AISSEE 2027 Fee and Eligibility: Rs 850 or Rs 700, and the Exact Age Limits for Class 6 and Class 9
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📅 Nov 3, 2026
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⏱️ 4 min read
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📅 Nov 3, 2026
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⏱️ 4 min read
Last verified: 3 November 2026. The fee figures (Rs 850 / Rs 700) and the age windows below are CONFIRMED as reported by Times Now (3 November 2026, 7:30 PM) and corroborated by independent education portals reporting the same NTA bulletin. The schedule (forms 3 November – 2 December 2026, exam 31 January 2027) is CONFIRMED from our earlier report on the NTA notice. Before paying, cross-check the fee in the Information Bulletin on the official portal — the bulletin is the final word, not any news report.
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The form is open — our evening report covered the full schedule. But here’s the thing parents actually get wrong at this stage: they rush to fill the form and only later discover a problem with the fee or the age rule. Both are fixable now. Neither is fun to fix on 2 December.
So before you touch the form, run these two checks.
| Category | Application fee |
|---|---|
| General / OBC-NCL / Defence | Rs 850 |
| SC / ST | Rs 700 |
Payment is online only — UPI, debit card, credit card or net banking — and it must succeed by 11:50 PM on 2 December 2026. A form without a successful payment is not a form at all.
One honest note: our evening article deliberately left the fee out because we had not verified it then. Since then, Times Now has published the category-wise fee, and independent portals reporting the same bulletin carry identical figures. That is good enough to plan on — but match it against the Information Bulletin before you pay. If the bulletin and a news report ever disagree, the bulletin wins.
And if you miss 2 December, the late window (3–6 December) costs an extra Rs 500 on top of the fee above. Treat it as an emergency exit, not a plan.
This is where forms quietly fail. The age is not measured on the day you apply. It is measured as on 31 March 2027.
| Class | Age on 31 March 2027 | Date of birth window | Must currently be in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 10 to 12 years | 1 April 2015 – 31 March 2017 | Class 5 |
| Class 9 | 13 to 15 years | 1 April 2012 – 31 March 2014 | Class 8 |
Read that birth window twice, against the birth certificate — not against what you remember. A mismatch between the form and the certificate is exactly the kind of thing that surfaces at document verification, months after the exam.
The exam itself is on Sunday, 31 January 2027, in pen-and-paper OMR mode. Getting the form right the first time is what tonight is for.
What is the AISSEE 2027 application fee?
As reported by outlets covering the NTA bulletin, the fee is Rs 850 for General, OBC-NCL and Defence candidates and Rs 700 for SC and ST candidates, payable online by UPI, debit or credit card or net banking. Confirm the fee in the Information Bulletin on the official portal before paying.
What is the age limit for AISSEE 2027 Class 6?
Your child must be aged 10 to 12 years as on 31 March 2027, which means a date of birth between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2017, and must currently be studying in Class 5.
What is the age limit for AISSEE 2027 Class 9?
Your child must be aged 13 to 15 years as on 31 March 2027, which means a date of birth between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2014, and must currently be studying in Class 8.
Can I change my child’s date of birth later if I enter it wrong?
Do not count on it. The correction window runs only from 7 to 9 December 2026 and some fields may be locked, so enter the date of birth exactly as it appears on the birth certificate or school record before submitting.
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