school days is enough at this stage — one hour for the weakest subject and one for practice questions. Sundays can carry a full 150-minute mock paper plus one hour of error review. More hours help only if the child is alert; tired revision barely sticks.
When should my child start full-length mock tests for AISSEE 2027?
From the third week of this plan, around 28 November. One full paper every Sunday, in the real 2:00 PM slot, with the answers reviewed the same evening. By exam day that is nine full papers — enough to make the real one feel familiar.
What are the qualifying marks for AISSEE 2027?
As per the 2026 bulletin pattern, a candidate needs at least 25 percent in each section and 40 percent in aggregate to qualify. The 25 percent rule does not apply to SC and ST candidates. The final 2027 bulletin is the authority, so recheck it on the NTA portal.
Should my child study new topics in the last two weeks before AISSEE 2027?
No. The last two weeks are for revision only — formula sheets, error logs and one mock a week. A new topic started in the final fortnight usually costs more marks in confusion than it gains in knowledge.
Does AISSEE 2027 have negative marking?
No. Wrong answers and blank answers both score zero, and nothing is deducted. That means your child should attempt every question on 31 January — a guess costs nothing, and a blank guarantees zero.
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