National Testing Agency (NTA) – Rashtriya Military Schools Common Entrance Test (RMS CET) 2026, Class VI and IX Admission for 2027-28

Rashtriya Military School RMS CET Exam Date 2026

Short Details of Notification

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Important Dates

  • Application Begin : 23/09/2026
  • Last Date for Apply Online : 20/10/2026 (05:00 PM)
  • Late Submission with Late Fee : 21/10/2026 to 25/10/2026
  • Correction Window : 27/10/2026 to 28/10/2026
  • Exam City Slip : last week of November 2026
  • Admit Card : 5-7 days before the exam
  • Stage-I Written Exam Date : 13/12/2026 (Sunday)
  • Stage-I Result : January 2027
  • Medical Examination and Interview : February – March 2027
  • Joining School : 01/04/2027

Application Fee

  • General / OBC / OBC (NCL) : ₹1000/-
  • SC / ST / Wards of Personnel Killed in Action : ₹750/-
  • Late Fee : ₹500/-
  • Payment Mode : Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking, UPI

Age Limit & Selection Process

  • Age Limit: Class VI : 10 – 13 years (born between 01/04/2014 and 31/03/2017); Class IX : 13 – 16 years (born between 01/04/2011 and 31/03/2014) as on 31/03/2027. Wards of personnel Killed in Action : 6 months relaxation.
  • Selection Process: Stage-I Written Exam (NTA) → Stage-II Medical Examination → Stage-III Interview → Stage-IV Final Merit and School Allotment.

Eligibility Details

  • Class VI : Class V passed, or passing before admission. Class IX : Class VIII passed from a recognised school.
  • Girls : 10% of seats (Class VI at most 30).
  • Seat share : wards of JCOs / OR 70%, Officers 20%, Civilians 10%; OBC (NCL) 27%, SC 15%, ST 7.5% within each.

Course Details

  • Five Rashtriya Military Schools : Chail (Himachal Pradesh), Ajmer and Dholpur (Rajasthan), Belgaum and Bengaluru (Karnataka).
  • English medium, co-ed, residential (boarders only), affiliated to CBSE; Science stream after Class X.

Exam Pattern

  • Mode : OMR based pen and paper test, 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Class VI : English 50, Intelligence 50, Mathematics 50, General Knowledge & Current Affairs 50 marks; Interview 20 marks
  • Class VI pass marks : English 35% (qualifying only), other subjects 40%; paper in English and Hindi
  • Class IX : Paper 1 (English 50, Hindi 20, Social Science 30) and Paper 2 (Mathematics 50, Science 50); Interview 50 marks
  • Class IX pass marks : 50% in each paper; paper in English only; Social Science syllabus revised by corrigendum of 07/11/2026

Exam Centers

  • Exam in 63 cities across India, e.g. Lucknow, Agra, Meerut, Patna, Jaipur, Ajmer, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Ranchi, Dehradun, Delhi.
  • The exam centre is given on the admit card.

How to Download RMS CET Admit Card

  1. Open exams.nta.nic.in/rmscet and click the city intimation slip link when it is live.
  2. Log in with the login credentials of your RMS CET 2026 online application.
  3. Download the city slip first; the admit card comes about 5 to 7 days before the exam.
  4. Check the name, photo, class, exam centre, date and timing on the admit card; no entry may be changed.
  5. Print the admit card and read the instructions on it; it is not sent by post.
  6. Take the admit card to the allotted centre; no duplicate admit card is issued at the centre.

Interested Candidates Can Read the Full Notification Before Apply Online.

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