Last verified: 4 October 2026. Every fact marked CONFIRMED was read today in NTA’s official RMS CET 2026 information bulletin (via the government CDN hosting it) and cross-checked on duupdates.in and unilist.in, all reporting the same schedule.
If Rashtriya Military School is on your family’s admission list this year, tonight’s message is simple: the regular application window closes on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, and you have 16 days left. The form itself must be submitted by 5 PM on that day, and the fee transaction must succeed by 11:50 PM (CONFIRMED — NTA’s official RMS CET 2026 bulletin).
Miss that, and the only way in is the late window from 21 to 25 October 2026, which costs an extra Rs. 500 on top of the regular fee (CONFIRMED — NTA bulletin). The exam itself is on 13 December 2026 (Sunday) — a 2-hour-30-minute pen-and-paper Stage-1 written test for admission to Class 6 and Class 9 across the five Rashtriya Military Schools (CONFIRMED — NTA bulletin).
| Milestone | Date (CONFIRMED) |
|---|---|
| Online application window | 23 September – 20 October 2026 |
| Form submission cutoff | 20 October 2026, 5 PM |
| Fee payment cutoff | 20 October 2026, 11:50 PM |
| Late submission (with Rs. 500 extra) | 21 – 25 October 2026 (form till 5 PM, fee till 11:50 PM on 25 October) |
| Correction window | 27 – 28 October 2026 |
| City intimation slip | Last week of November 2026 |
| Admit card | 5 – 7 days before the exam |
| Stage-1 written exam | 13 December 2026 |
| Stage-1 result | January 2027 (EXPECTED per bulletin) |
| Medicals + interviews | February – March 2027 (EXPECTED per bulletin) |
Application fee: Rs. 1,000 for General, OBC and OBC-NCL candidates; Rs. 750 for SC, ST and wards of personnel Killed in Action (CONFIRMED). Payable online only — credit card, debit card, net banking or UPI.
Eligibility — Class 6: must have passed Class 5 or be studying in Class 5 (must pass before admission); age 10 to 13 years as on 31 March 2027, i.e. born between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2017 (CONFIRMED).
Eligibility — Class 9: must have passed Class 8 from a government or recognised school; age 13 to 16 years as on 31 March 2027, i.e. born between 1 April 2011 and 31 March 2014 (CONFIRMED).
One extra detail worth knowing: wards of personnel Killed in Action get a six-month relaxation in the upper age limit on top of the reduced fee (CONFIRMED — NTA bulletin, live-verified tonight against the official PDF).
Applications are online only at exams.nta.nic.in/rmscet (CONFIRMED). These details cannot be changed after the correction window — once it closes on 28 October, NTA accepts no further changes.
Families following the defence-school circuit are juggling three calendars right now. The RIMCEE 2026 late window closes on 7 October (see our evening update), the AISSEE 2027 notification still hasn’t dropped (Oct 4 status) — but this RMS CET deadline is already open and already closing. Our morning countdown pegged 70 days to exam day; the more urgent number now is the 16 days to the application cutoff.
Practical advice from the pattern NTA itself warns about: do not plan for the late window as a backup. The extra Rs. 500 is the small cost; the real risk is server congestion in the final days and mistakes you can no longer fix after the correction window. Apply this week, not on 20 October. Keep the confirmation page saved — you will need it if a discrepancy ever needs proving.
What is the last date to apply for RMS CET 2026? The regular application window closes on 20 October 2026 — the form must be submitted by 5 PM and the fee paid by 11:50 PM the same day. A late window runs from 21 to 25 October 2026 with an additional late fee of Rs. 500.
When will the RMS CET 2026 exam be held? The Stage-1 written examination for RMS CET 2026 is scheduled for 13 December 2026 (Sunday). It is a 2-hour-30-minute pen-and-paper test for admission to Class 6 and Class 9 in the five Rashtriya Military Schools — Chail, Ajmer, Dholpur, Belgaum and Bengaluru.
What is the application fee for RMS CET 2026? General, OBC and OBC-NCL candidates pay Rs. 1,000. SC, ST and wards of Armed Forces personnel Killed in Action pay Rs. 750. The fee is payable online only, by credit/debit card, net banking or UPI.
Is there a correction window for RMS CET 2026? Yes. NTA will open an application correction window on 27 and 28 October 2026 on the official portal for candidates who need to fix details in their submitted forms.
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