National Testing Agency (NTA) has started the application process for All India Army School Entrance Examination (AISSEE) 2027. Interested students can apply online till December 2, 2026. Through this examination, there will be an opportunity to get admission in the existing military schools of the country along with the new military schools approved by the Ministry of Defence. The examination is proposed to be held on 31 January 2027. Candidates should check the age limit, educational qualification, application fee and exam pattern for admission in class 6 and 9 in advance.
Interested candidates can fill the form by visiting the official website of NTA exams.nta.nic.in/sainik-school-society. Application can be made from December 3 to 6 with a late fee of Rs 500. The opportunity to amend the application will be available from 7th to 9th December.
Age limit for class 6 and 9
For admission to Class 6, the age of the student should be between 10 to 12 years as on 31 March 2027. For this, date of birth should be between 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2017. Whereas, the age limit for admission to class 9 is fixed at 13 to 15 years. Candidate should be born between 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2014. Besides, passing 8th standard from a recognized school is mandatory at the time of admission.
How much application fee has to be paid?
Candidates belonging to General, OBC-NCL, Defense and Ex-Serviceman categories have to pay an application fee of Rs 850. While the fee for SC and ST category candidates has been fixed at Rs 700.
The pattern of entrance exam will be as follows
The entrance exam for class 6 will be of 150 minutes duration. A total of 125 questions will be asked and the paper will be of 300 marks. Language, Intelligence and General Knowledge will have 25 questions each, while Mathematics will have 50 questions. The exam will be conducted in 13 mediums including Hindi and English. Class 9 exam will be of 180 minutes duration. In this, 150 questions will be asked and the total will be 400 marks. 50 questions and 200 marks are fixed in Mathematics. Questions will also be asked from English, Intelligence, General Science and Social Science. This exam will be conducted in English medium only. There will be no negative marking for wrong answers in both the exams.
Pay special attention to maths preparation
Maths marks in class 6 is 150 and in class 9 is 200. So students should study math questions regularly. A minimum of 25 percent marks in each section and 40 percent marks in aggregate is required in the examination. SC and ST candidates are exempted from this minimum marks requirement.
New soldier schools will also get admission
The new army schools approved by the Ministry of Defense will have a separate admission system for classes 6 and 9. In which two routes of 40 percent and 60 percent have been decided. Special conditions will be applicable for students already studying in the respective recognized New Army School in 60 per cent route. Girls can also apply as per prescribed eligibility and availability of seats.
Important Dates of AISSEE 2027
- Application starts: 3 November 2026
- Last date to apply: 2 December 2026
- Application with late fee: 3 to 6 December 2026
- Application Revision: 7 to 9 December 2026
- Notification of Exam City: 11 January 2027
- Admit Card: From 25 January 2027
- Entrance Test: 31 January 2027
The exam will be conducted in offline mode using pen and paper on OMR answer book. Class 6 exam will be held from 2 pm to 4:30 pm and class 9 exam from 2 pm to 5 pm. Candidates are advised to read all the eligibility conditions and instructions in the official notification carefully before applying.
