Last verified: 17 October 2026, evening. The NTA’s official AISSEE portal was checked directly this evening — the latest items are all from the 2026 cycle (score card, qualified lists, final answer keys, AISSAC 2026). The AISSEE 2027 notification is not released. Exam date 31 January 2027 is ✅ CONFIRMED (tentative, NTA exam calendar 16 Sept 2026); the application window and fee below are 🔶 EXPECTED based on the 2026 cycle.
Here is where we stand tonight: last year, the AISSEE 2026 notification dropped on 10 October 2025. Today is 17 October 2026 — seven days past that date — and the NTA portal still shows nothing for the 2027 cycle. Parents are refreshing the page every few hours, coaching groups are forwarding “form open” rumours, and the honest answer is: the wait continues, and there is no reason to panic yet.
| Cycle | Notification released | Application window | Exam date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AISSEE 2026 | 10 Oct 2025 ✅ CONFIRMED | 10 Oct – 9 Nov 2025 (extended) | 18 Jan 2026 |
| AISSEE 2027 | Not released (as of 17 Oct 2026) | 🔶 EXPECTED Oct–Nov 2026 | 31 Jan 2027 ✅ CONFIRMED tentative |
The 2026 cycle’s window ran about a month, with the last date pushed from 30 October to 9 November. If the 2027 notification lands this coming week, expect a similar one-month window ending sometime in November. If it slips into late October, the window may get compressed — which is the one practical risk of this delay: less time between “form opens” and “last date”. There are 106 days left to the exam either way, and that number does not change no matter when the form opens.
It does not change: the exam date (fixed in the NTA calendar), the expected fee (₹850 General/OBC/Defence, ₹700 SC/ST — 🔶 EXPECTED from 2026 rates), the pattern (Class 6: 125 questions, 300 marks; Class 9: 150 questions, 400 marks), or your child’s study plan. Preparation should continue exactly as before.
It changes: your margin for error on the form. With a possibly shorter window, documents must be ready before the notification drops — photo and signature in the right specs, birth certificate, domicile certificate, category certificate if applicable, defence service certificate if claiming that quota. The families who scramble in the last three days are the ones who make the uploading mistakes that need correction windows.
One ten-minute check per day is enough. Here is the routine:
| Day | Task |
|---|---|
| Sun 18 Oct | Open the NTA AISSEE portal; confirm still no 2027 notice. Get the photo/signature scanned to NTA specs (10–200 KB photo, 10–50 KB signature). |
| Mon 19 Oct | Portal check. Start the domicile certificate application if you haven’t — it takes 10–30 days in most states. |
| Tue 20 Oct | Portal check. Verify the birth certificate spelling matches school records, letter for letter. |
| Wed 21 Oct | Portal check. If OBC-NCL/EWS/SC/ST: confirm the category certificate is for the current financial year. |
| Thu 22 Oct | Portal check. Defence families: get the service certificate/PPO ready now, not after the form opens. |
| Fri 23 Oct | Portal check. Save the portal URL and the NTA helpline in one place the whole family knows. |
| Sat 24 Oct | Portal check + sit the child for one full timed mock. The form can open any day; readiness is the only variable you control. |
Every October, forwarded messages claim the form is open with a link that is not the NTA portal. Three red flags: the link does not start with the official NTA domain, the message demands payment through a UPI handle instead of the portal’s online gateway, and it pressures you to “apply in 2 hours”. The real notice will appear on the portal’s “Latest News” section — which, as of tonight, still shows only 2026 items.
Has the AISSEE 2027 notification been released? No. Checked directly this evening, 17 October 2026 — the portal lists only AISSEE 2026 items. The notification is expected in October–November 2026.
Does the delay affect the exam date? No. 31 January 2027 is set in the NTA exam calendar. A late notification compresses the form window at most; it does not push the exam.
Can I fill the form somewhere right now? No — and anyone offering you a working form link tonight is not on the NTA portal. Wait for the official notice.
What should my child be doing while we wait? Studying, on the same plan as yesterday. The 106-day countdown runs regardless of the notification date. One full mock this weekend is worth more than a hundred portal refreshes.
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