🔄 Last verified: 26 September 2026 — Exam ✅ 31 January 2027 (NTA calendar, tentative). Notification 🔶 NOT released (expected October 2026). Every mistake below comes with its fix — read this before you fill the form.
Every year, thousands of children miss out on AISSEE not because the paper was tough, but because a parent slipped somewhere in the process. A wrong date here, a missing certificate there — small errors with final consequences.
Below are the 7 mistakes I see repeat every single cycle. Each one is real. Each one is avoidable. And each one comes with exactly what to do instead.
A mother in Jaipur filled the form at midnight, half-asleep after a long day. She uploaded her own photograph instead of her son’s. The form was rejected. She tells every parent she meets now: “Fill it in daylight. After chai. Slowly.”
The biggest, and the most common. Websites and YouTube channels shout “AISSEE 2027 notification released!” for views. The truth, as of 26 September 2026: NTA has released nothing.
The damage is real. Parents rush to lookalike portals, and some even pay “application fees” on fraudulent links.
The fix: Trust only nta.ac.in and exams.nta.nic.in. The genuine notification is 🔶 expected in October 2026. Bookmark our notification guide — we update it the day the bulletin actually drops.
For Class 6, the child must be 10–12 years old as on 31 March 2027 (projected birth window: 1 April 2015 – 31 March 2017). Many parents think “he’s 10, so he’s eligible” — but the cutoff is measured on 31 March, not today.
A single day’s difference can get the form rejected. There is no appeal, no relaxation, no “please consider.”
The fix: Calculate the age as on 31.03.2027 — never estimate. Run your child’s birth date through the age-limit guide with worked examples before anything else.
The form asks for: birth certificate, photograph, signature, category certificate (SC/ST/OBC-NCL), domicile certificate, and a defence service certificate if applicable. Every year, parents scramble for the category certificate — and here’s the catch most learn too late: without a valid certificate, your child is counted as General, whatever your actual category.
Also note: OBC-NCL certificates need yearly renewal. Last year’s won’t work.
The fix: Scan everything right now. Keep it all in one folder — physical and digital. Future-you will be grateful.
Expected fee 🔶: ₹850 (General / OBC-NCL / defence wards) / ₹700 (SC/ST). Select the wrong category and pay the wrong amount, and the form can be invalidated. And once the fee is deducted, there is no refund.
The fix: Check the category and the fee three times before hitting “pay.” Then check once more. This thirty-second habit has saved many a form.
The merit list carries your child’s name — congratulations! But the medical examination still awaits. Eyesight, height-weight standards, flat foot, knock knees — children get rejected here, and the cruellest part is that parents often had no idea a problem existed.
The fix: Get a general checkup done by a good doctor well before admission season. Update the spectacles prescription if needed. The medical test guide lists every single checkpoint — go through it like a pilot’s pre-flight list.
In AISSAC counselling (pesa.ncog.gov.in), you rank schools by preference. Many parents put only the nearest school at the top — without checking its cutoff or its seat count.
Result? Good marks, no seat, and then a nervous wait for the spot rounds.
The fix: Read the counselling guide and build a realistic preference order — dream school on top, safe schools below. In counselling, strategy matters as much as marks.
“There’s still time” — this is the most dangerous sentence in the whole process. The AISSEE syllabus looks small on paper, but speed and accuracy take months to build. The child who starts in November walks into the hall confident in January. The one who starts in late December walks in panicking.
The exam is on ✅ 31 January 2027. The 3-month preparation plan starts today — not tomorrow, today.
Q1. What’s the most common reason forms get rejected? Wrong photo/signature specifications, invalid category certificates, and age-criteria mismatches. All three are avoidable — just don’t rush the form.
Q2. Is there a correction window after submitting? NTA opened a limited correction window in the 2026 cycle (2–4 Nov 2025). One is 🔶 expected for 2027 too — but never count on it. Get it right the first time.
Q3. Is the fee refunded if something goes wrong with the form? Generally, no. Which is exactly why you double-check everything before paying.
Q4. Can we submit more than one application? No — multiple applications from a single candidate get rejected. One candidate, one form.
Q5. What happens if a child fails the medical examination? The seat passes to the next candidate in line. A pre-emptive checkup is just common sense.
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