Last verified: 4 October 2026. Every fact below marked CONFIRMED was read on an official or established education portal today. Items marked EXPECTED depend on the AISSEE 2027 information bulletin, which NTA has not released yet.
October is rumour season for AISSEE parents. With the notification still not out, WhatsApp groups and coaching channels are filling the vacuum with confident-sounding claims — and some of them are expensive to believe. Here are the five rumours we are seeing most this week, and what the verified facts actually say.
Fact: The AISSEE 2027 information bulletin has not been released as of 4 October 2026 (CONFIRMED — we checked the NTA portal this morning, and education portals reporting on the cycle agree). The form is expected this month, based on last year’s pattern (10 October to 9 November 2025), but “expected” is not “open”.
Rule of thumb: if a form link does not live on the official NTA AISSEE portal, do not touch it. Nobody can “book you a slot early”, and nobody from NTA will call you. Our day-by-day notification status check explains exactly what a real release looks like.
Fact: 31 January 2027 is listed as the tentative exam date in the NTA examination calendar for 2026–27 (CONFIRMED as tentative — the calendar itself says dates may change). It is the best estimate parents have right now, and last year’s actual exam (18 January 2026) fell within a similar window — but it becomes official only when the information bulletin says so. Plan your preparation around it (EXPECTED), not your travel bookings.
Fact: For Class 6, at least 10% of seats, or 10 seats — whichever is higher — are set aside for girls in each Sainik School (CONFIRMED, per the admission framework reported by education portals including Buddy4Study). The 25% number is a distortion that has been circulating for two years. For Class 9, girls can apply only where a school actually has vacancies for them — so check the tentative vacancy list in the bulletin before applying.
Fact: This one comes from a careers-portal page that shows the wrong fee table for at least one school. In the AISSEE 2026 cycle, the application fee was Rs. 850 for General/OBC and Rs. 700 for SC/ST (CONFIRMED, widely reported across portals). The 2027 fee will be confirmed in the new bulletin — assume the same ballpark (EXPECTED), and ignore any page that quotes a different number for the current cycle.
Fact: AISSEE is a pen-and-paper, multiple-choice exam answered on OMR sheets, and there is no negative marking (CONFIRMED — Buddy4Study and multiple portal exam-pattern pages). Wrong answers and blanks both score zero; nothing is deducted. Tell your child clearly: attempt every single question. Skipping a question you had a 25% chance of getting right is throwing marks away — and our qualifying-marks explainer shows how much every mark counts toward the 25%-per-section rule.
Before you forward anything, ask: is it on the official NTA AISSEE portal? If not, it is a guess, a guess with a typo, or a scam. Screenshots of “official PDFs” from unknown numbers are the oldest trick in this game — even the UP Sainik Schools Society has had to publish a fraud advisory about people selling seats that do not exist. The real notification will be on the NTA portal, and it will be everywhere within hours. You will not miss it.
Has the AISSEE 2027 notification been released? No. As of 4 October 2026, NTA has not released the AISSEE 2027 information bulletin or opened the application form. Any message claiming otherwise is false — apply only through the official NTA AISSEE portal.
Is the AISSEE 2027 exam date confirmed as 31 January 2027? Not confirmed. 31 January 2027 appears as the tentative exam date in the NTA examination calendar for 2026-27. The final, official exam date will be announced in the information bulletin when NTA releases it.
What is the girls’ quota in Sainik Schools for AISSEE 2027? At least 10% of Class 6 seats, or 10 seats, whichever is higher, are set aside for girls in each Sainik School. The 25% figure going around on social media is not correct.
Is there negative marking in AISSEE 2027? No. AISSEE is a pen-and-paper, multiple-choice exam on OMR sheets with no negative marking. Children should attempt every question rather than leaving any blank.
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