Last verified: 29 September 2026. Exam pattern facts marked CONFIRMED come from the AISSEE 2026 cycle; anything marked EXPECTED follows that pattern and awaits the AISSEE 2027 information bulletin.
Here is a number that should focus every parent’s attention: in the AISSEE Class 6 paper, maths is 50 questions for 150 marks — exactly half of the paper’s total weight (CONFIRMED, 2026 pattern). And maths, more than any other section, is a game of formulas recalled in seconds. The child who remembers the area-of-triangle formula instantly gets the mark; the child who has to derive it from scratch loses two minutes and possibly the question.
So here it is — the complete formula list that actually matters for the AISSEE Class 6 paper, in one place, printable-style. Not a textbook chapter. The list.
The Class 6 paper is 125 questions, 300 marks, 150 minutes, all MCQ on an OMR sheet, no negative marking (CONFIRMED, 2026 pattern). Maths is 50 questions at 3 marks each — every maths question is worth three times an average question elsewhere. Exam date: 31 January 2027 (CONFIRMED tentative, NTA calendar 2026-27; the information bulletin is still awaited). Starting this sheet now gives your child roughly four months of formula familiarity.
Print this section and pin it above the study desk. These formulas map to question types that appear in the paper year after year.
| Concept | Formula / Rule |
|---|---|
| BODMAS order | Brackets → Of/Orders → Division → Multiplication → Addition → Subtraction |
| Divisibility by 3 | Sum of digits divisible by 3 |
| Divisibility by 4 | Last two digits divisible by 4 |
| Divisibility by 5 | Ends in 0 or 5 |
| Divisibility by 9 | Sum of digits divisible by 9 |
| Divisibility by 11 | (Sum of odd-place digits − sum of even-place digits) is 0 or divisible by 11 |
| HCF (highest common factor) | Largest number dividing all given numbers; use prime factorisation |
| LCM (least common multiple) | Smallest number divisible by all given numbers |
| HCF × LCM | For two numbers a and b: HCF × LCM = a × b |
| Concept | Formula / Rule |
|---|---|
| Fraction to decimal | Divide numerator by denominator (e.g. 3/4 = 0.75) |
| Decimal to fraction | Write over the place value and simplify (0.6 = 6/10 = 3/5) |
| Percentage | (Part ÷ Whole) × 100 |
| Percentage increase | (Increase ÷ Original) × 100 |
| Percentage decrease | (Decrease ÷ Original) × 100 |
| Discount | Marked price − Selling price; discount % = (Discount ÷ Marked price) × 100 |
| Fraction shortcuts | 1/2 = 50%, 1/3 ≈ 33.3%, 1/4 = 25%, 1/5 = 20%, 1/8 = 12.5%, 1/10 = 10% |
| Shape | Perimeter | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Square (side s) | 4s | s² |
| Rectangle (l × b) | 2(l + b) | l × b |
| Triangle (base b, height h) | Sum of three sides | ½ × b × h |
| Right triangle (legs a, b, hypotenuse c) | a + b + c | ½ × a × b; and a² + b² = c² |
| Parallelogram | 2(sum of adjacent sides) | base × height |
| Circle (radius r) | Circumference = 2πr | πr² |
| Solid | Volume | Surface notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cube (side s) | s³ | Total surface area = 6s² |
| Cuboid (l × b × h) | l × b × h | Total surface area = 2(lb + bh + hl) |
| Concept | Formula |
|---|---|
| Speed | Distance ÷ Time |
| Distance | Speed × Time |
| Time | Distance ÷ Speed |
| Average | Sum of values ÷ Number of values |
| Unitary method | Find the value of one unit first, then multiply |
| Simple interest (concept level) | I = (P × R × T) ÷ 100 |
Honestly, most formula sheets end up as wall decorations — printed, admired, ignored. Here is the routine that makes this one work:1. Ten minutes before every practice set. Read the whole sheet once, quickly, before starting any maths practice. This builds the retrieval muscle. 2. The tick method. After each mock test, tick every formula that appeared. Within three mocks you will see your child’s personal “hot list” — that is what gets revised in the final week, not the whole sheet. 3. One weak row per week. Pick the single table row your child fumbles most and drill just that. Ten rows a month, done. 4. No new formulas in the last 3 days. The final 72 hours are for light revision only — learning under stress is how silly mistakes are born. See our 30-day revision plan for the full countdown structure.
And remember the exam temperament side: maths questions are worth 3 marks each and there is no negative marking, so the paper rewards speed. Pair this sheet with timed practice — our maths speed guide shows how — and the paper attempt strategy for how to use the two-pass method on the day.
Formulas win marks, but they do not teach reading the question. The AISSEE loves word problems where the formula is easy but spotting which one to use is the real test. So: formulas from this sheet, question-reading from timed practice. Both, every week, until 31 January.
How many marks is the maths section in AISSEE Class 6? Maths carries 50 questions for 150 marks — the largest section of the paper at 3 marks per question. The whole Class 6 paper is 125 questions for 300 marks in 150 minutes, as per the 2026 pattern.
Do children need to memorise all formulas for AISSEE maths? The essential list is short — roughly 25 to 30 formulas covering arithmetic, fractions, percentages, geometry and mensuration. Deep concept clarity matters more than memorising long lists; the cheat sheet in this article covers what actually appears.
What is the most important formula topic for AISSEE Class 6 maths? Percentage, fraction-decimal conversion, and area-perimeter formulas come up again and again. Time-speed-distance and average also appear regularly. Knowing these cold saves the most marks per minute of study.
Is there negative marking in the AISSEE maths section? No — the AISSEE has no negative marking anywhere in the paper. Wrong answers and blanks both score zero, so your child should attempt every maths question rather than leaving any blank.
How should my child use this formula sheet in the last month? Print it and keep it beside the study desk. Spend ten minutes revising it before every practice set, and after each mock test, tick the formulas that appeared — that ticked list becomes your real revision plan for the final week.
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