Last verified: 8 November 2026. The correction window dates (7–9 December 2026), the exam-city and admit-card dates and the exam date are ✅ CONFIRMED from the NTA AISSEE 2027 Information Bulletin as reported by multiple bulletin-based sources. The list of editable fields is ✅ CONFIRMED from two independent sources reporting the bulletin (Collegedunia and Careers360). Where sources disagree — on the exam medium — this article says so plainly instead of picking a side.
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You picked an exam city in a hurry, or your transfer came through, or you realised the city you chose is a five-hour bus ride from home. Can you change it?
Yes. But there is exactly one chance, and it lasts three days: the correction window, 7 to 9 December 2026 (up to 11:50 PM). Log in to the NTA portal at exams.nta.nic.in/sainik-school-society, change your exam city preferences, save, and download the updated confirmation page. After 9 December, the door closes. NTA does not process correction requests by email or phone after the deadline — and no amount of calling the helpline changes that.
Last year, a parent called us in a panic in mid-January because the admit card showed a centre 280 km away. The form had been filled by a cyber-cafe operator who had picked the first city on the list. There was nothing anyone could do by then. The correction window had closed a month earlier, and the family spent the night before the exam in a hotel in a strange town. That is the mistake this article exists to prevent.
When you fill the AISSEE form, you choose four exam cities, in order of preference, from the list in the Information Bulletin. That is all you choose. You do not pick a centre, a school building, or a hall — NTA does that.
Three things about this choice catch parents out every year:
And here is the part that surprises people: the exam city has nothing to do with school allotment. Which Sainik School your child can get depends on domicile state and the school preferences in the form — not on where they sit the paper. Changing your exam city does not change your home-state quota, and it does not change your school choices. It only changes where your child writes the exam.
The correction window is not a free re-do of the whole form. It is a short list of editable fields. Here is the honest table, based on the 2027 bulletin as reported by two independent sources:
| Field | Can you change it? |
|---|---|
| Exam city preferences | ✅ Yes — this is the main thing the window is for |
| Category / sub-category (General, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, Defence) | ✅ Yes |
| Class applied for (Class 6 or Class 9) | ✅ Yes |
| Photograph, signature or thumb impression (if flagged by NTA) | ✅ Yes, re-upload |
| Child’s name | ❌ No |
| Date of birth | ❌ No |
| Gender | ❌ No |
| Father’s / mother’s name | ❌ No (one source notes a parent’s name may be editable in some cases — do not rely on it) |
| Mobile number and email ID | ❌ No — after payment, these are locked |
One honest complication: the sources disagree on the medium of the question paper. One bulletin-based guide lists medium among the editable fields; another states plainly that the medium cannot be changed once chosen. Because two sources conflict, treat the medium as unchangeable — choose it carefully when you first fill the form, and treat any chance to change it later as a bonus, not a plan. For Class 9, the paper is English only in any case; for Class 6, the paper is available in 13 languages, and the choice matters.
Do this in the window, in this order, and you will not be the parent calling in January:
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| 2 December 2026, 11:50 PM | Application window closes (late window 3–6 December with ₹500 late fee) |
| 7–9 December 2026 | ✅ Correction window — your only chance to change the exam city |
| 11 January 2027 | Exam city announced |
| 25 January 2027 | Admit card download opens — exact centre on the card |
| 31 January 2027, 2:00 PM | Exam day (Class 6: 150 minutes; Class 9: 180 minutes) |
| 1:30 PM on exam day | Last entry permitted at the centre — latecomers are not admitted |
Note the gap between 9 December and 11 January: a full month in which nothing can be changed. That is why the correction window is not a formality. It is the last edit you will ever make to this form.
Suppose you did everything right and the allotted centre is still a long way from home. It happens — NTA allots by availability, not by your address. Then the job changes from “change the centre” to “manage the journey”:
The exam itself has no negative marking, so your child should attempt every question. But none of that matters if they are not in the room. The centre is the first question of the exam, and it is answered in December, not January.
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