AISSEE 2027 Exam Timings Confirmed: 2 PM Start — Class 6 Ends 4:30, Class 9 at 5:00; 20 Days Left to Apply
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📅 Nov 6, 2026
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🔄 Updated: Nov 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM IST
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⏱️ 5 min read
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📅 Nov 6, 2026
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🔄 Updated: Nov 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM IST
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⏱️ 5 min read
Last verified: 12 November 2026. The exam timings (Class 6: 2:00–4:30 PM; Class 9: 2:00–5:00 PM), the application window, the late-fee window, the correction window, the exam-city and admit-card dates, and the fee figures in this article are CONFIRMED from the official AISSEE 2027 Information Bulletin published by NTA on 3 November 2026. The count of 80 New Sainik Schools for Class 6 and 40 for Class 9 is CONFIRMED from the NTA public notice of 3 November 2026, as reported by Education Times. The result date has NOT been announced — the bulletin says it will be announced later on the website.
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Three days into the AISSEE 2027 application window, the one detail parents kept asking about is now settled. The official Information Bulletin — published by the National Testing Agency on 3 November 2026 — puts the exam timings in writing: on 31 January 2027 (Sunday), the paper starts at 2:00 PM for both classes. Class 6 candidates get 150 minutes and finish at 4:30 PM; Class 9 candidates get 180 minutes and finish at 5:00 PM.
That matters more than it looks. An afternoon exam is a different day from a morning one. Your child will not be waking up at dawn and travelling in the cold — but they will be sitting a 150- or 180-minute paper after lunch, when energy dips. The honest preparation for that is boring and effective: in the last two weeks before the exam, do the full mock papers at 2 PM, not at 9 AM. Eat a normal lunch, not a heavy one, on exam day. And plan the travel so you reach the centre with time to spare — the reporting time will be printed on the admit card, which you download from 25 January.
Applications opened on 3 November and close on 2 December 2026 at 11:50 PM. That is 20 days from today, and the deadline covers both the form and the fee payment. Miss it and there is exactly one safety net: a late window from 3 to 6 December with an extra Rs 500 late fee, fee payment by 6 December 11:50 PM. After that, the door is shut — there is no second late window in the bulletin.
The fee itself is Rs 850 for General, OBC-NCL and wards of defence personnel and ex-servicemen, and Rs 700 for SC/ST candidates. The bulletin says the fee is non-refundable, so check the eligibility — age, class, documents — before you pay, not after.
Then comes the part most families forget once the form is submitted. The correction window runs 7–9 December — three days, and the only chance to fix permitted details. The advance city intimation slip comes on 11 January 2027, telling you which city you have been allotted. The admit card is available from 25 January, with the exact centre address and reporting time. The result date has not been announced; the bulletin says it will be announced later on the website, and the OMR sheets and answer key will be displayed the same way. Anyone quoting a result date today is guessing.
One more confirmed figure from the NTA notice deserves attention: AISSEE 2027 covers Class 6 admission in 80 approved New Sainik Schools and Class 9 in 40 of them, alongside the 33 existing Sainik Schools. That is up from the 69 and 19 in the last cycle, and it changes the maths for families who live far from one of the 33 older schools. A New Sainik School in or near your district is worth checking in the bulletin’s school list — but check it in the bulletin itself. Directories go stale fast, and the bulletin is the only list that counts.
If you have not applied yet, the order of work this week is simple. First, read the bulletin — it is linked from the official portal at exams.nta.nic.in/sainik-school-society. Second, get the documents in one sitting: birth certificate, domicile certificate, caste certificate if applicable, photograph, signature and thumb impression in the sizes the bulletin specifies, and the study certificate from the current school. Third, apply and pay well before 2 December, then download and save the confirmation page. Portal congestion and payment failures cluster around deadlines; the families who apply early never meet them.
What time does the AISSEE 2027 exam start?
At 2:00 PM on 31 January 2027, for both classes. Class 6 ends at 4:30 PM and Class 9 ends at 5:00 PM, as confirmed in the official AISSEE 2027 Information Bulletin.
What is the last date to apply for AISSEE 2027?
2 December 2026, up to 11:50 PM, for both the application and the fee payment. A late window runs from 3 to 6 December 2026 with an extra fee of Rs 500.
How many New Sainik Schools are covered in AISSEE 2027?
The NTA notice covers Class 6 admission in 80 approved New Sainik Schools and Class 9 in 40 of them, alongside the 33 existing Sainik Schools. Check the school list in the Information Bulletin.
When will the AISSEE 2027 admit card be available?
From 25 January 2027, six days before the exam. The advance city intimation slip comes earlier, on 11 January 2027. The reporting time for exam day will be printed on the admit card.
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