NTA opens RIMCEE-2026 applications for RIMC Class VIII July 2027 term

National Testing Agency has opened online applications for the Rashtriya Indian Military College Entrance Examination (RIMCEE-2026). The public notice dated 01 September 2026 invites forms for admission to Class VIII at RIMC, Dehradun, for the academic term starting July 2027. Stage-I written examination is on 06 December 2026 (Sunday). The application portal is https://exams.nta.nic.in/RIMCEE/.

Regular online submission runs from 01 September 2026 to 30 September 2026 up to 5:00 pm. The last successful fee transaction for the regular window is 30 September 2026 up to 11:50 pm. A late-submission window with an additional late fee of Rs.500 runs from 01 October 2026 to 07 October 2026 up to 5:00 pm, with late-fee payment until 11:50 pm on 07 October 2026. Payment is by credit card, debit card, net banking or UPI. The schedule remains unaltered even if the exam date is declared a public holiday.

Fees, pattern, age and intake as printed

Examination fee is Rs.1,000 for General, wards of Defence personnel and ex-servicemen, and OBC (NCL) as per the Central List. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes pay Rs.750. The late fee is Rs.500 over the applicable category fee. Corrections to details filled in the application form are allowed on the website only from 09.10.2026 to 11.10.2026. Fees are exclusive of bank or gateway charges; NTA does not refund a successfully remitted exam fee except for duplicate payments on the same application after reconciliation.

The Stage-I written exam is a pen-and-paper test lasting 4 hours 30 minutes. The public notice lists descriptive papers in Mathematics and English, with MCQs for General Knowledge, across 39 examination cities. City intimation slips are indicated 12 to 15 days before the exam date; admit cards download from the NTA site 5 to 7 days before the exam. Stage-I results are to be declared by 20 February 2027. Stage-II viva voce is tentatively in April 2027, about 4 to 6 weeks after Stage-I results, with the exact date to be announced later on the NTA and RIMC sites.

For the July (Autumn) term, candidates should not be less than twelve years and six months and not more than fourteen years old as on 1 July of the year of admission. RIMCEE-2026 feeds Class VIII for the July 2027 term. Admissions are bi-annual under a state-wise or zone-wise merit system, with a tentative term-wise intake of 25 boy cadet and 10 girl cadet vacancies. Selection is on merit through the all-India written exam, interview of select candidates, and medical examination of those who qualify and are in merit. NTA's role is limited to applications, Stage-I conduct, initial scrutiny for admit cards, Stage-I result and merit data for RIMC. Eligibility, vacancy, reservation, Stage-II viva, medical, final selection and document verification remain with RIMC.

Where to apply and what not to invent

Apply only at https://exams.nta.nic.in/RIMCEE/. The Information Bulletin and the 01 September 2026 public notice are the governing texts. Helpline numbers printed on the notice are 011-40759000 and 011-69227700; the query email is rimc@nta.gov.in. OBC (NCL) applicants must use the Central List on www.ncbc.nic.in as of the first day of the month in which RIMC's online admission process begins; State-list-only OBC communities select Un-Reserved. College annual fees after admission (General Rs.1,48,650 with security; SC/ST Rs.1,31,850 with security for the first year as printed) are separate from the examination fee and sit in the bulletin, not on the application clock.

Regular forms close at 5:00 pm on 30 September 2026; the late window with Rs.500 ends at 5:00 pm on 07 October 2026. Stage-I is 06 December 2026. Read the bulletin on the RIMCEE portal before paying.