Last verified: 20 October 2026. ✅ CONFIRMED: the 25 October 2026 (5 PM) regular deadline, the 31 October late-fee window, the 3–5 November correction window, and the tentative 20 December 2026 exam date — reported independently by Jagran Josh and NDTV. 🔶 EXPECTED: the Rs 1,000 / Rs 2,000 fee figures and the age-window dates below are as reported by Jagran Josh citing the portal — verify them against the official prospectus on upsainikschool.org before paying.
Five days. That is all that stands between a Rs 1,000 application and a costlier one for UP’s two government Sainik Schools — Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey UP Sainik School in Lucknow and Sainik School Gorakhpur.
The UP Sainik Schools Society closes the regular application window for the 2027-28 entrance exam (Class 6 and Class 9) on 25 October 2026 at 5 PM. Apply by then and you pay the regular fee. Miss it and you can still apply until 31 October (5 PM) — but Jagran Josh reports the fee doubles, from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 total. A few hundred rupees is not what will decide your child’s future, but there is no reason to pay them when the reminder is free.
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| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Regular deadline (fee Rs 1,000, per reports) | 25 October 2026, 5 PM |
| Late-fee window (fee Rs 2,000 total, per reports) | 26–31 October 2026 |
| Application correction window | 3–5 November 2026 |
| Admit card | After 25 November 2026 (🔶 per one report) |
| Written exam (tentative) | 20 December 2026 |
Every year, families get forms rejected or delayed over the same small errors — a name spelled differently from the birth certificate, a date-of-birth mismatch, a blurry photograph. This year the Society has given applicants a 3-day correction window (3–5 November) to fix allowed details after submission.
The smart sequence: submit by 25 October without the late fee, then double-check every field during the correction window with a printed confirmation page beside you. The fee is already paid; the correction window is free.
Jagran Josh, citing the official portal, reports these conditions (verify against the prospectus):
If the domicile rule is a concern in your family, sort that certificate out this week — it is the one document that cannot be fixed in the correction window.
If you applied earlier in the window, you are done until November — our correction-window guide covers what to fix when it opens. For the road after correction, see the full timeline after applying.
What is the last date to apply for UP Sainik School 2027-28 without a late fee? 25 October 2026, 5 PM. After that, a late-fee window stays open until 31 October 2026, 5 PM, at a higher total fee.
What is the application fee for UP Sainik School 2027-28? Reports put the regular fee at Rs 1,000 and the total in the late window at Rs 2,000. Confirm the exact figure on the official portal before paying.
Is there a correction window for UP Sainik School applications? Yes — 3 to 5 November 2026. Use it to fix names, dates of birth, or uploaded documents before the admit card stage.
When is the UP Sainik School entrance exam 2027-28? 20 December 2026 is the tentative exam date, announced by the UP Sainik Schools Society. Admit cards are expected after 25 November 2026.
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