AP SSC exam fee for March 2027: schools can pay from 11 November, no late fee until 25 November

Amaravati: Schools in Andhra Pradesh can start paying the AP SSC exam fee for the March 2027 Class 10 public examinations on Wednesday, 11 November, and have until Wednesday, 25 November to do so without a fine. The schedule is set out in a fee notification dated Saturday, 7 November, from the Board of Secondary Education’s Directorate of Government Examinations at Amaravati. Director K V Srinivasulu Reddy signed it.

Students do not pay the board themselves. The headmaster of each school pays for the candidates it presents, both regular students and those who failed once, by logging in to the school’s account at bse.ap.gov.in. Before paying, the school has to update and verify every candidate’s details on the UDISE+ portal. The notification covers the SSC, Oriental SSC (OSSC) and vocational examinations.

Who pays what, and when

A regular candidate writing all subjects pays Rs 125, and so does anyone taking more than three subjects. A candidate taking three subjects or fewer pays Rs 110. Vocational students add Rs 60 in the same payment. Underage students must also pay an age condonation fee of Rs 300, online only.

Should a payment date turn into a public holiday, the deadline shifts to the following working day. The directorate will not accept money sent through the state’s Comprehensive Financial Management System (CFMS) or by bank challan, and it has ruled out any extension of the dates. It has asked headmasters to pay well ahead of each deadline so that the server is not swamped. Manual nominal rolls need not be sent to any office, and step-by-step help is in a manual built into the fee application.

How it compares with last year

The fees are the same as for the March 2026 examinations. Last year’s notification, dated 10 November 2025, opened the fine-free window on 13 November and closed it on 25 November, with the same three late-fee slabs running to 15 December. A revised schedule dated 28 November 2025 then let schools pay without a fine until 6 December. That revision also exempted students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) and students with disabilities from the fee, with disability certificates to be verified at the district education office. The notification of 7 November carries no exemption clause and no examination dates; it says only that the examinations will take place in March 2027.