AISSEE 2027 Late-Fee Window: 3–6 December — When the ₹500 Is Worth Paying
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📅 Nov 8, 2026
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⏱️ 5 min read
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📅 Nov 8, 2026
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⏱️ 5 min read
Last verified: 8 November 2026. The application dates, late-fee window and fee figures are ✅ CONFIRMED from the NTA public notice of 3 November 2026, as reported by Education Times (5 November 2026) and The Times of India (3 November 2026). The exam-city and admit-card dates are ✅ CONFIRMED from the same notice, as covered in our post-submission timeline.
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The AISSEE 2027 application window closes on 2 December 2026 at 11:50 PM. That is 24 days from today. If your child’s form is ready, file it now — do not plan around the late window.
But life gets in the way. A domicile certificate stuck at the tehsil office. A photograph that keeps getting rejected. A parent travelling for work. For exactly those families, the NTA notice builds in a second chance: a late-fee window from 3 to 6 December 2026. You get four extra days. You pay ₹500 extra. Everything after that runs on the same dates as everyone else.
| Category | Normal fee | Late fee | Total in the late window |
|---|---|---|---|
| General / OBC (NCL) / Defence wards | ₹850 | ₹500 | ₹1,350 |
| SC / ST | ₹700 | ₹500 | ₹1,200 |
The totals are simple arithmetic from the confirmed fees. One warning that matters: the fee is generally non-refundable once paid. If you pay in the late window and then discover your child is not eligible — wrong age, wrong class — that money is gone. Check eligibility first, pay second. The late fee must be paid by 6 December 2026, 11:50 PM. After that, the portal closes. There is no second late window in the notice.
Applying late changes nothing about the rest of the journey:
The full sequence is in our post-submission timeline.
Pay it if: the form is essentially ready and one small thing is holding you back — a certificate arriving on 3 December, a photo rescan, a signature redo. ₹500 is a small price for a year of your child’s preparation.
Do not pay it if: you have not checked the basics. Age as on 31 March 2027 — 10 to 12 years for Class 6 (born 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2017), 13 to 15 for Class 9 (born 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2014). Class 6 children must be studying in Class 5; Class 9 children must have passed Class 8. If any of these fail, no fee — late or otherwise — will save the application.
And do not plan on it. The notice warns against waiting for the final day, because portal congestion and payment-gateway delays are common near deadlines. That warning applies doubly to 6 December, when every late applicant in the country is paying at once. A failed payment at 11:40 PM on the last day is a real way to lose a year.
What are the AISSEE 2027 late-fee window dates?
3 to 6 December 2026. Applications submitted in this window carry a late fee of ₹500 on top of the normal fee, and the fee must be paid by 6 December 2026, 11:50 PM.
How much does a late AISSEE 2027 application cost in total?
₹1,350 for General, OBC (NCL) and defence wards (₹850 normal fee + ₹500 late fee) and ₹1,200 for SC/ST candidates (₹700 + ₹500). The fee is generally non-refundable once paid.
Can I still correct my form if I apply in the late-fee window?
Yes. The correction window runs from 7 to 9 December 2026 for all applicants, including late ones. But some fields — like a misspelt name — cannot be fixed in the correction window, so check every entry before paying.
Does applying late affect my exam centre or counselling chances?
Nothing in the NTA notice suggests late applicants are treated differently at the exam or counselling stage. The exam is on 31 January 2027 for everyone, and the exam city is announced on 11 January 2027.
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