🟢 Last verified: 26 September 2026 — ✅ CONFIRMED = from official sources (2026 cycle dates). 🔶 EXPECTED = pattern-based projection; the 2027 schedule comes with the NTA bulletin.
The exam is on 31 January 2027 (✅ NTA calendar). Within days of coming home, every parent asks the same question: “So… how many marks will my child get?” You don’t have to wait for the result to find out. The AISSEE answer key 2027 — NTA’s official list of correct answers — lets you calculate a reliable estimated score weeks before results are declared. Here’s how the whole process works, and how to use it properly.
🔶 Expected February 2027 — roughly 2–4 weeks after the exam. The basis is the 2026 cycle, where the exam was held on 18 January 2026 and the provisional answer key followed about three weeks later, in early February. NTA follows the same sequence every year:
Don’t confuse the two. The provisional key can change. Celebrations (and worries) should wait for the final key — or at least be held lightly until then.
Also download the response sheet. NTA typically uploads each candidate’s recorded OMR responses too — this shows what the machine read from your child’s sheet. Save it. If there’s ever a discrepancy between what your child bubbled and what was recorded, this is your evidence.
✅ There’s no negative marking, so the maths is straightforward:
| Class | Correct answer | Wrong / skipped | Formula |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | Maths +3, others +2 | 0 | (Maths correct × 3) + (others correct × 2) |
| Class 9 | Maths +4, others +2 | 0 | (Maths correct × 4) + (others correct × 2) |
Worked example (Class 6): Suppose your child got 38 Maths questions right (38 × 3 = 114), 18 Language (36), 20 Intelligence (40), and 17 GK (34). Estimated total: 224 out of 300.
Then check the qualifying floor: 25% in each section plus 40% aggregate — that’s 120/300 for Class 6 and 160/400 for Class 9 (SC/ST candidates exempt). If every section clears 25%, your child qualifies. But remember — qualifying is the floor, not a seat. The result and counselling guide explains what the score actually buys.
One honest caution: your estimate assumes the provisional key is final. If an objection changes an answer, your score moves too. Treat the estimate as a range, not a promise — usually accurate within a few marks either way.
Sometimes the provisional key itself has an error. NTA gives you a short window — typically just 2–3 days — to object, and here’s the process:
Our honest advice: don’t file objections on gut feeling. Every year parents burn money challenging three or four questions they’re “pretty sure” about, with no reference to back it up. If you have solid proof — a textbook page that clearly supports your answer — file it without hesitation; some objections are accepted every year, and a single corrected answer can shift ranks. If you don’t have proof, save the fee.
A parent we know filed two objections last cycle, both backed by NCERT page photographs. One was accepted — two extra marks, and his daughter moved up enough to clear her category cutoff. Proof, not hope. That’s the whole principle.
The gap between the answer key and the result is actually useful time. Use it to research schools, understand the seat matrix, and prepare documents — so that when counselling opens, you’re deciding, not scrambling.
When will the AISSEE 2027 answer key be released? No official date yet. Following the 2026 pattern (exam 18 Jan → key ~3 weeks later), expect the provisional key in February 2027, roughly 2–4 weeks after the 31 January exam.
What’s the difference between provisional and final answer keys? The provisional key is NTA’s first draft — open to challenges. The final key incorporates accepted objections and is what the result is calculated from. Only the final key is definitive.
How do I calculate my child’s score from the key? Class 6: (correct Maths × 3) + (correct others × 2). Class 9: (correct Maths × 4) + (correct others × 2). Wrong answers cost nothing. Use your child’s question set code — not someone else’s.
Is there a fee for raising an objection? Usually yes — a small per-question fee, refunded if your objection is upheld. The exact 2027 amount will be in NTA’s official notice. Anyone quoting a confirmed figure before that is guessing.
How long is the objection window? Typically only 2–3 days. Keep your NCERT books handy during the answer-key period so you can verify and file quickly if needed.
Can the final key change my child’s score? Yes — accepted objections change answers, which changes scores and sometimes ranks. That’s exactly why you should treat a provisional-key estimate as a range, and why filing a well-evidenced objection is worth doing.
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