Last verified: 30 September 2026, 7:15 AM IST. This is a September update, not breaking news — the single biggest fact of the month is that the AISSEE 2027 notification is still not out. What follows is everything that did change this month, clearly labelled CONFIRMED or EXPECTED.
September ends today. If your child is targeting Sainik School admission in 2027, here is the state of play: 123 days to go until the exam, one confirmed exam date, zero notification, and October — historically the month the form opens — starting tomorrow.
CONFIRMED (tentative): NTA’s examination calendar for 2026–27 lists the All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination (AISSEE 2027) on 31 January 2027. The same calendar slots RIMC’s entrance on 6 December 2026 and RMS CET 2026 on 13 December 2026. NTA is explicit that calendar dates are proposed and may change, but this is the date every serious plan should be built around.
CONFIRMED (as of 8 September 2026): the NTA portal was still carrying AISSEE 2026 updates, and no AISSEE 2027 application schedule had been announced. Nothing since has changed that status. EXPECTED: if the last cycle repeats — applications opened 10 October 2025 and ran just 20 days — October is the month to watch, literally starting tomorrow. That is pattern, not promise.
October is not the month to start preparing — it is the month to be ready. Two things separate calm families from panicked ones when a 20-day window opens: documents and pattern clarity. Get the documents ready before the notification drops and run through the notification-day checklist so that when the form appears, you fill it once, correctly.
Students, meanwhile, should treat the 123-day mark as the start of the serious phase: no negative marking means attempt strategy matters, and a steady daily timetable beats last-minute panic.
Has the AISSEE 2027 notification been released as of 30 September 2026?
No. NTA has not released the AISSEE 2027 notification or information bulletin as of today. The last published status update (8 September 2026) confirmed no application schedule had been announced.
What is the confirmed exam date for AISSEE 2027?
31 January 2027, listed in NTA’s examination calendar for 2026–27. NTA labels these calendar dates as tentative, so the information bulletin will confirm the final date.
When is the AISSEE 2027 notification expected?
Expected in October–November 2026, based on the 2026 cycle pattern when applications ran 10 to 30 October 2025. This is a pattern-based expectation, not an NTA announcement.
Which other defence-school exams have dates this season?
RIMC’s December 2026 entrance is on 6 December 2026, RMS CET 2026 on 13 December 2026, and the UP Sainik Schools entrance exam on 20 December 2026, per the NTA calendar and the UP Sainik Schools Society.
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