Prospectus

2021-22

Secondary
and
Senior Secondary Courses
(Academic)

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING

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(An autonomous Institution under Department of School Education &
Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India)
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NIOS: The Largest Open Schooling System in the World and an

Examination Board of the Government of India at par with CBSE/CISCE
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 Reasons to Choose
National Institute of Open Schooling

1. Freedom to Learn

The main aim of NIOS is to 'reach the unreached'. The NIOS follows the principle of freedom to learn i.e., what to learn,
when to learn, how to learn and when to appear for the examination are decided by the Learner. There is no restriction of
time, place and pace of learning.

2. Flexibility

The NIOS provides flexibility with respect to :

❖ Choice of Subjects: The learner has the option to choose subjects of his/her choice from the given list keeping
in view the passing criteria.

❖ Admission: The learner has the option to take admission Online under various streams or through Study
Centre, Facilitation Centre, Regional Centre for the Secondary and the Senior Secondary Education Courses.

❖ Examination: The Public Examinations are held twice in an year. Nine examination chances are offered to the
learner in five years. A learner can appear in examination during this period as and when he/she is well prepared
and can avail the facility of credit accumulation.

❖ On Demand Examination: The learner has also the option to appear under the On-Demand Examination
System (ODES) of NIOS at the Secondary and the Senior Secondary levels at the NIOS Headquarters,
NOIDA, at the Regional Centres of NIOS, and at designated Kendriya Vidyalayas across India. A learner is
eligible for On Demand Examination after the first public examination.

3. Relevance

The NIOS courses and programmes are functional, useful in daily life and also set pathways for further studies. Successful
alumni of NIOS are pursuing higher studies in institutions of international and national repute like IITs, the Delhi University,
the Jamia Hamdard, the Jamia Millia Islamia, the Aligarh Muslim University, the Punjab University, the Allahabad University
and many other reputed institutions of higher learning and in professional institutions.

4. Transfer of Credits

The NIOS acknowledges previous knowledge by allowing transfer of credits of upto two subjects passed from International,
National and State Boards of Examination / State Open Schools with whom NIOS has entered into agreements.

5. Recognised Quality Education

The NIOS takes conscious steps to provide quality education. The Govt. of India has vested in NIOS the authority to
conduct Public Examinations and provide the Secondary and the Senior Secondary level certificates, which are equivalent
to the certificates provided by any other Board of School Education. This is because all the Boards, whether National or
State, are following the National Curriculum Framework brought out by the National Council of Educational Research
and Training (NCERT). The NIOS is one of the three National Boards; the other two Boards are (i) the Central
Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and (ii) the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE).
 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
about NIOS and its Programmes

1. What is the procedure for taking admission in NIOS?

Ans: The NIOS has 100% Online admission at the Secondary and the Senior Secondary Education levels in order to
facilitate learners to register.
Under this scheme, the learner has three options:
(i) Learner can register online directly by visiting the website of NIOS i.e., www.nios.ac.in and sdmis.nios.ac.in.
(ii) Learner may visit his/her nearest AI (Study Centre)/Facilitation Centre and take help for online registration.
(iii) Learner may visit the concerned Regional Centre of NIOS and take help for online registration.
(iv) Learner can use the services of the Common Services Centres of the Govt. of India for Online registration
throughout the country.
2. What is the eligibility criteria for admission to the Secondary Course?
Ans: ➤ A learner who has passed class VIII and has a valid proof that Learner has attained 14 years of age can apply
for registration to the Secondary Course.
➤ The learner who gives a self certificate stating that “I have studied and able to pursue the secondary course” is
also eligible for admission to the Secondary Course.
➤ The learner who had studied at the Secondary level can also seek admission in NIOS either to complete his
course or to improve his performance.
➤ Residential proof of the learner.
3. What is the valid proof of date of birth?
Ans: The certificate of date of birth issued by a Municipal Corporation, a Municipal Body, a Village Panchayat or any other
body authorised by the Registrar, Birth and Death, Government of India, and the Aadhaar Card issued by some Govt.
Agency is a valid proof of date of birth. However, in case of orphans, street children etc., a medical certificate in
respect of age issued by a Government Hospital is also acceptable as a valid proof of date of birth.
4. What is the validity period of admission?
Ans: The Admission (once registered) is valid for a period of 5 years from the date of admission.
5. Does NIOS allow any fees concession?
Ans: The fee concession is provided to females, SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen and differently abled/Divyang learners as per
NIOS norms.
6. Can any learner take direct admission in the Senior Secondary courses?
Ans: No. In order to take admission in the Senior Secondary course, the learner must have passed the Secondary course
from a recognised Board.
7. What is the Minimum age to take admission in the Senior Secondary Course?
Ans: The minimum age to take admission in the Senior Secondary Course is 15 years.
8. What are the mediums of studies available in NIOS?
Ans: The NIOS offers the Secondary course in English, Hindi, Urdu, Marathi, Odia, Telugu, Gujarati, Tamil, Malayalam,
Punjabi, Assammese, Sanskrit and Kannada mediums; and the Senior Secondary course in English, Hindi, Odia,
Bengali, Gujarati, Sanskrit and Urdu mediums.
9. What are the subjects available for the Secondary Course (Class-X)?
Ans: Hindi, English, Urdu, Sanskrit, Bengali, Odia, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi, Assamese, Nepali,
Malayalam, Arabic, Persian, Tamil, Sindhi, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Social Science, Economics,
Business Studies, Home Science; Psychology, Indian Culture and Heritage, Painting, Data Entry Operations,
Accountancy, Hindustan Sangeet, Carnatic Sangeet, Veda Adhyan, Sanskrit Vyakaran, Bharatiya Darshan, Sanskrit
Sahitya, Entrepreneurship. (36 subjects including 18 languages).
10. What are the subjects available for the Senior Secondary Course (Class-XII)?
Ans: Hindi, English, Bengali, Odia, Tamil, Urdu, Sanskrit, Gujarati, Punjabi, Persian, Arabic, Malyalam, Mathematics,
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Political Science, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy,
Home Science, Psychology, Computer Science, Sociology, Painting, Environmental Science, Mass Communication,
Data Entry Operations, Introduction to Law, Library and Information Science, Veda Adhyan, Sanskrit Vyakaran,
 Bharatiya Darshan, Sanskrit Sahitya, Physical Education and Yog, Military Studies, Military History and Early Childhood
Care and Education (41 subjects including 12 languages).
11. Whether a learner can change his/her subjects during the validity period of his/her admission?
Ans: Yes. A learner has the option to change one or more subjects, provided the total number of subjects does not exceed
seven. Subjects already passed cannot be changed.
12. How many subjects are required to be taken for obtaining the pass certificate ?
Ans: For obtaining a pass certificate at the Secondary level, a learner is required to pass in minimum five subjects
including one or maximum two languages.
13. Can the learner seek admission in additional subjects also?
Ans: Yes. A learner can opt upto two additional subjects. Thus, in all, a learner can choose maximum of seven subjects.
14. What is the admission fee for registration and the examination fee?
Ans: The latest fee structure for registration and examination has been given on NIOS website as also in the Prospectus.
15. Can a learner take admission in the Secondary/Senior Secondary Course of NIOS after passing the Secondary/
Senior Secondary course from a formal Board of School Education?
Ans: Yes. In case the learner has completed the Secondary/Senior Secondary Course from any National/State Board
of School Education and wish to seek admission in NIOS for the same course, he/she will be allowed to take
admission in NIOS in upto four subjects. On successful completion, the learner will get only the Marksheet. No
Certificate is issued under the Dual/Part Admission Scheme.
16. How do the learner get confirmation of his/her admission?
Ans: The admission to a particular course is normally confirmed by NIOS by issuing an Identity Card having his/her
admission particulars as per the records available with NIOS. On confirmation of admission, Enrolment Number is
also informed to the learner.
17. How does the learner get the self-instructional material?
Ans: The specially designed printed Self Instructional Material for different subjects alongwith other support material is
provided to the learner through post at his/her home address. A learner is, therefore, expected to give his/her
correct and complete home address.
18. How can a learner procure his/her study material in case the parcel is not delivered?
Ans: In case of undelivered parcel of study material, the learner is required to pay Rs. 100/- (Rupees one hundred only)
through online Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking for re-despatch of study material at his/her residence to the
Material Distribution Unit, C/o CWC, G.T. Karnal Road, Rana Pratap Bagh, Delhi-110033
19. Is there any provision for correction in admission records?
Ans: Since the admission is 100% online, the learner is required to be careful while making entries in him/herapplication
form. However, the correction will be done as per the Guidelines displayed on NIOS website.
20. Whether NIOS issues Duplicate Identity Card?
Ans: Yes, In case of loss of Identity Card, a duplicate Identity Card can be issued. For obtaining Duplicate Identity
Card, first lodge an FIR with the concerned Police Station. Than apply online through E-Service and the
learner may upload the copy of FIR and pay the fee of Rs. 100/- through online mode and second time for
obtaining the duplicate Identity Card, the learner will have to pay the fee of Rs. 500/-.
21. Can a learner choose any subject combination?
Ans: Yes, a learner has the option to choose subjects of his/her choice from the list of subjects provided at NIOS website
and Prospectus keeping in view the Pass Criteria and Certification Criteria, as also the requirement of other Boards/
Universities for further education.
22. Whether a learner has the option to take vocational subjects along with academic courses at the Secondary
and the Senior Secondary levels?
Ans: Yes, in order to make NIOS courses more meaningful, Vocational Education Courses are offered independently
and also in combination with academic subjects at the Secondary and the Senior Secondary levels.
23. Are the Common Services Centres of the Government of India authorised to act as NIOS Facilitation Centres?
Ans: Yes, NIOS has entered into an MoU with CSC e-Governance India Ltd., Ministry of Information and Technology,
Government of India. All the Common Services Centres throughout the country act as Facilitation Centres of NIOS
where any prospective learner can avail various online facilities of NIOS at the prescribed rates.
The amount as per these rates is to be paid by the learner and will be in addition to the registration fee of NIOS.
Learner's Responsibilities : At a Glance

➤ Do not fill up the Online Application Form for Admission without reading the
instructions.

➤ Do not leave any column blank in the Online Application Form for Admission.

➤ Do not submit Application Form for Admission without uploading the supporting
documents. Please note that admission fee is to be sent online only.

➤ Do not get influenced by unauthorized agencies that falsely guarantee success

of learners.
➤ Do not forget to submit original Marksheet while applying for Transfer of Credit
(TOC).
➤ Do not pay anyone extra amount for online admission and examination.
➤ Do not miss the Personal Contact Programmes (PCPs) in each subject which AIs
(Study Centres) have to provide on compulsory basis.
➤ Do submit your Assignment Response Sheets timely i.e., Tutor Marked Assignments
(TMA) timely to your study centre.
➤ Do not indulge in unfair means such as copying, impersonation etc., during examinations.
➤ Please note that Examination Fee is also required to be paid online only.
➤ Learner is required to provide valid E-mail ID and the mobile number for SMS alerts.
A learner seeking admission through Stream-1 in Block I and
Block II in 2021-22 can appear first time only in April-May and
October-November Examinations respectively
in the year 2022.

Information about NIOS that the learner needs during the course of his/her
studies is available on NIOS website.
Please log on at
www.nios.ac.in
Whenever the learner communicates with NIOS Study Centre or the
concerned Regional Centre, he/she should not forget to mention his/her
reference number, name, enrolment number and complete address.
 Content

1. NIOS – A Schooling System 1-7 4.4 Improvement of Performance

4.5 Issue of Marksheet and Certificate
with a Difference
4.6 Certification Criteria
1.1 Features and Flexibilities in NIOS 4.7 Scheme of Examinations
1.2 Programmes, Courses and Pathways 4.8 Re-checking of Answer Scripts
1.3 Scheme of Studies 4.9 Unfair Means
4.10 Standard of Education and Recognition
1.4 Combination of Vocational and
Academic Subjects 4.11 Procedure for correction in the results of
Public Examination/On Demand Examination
2. Admission 8-24 4.12 Awards and Scholarships for NIOS Learners

2.1 Procedure for Online Admission 5. Tutor Marked Assignments (TMAs) 37-38
2.2 Procedure for Online Admission directly by
learners 6. General and Specific Provisions 39-44
2.3 Procedure for Online Admission through RC/CSC (Disability wise) in the context of NIOS
2.4 Entry Requirements Examinations
2.5 Re-admission of Ex-NIOS students 6.1 Procedural Requirements
2.6 Transfer of Credit (TOC) 6.2 General Provisions
2.7 Dual Enrolment and Part Admission 6.3 Specific Provisions
2.8 Fee Structure for Admission
Appendices
2.9 Confirmation of Admission
2.10 Other Facilities after Admission through e-service Appendix A: List of Regional Centres of NIOS 45
2.11 About AI (Study Centre) Appendix B : Nomenclature of Common Service Centres
2.12 Procedure for Correction in the Admission .... (CSC) in different states 48
Appendix C : Copy of the letter from MHRD
recognising OBE Programmes of NIOS 49
3. Instructional Process at NIOS 25-27
Appendix D : Copy of resolution of MHRD vesting 50
3.1 Self Instructional Material authority of examination and certification to
3.2 Personal Contact Programmes (PCPs) NIOS
3.3 Audio and Video Programmes Appendix E : Copy of the Circular issued by the 51
3.4 Mukta Vidya Vani Association of Indian Universities regarding
3.5 Tutor Marked Assignments (TMAs) equivalence of NIOS courses
3.6 For Online Admissions under Appendix F : Copy of the Circular issued by the
Streams-2, 3 and 4 Pharmacy Council of India regarding
equivalence of NIOS Certificates 52
4. Evaluation System 28-36 Appendix G : Copy of the Circular issued by the
Medical Council of India 53
4.1 Public Examinations Appendix H : Jurisdiction of Army HQ Command vis-a vis
4.2 On Demand Examination System (ODES) NIOS Regional Centres 54
4.3 Credit Accumulation Appendix I : List of Recognised Boards of Sec.and 55
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 The National Institute of
Open Schooling
➤ NIOS is the largest Open Schooling system in the world with cumulative
enrolment of 4.08 million (during last 5 years).

➤ 3.85 million learners have already been certified in the Secondary, Senior
Secondary and the Vocational Education Courses of NIOS since 1991.

➤ More than 5 lakh learners were admitted during 2019-20 in various

courses of NIOS.

➤ NIOS reaches out to learners through a network of 23 Regional Centres,

two Sub Regional Centres, two NIOS Cells, and more than 7400 Study
Centres (AIs/AVIs) spread all over the country and abroad.

➤ NIOS imparts education through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode
using a mix of self-instructional print material, audio and video programme
supported by Personal Contact Programme (PCP) at AIs. These are further
supplemented by Radio broadcast (Community Radio), T.V. programmes
through PM e-Vidya channel No. 10 and 12.and Mukta Vidya Vani (audio
streaming through internet on NIOS website).
 NIOS: A Schooling
1 System with a Difference

The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) was set up as the National Open School in 1989 by
the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, as an autonomous organisation.
It provides educational opportunities to persons who wish to study further and qualify for a better
tomorrow. The Mission of NIOS is to provide education to all with special concern for girls and
women, rural youth, working men and women, SCs and STs, differently abled persons and other
disadvantaged persons who because of one or other reasons could not continue their education in the formal
system of education. The aim of NIOS is to reach the unreached. The NIOS has taken special initiatives for
imparting education to Jail Inmates by setting up Study Centres in Jails across the country and granting full
fee exemption. The NIOS operates through a network of Twenty Three Regional Centres, two Sub-Regional
Centres, Two NIOS Cells and more than Seven thousand four hundred Accredited Institutions (AIs) and
Accredited Vocational Institutions (AVIs) popularity known as Study Centres. These Centres are located in
India, Nepal and Middle East Countries. For academic courses, admission is through Online only.

1.1 Features and Flexibilities in NIOS

➤ Age Limit: There is no upper age limit for admission. However, the minimum age for
enrolment is 14 years for the Secondary course and 15 years for the Senior Secondary
course as per information given in the entry requirements in Table-3.

➤ Choice of Medium of Instructions:

➥ Hindi, English, Urdu, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Tamil, Odia, Punjabi,
Assammese, Sanskrit and Kannada mediums at the Secondary stage.

➥ Hindi, English, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Sanskrit and Odia mediums at the Senior
Secondary stage.

Note: (1) The subjects under the title "Indian Knowledge

Tradition" mentioned in the Scheme of Studies NOTE
in Table-1 are available in Sanskrit medium The learner should choose subjects
carefully keeping in view the plans
only at the Secondary and the Senior
for higher studies, specific jobs, and
Secondary levels. requirement of the concerned Boards,
etc.
(2) The NIOS Study Material for subject is
avialable in Mediums as mentioned in Table-
1A
➤ Choice an Subjects: The learner has the option to choose any subject combination from
the list of subjects offered as per the criteria given in the Scheme of Studies in Table-I.

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 In case the learner wishes to use NIOS certificate for higher studies, it is in his/her own
interest that he/she keeps in mind the requirements of the Boards/Universities where
he/she wishs to join after passing the Secondary/Senior Secondary course from NIOS.
Some Boards / Universities require specific subject combinations for admission in the
Institutions affiliated to them. For example, for Medical course, various institutes will
expect the learner to have passed with a combination of Chemistry, Physics and Biology/
Bio-technology and any other two as languages. A learner who wishs to join formal
School Board in class XI after passing NIOS examination of class X may opt for subjects
combinations (in 5 or 6 subjects as the case may be) which are acceptable in class XI by
such formal School Boards, without prejudice to the rights of NIOS.
➤ Additional Subjects : The learner has the option to select one or two additional subject(s)
either at the time of admission or during the course of study, if he/she so desires or if it is
required.
➤ Combination of Academic and Vocational Education Courses : In order to make the
NIOS courses more meaningful, some Vocational Education Courses are also offered in
combination with academic subjects at the Secondary and the Senior Secondary levels
(Refer Table 2). These Vocational Education Courses have to be taken in the
Accredited Vocational Institutions (AVIs). For more details, please refer to the
Prospectus for Vocational Education Courses.
➤ Continuous Assessment : During the course of study, internal assessment of learner's
progress will be done through Tutor Marked Assignments (TMAs) and Personal Contact
Programmes (PCPs).
➤ Flexible Scheme of Admission: The learner has the option to take admission in NIOS
through Online under various Streams directly or by approaching a nearby Study Centre/
Authorised NIOS Facilitation Centre/Common Service Centre of the Ministry of IT,
Govt. of India.
➤ Flexible Scheme of Examinations: The Public examinations are conducted by NIOS
twice in a year. A learner gets nine chances to appear in the public examinations
over a period of five years to complete his/her courses. However, the learner has
also the option to choose any of the following for getting evaluated and certified:
– Public examinations conducted by NIOS twice in a year.
– On Demand Examination System (ODES).
➤ Credit Accumulation: The learner has the option to appear in one or more subjects in
any examination and earn credit which will be accumulated till all five subjects required
for certification are successfully completed within a period of 5 years of registration.
➤ Transfer of Credit: The learner has the option to avail the facility of Transfer of Credit
(TOC) up to a maximum of two subjects passed from a recognised Board of School
Education, provided these subjects are also available in NIOS Scheme of Studies and
their results can be verified from the concerned Board's website. TOC is given as per the
conditions given in Section 2.6.
➤ Validity of Admission: The learner's admission is valid for a period of five years.
For Public Examination at the Secondary and the Senior Secondary level, a learner
may take nine or fewer chances to successfully complete the course during the
validity period of admission.

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 ➤ Part Admission: Under this scheme, the learner may take admission in one or more
subjects but not more than four subjects. On passing, the learner will be issued only the
Marksheet.

➤ Education of Disadvantaged Groups: To cater to the special needs of people who are
physically, mentally challenged, socially and geographically isolated marginalised and are
from disadvantaged sections of the society such as street children, working children, rural
women, NIOS has set up Special Accredited Institutions called Special Accredited
Institutions for Education of the Disadvantaged (SAIEDs).

➤ Opportunities to Jail Inmates : In order to help Jail inmates to earn livelihood

after their release from jail and bringing them in mainstream, the NIOS has set up
Study Centres in Jails across the country. Full fee exemption (Admission and
Examination fee) is provided to Jail inmates.

1.2 Programmes, Courses and Pathways

The NIOS offers the following courses and programmes :

1.2.1 NIOS Virtual Open Schooling

The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) launched the Virtual Open Schooling (VOS) during
the year 2014-15 to serve learners through online courses for their education and skill development.
Under the Virtual Open Schooling system, the learners get opportunity to study a course online and
gain credit for certification purpose.
The VOS Platform of NIOS has a Learning Management System (LMS) for giving
information and direct interaction among learners and teachers in respect of Online
Admission, Discussion Forum, Blogs, Online Classes through Video Conferencing,
Online Assessment, etc.
The following are the advantages of the Virtual Open Schooling (VOS):
➤ Online admission, Online content, Online assignments submission, Online classes, and Online
examination
➤ Flexibility: Anywhere Anytime access

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➤ Access to high quality education: Access to quality teachers and peers increases collaboration

➤ Powerful innovation: It expands educational opportunities

Currently, NIOS is offering following two Vocational Education Courses under VOS:

1. Certificate in ICT Applications

2. Agriculture and Animal Husbandry.

For more details, download the VOS Programme Guide from the link : http://vos.nios.ac.in/
niosvirtual/VOSProgrammeGuide.pdf

For latest updates, keep visiting NIOS VOS website. : http://vos.nios.ac.in

1.2.2 Schooling of ITI Students

Under this scheme, ITI students get an opportunity to earn the Secondary and the Senior Secondary
Certificate (as per their eligibility) who are pursuing eduction through ITIs or have cleared their ITI
courses. For achieving this, they need to make a small effort. They will be receiving Secondary and
Senior Secondary Certificate from NIOS apart from their trade certificates from ITI.

NIOS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Directorate General of Training (DGT)
under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Govt. of India to offer this
scheme. The learner will receive three credits from ITI, and he/she will need to study two additional
subjects from the NIOS programme.

Upon successful completion of two subjects from NIOS, the candidate will get the combined
mark sheet under the TOC scheme of NIOS. The following options will be available to the learners
to choose from:

a) One language course of NIOS.

b) One academic subject offered by NIOS.

More details can be seen at the NIOS website www.nios.ac.in.

1.3 Scheme of Studies

The Scheme of Studies for the Secondary and the Senior Secondary Courses is given in Table-1. For
obtaining a Pass Certificate, a learner is required to pass in a minimum of five subjects including
one or maximum of two languages from Group ‘A’ and other three or four subjects from Group
‘B’. However, a learner is free to take upto two additional subjects and thus can choose maximum of
seven subjects.

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 Table-1 : Scheme of Studies for Academic Courses

Secondary Level Senior Secondary Level

S.No. Code Subject S.No.Code Subject
Group 'A' Group 'A'
1. (301) Hindi
1. (201) Hindi 2. (302) English
2. (202) English 3. (306) Urdu
3. (206) Urdu 4. (309) Sanskrit
5. (307) Gujarati
4. (209) Sanskrit 6. (303) Bengali Examination of
5. (203) Bengali 7. (304) Tamil these subjects
8. (305) Odia will be held on
6. (204) Marathi same day and
9. (310) Punjabi
7. (205) Telugu 10. (341) Arabic same time .
8. (207) Gujarati 11. (342) Persian
9. (208) Kannada Examination of 12. (343) Malayalam
10. (210) Punjabi Group 'B'
these subjects
11. (228) Assamese 1. (311) Mathematics
will be held on 2. (321) Home Science*
12. (231) Nepali same day and 3. (328) Psychology
13. (232) Malayalam same time. 4. (316) Geography*
14. (233) Odia 5. (318) Economics
15. ( 235 ) Arabic 6. (319) Business Studies
7. (332) Painting*
16. ( 236 ) Persian 8. (336) Data Entry Operations*
17. ( 237 ) Tamil 9. (376) Early Childhood Care & Education
18. (238) Sindhi 10. (345) Veda Adhyyan#
Indian
11. (346) Sanskrit Vyakarana#
Group 'B' 12. (347) Bharatiya Darshan #
Knowledge
Tradition#
1. (211) Mathematics* 13. (348) Sanskrit Sahitya#
Group 'C'
2. (212) Science and Technology* 14. (312) Physics* Examination of
3. (213) Social Science 15. (315) History these subjects will
4. (214) Economics 16. (333) Environmental Science* be held on same
day and same time.
5. (215) Business Studies 17. (339) Library and Information
Science*
6. (216) Home Science* Group 'D'
7. (222) Psychology Examination of
18. (313) Chemistry* these subjects will
8. (223) Indian Culture & Heritage 19. (317) Political Science be held on same
9. (224) Accountacy 20. (335) Mass Communication* day and same time.
21. (374) Military Studies
10. (225) Painting* Group 'E'
11. (229) Data Entry Operations* 22. (314) Biology* Examination of
23. (320) Accountancy these subjects will
12. (242) Hindustani Sangeet* be held on same
24. (338) Introduction to Law
13. (243) Carnatic Sangeet* 25. (375) Military History
day and same time.

14. (245) Veda Adhyyan# Group 'F'

Indian
15. (246) Sanskrit Vyakarana# 26. (330) Computer Science* Examination of
Knowledge 27. (331) Sociology
16. (247) Bharatiya Darshan# Tradition # these subjects will
28. (337) Tourism be held on same
17. (248) Sanskrit Sahitya# day and same time.
29. (373) Physical Education and Yog*
18. (249) Entrepreneurship ➥ Five subjects with either one or two languages from Group A and
➥ Five subjects with either one or two languages from Group A and the remaining subjects from Group B, C, D, E and F (only one
the remaining subjects from Group B. subject from each group C, D, E and F).
➥ Two additional subjects can be taken from either of the two ➥ Two additional subjects can be taken from any group (only one
subject from each group C, D, E and F) with additional fee as per
groups with additional fees as per NIOS norms.
NIOS norms.
#
There will be a mention of "Indian Knowledge Tradition" on the certificate upon successful completion of above four subjects along with
Sanskrit Language subject at Secondary/Senior Secondary level. These subjects are available in Sanskrit medium only.
Note 1: Subjects with asterisk *have theory as well as practical work.
Note 2 : The learner has the option to choose one subject only from each of Group C, D, E and F.

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 Table 1.A - Availability of Study Material for subject in different Mediums
S.No. Subject (Secondary level) English Hindi Urdu Sanskrit Odia Gujarati Marathi Telugu Malayalam Tamil Punjabi Assamese Kannada

1 211 - Mathematics Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes

2 212 - Science & Technology Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes

3 213 - Social Science Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes

4 214 - Economics Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - Yes

5 215 - Business Studies Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

6 216 - Home Science Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

7 222- Psychology Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes -

8 223 - ICH Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - -

9 224 - Accountancy Yes Yes Yes - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - -

10 225 - Painting Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - -

11 226 - Data Entry Operation Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes -

12 242 Carnatic Music Yes - - - - - - - - - - - -

13 243 - Hindustani Music Yes Yes - - - - - - - - - - -

14 245 - Veda Adhyayan - Yes - Yes - - - - - - - - -

15 246 - Sanskrit Vyakarana - Yes - Yes - - - - - - - - -

16 247 - Bharatiya Darshan - Yes - Yes - - - - - - - - -

17 248 - Sanskrit Sahitya - Yes - Yes - - - - - - - - -

18 249 - Entrepreneurship Yes - - - - - - - - - - -

S.No. Subject (Senior Secondary level) English Hindi Urdu Sanskrit Odia Gujarati Bengali

1. 311 - Mathematics Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes

2. 312 - Physics Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes

3. 313 - Chemistry Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes

4. 314 - Biology Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes

5. 315 - History Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes

6. 316 - Geography Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes

7. 317 - Political Science Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes

8. 318 - Economics Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes -

9. 319 - Business Studies Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes -

10. 320 - Accountancy Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes -

11. 321 - Home Science Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes -

12. 328 - Psychology Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes -

13. 330 - Computer Science Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes -

14. 331 - Sociology Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes

15. 332 - Painting Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes -

16. 333- Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes -

17. 335 - Mass Communication Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes -

18. 336 - Data Entry Operations Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes -

19. 337 - Tourism Yes Yes - - - - -

20. 338 - Introduction to Law Yes Yes - - - - -

21. 339 - Library and Information Science Yes Yes Yes - - - -

22. 345 - Veda Adhyayan - Yes - Yes - - -

23. 346 - Sanskrit Vyakarana - Yes - Yes - - -

24. 347 - Bharatiya Darshan - Yes - Yes - - -

25. 348 - Sanskrit Sahitya - Yes - Yes - - -

26. 373 - Physical Education & Yog Yes - - - - - -

27. 374 - Military Studies Yes - - - - - -

28. 375 - Military History Yes - - - - - -

29. 376 - Early Childhood Care & Education Yes - - - - - -

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1.4 Combination of Vocational and Academic Subjects
While seeking admission in the Secondary/Senior Secondary Course, a learner may opt for one of
the stand alone Vocational subjects listed in Table-2, but not mentioned in Group 'B' in Table-1.
Separate admission for such subject is required to be taken at one of the AVIs. Information regarding
AVIs can be obtained from the website: www.nios.ac.in. The pass credit obtained in the subject can
be transferred, on request, in the Secondary/the Senior Secondary Examination Certificate. The
concerned learner is required to submit a request on a plain paper with documents to the Director
(Evaluation) of NIOS. It should be accompanied with the original Secondary/Senior Secondary
Marksheet and photo copy of the Marksheet of the Vocational Education Examination.

Table-2 : List of Vocational Education Courses offered in combination with Academic Courses

Secondary Level
S.No. Code Subject S.No. Code Subject
1. (217) Typewriting (Hindi) 5. (253) Solar Energy Technician
2. (218) Typewriting (English) 6. (254) Bio Gas Techinician
7. (255) Laundry Services
3. (221) Typewriting (Urdu)
8. (256) Bakery & Confectionery
4. (252) Carpentry 9. (257) Welding Technology

Senior Secondary Level

S.No. Code Subject S.No. Code Subject

1. (322) Typewriting (Hindi) 10. (355) Electroplating

2. (323) Typewriting (English) 11. (356) House Keeping
3. (324) Stenography (Hindi) 12. (357) Catering Management
4. (325) Stenography (English) 13. (358) Food Processing
5. (326) Secretarial Practice 14. (360) Hotel Front OfficeOperation
6. (329) Stenography (Urdu) 15. (361) Poultry Farming
7. (364) Typewriting (Urdu) 16. (362) Soil and Fertilizer Management
8. (351) Plant Protection 17. (363) Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables
9. (354) Furniture and Cabinet Making

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
As far as the certificates issued by NIOS are concerned, these are accepted for higher education,
Govt. jobs and all other purposes. The certificates issued by NIOS are accepted by all National/
State Boards and Universities. However, in certain cases, various Boards/Universities have
fixed eligibility criteria based on their specific requirements. Hence, the learners seeking
admission in NIOS must go through the latest eligibility criteria of concerned/desired
Boards/Universities.

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 2 Admission

To cater to the needs of diverse groups of learners, NIOS offers Online Admissions throughout the
year in four streams. The details of Streams and Procedure for Online Admission are given below:

2.1 Procedure for Online Admission

Admissions are 100% Online admission through website www.nios.ac.in and the Student
Portal of NIOS sdmis.nios.ac.in in order to facilitate the learners to register for admission.
Under this scheme, the learner has four options :
(i) Register Online directly by following the procedure laid down in Section 2.2.
(ii) Visit nearest AI (Study Centre and take its help for Online registration. The list of
Accreditation Institutions (AIs) is available on NIOS website.
(iii) Visit the concerned Regional Centre of NIOS and take its help for online-registration.
The list of Regional Centres is at Appendix-A.
(iv) Visit a Common Services Centre (CSC) of the Ministry of Information and Technology,
Govt. of India. List of CSCs with the name they are known in different states is at
Appendix B.
There are four streams of Online admission catering to the learners with different needs.
The admissions in these four streams are mutually exclusive i.e., learner can opt for one of
them only.
2.1.1 Online Admission for all learners (Stream-1): This stream for Online Admission is
open for all the learners as per the laid down eligibility criteria for the Secondary and
the Senior Secondary courses. The dates for Online Admission for stream-1 throughout
the year (24×7) from the admission session 2021-22 and onwards are as follows:
Block for Dates of Online Admission Fee Examination in which the
Online Admission Stream-1 students can appear
first time
st
Block-1 16th March - 31 July 2021 without late fee April/May, 2022
st
1 August - 15th August 2021 with late fee of Rs. 200/-
st
16th August - 31 August 2021 with late fee of Rs. 400/-
st th
1 September - 15 September, 2021 with late fee of Rs. 700/-
st
Block-2 16th September 2021 - 31 January 2022 without late fee October/November, 2022
st
1 February - 15th February 2022 with late fee of Rs. 200/-
16th February - 28th February 2022 with late fee of Rs. 400/-
st
1 March - 15th March 2022 with late fee of Rs. 700/-

The learners have to upload the relevant/supporting documents and photograph on

appropriate space available in the Online Admission Form for confirmation of the admission.

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 The learners who had applied for Transfer of Credit (TOC) have to send original failed
Marksheet mentioning the Reference Number/Enrolment Number alongwith the admission
form to the respective Regional Centre of NIOS as per Appendix-A. A learner seeking
admission through Online under Stream-1 will be attached to the AI (Study Centre) as per
preference given by him/her at the time of admission and as per the availability of seats in
the AI.
2.1.2 Online Admissions for learners who want to appear in October-November, 2021
examinations (Stream-2): This stream for Online admission is open from 01.05.2021
to 30.06.2021 for such learners who have already passed the Secondary Examination
from the recognised Board and wish to take Part Admission in one subject or up to 4
subjects for updating their qualification, or learners who had appeared but could not clear
or who were eligible but could not appear in the Public Examination of the Secondary/
Senior Secondary level from any recognised Examination Board and fulfil entry requirement
of age, address proof as per Table 3. The learner has to upload the failed Marksheet/
Admit Card (Hall Ticket) alongwith relevant/supporting documents and photograph on
appropriate space available in the Online Admission Form for confirmation of admission.
The learner who has applied for Transfer of Credit (TOC) have to send original failed
Marksheet mentioning the Reference Number alongwith the Admission Form to the
respective Regional Centre of NIOS as per Appendix-A. The learners of this stream will
be eligible to appear in the October-November, 2021 Secondary/Senior Secondary Public
Examinations of NIOS.
2.1.3 Online Admission for learners who want to appear under the On Demand
Examination System (ODES) of NIOS for the Secondary level (Stream-3): This
stream for Online admission is open throughout the year for such learners who have
already passed the Secondary Examination from the recognised Board and wish to take
Part Admission in one subject or up to 4 subjects for updating their qualification, or
learners who had appeared but could not clear, or who were eligible but could not appear
in the Public Examination of the Secondary level from any recognised Board and want to
appear through On Demand Examination System of NIOS for the Secondary level only
and entry requirement of age, address proof as per Table 3. The learner should upload
the failed Marksheet/Admit Card (Hall Ticket) alongwith relevant/supporting documents
and photograph on appropriate space available in the Online Admission Form for
confirmation of admission. The learner who has applied for Transfer of Credit (TOC)
have to send original failed Marksheet mentioning the Reference Number alongwith the
Admission Form to Online Cell, NIOS, Room No. 408, A-24-25, Institutional Area,
Sector-62, NOIDA-201309, Uttar Pradesh. The Subjects presently available for appearing
through ODES at the Secondary level are Hindi (201), English (202), Sanskrit (209),
Mathematics (211), Science & Technology (212), Social Science (213), Economics (214),
Business Studies (215), Home Science (216), Psychology (222), Indian Culture & Heritage
(223), Painting (225) and Data Entry Operations (229), Accountancy (224), Bharatiya Darshan
(247) and Sanskrit Sahitya (248).
2.1.4 Online Admission for learners who want to appear under the On Demand
Examination System (ODES) of NIOS for the Senior Secondary level (Stream-4):
This stream for Online admission is open throughout the year for such learners who have
already passed the Senior Secondary or above from any recognized Board/University

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 and wish to take Part Admission in one subject or up to 4 subjects for updating their
qualification; or learners who had appeared but could not clear; or who were eligible but
could not appear in the Public examination of the Senior Secondary level from any
recognized Board and want to appear through On Demand Examination System of NIOS
at the Senior Secondary level and fulfill entry requirement of age, address proof as per
Table 3. The learner should upload the failed Marksheet/Admit Card (Hall Ticket)
alongwith relevant/supporting document and photograph on appropriate space available
in the online Admission Form for confirmation of admission. The learner who had applied
for Transfer of Credit (TOC) has to send original failed Marksheet mentioning the
Reference Number/Enrolment Number alongwith the Admission Form to the Online Cell,
NIOS, Room No. 408, A-24-25, Institutional Area, Sector-62, NOIDA-201309, Uttar
Pradesh. The subjects presently available for appearing through ODES at the Senior
Secondary level are: Hindi (301), English (302), Sanskrit (309), Mathematics (311),
Physics (312), Chemistry (313), Biology (314), History (315), Geography (316), Political
Science (317), Economics (318), Business Studies (319), Accountancy (320), Home
Science (321), Psychology (328), Sociology (331), Painting (332), Environmental Science
(333), Mass Communication (335), Data Entry Operations (336). and Introduction to
Law (338).
Note : (i) A learner registering under the Stream-3 and the Stream-4 will be allowed to appear
in the Examination only through On Demand Examination mode. Learner will
not be allowed to appear in the Examination through the Public Examinations
conducted by NIOS during October/November and April/May.
(ii) A learner registered under any stream will be eligible for TOC as per guidelines and
conditions given in Section 2.6.
(iii) A learner registering under the Stream-2, the Stream-3, the Stream-4 desirous
to take different subjects or additional subject from his/her Parent Board of
School Education, will be required to pay Rs. 720/- per subject in addition to
Admission/Registration Fee, Examination Fee and TOC fee.
(iv) Requirement of Authentication: The learner has to choose one of the available
authentication method viz., Aadhaar Number, Aadhaar Enrolment number,
Passport number, Ration Card Number, Bank Account Number or any other
valid government identity card. As a proof, you need to upload the scanned
copy of the original document through selected authentication method.
2.2 Procedure for Online Admission
The procedure for Online Admission in the context of above four streams is as follows :
2.2.1 Log on to NIOS website www.nios.ac.in or the Student Portal of NIOS sdmis.nios.ac.in and
read the instructions and procedures carefully and keep ready all the necessary information
and scanned images (s) of Photograph, Signature and relevant Document as per Entry
Requirements mentioned in Table-3 before you start filling the Online Application Form. You
should also be ready with your valid Mobile Number and / valid e-mail ID.
2.2.2 The learner has to be ready with Original scanned copy of the following documents which will
be required to be uploaded while registering for the Admission to the Secondary or the Senior
Secondary courses:
➤ Recent Passport size colour Photograph.

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 ➤ Signature of learner (preferably in Black Ink).
➤ Valid Identity Proof (like Aadhaar Number, Aadhaar Enrolment number, Passport
number, Ration Card number, Bank Account number or any other valid
government Identity Card etc.)
➤ Valid proof of Date of Birth in case of the Secondary Course (Birth Certificate or
Passport or Transfer Certificate / School Leaving Certificate or Aadhaar Card with
date of birth printed on it in the dd/mm/yyyy format)
➤ Valid proof of Residence (like Ration Card, or Aadhaar Card, or Appointment Letter
from the Employer on Letter Head, or water/Telephone/Electricity Bill/Statement of
running Bank Account or Income Tax Assessment Order/ Election Commission’s Voter
Identity Card, Parents Passport in case of minor, if living in rented accommodation,
copy of proof of Permanent Address along with present Rent Agreement)
➤ Class 8th Marksheet or Self Certificate (in case of the secondary course). Class 10th
Marksheet/Certificate (in case of Senior Secondary Course)
➤ Self attested true copy of Social Category/Caste Certificate (in case the learner belongs
to SC/ST/OBC social category).
➤ Ex-serviceman Certificate (in case the learner is an Ex-Serviceman)
➤ Disability Certificate (in case the learner is having any kind of disability)
➤ Original scanned copy of Failed Marksheet issued by the Parent Board of the School
Education in case learner registers in NIOS for Stream- 2/3/4.
2.2.3 Steps to be followed to fill in the Application Form Online:
➥ There are four streams of Online admission catering to the learners with different needs. The
admissions in these four streams are mutually exclusive i.e., a learner can opt for one of them
only. After reading the instructions, click on the “Register” button. This will display some other
important instructions and a declaration. Read the instructions/declaration and then click on
Proceed. The learner can click on Cancel button if he/she does not want to continue the
process.
➥ Select the State/UT to which the learner belongs to.
➥ Select the Identity type through which the learner intends to validate his/her identity. The
learner can select any one out of the given List of Identity Types like Aadhaar Number, Aadhaar
Enrolment ID (allotted to those who have enrolled for Aadhaar Number but not yet received the
Aadhaar Number), Passport Number, Ration Card Number, Bank Account Number, Date of
Birth Certificate or any other valid Identity type etc.)
➥ Type the Identity Document Number. This number will be validated. The learner will also need
to upload the scanned color copy of the selected original Identity Document.
➥ Select the Course (Secondary or Senior Secondary) for which the learner intends to take
admission.
➥ Authenticating the Aadhaar Number is a complete process in itself. The Aadhaar number provided
by you along with Name (as printed on the Aadhaar Card) and Gender (as printed on the
Aadhaar Card) will be validated from the Aadhaar Issuing Authority (Unique Identification

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 Authority of India - UIDAI). If any information (Aadhaar Number, Name and Gender) given in
the Registration process does not match with Aadhaar Card then the Authentication Process will
fail and the learner will not be allowed to continue to fill in the Admission Form.
➥ After successful Authentication of the data, the learner will be redirected to the Admission Form
starting with the Basic details.
➥ The Application Form for Admission is divided into Sections, namely, Basic Details,
Optional Details, Subjects selection, Study Centre selection and documents section.
➥ Fill in the Name of the Applicant seeking admission in NIOS, Father’s Name and Mother’s
Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Aadhaar Number or any valid govt. identity No., a valid Mobile
Number, and a valid email address.
➥ Click on Generate OTP button to get One Time Password (OTP) on the Mobile Number and
email address for authenticating both modes of communication.
NOTE: One email address can be used only once and one Mobile Number and one Address can
be used for registration of maximum three learners.
NOTE: At this point of time, a User Name and a Password will be created for the learner
and the details will be sent to the authenticated email address which was mentioned in
the basic details of the learner. This email will also contain the instructions for further
processing. Keep the user Credentials (user name and Password) safe.
➥ After successful authentication of the Mobile Number and email address, the learner will be
allowed to fill up other details like Permanent Address and Postal Address, details about Social
Category/Caste, Medium of Study etc.
➥ In the next section, fill in the optional details like Family Income, Qualification of Father and
Mother etc.
➥ In case the learner is registering for the Senior Secondary course, then learner needs to fill the
details of his/her pervious qualification (Class 10th) also.
➥ Select the name of the Board, Roll Number and the Year in which you appeared in the last
examination.
➥ Select the subjects studied for the Board Examination.
For every selected subject, specify the marks obtained
in Theory and Practical exams. NOTE
➥ Select the subjects which you want to study in NIOS The learner is not required to send/
and also specify the subjects for which you want to submit the hard copy of the Admission
take Transfer of Credit (ToC). Selection of the subjects form and the documents but it is
for ToC will be as per the NIOS norms. mandatory to upload the original
scanned copy of required documents
➥ In the next Section, select the Study Centre. The learner online. If required by NIOS
can select a maximum of 3 preferences. The Study Management or if any other
Centre will be available on the basis of the State and the discrepancy is found in the submitted
District selected by him/her. The Study Centre will be online Application Form/Documents,
allocated by the automated system based on the the learner shall be required to submit
availability of the seats in the Study Centre. The Study the printed application form along with
the Documents and Photograph. This
Centre will be available for selection on the basis of the requirement will be communicated to
combination of various selections made by the learner him/her through email and SMS.
like Course, Medium, and Gender etc.

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➥ The learner will have to upload the required Documents NOTE
in this Section.
➥ After filling the details and uploading the documents, Please note that the fee payment is
click on the NEXT button to continue. to be made online only. No Bank
➥ After filling in the details and after uploading the required Draft/Demand Draft/Cash/Cheque or
documents, review the entire Admission Form including any other mode of fee payment is
Fee Details in the REVIEW SECTION. In case, the acceptable. All CSC and NIOS AIs
learner wants to change any of the information filled (Study Centres) are authorized for
by him/her, then he/she can click on the EDIT button/ facilitating the learners to take
icon of each Section. After changing the information, admission online. There are no other
the learner has to again click on NEXT button to reach Agencies/Cybercafe/any other
the Review section. institutions recognized by NIOS for
doing Online Admission.
➥ If all the information, given by the learner in the
Registration Process is Ok, then the learner can continue
to make online payment by selecting the available Payment Gateways like IDBI, UBI, ICICI,
HDFC Bank etc.CSC wallet can be used by CSC Village Level Entrepreneur (VLE) for making
admission fee payment online.
➥ After successful transaction, the learner will receive the Fee Payment Receipt in the learner’s
registered email and also through SMS on his/her registered Mobile Number.
➥ After successful transaction, a Reference Number will be generated which can be used for
communicating with NIOS until your admission is confirmed. Once the payment is done
successfully, the learner will be allowed to see the dashboard in his/her login.
➥ Please note that online Registration for Admission closes on the last date of admission
for a perticular Block of Admission. A learner submitting application form for Admission
is required to make payment of Admission Fee either with the Application or at the most
within 10 days of submitting the application online. In case, a learner submit online
application form admission towards the closing date of the Block, then such learner is
required to make online payment of the fee within 05 days of the closing date of the
Block.
➥ After successful verification of the documents, admission fee and the information submitted by
the learner during registration, his/her admission will be confirmed and an Enrolment Number
will be generated. Appropriate communication will be sent to the learner through email and
SMS after the admission is confirmed by the NIOS Management.
➥ If the transaction fails, then the learner has to make the transaction again.
➥ The learner can make the payment later as per norms by logging into the Student Portal of
NIOS (sdmis.nios.ac.in) using the User Name and Password sent to his/her registered email.
➥ The dashboard in the learner’s login will provide the feature to manage all the student related
activities like Printing the Application Form, Printing the Fee Payment Receipt, Printing the
Identity Card/ID Card, checking the status of the Study Material which will be sent to the
learner by NIOS free of cost, registering for exams, examination fee payment and other e-
services.
The learner is suggested to furnish correct and authentic information and should upload
valid, authentic and relevant color photo/color documents in the respective sections in the
Application Form. No changes shall be permitted in the Application Form after the payment
is done. Furnishing incomplete/wrong information or uploading irrelevant Photo/Documents
will make NIOS to take action to cancel the Registration/Admission at any point of time.
For queries regarding online admission, the learner can e-mail to [email protected]

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2.3 Procedure for Online Admission through Regional Centres/AIs (Study Centre)/
Common Service Centres (CSCs)
All AIs (Study Centres) of NIOS are authorised to open an Online Registration Counter for
facilitating learners to take Online admission. They will also help learners in pre-admission
counselling, choice of study centres/Course, Medium of Instruction, transfer of credit, Credit
Accumulation and other features of NIOS. The AI will follow the same procedure for Online
registration as mentioned in section 2.2 above. Further, with a view to reach far-flung areas,
NIOS has signed an MoU with the Common Service Centres (CSCs), Ministry of IT, Govt. of
India. Now more than one lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs) will provide Online services
to the learners at a pre-fixed charges. The details of pre-fixed charges are available on NIOS
website.
2.4 Entry Requirements
Table-3 : Entry Requirements
Entry Cut off Dates Secondary Course Senior Secondary Course
Requirement
(a)Admission
Stream-1 16/03/2021 to
15/09/2021 14 years as on 31st July 2021 (born on or 15 years as on 31st July 2021 (born
(Block-I) on or before 31/07/2006)
Streams 2,3&4 before 31/07/2007)

Stream-1 16/09/2021 to 14 years as on 31st January 2022 (born on 15 years as on 31st January 2022
(Block-II) 15/03/2022 or before 31/01/2008) (born on or before 31/01/2007)

(i) Birth Certificate issued by the Municipal The Certificate of Matriculation/

Authority or the District Office of the Secondary Examination having a
Registrar of Births and Deaths for those record of the Date of Birth. (No
born on or after 26.01.1989. OR other proof of age will be accepted
(ii) Passport Issued by Govt. of India for Sr. Secondary admission).
Essential OR
Supporting (iii) Original Transfer Certificate/School
Documents Leaving Certificate showing
for applicant's date of birth, issued by the
Date of Birth school last attended by the applicant. In
case of Govt. schools, the Transfer
Certificate/School Leaving Certificate
should be signed by the Principal while in
the case of Private schools, it should also
be countersigned by the competent
education authority of the State/or District
Education Officer. OR
(iv) Aadhaar Card issued by the concerned
Agency of Govt. of India.
Note: (i) In case of Orphan/Juvenile/Street Children, the Medical Legal Certificate alongwith an Affidavit issued by
First class Magistrate or copy of Aadhaar Card has to be provided as proof of Date of Birth.
(ii) Date of birth once given in the Admission Form shall not be changed. Please check and state the correct date
of birth in the Admission Form.

(b) Minimum • Certificate of Class Certificate

Educational VIII pass, or of the Secondary
Qualifications • Self Certificate Examination passed from a
recognised Board of
Secondary Education.

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 (c) Proof of Residence
Proof of residential address is essential for all. Attach a copy of any one of the following.

1. Ration Card, or Aadhar Card, or Appointment Letter from the Employer on Letter Head, or Water/Telephone/
Electricity Bill/Statement of running Bank Account or Income Tax Assessment Order/ Election Commission’s Voter
Identity Card, Parents Passport in case of minor.

2. For the learner living in a rented accommodation, any proof of permanent address along with any proof of present
rented accommodation will be accepted.

3. A learner belonging to the category of street children/destitutes/migrants/slum dwellers/orphans not having any
residential address of his/her own at present will have to furnish a self certificate stating the category (mentioned
above) and certify that learner do not have own residential address. However, for the purpose of correspondence
with NIOS, such learner will have to furnish a contact address. The self certificate has to be countersigned by the
sponsoring Guardian including NGO/Orphan Home and attested by a Govt. Servant/ Panchayat level Official/
Nagar Nigam Officer/Block level Officer/District level Officer or higher level Officer. Both the sponsoring and
the attesting authorities are required to furnish complete name, designation and address with their official stamp.
Note: (i) Online Admission Form without uploading required supporting documents will be rejected and fee will not
be refunded.
(ii) In case a learner possesses a High School/Secondary Certificate from any Foreign Board/University and
wants to take admission in the Senior Secondary course of NIOS, he/she will be required to attach a certificate
from the concerned Embassy and the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) to the effect that the examination
passed by him/her is equivalent to the Indian High School/Secondary Examination.
(iii) In case a learner has been debarred by any other Board for using unfair means at any stage, he/she will not
be eligible for admission in NIOS.
(iv) In case a learner conceals the requisite information, his/her admission will be cancelled, even at later
stage.
(v) The learner who are uploading both document i.e. Aadhar Card and School leaving Certificate for age proof.
In this case the School Leaving Certificate would be taken as a age proof of the learner.

2.5 Re-admission of Ex-NIOS Learners

The learners of NIOS at Secondary/Senior Secondary level, who have completed their validity period
of five years of admission, but could not complete the course, are eligible to take Re-admission in
NIOS. The credit of subjects passed (maximum of four subjects) in the
Re-admission is not allowed previous admission will be transferred on submission of the original
to the learner of NIOS Marksheet for seeking fresh admission, if these subjects are passed by
whose admission is
the learners through NIOS during the last ten years (i.e., if passed during
still valid.
2012 or later). The learner is required to pay TOC fee as per details in
Table-6A by mentioning Code No. “9901 National Institute of Open Schooling”.

2.6 Transfer of Credit (TOC)

Ex-Secondary/Senior Secondary learners of the Recognised A learner should seek Transfer of
Boards of School Education, who have passed in at least one Credit (TOC) at the time of admission
in the subjects which are included in
subject but have not qualified in the course, may seek admission
NIOS scheme of studies.
in the respective course of NIOS and avail the facility of TOC.

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The Learner who has passed at least one subject, but has not qualified in the course from any
recognised Boards which have been given equivalence by the Association of Indian University
(AIU) may seek TOC facility in maximum of two subjects provided his/her result data is
available in the concerned Board's official website for verification. In case the result data is
not available on the website, the learner is required get his/her Transfer of Credit (TOC) data
verified from the concerned Board and should submit the same along with the Admission
Application Form.
The facility of TOC will be permissible under the following conditions:
(i) The learner will have the option to get the credit transferred up to a maximum of two subjects
from the Parent Board, provided these subjects are passed with at least 33% marks in the last
five years (i.e., passed during 2017 or later).
(ii) The credits will be given only in those subjects which are included in NIOS Scheme of Studies
and the Scheme of Examination. TOC in the subjects having practicals at the Senior Secondary
level will be allowed only when the learner has cleared (pass) in theory and practical separately.
(iii) The learner will have to give complete details of the TOC subjects, marks obtained, roll
number etc., in the Admission Form.
(iv) While applying for Transfer of Credit (TOC), the learner is required to send parent Boards fail
Marksheet within 10 days of online admission to the concerned Regional Centre of NIOS
alongwith a copy of the Acknowledgement Receipt/Copy of the online Admission Form. In
case of delay in submission i.e., submission after 10 days, a late fee of Rs. 500/- per subject of
TOC will be charged through e-service.
(v) The learner will have to pay requisite fee for Transfer of Credit for the number of subjects in
which TOC is required. Details of fee are given in Table 6A.
(vi) Detail Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) have been issued separately and hosted on
NIOS website. More details about TOC are given in SOPs.
2.7 Dual Enrolment and Part Admission
Under this provision, in case a learner is studying in a regular school, or has already passed the
Secondary/Senior Secondary examination or any other higher course from any recognised
Board/University, he/she may opt for upto four subjects of his/her choice, to update knowledge
and educational qualifications. However, on passing, only the Marksheet will be issued and no
other Certificate will be issued. The entry requirement for Dual Enrolment and Part Admission
will be as per NIOS admission rules (Table-3 Entry Requirements).
2.8 Fee Structure for Admission
(a) Admission fee payable for the Secondary/Senior NOTE
Secondary courses as given in Table-4 includes charges Female learners of Ladakh are
for registration, cost of study materials, Personal Contact exempted from payment of
Programmes (PCPs), Identity Card, evaluation of Registration Fee and Cost of
Assignments, etc. Do not pay any additional amount for Course material. However,
admission other than specified in below mentioned TOC fee, if applicable, will
tables. have to be paid.

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 Table-4 : Fee Structure for Online Admission of Stream-1
General Category Exempted Category*
NOTE
Course SC/ST, Ex-Servicemen,
The admission fee
Male Female Persons with Disabilities(PWD)
does not include the
examination fees. Secondary Course
The examination fee
must be paid (i) for 5 subjects Rs. 1800/- Rs. 1450/- Rs. 1200/-
separately within the (ii) for each additional subject Rs. 720/- Rs. 720/- Rs. 720/-
specified dates, if the
learner wishes to Senior Secondary Course
appear in
(i) for 5 Subjects Rs. 2000/- Rs. 1650/- Rs. 1300/-
examination.
(ii) for each additional subject Rs. 720/- Rs. 720/- Rs. 720/-

* In addition to the above, Rs. 50/- will be paid for every online transactions.

*For claiming exemption, SC/ST, Ex-servicemen and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) should upload original scanned copy of the
supporting documents

Free Education to Jail Inmates : The NIOS offers special facility of free Education to Jail Inmates so that
during stay in jail, then could earn for their livelihood, and bringing them into the mainstream of society after
release from jail.

The NIOS Education Project for Indian Army (NEPIA) has been specially designed to upgrade the educational qualifications of
Jawans of the Indian Army. NIOS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Army Educational Corps (AEP),
Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence (Army), DHQ, PO, New Delhi. The Army HQ Command will work in collaboration
with concerned NIOS Regional Centres as reflected at Appendix - H.

Table - 5 : Original Scanned Copy of Supporting Documents required from the Exempted
Categories for Admission in NIOS Secondary/Senior Secondary Education Courses
Category Supporting Documents required

(i) SC/ST learners • Copy of certificate issued by the Deputy Commissioner or Magistrate
or Commissioner SC/ST or any other Competent Authority.

(ii) Ex-servicemen • A certificate from the Employer in original.

(iii) Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) • A certificate in original from a Govt. Hospital, and not from a private
nursing home, clearly indicating nature and extent of disability.

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For Dual Enrolment/ Part Admission, fee structure for Stream-1 is given in the Table-6A, and fee
structure for Online learners under streams- 2, 3 and 4 is given in Table-6B.
Table-6A : Fee Structure for Dual Enrolment/Part Admission/TOC (Stream -1)
Course Registration Cost of Course Material Fee for Transfer
Fee for each Subject of Credit (TOC)*.
Secondary Rs. 480/- Rs. 360/- Rs. 180/- Per Subject
(per subject) (Mandatory)
Senior Secondary Rs. 480/- Rs. 400/- Rs. 180/- Per Subject
(per subject) (Mandatory)

* TOC shall be granted as per criteria given in section 2.6.

Table-6B : Fee Structure for Online Admission (Streams-2, 3 and 4)

S.No. Course Registration Exam Fee TOC Fee *Change/
Fee additional
Subject Fee
1. Secondary/Senior Secondary Rs. 480/- • Rs. 250/- per Rs. 180/- Rs. 720/-
(Under Stream-2) Online admission (per subject) subject for Theory. (per subject) (per subject)
• Additional Rs. 120/-
for Practical per subject.
2. Secondary (Under Stream-3) Rs. 480/- • Rs. 500/- per subject Rs. 180/- Rs. 720/-
Online admission (per subject) for Theory. (per subject) (per subject)
• Additional Rs. 200/- for
Practical per subject.

3. Senior Secondary (Under Stream-4) Rs. 480/- • Rs. 500/- per subject for
Online admission (per subject) Theory. Rs. 180/- Rs. 720/-
• Additional Rs.200/- (per subject) (per subject)
for Practical per subject.

*A learner registering under Stream-2, Stream-3, Stream-4 and desirous to take different subjects or additional subject
from parent boards will have to pay Rs. 720/- per subject in addition to Admission/Registration Fee, Examination
Fee and TOC fee.
Note : In addition to above Fee, Rs. 50/- (Rs. Fifty Only) will be charged for every online transactions.

(c) How to Pay the Fee

Fee for Online Admission : There will be two options for the payment of fee:
NOTE
Option-I Learners must
choose their Study
The fee can be deposited Online through Credit Card /Debit Card/Net Banking, Centres very
available Payment Gateways. carefully.

Option-II
In case admission is done through Common Services Centres, fee can be paid via Electronic Wallet of
CSCs.

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 Cancellation of Admission

Learner's admission will be cancelled in case :

➣ online Admission Form is incomplete,

➣ the fee paid is short,

➣ the supporting documents are not complete,

➣ false documents have been submitted, if incorrect or wrong information is given,

➣ required educational qualifications are not fulfilled,

➣ the minimum age criterion is not fulfilled,

➣ the Secondary examination is not passed from a recognised Board.

➣ residential proof is not attached.

Note: (1) Admission once cancelled will not be re-considered.

(2) Fee once paid will not be refunded on any account.

2.9 Confirmation of Admission

Admission to a particular course is confirmed by NIOS by issuing an online Identity Card having
learners admission particulars as per the record available in NIOS. In case any discrepancy is
noticed at any stage of admission and even if the Identity Card has been issued, the admission
will be cancelled and result will not be declared even if learner has appeared in examination.
Do check the particulars given in the Identity Card. In case, there is any discrepancy in learner’s
personal details, address, photo etc., the same should be corrected through E-service immediately.
The Learner should retain his/her Identity Card carefully till he/she completes his/her study in NIOS.
The Correction in the Admission Record will be made as per rules only (which are available
on NIOS website).
The learners appearing in NIOS external public examination/ODES will be required to produce
the Identity Card issued by NIOS at the time of appearing in examinations, failing which they
will not be allowed to appear in the examination.
2.10 Other Facilities after Admission through E-services
2.10.1 Learner centric activity which can be availed through e-services are:
(a) Issue of Duplicate Identity Card
In case of loss of Identity Card, a duplicate Identity Card can be issued. For obtaining Duplicate
Identity Card, first lodge an FIR with the concerned Police Station. Then apply online through
E-Service and learner may upload the original scanned copy of FIR and pay the fee of
Rs. 100/- through online mode, and second time for obtaining the duplicate Identity Card
the learner will have to pay the fee of Rs. 500/-.

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 (b) Change of Subject/Additional Subject for All Streams
During the admission period of five years, a learner can change one or more subject(s),
provided the total number of subjects does not exceed seven. Subject(s) already passed by
a learner cannot be changed.
For change of subject/additional subject, a learner has to apply online through E-Service
and he/she is required to pay the prescribed fee through online mode as given below :
For Secondary Course Rs. 720/- per subject
For Senior Secondary Course Rs. 720/- per subject

(c) Change of Study Centre/AI

The learner must choose his/her Study Centre/AI very
carefully. In case a learner wishes to change his/her Study NOTE
Centre from one centre to another centre, he/she should The dates to apply for CHANGE OF
apply online through E-Service and should upload STUDY CENTRE through
valid reasons and documents, and a fee of Rs. 400/- e-service are till 30th April for Oct.-
(Rs. Four Hundred only) to be paid though online Nov. Examination and till 30th
mode. Detailed guidelines in this regard have been October for April-May Examination.
displayed on NIOS website (www.nios.ac.in).
(d) Issue of Duplicate Documents
(e) Requisition for Course Material
(f) Minor Corrections in Spelling of Name, Father’s Name, Mother’s Name and/or Guardian’s
Name
(g) Change of learner's name
(h) Correction of Date of Birth, Name, Father’s Name, Mother’s Name, Guardian’s Name
(i) TOC, change of medium etc.
2.11 About AI/Study Centre of the Learner
The Accredited Institute (Study Centre) chosen by the learner at the time of online admission
will provide the following services without any additional charges:
– Conduct 30 Personal Contact Programmes (PCPs) as per NIOS Norms for theory and five
PCPs for practical classes as prescribed by NIOS. The learner should visit the Study Centre
to know the PCP Time Table or view the same on NIOS website. However, the learners can
also get response to their subjects related queries through e-mail to: [email protected]
– Evaluation of Assignments by Tutors.
– Counselling to solve learner’s problems/queries related to the course.
– Informing the dates of payment of fees, examination date sheet, examination centre and
other important information.
2.12 Procedure for Correction in the Admission Records through e-services only
(a) ➤ The admission to a particular course is confirmed by NIOS by issuing an online Identity
Card having details of Learner’s Name, Date of Birth, Subjects opted etc. These details
are the same as filled in by the learner at the time of admission in NIOS. The learner is
requested to check the details immediately on:-

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 (i) website in learners corner.
(ii) receiving E-mail for confirmation of admission
(iii) receiving the online I-card.
In case, there is any discrepancy in learner’s personal details, address, photo etc., the same
should be corrected through e-services.
➤ Correction in the admission records of learner will be considered prior to appearing in the
first examination or within 3 years from the date of registration for admission upon uploading
of supporting documents. However, it is desired that correction, if any, may be requested
in such a manner that the same may be done before the issue of Admit Card for appearing
in examination so that Pass documents are issued with correct details.
➤ No request for correction will be accepted after 3 years from the date of registration.
➤ Applicable fee for above corrections, in addition to fee for revised document as per NIOS
norms, will be charged online.
➤ 'Latest correction rules' will be applicable at the time of making request for correction in
the record.
➤ Please note that the revised corrected documents will be issued only after you have submittted
the Origional Documents (Marksheet, Mirgration Certificate or Provisional Certificate or
Final Certificate) with incorrect details issued to you by NIOS and requisite fee.
Fee for Correction in Admission Record
S. No. Type of Correction Amount
1 Correction in Learner’s name / Father’s name / Mother’s name / Guardian’s name after admission 100/-

2 Correction in the Date of Birth of the learner 100/-

3 Change in Learner’s name / Mother’s name / Father’s name/ Guardian’s name 200/-

4 Change in the Date of Birth of the learner ( as per rule) 200/-

5 Correction of Photograph 100/-

6 Change in learner’s address 100/-

7 Change of Study Centre 400/-

8 Transfer of Credit fee ( per subject) 150/-

9 Transfer of Credit fee (per subject ) in case the request for TOC is made after registration (as per rule) 500/-

10. Late Fee for submission of Assignments (TMA) (Per Subject ) 1500/-

11. Issue of Duplicate Identity Card for the second time. 500/-

*12. Change of Examination Centre for Public Examination as well as for On Demand Examination 1500/-
before commencement of Practical/Theory examination

NOTE : The learners are also required to pay revised/renewed duplicate document fee as per NIOS norms mentioned in Section 4.5.
* In extreme circumstances and due to unavoidable reasons of the learner, if need be, the change of examination centre within the
region as well as outside the region before the commencement of Public/Practical Examination of NIOS, has to be recommended to
the Department of Evaluation, NIOS for approval of the Director (Evaluation), NIOS.

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 CONTACT ADDRESS FOR GRIEVANCES/PROBLEMS
All efforts have been made to provide user friendly learning environment to NIOS fraternity
through our Study Centres. However, in case a he/she faces some problems, learner may contact
his/her Study Centre (AI) or the concerned Regional Centre (See Appendix-A).
In case any problem/grievance is not redressed by the Study Centre or the Regional Centre,
please write to
"The Director (Student Support Services)"
National Institute of Open Schooling
A-24-25, Institutional Area, Sector-62, NOIDA-201309, Uttar Pradesh
or send email to: [email protected]"
OR
Call at Toll Free No. 1800-180-9393

Learners are advised to take help of 'Frequently Asked Questions'

already available on NIOS website.

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 Instructional
3 Process at NIOS

In NIOS, a learner has to learn on his/her own i.e., he/she is a self-learner. He/she can learn at his/
her own pace and convenience. The instructional process comprises studying self-instructional print
materials, listening to and viewing audio and video programmes, attending Personal Contact
Programmes (PCPs) at the Study Centre, and doing Tutor Marked Assignments that are evaluated. All
instrucitonal materials are designed and developed by the NIOS Headquarters and are sent to the learners
directly.

3. For Admission through Online Stream-1

3.1 Self Instructional Material
NOTE
The specially designed printed self instructional material for different
Course fee includes the price subjects alongwith other support material will be provided to the learner
of the study materials. Do by post at his/her given address.
not pay any extra money Learner must upload his/her correct postal address in the Application
for the same. Form. For undelivered parcel of study material, learner shall be
required to pay Rs. 100/- (Rupees One hundred only) through Credit Card/Debit Card/ Net Banking
for re-despatch of study material at his/her residential address. The request for re-despatch of the
study material may be sent to the Material Distribution Unit, NIOS, C/o CWC, G.T. Karnal
Road, Rana Pratap Bagh, Delhi -110033.
3.2 Personal Contact Programme (PCP)
There is a provision in NIOS that one induction session and
30 PCP sessions will be organized per subject for theory and 5 NOTE
additional sessions for subjects having practical on face to face Do not pay any extra amount
basis, generally on week ends and holidays, in the first year of to the AI for attending PCP
admission, by the AI (Study Centre). The five (05) PCP Practicals
classes.
will be utilized for learning and Formative Assessment. A weightage
of 50% of the marks will be awarded for formative assessment
(05 Practical classes) and 50% marks for the 6th Practical class (Last) for Summative Assessment.
These PCP sessions will be conducted at the assigned Study Centres (AIs) from November
onwards for Block-I and from May onwards for Block-II.
The detailed Guidelines for internal assessment are displayed on NIOS website. The learners
are advised to read the Guidelines carefully.
The contact sessions are not meant for covering the curriculum. DO NOT EXPECT FULL
TIME CLASSROOM TEACHING as in the formal education system. The teachers are there to
help and guide the learners with regard to difficulties faced during PCP sessions. It would be in
learners, interest to attend all the contact sessions. The five (05) PCP practical will be conducted
at assigned Study Centres (AIs) in the month of February for Block-I and August for
Block-II. Attendance in five practical sessions is compulsory.

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3.3 Audio and Video Programmes
The NIOS has produced several Audio and Video (AV) programmes in the context of
academic and vocational education courses to supplement learning. Some AV programmes
of general nature have also been developed by NIOS.
Sale of Audio/Video DVDs: The audio and video programmes on most of the topics are
available on audio CDs and DVDs for sale @ Rs. 100/- through Credit Card/Debit Card/Net
Banking. The audio/video folder is available on NIOS website under Media Programmes. The
learner can purchase these programmes from : The Material Distribution Unit (MDU),
National Institute of Open Schooling, C/O CWC, G.T. Karnal Road, Rana Pratap Bagh,
Opposite State Bank Colony, Delhi - 110033 Phone: 011-27416329/27462690 or from the
Joint Director (Media), A-24-25, Institutional Area, Sector-62, NOIDA-201309, Uttar
Pradesh Phone No. 0120-4089837. For further details, visit NIOS Website : www.nios.ac.in
3.4 Mukta Vidya Vani
The NIOS offers web based Personal Contact Programme (PCP) also for benefit of
learners.
The Mukta Vidya Vani is a unique Educational Web Radio in India. It is a pioneering initiative of
the NIOS Audio streaming for educational proposes. It was launched on 19th July, 2012. It
enables a two way communication with any audience that has access to internet connection
from the studio located at the Headquarters in NIOS. In its commendable journey from an
exploratory mode to an effective and popular platform, it has created a new milestone particularly
in the context of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode of education.
The main objective of the Mukta Vidya Vani programmes is to empower the learners of the
Secondary, the Senior Secondary and the Vocational Education Courses of NIOS through web
streaming in addition to printed course materials. It is a live Personal Contact Programme (PCP)
24×7.
Timings: Monday to Friday From 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday From 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Gazetted Holiday( s) From 10:30 am to 01:30 pm
The learner can reach us via: Toll free - 1800 180 2543 and Landline - 0120 4626949.
3.4.1 Community Radio
The Community Radio Programme of NIOS was launched on 25 December 2015. It is available
on FM 91.2 MHz. Through this educational programme, NIOS learners are benefited.
As per guidelines of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, the Community
Radio Programme addresses crucial social issues at the community level, such as poverty, social
exclusion, empowering marginalized rural groups, democratic processes, developmental efforts
and providing opportunities to members of the community to initiate communication and
participate in programme making, management of the station etc.
3.5 Tutor Marked Assignments
In order to check the progress during the course of study, the learner should take up Tutor
Marked Assignments (TMAs) seriously. The assignments would be a part of continuous

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 internal assessment and also serve as an academic tool to prompt the learner to take part in the
Personnel Contact Programmes (PCPs) and develop rapport between the learner and the tutors
at the Study Centres. There is only one Assignment in each subject. The learner must submit
the assignments response sheets on time. For more details, please see Chapter 5 and also the
'Guidelines' hosted on NIOS website.
3.6 Important Information about Online Admissions under Streams 2, 3 and 4
➤ The Streams 2, 3 and 4 of Online Admission have been specifically designed for those
learners who have already completed the course of study but wish to appear in NIOS
examinations at the earliest available opportunity. Therefore, NIOS will not provide the
following to the learners seeking admission under Streams 2, 3 and 4:
➥ Study Material (Self Learning Material)
➥ Personal Contact Programmes (PCPs) and
➥ Tutor Marked Assignments (TMAs)
➤ Accordingly, NIOS is not charging any money for the study material, for conduct of PCP
and Assignments for these three streams of learners for the entire period of enrolment of
five years. However, the learners can access the study material by downloading it from the
NIOS website (www.nios.ac.in) or on payment through online (as per Table-6A) from the
Regional Centres or from the Material Distribution Unit (MDU), Delhi.
➤ A learner who opts to appear in NIOS examinations at a short notice is required to pay
examination fee compulsorily at the time of admission and fill up the Examination Form/
information at the time of seeking Online Admission.
➤ At the time of admission, the learner has to mention all subjects opted by him/her for
appearing in examinations in the Admission Form including Tranfer of Credit (TOC), if
needed.
➤ All other facilities like 9 chances to appear in examinations, change of subjects, etc., will be
provided to the learner of Stream-2. However, the learner is free to appear any number of
times (limited to once in a month) through On Demand Examination System (ODES) till the
validity of admission.
➤ For change of subject, NIOS rules mentioned in Chapter 2 - para 2.10 (b) of the Prospectus
will be applicable.
➤ Status of despatch of study material to individual learners can be seen on NIOS website
www.nios.ac.in. The learners may use the facility to get the information from NIOS Toll free No.
1800-180-9393.
➤ Once admission is confirmed under a particular stream, the learner can not change the Stream of
Admission for the remaining period.

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 4 Evaluation System

The National Institute of Open Schooling has certain significant features in its evaluation system.
One such feature is freedom to answer the questions in Public Examinations in any one of the scheduled
regional languages, although the Question Papers supplied would generally be in English and Hindi/
available Regional mediums only. NIOS has been doing innovations in the evaluation system to
maintain its credibility and standards. The On Demand Examination System (ODES) at the Secondary
and the Senior Secondary levels for the registered candidates is one such innovation.

4.1 Public Examinations

NOTE
The Public Examinations are held twice in a year in the months Unless examination fee is paid within
NOTE of April-May and October- the prescribed dates, learner will not
be allowed to appear in the
Only one Answer Book will be issued to November on the dates fixed examinations.
the learner in a subject to complete the by the NIOS. However, a
Answers. No additional Answer Sheet
will be provided.
learner is also eligible to appear through On Demand Examination
System (ODES) at the Secondary Level and the Senior
Secondary level in those subjects only in which the learner has taken admission in NIOS.
(a) Registration for Public Examination for admission through Online under Stream-1 and
unsuccessful learners from Stream-2
For appearing in NIOS examination, the learner must register himself/herself by filling up the
Examination Form online by paying requisite examination fee as given in Table 7 as per schedule
given below through concerned Study Centres (AIs).
(i) April-May Examination :
For fresh and unsuccessful learners of previous examinations
➣ 21st November to 20th December (Without late fee)
For learners who have been unsuccessful in the preceding examination i.e., October Exams.
➣ 1st December to 20th December (Without late fee)
For all learners
➣ 21st December to 31st December (With late fee of Rs. 100/- per subject)
➣ 1st January to 10th January (With consolidated late fee of Rs. 1500/-)
(ii) October-November Examination :
For fresh and unsuccessful learners of previous examintions
➣ 21st May to 20th June (Without late fee)
For learners who have been unsuccessful in the preceding examination i.e., April Exams.
➣ 1st June to 20th June (Without late fee)
For all learners
➣ 21st June to 30th June (With late fee of Rs. 100/- per subject)
➣ 1st July to 10th July (With consolidated late fee of Rs. 1500/-)

The learner can register for Public Examinations through only online. The examination fee can be
paid through Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking only.

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(b) Registration for Public Examinations

(i) To register for the Public Examination of NIOS being held in April-May and October-
November the learner has to apply through online from NIOS website : www.nios.ac.in.

(ii) The learner must select the correct codes of the subjects from the list of subjects in which
he/she wishes to appear.

IMPORTANT NOTE

➤ The learner admitted to the Senior Secondary Course must ensure essential gap of two years from
the year of passing the Secondary examination for the purpose of obtaining a certificate at the Senior
Secondary level. If learner does not have the requisite gap of two years, he/she can appear in a maximum of
four subjects only in the forthcoming April- May examination and subsequent October-November Examination.
In case a learner is registered for more than 4 subjects, then first 4 subject shall be considered for appearing in
the examination. Learner will be eligible to appear in the remaining subjects only on completion of the two years
gap. In the absence of the two years gap, his/her examination fee will be adjusted for the first four opted
subjects and the remaining fee, if paid for other subjects, will be forfeited.

➤ Fixation of Examination Centre is the prerogative of NIOS. However, the Examination Centres are
normally fixed at District Headquarters, Sub-Divisional Headquarters and other available places near the AIs.

➤ Please contact the concerned AI or log on to NIOS website about two weeks prior to commencement of
examination for finding out details regarding Examination Centre and Date Sheet.

➤ Intimation letters and Certificates have scanned photographs of the learners. The information about Examination
Centres and Result are made available on the NIOS website.

➤ The learner has to appear in the Examination Centre allotted to him/her by NIOS. The decision of NIOS with
regard to allotment of the Examination Centre will be final.

➤ In case a learner appears in an Examination Centre other than the one allotted by NIOS, his/her result will not
be declared and his/her case will be treated as having resorted to unfair means.

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 Provisions for Persons with Disabilities during Examination
➥ A written request alongwith Medical Certificate indicating the nature and extent of disability
from a Government Hospital is required to be submitted at the time of registraion for a
specific examination.
➥ Provision of an Amanuensis (writer).
➥ One hour additional time will be allowed to visually impaired or Differently Abled Persons or
spastic learners.
➥ Provisions for the learners suffering from sudden illness/accident.
➥ Seperate sitting arrangement.
➥ Disabilitywise provisions to learners with Locomotor/Orthopedic disability, Visually and Hearing
Impaired, Multiple Disability/Cerebral Palsy, Mentally Retarded, Autism and Leprosy-cured.
For detailed information, please see Chapter 6.
➥ The provisions are available in theory examinations only and not in practical examinations.
➥ In case of On Demand Examination (ODE) the learner has to arrange a Writer/Amanuensis.
However, one hour extra time is allowed for the examination and no other facilities are
available in ODE Examination of NIOS

4.2 On Demand Examination System (ODES)

In case the learner is already a registered learner of NIOS at the Secondary or the Senior
Secondary level, he/she has the option to appear in the Examination through NIOS On-Demand
Examination System (ODES). Learner can appear in the examination through ODES as per his/
her wish and preparation as and when learner feels ready for the examination, subject to availability
of the seats in the Examination Centre.
Subjects available for appearing through ODES at the Secondary level are Hindi (201),
English (202), Sanskrit (209), Mathematics (211), Science & Technology (212), Social Science
(213), Economics (214), Business Studies (215), Home Science (216), Psychology (222), Indian
Culture and Heritage (223), Painting (225), Data Entry Operations (229), Accountancy (224),
Bharatiya Darshan (247) and Sanskrit Sahitya (248).
Subjects available for appearing through ODES at the Senior Secondary level are Hindi
(301), English (302), Sanskrit (309), Mathematics (311), Physics (312), Chemistry (313), Biology
(314), History (315),Geography (316), Political Science (317), Economics (318), Business Studies
(319), Accountancy (320), Home Science (321), Psychology (328), Sociology (331), Painting
(332), Environmental Science (333), Mass Communication (335), Data Entry Operations (336),
and Introduction to Law (338).
The On-Demand Examinations (Secondary and Sr. Secondary) for the above said subjects are
conducted at : (i) NIOS, A-31, Institutional Area, Sector 62, Noida - 201309, District Gautam
Budh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh), (ii) at all Regional Centres of NIOS, and (iii) Designated Kendriya
Vidyalayas across India.

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Registration for On Demand Examination (ODE)
➤ In order to avail the facility of On Demand Examination Sysetm (ODES), the learner has to be a
registered one as a bonafide learner of NIOS having the Enrolment Number and a valid Identity
Card.
➤ The registration for ODES is available for existing learners through Online only. In order to
know the ODE registration procedure, you may visit the NIOS website: www.nios.ac.in (click
on On Demand Examination System – thereafter click on online ODE registration for existing
learners).
➤ The learners of Stream-1 Blocks I & II can seek online ODE registration only after April/May,
2022 and October/November 2022 public examinations.
➤ For appearing in ODE, the learner must bring the Original Identity Card issued by NIOS along
with any other valid photo identity proof e.g., Driving Licence, Voter Identity Card, Passport,
Aadhaar Card etc., and the complete print out of the computer generated ODE Registration
Application.
➤ The Examination fee for ODE is as under :
➥ Secondary level Rs.500/- + Rs.200/- extra for subject involving practical
➥ Senior Secondary level Rs.500/- + Rs.200/- extra for subject involving practical
➤ A learner can appear for ODE at the concerned Regional Centre or at NIOS Headquarters,
Noida or in the concerned Kendriya Vidyalaya. Learners of Delhi Region can appear for ODE at
NIOS Headquarters, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh. Overseas learner can appear from any of the ODE
Centres of NIOS.
➤ On Demand Examination fee can be paid either through Credit Card , Debit Card or Net Banking.
➤ The Marksheets and other documents will be prepared only for overall pass learners by
M&M Unit, Department of Evaluation, NIOS and will be sent to the concerned Regional
Centres for despatch to individual learners. Other learners wanting Marksheet can apply
online through E-service and a fee of Rs. 200/- paid through online mode.
➤ Seeking ODE online registration twice a month in a particular subject is not permissible;
➤ In case of difficulty in registration, a learner may send mail to: [email protected] or dial 1800 180
9393
4.3 Credit Accumulation
4.3.1 A learner can avail nine chances to appear in the Public Examinations spread over a
period of five years within the validity of the admission. NIOS will keep and accumulate
credits in concerned subjects in its database till the learner clears all the required subjects
for certification. Avail this flexible scheme of examination in order to learn well and to
get better results.
It may, however, become necessary for NIOS to revise the syllabus of different courses from
time to time. In that case the decision of NIOS about On Demand Examination will be binding
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4.3.2 Part Credit

(a) As a Senior Secondary learner, if a learner passes in

NOTE
the practical but fails in the theory of a subject, his/
her practical awards will be retained. The learner NIOS does not issue any Bonafide/
Transfer/School Leaving/Character/
can appear again in theory examination. However,
Date of Birth Certificate separately to
if learner re-appears in practical, then better of the its learners.
two results including theory and practical will be
taken into account.
Likewise, the part credit of passing in theory but failing in practical is retained. But the
examination fee of both theory and practical has to be paid even if learner does not intend
to appear in theory or practical.
(b) For the Secondary examinations, theory and practical are considered as one unit and the
learner has to pass in aggregate of the two. Hence, for appearing in a subject with practical
at the Secondary level, the learner is required to appear in both theory and practical.
4.4 Improvement of Performance
The NIOS allows the learner to apply again in a subject which he/she has already passed for
improvement of performance but only once in the Public Examination.
The learner has to apply for improvement in the same manner as for appearing in the first examination
by paying the required fee. This chance can be availed only once in each subject within five years
from the year of admission in Public Examination.
For subjects involving practical, the learner will have to appear in both theory and practical for
improvement of his/her performance. Better of the two results would be considered and indicated in
the Marksheet. NIOS will issue only Marksheet if learner is already certified.
In case of ODES, the learner can appear in as much time for improvement of performance till
his/her satisfaction. However, the learner cannot appear in the ODE in a particular subject
twice in the same month.
4.5 Issue of Marksheet and Certificate for Public Examination
The learner shall receive a Marksheet on declaration of result through his/her AI. Provisional
and Migration Certificate will be issued to successful learners only. The Pass Certificate will be
issued in about six months after declaration of the result.
Table-7 : Examination Fee and Other Miscellaneous Fee

(i) Fee for the Secondary and the Senior Secondary Public Examinations

Nature of Fee Amount of Fees

➣ Examination fee Rs. 250/- per subject
➣ Additional fee for Practicals in subjects
having both theory and practicals. Rs. 120/- per subject
➣ Late fee for examination (after last date) Rs. 100/- per subject
➣ Consolidated late fee after the prescribed dates
at the concerned Regional Centre only (See para 4.1) Rs. 1500/- per subject

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 (ii) Other Miscellaneous Fees
➣ Duplicate copy of the Pass Certificate Rs. 200/-
➣ Duplicate Provisional Certificate Rs. 200/-
➣ Duplicate Migration Certificate Rs. 200/-
➣ Duplicate Marksheet Rs. 200/-
➣ Duplicate Identity Card Rs. 100/-
➣ Postal Charges (If the above Rs. 50/-
documents are required by Speed Post)
➣ Re-checking of Answer Script Rs. 300/- per subject
➣ Re-evaluation of Answer Script
(Senior Secondary Examination) Rs. 800/- per subject
➣ Re-evaluation of Answer Script
(Senior Secondary On Demand Examination) Rs. 1000/- per subject
➣ Verification of NIOS documents (for Private compaines
and individual learners) Rs. 500/- per document
➣ Issue of photocopy of Answer scripts to Learner
(Secondary and Sr. Secondary or equivalent courses) Rs. 700/- per Answer script
within 15 days from the declaration of result.
➣ Transcription/verification for foreign Institutions/
Universities for NIOS certificates Rs. 5000/-
➣ Mark Statement (Revised) Rs. 200/-
➣ Provisional Certificate (Revised) After correction in Rs. 200/-
➣ Migration Certificate (Revised) admission record Rs. 200/-
➣ Pass Certificate (Revised) Rs. 200/-
Note: (i) The revised duplicate documents fees will be charged as mentioned above.
(ii) The examination fee is required to be paid by all learners.
(iii) Examination fee is same for both the Secondary and the Senior Secondary Courses.
(iv) The fee once paid for examinations will not be refunded or adjusted under any circumstances.
(v) Apply online through E-service for obtaining duplicate copy of Marksheet, Certificate and Migration Certificate.
(vi) The prescribed fee for issue of Provisional Certificate, Migration Certificate and Duplicate Marksheet on urgent
basis is Rs. 400/- for each certificate except the Pass Certificate; and these documents will be issued within 48 hours
from the date of receipt of application.
(vii) The prescribed fee for the verification of document(s)/certificate(s) on urgent basis is Rs. 1000/- for each document(s)/
certificate (s) within 48 hours from the date of receipt of application (for Private compaines and individual learners).
(viii) In case the duplicate certificate/document/identity card needs to be despatched through Speed Post, additional
charge of Rs. 50/- is to be paid by the learner alongiwth the fee.
(ix) Duplicate I-cards will not be issued to certified candidates.
(x) In case of duplicate certificate, an affidavit is required.

In case the learner passes in additional subject(s) or in case of improvement of performance in one
or more subjects, no fresh Migration or Pass Certificate will be issued. The learner will be issued only
a Marksheet. No Migration Certificate will be issued to learners unless they complete their
courses of study.
Note: In case any discrepancy is noticed by the learner in the result after declaration of the
result of Public Examination/On Demand Examination, he/she will have to apply for
the same to the concerned Regional Centre within 30 days of declaration of the result
alongwith the incorrect documents issued by NIOS, failing which no request will be
entertained.
4.6 Certification Criteria
In order to pass in a subject and get a certificate of Secondary/Senior Secondary courses, the
criteria laid down by NIOS are given in Table-8:

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 Table-8: Certification Criteria
Course Pass Criteria in a Subject Certification Criteria
Secondary A minimum of 33% marks in the aggregate Pass in 5 subjects including at least one but
Course (Theory plus practical wherever applicable) in not more than two languages.
(Class X) the Public Examination. The maks obtained in Internal
Assessment will be shown separately in the Marksheet.
Senior A minimum of 33% marks in the aggregate as Pass in 5 subjects including at least one but not
Secondary well as separately in theory and practicals in the more than two languages.
Course (Class XII) Public Examination. The maks obtained in Internal
Assessment will be shown separately in the Marksheet.
Note: Three documents viz. Marksheet, Transfer-cum-Migration and Provisional Certificate will be issued to all successful learners. In case of unsuccessful
learners, only marksheet will be issued.
4.7 Scheme of Examinations: The scheme of examinations highlighting the number of papers,
maximum marks and duration of examinations for each subject is given in Table-9.
Table-9: Scheme of Examination
a) Secondary Examination b) Senior Secondary Examination
S.No. Code Subject No. of Max. Duration S.No. Code Subject No. of Max. Duration
Papers Marks (hours)
Papers Marks (hours) Group A
Group A 1. 301 Hindi 1 100 3
1. 201 Hindi 1 100 3 2. 302 English 1 100 3
2. 202 English 1 100 3 3. 306 Urdu 1 100 3
4. 309 Sanskrit 1 100 3
3. 206 Urdu 1 100 3
5. 307 Gujarati 1 100 3
4. 209 Sanskrit 1 100 3 6. 303 Bengali 1 100 3
Examination of
5. 203 Bengali 1 100 3 7. 304 Tamil these subjects 1 100 3
6. 204 Marathi 1 100 3 8. 305 Odia will be held on 1 100 3
7. 205 Telugu 1 100 3 9. 310 Punjabi same day and time. 1 100 3
10. 341 Arabic 1 100 3
8. 207 Gujarati 1 100 3 11. 342 Persian 1 100 3
9. 208 Kannada Examination of 1 100 3 12. 343 Malayalam 1 100 3
10. 210 Punjabi
these subjects 1 100 3 Group B
11. 228 Assamese
will be held on 1 100 3 1. 311 Mathematics 1 100 3
12. 231 Nepali
same day and 1 100 3 2. 321 Home Science (Th) 1 80 3
time. (Pr) 1 20 3
13. 232 Malayalam 1 100 3 3. 316 Geography (Th) 1 80 3
14. 233 Odia 1 100 3 (Pr) 1 20 3
15. 235 Arabic 1 100 3 4. 318 Economics 1 100 3
16. 236 Persian 1 100 3 5. 319 Commerce/Business Studies 1 100 3
6. 328 Psychology 1 100 3
17. 237 Tamil 1 100 3
7. 332 Painting (Th) 1 30 1½
18. 238 Sindhi 1 100 3 (Pr) 3 70 6
Group B 8. 336 Data Entry Operations (Th) 1 40 2
(Pr) 1 60 2
1. 211 Mathematics (Th) 1 85 2½
9. 376 Early Childhood Care
(Pr) 1 15 3 and Education 1 100 3
10. 345 Veda Adhyyan# 1 100 3
2. 212 Science & Technology (Th) 1 85 2½ 11. 346 Sanskrit Vyakarana# Indian 1 100 3
(Pr) 1 15 3 12. 347 Bharatiya Darshan# Knowledge #
1 100 3
13. 348 Sanskrit Sahitya# Tradition 1 100 3
3. 213 Social Science 1 100 3 Group C*
4. 214 Economics 1 100 3 14. 312 Physics (Th) 1 80 3
(Pr) 1 20 3
5. 215 Business Studies 1 100 3 15. 315 History 1 100 3
6. 216 Home Science (Th) 1 85 2½ 16. 333 Enviornmental Science (Th) 1 80 3
(Pr) 1 20 3
(Pr) 1 15 3 17. 339 Library and Information (Th) 1 80 3
7. 222 Psychology 1 100 3 Science (Pr) 1 20 3
Group D*
8. 223 Indian Culture and Heritage 1 100 3 18. 313 Chemistry (Th) 1 80 3
9. 224 Accountancy 1 100 3 (Pr) 1 20 3
19. 317 Political Science 1 100 3
10. 225 Painting (Th) 1 30 1½ 20. 335 Mass Communication (Th) 1 80 3
(Pr) 1 70 3 (Pr) 1 20 3
21. 374 Military Studies 1 100 3
11. 229 Data Entry Operations (E) (Th) 1 40 2 Group E*
(Pr) 1 60 2 22. 314 Biology (Th) 1 80 3
(Pr) 1 20 3
12. 242 Hindustani Sangeet (Th) 1 40 2 23. 320 Accountancy 1 100 3
(Pr) 1 60 2 24. 338 Introduction to Law 1 100 3
25. 375 Military History 1 100 3
13. 243 Carnatic Sangeet (Th) 1 40 2 Group F*
(Pr) 1 60 2 26. 330 Computer Science (Th) 1 60 3
14. 245 Veda Adhyyan# 1 100 3 (Pr) 1 40 2
27. 331 Sociology 1 100 3
15. 246 Sanskrit Vyakarana # Indian 1 100 3
Knowledge
28. 337 Tourism 1 100 3
16. 247 Bharatiya Darshan# 1 100 3 29. 373 Physical Education (Th) 1 70 3
Tradition#
17. 248 Sanskrit Sahitya# 1 100 3 andYog (Pr) 1 30 3
18. 249 Entrepreneurship 1 100 3 * Examination of these subjects will be held on same day and time.
#
In the Certificate, mention of "Indian Knowledge Tradition" will be made on successful completion of above four subjects alongwith Sanskrit Language subject at
Secondary/Senior Secondary level. These subjects are available in Sanskrit medium only.
NOTE (Applicable for Table 9 Group A)
Minimum one and Maximum two language subjects from group A are permissible for certification. However, third language can be offered as an additional subject.

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4.8 Re-checking of Answer Scripts NOTE
On re-checking and re-evaluation,
In case a learner has appeared in one of the Public
the revised (increased or
Examinations and he/she is not satisfied with his/her decreased) marks will be final and
result, NIOS provides him/her an opportunity for re- binding on the learner(s) applying
checking of answer scripts in which re-totaling of marks for re-checking/re-evaluation. No
is done. It is also ensured that no question is left re-checking or re-evaluation is
unevaluated. Please note that the answers are not re- available in practical examination.
evaluated during re-checking. A learner may apply
for re-checking of the Answer Script in any subject within 15 days from the date of declaration
of the result. Application may be made online for re-checking of the Answer Script. The
learner has to pay the prescribed fee of Rs. 300/- (Rupees Three Hundred only) per subject
to the NIOS through Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking. The re-checking will be completed
within 30 days from the last date of application. This facility is available in theory marks only.
4.8.1 Re-evaluation of Answer Scripts at the Senior Secondary level
For re-evaluation of Answer Scripts at the Senior Secondary level, a learner may apply for Re-
evaluation of the Answer Script in any subject within 15 days from the date of declaration of
the NIOS Public Examination result. Application may be made online. The learner has to
pay the prescribed fee of Rs. 800/- (Rupees Eight Hundred only) per subject to the NIOS
through Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking. The Re-evaluation will be completed within 45
days from the last date of application. This facility is available in theory marks only.
Re-evaluation of Answer Scripts of On Demand Examination at the Senior Secondary
level: The learner may apply for re-evaluation of the Answer Script in any subject within 15
days from the date of declaration of the NIOS On Demand Examination result. Application
may be made online. For re-evaluation of ODES Answer Scripts at the Senior Secondary
level, the learner has to pay the prescribed fee of Rs. 1000/- (Rupees One Thousand only)
per subject to NIOS through Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking. The Re-evaluation will be
completed within 45 days from the last date of application.
4.9 Unfair Means (UFMs)
In case of use of unfair means by the learner in examination, the examination will be cancelled
and learner could be further debarred from appearing in the future examinations. Even learner's
admission can also be cancelled. Instructions regarding unfair means are printed on the second
page of the Examination Answer Books. The learner should read the same carefully. In case,
the lerner has been debarred by some other School Education Board for UFM, he/she will not
be eligible for admission in NIOS.
4.10 Standard of Education and Recognition
There are three National Boards of School Education viz., NIOS, CBSE and CISCE. NIOS
is offering school education through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode, whereas the
other two boards are offering school education courses in Face to Face learning mode. The
National Institute of Open Schooling is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of
Education, Government of India. It is vested with the authority to impart school education
upto pre-university level, conduct examinations and award certificates. As all the National/

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 State Boards are following the National Curriculum Framework brought out by the National
Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT), hence the certificates awarded by all
Boards are at par. The same is the case with NIOS. The certificates awarded by NIOS are
recognised for higher education, Government jobs and for all other purposes.
4.11 Procedure for correction in the results of Public Examination/On Demand
Examination
In case of a discrepancy in the result of an Public/On Demand examination, the learner may
apply for correction to the Regional Director of his/her region within 30 days from the declaration
of results. No request for correction in the results will be entertained thereafter. The proforma
for application for correction in the record is available on NIOS website under Student
Information Section.
4.12 Awards and Scholarships for NIOS Learners
(i) “Ms. Santosh Rastogi Award for Excellence in Geography”: An award titled “Ms.
Santosh Rastogi award for Excellence in Geography” was introduced for the NIOS pass
outs at the Senior Secondary level from the academic year 2005. Five awards of Rs. 500/-
each are given every year.
The awards are given to those learners who obtain the highest marks in the subject of
Geography at Sr. Secondary level in the April-May as well as Oct.-Nov. examinations of the
year. The best of both the examinations are taken into consideration. In case of a tie, the
learner scoring higher aggregate of total marks is given the award. In case the highest scorer
is a case of transfer of credit in that subject, the second highest scorer is considered for
giving the award.
(ii) Dr. Ambedkar National Scholarship Scheme for Meritorious learners belonging to
Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes: This Scholarship Scheme was started by Dr. Ambedkar
Foundation set up under the aegis of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in 1992
with a view to recognise, promote and assist meritorious students belonging to the Scheduled
Castes and the Scheduled Tribes for enabling them to pursue higher studies. This is a one
time cash award and is given to three learners scoring highest marks in class X examination
conducted by the Education Board/Council. This is separate for SC and ST. In case none of
the first three eligible students is a girl, the girl student scoring the highest marks gets a
special award.

Eligibility criteria for Dr. Ambedkar scholarship:

(i) The learner should belong to Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST).
(ii) Family income of the learner from all sources should be less than Rs. 1 lakh in the preceding
financial year.
(iii) The learner should have appeared in any of the recognised State/All India Boards of Education
including NIOS and should have scored not less than 50% marks in the aggregate in the Secondary
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 Internal Assessment
5 Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)

The NIOS has developed several means and strategies to help learners to learn well and be successful.
Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) is one such Tool which plays a very important role in the learning
process under the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) System. TMAs help learner to know his/her
progress and attainment level and develop regular study habits. TMAs also helps in designing diagnostic
and remedial teaching strategies during Personal Contact Programmes (PCPs).
The learner's Internal Assessment is done through one Tutor Marked Assignment in each subject.
The Assignments are supplied in a booklet form. The Subject Tutors at AIs correct the Assignments
of learners and provide their feedback and suggestions for improvement. The Assignments are uploaded
on NIOS website from where learners can download them.
Internal Assessment (IA) in Secondary/Sr. Senior examination
NOTE
will carry 20% weightage of theory as continious and
Do not pay any additional amount comprehensive evaluation. These marks will be shown in the
for submitting Assignment Response mark-sheet alongwith the marks of external examination which
Sheets at Study Centre. will carry 80% weightage in each subject. TMA is applicable
for admission through Stream-I only. Assignments should be submitted before appearing in the
Public Examination of the particular subject. Assignments will not accepted after passing the subject.
No improvement will be allowed in the TMA.
TMA is not applicable to learners seeking registration under the Streams II, III & IV.

The learner is required to submit the Assignment at the MOST IMPORTANT

AI (Study Centre) as per Schedule given below in Table- 20% weightage of theory is given to Internal
Assessment. The public examination covers
10 and obtain a receipt thereof. However, in case the AI
remaining 80% of weightage of theory. The
is not functioning or is closed due to administrative
result of those learners who do not submit the
reasons, learner can submit his/her Assignments as per Assignments is declared on the basis of Public
schedule at the concerned Regional Centre. A list of Examination.
subjects for TMA is given in Table-11.
Table 10: Schedule of Submission of Assignments for appearing in
Public Examination to be held in April/May
Public Examination Submission of Assignments Feedback by the Teacher/
by the Learners to AI Facilitator to the Learners
(Study Centre)
April/May Examination 31st January 15th February
October/November Examination 31st July 16th August

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In case the last date so specified happens to be a Public Holiday/Saturday/Sunday, the next working
day will automatically be treated as the last date for the purpose.
Note: In case a learner could not submit Tutor Marked Assignment on time at the Study Centre learner, may
submit the Assignments alongwith late fee of Rs. 1500/- (to online only on the NIOS website) per subject
after due date and after declaration of result till 15th July for April examination and till 15th January for
October-November examination, at concerned Regional Centre (Appendix-A).
Table-11: List of Subjects for Tutor Marked Assignments (TMAs)

Secondary Sr. Secondary Level

S. No. Subject Code Subject S. No. Subject Code Subject

1. 201 Hindi 1. 301 Hindi

2. 202 English 2. 302 English
3. 203 Bengali 3. 303 Bengali
4. 204 Marathi 4. 304 Tamil
5. 305 Odia
5. 205 Telugu
6. 306 Urdu
6. 206 Urdu 7. 309 Sanskrit
7. 207 Gujarati 8. 307 Gujarati
8. 208 Kannada 9. 310 Punjabi
9. 209 Sanskrit 10. 341 Arabic
10. 210 Punjabi 11. 342 Persian
12. 343 Malayalam
11. 228 Assamese
13. 311 Mathematics
12. 231 Nepali 14. 312 Physics
13. 232 Malayalam 15. 313 Chemistry
14. 233 Odia 16. 314 Biology
15. 235 Arabic 17. 315 History
16. 236 Persian 18. 316 Geography
17. 237 Tamil 19. 317 Political Science
20. 318 Economics
18. 238 Sindhi
21. 319 Business Studies
19. 211 Mathematics 22. 320 Accountancy
20. 212 Science and Technology 23. 321 Home Science
21. 213 Social Science 24. 328 Psychology
22. 214 Economics 25. 330 Computer Science
26. 331 Sociology
23. 215 Business Studies
27. 332 Painting
24. 216 Home Science 28. 333 Environmental Science
25. 222 Psychology 29. 335 Mass Communication
26. 223 Indian Culture and Heritage 30. 336 Data Entry Operation
27. 224 Accountancy 31. 337 Tourism
28. 225 Painting 32. 338 Introduction to Law
33. 339 Library and Information
29. 229 Data Entry Operation Science
30. 242 Hindustani Sangeet 34. 345 Veda Adhyyan
31. 243 Carnatic Sangeet 35. 346 Sanskrit Vyakarana
32. 245 Veda Adhyyan 36. 347 Bharatiya Darshan
33. 246 Sanskrit Vyakarana 37. 348 Sanskrit Sahitya
38. 373 Physical Education and Yog
34. 247 Bharatiya Darshan 39. 374 Military Studies
35. 248 Sanskrit Sahitya 40. 375 Military History
36. 249 Entrepreneurship 41. 376 Early Childhood Care & Education

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 General and Specific Provisions
6 (Disability wise) in the context of NIOS Examinations

The learners with disabilities like blindness, low vision, speech impairment, locomotor disability and
any other disability which causes difficulty in writing the examinations are to be provided with need
based provisions such as amanuensis, technological devices etc. The provisions shall be according to
their disabilities as per procedure notified by NIOS from time to time.
The provisions made have been precisely defined in clauses and sub-clauses for clarity.
6.1 Procedural Requirements
The learners with disabilities as defined in the Persons with Disabilities Act (1995) and the
National Trust Act, 1999 and those with specific learning difficulties who wish to avail certain
facilities or need some reasonable accommodations in the examinations are required to submit
an application in the given format to the concerned Regional Centre of NIOS. A learner should
clearly indicate the support required by him/her along with the certificate issued by an appropriate
authority indicating the nature of his/her disability and the extent of the disability. This application
should be submitted along with the Examination Registration Form by the parent or guardian of
the learner.
A Medical Certificate issued by any of the following authorities is required for availing specific
provisions by learners with disability:
i) Disability Certificate(s) issued by Government Hospitals under Central or State
Governments.
ii) Disability Certificate(s) issued by recognized institutes of national level such as National
Association for the Blind, Spastic Society of India etc.
iii) Disability Certificate(s) issued by non- governmental organizations/ practitioners registered
with Rehabilitation Council of India/ Central Government/ State Government of the
respective States.
While appearing in the examination, the learner should write his/her disability as mentioned in
the certificate on the top of the answer book . This will be authenticated by the concerned
Centre Superintendent of the Examination Centre.
6.2 General Provisions
6.2.1 Provision of Additional Time
The condition of learners with disabilities will have to be certified as per approved procedure as
mentioned in para 6.1 above for determining requirement of additional time.
i) An additional 20 minutes per hour of examination for each of the subject will be
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 understanding the questions, fatigue while dictating to the Amanuensis, sitting continuously
etc.
ii) If the condition indicated in the Medical Certificate specified in para 6.1 above requires
short break, a break of not more than ten minutes per hour will be permitted in addition
to above.
6.2.2 Provision of Amanuensis
The services of an amanuensis, reader, lab assistant can be availed as per requirement of the subject
concerned. The following categories of learners will be eligible for this facility:
a. Learners with Autism
b. Cerebral Palsy
c. Intellectual Disability including Mental Retardation
d. Multiple Disabilities
e. Blindness, Low Vision
f. Speech Impairment or Hearing Impairment
g. Any other disability such as learners with specific learning disabilities like dyslexia, dysgraphia,
dyscalculia, dyspraxia and developmental aphasia certified as per procedure mentioned in para
6.1.
i) A learner with poor hand function and speech and hearing impairments may be provided
an amanuensis who can understand his/her communication including sign language.
ii) A learner with hand injury may be provided the facility of an amanuensis.
iii) In case of sudden illness resulting in temporary disability, services of an amanuensis will
be allowed on furnishing duly certified Medical Certificate specified in para 6.1
iv) A learner with disabilities who may choose the use an amanuensis may be permitted to
draw the diagrams etc., himself/herself if learner so desires.
v) A learner with disabilities may be provided a Lab Assistant as per requirement of the
particular subject.
vi) A learner with disabilities may be provided the services of a Reader as and when required.
vii) In case a learner needs a Care Giver inside the Examination Hall during the examination, a
prior application in the given format is required to be submitted along with the Application
Form, and permission has to be obtained.
viii) In case a learner needs a Care Giver to help him/her reach the examination room and find
his/her particular seat, a prior application in the given format is required to be submitted
along with the Application Form and permission has to be obtained.
ix) In specific cases, near relative, Care Giver or concerned teacher may be present in the
examination hall only for the purpose of motivation and support to the candidate. Prior
permission for this needs to be obtained from the concerned Regional Director, Regional
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Note:
i) The terms scribe and amanuensis are synonymous and any other term signifying the same
can be used for this purpose. In this document, the term amanuensis has been used.
ii) The learner is allowed to opt for different amanuensis for different subjects, if necessary. The
learner will have to clearly specify the language in which the Amanuensis is required.
iii) The format of application for the entry of the Care Giver inside the premises of the Examination
Centre is available in the Examination Centre and on the NIOS website.
iv) Amanuensis/scribe can be arranged by the learner himself/herself or can be provided by the
Centre Superintendent. The procedure of approval and eligibility of amanuensies is subject to
provisions mentioned of in this chapter.
v) Assistance of a Lab Assistant is required to be provided by the Centre Superintendent only.
6.2.2 (a) Eligibility to be an Amanuensis
i) The Amanuensis, Reader, Lab Assistant should not be related to the examinee.
ii) The amanuensis may be a student of any age or class.
iii) The amanuensis should not be from the same subject(s) in which the learner shall be appearing
for the examination. However, if the learner and the amanuensis, reader, lab assistant are from
the same stream, then the educational qualification of the amanuensis, reader, lab assistant
should be at least one class lower than that of the learner with disability appearing for examination.
vi) There will be flexibility in accommodating any change in amanuensis, reader, lab assistant in
case of emergency. More than one amanuensis, reader, lab assistant for writing different
papers as per requirement of the learner will be allowed.
vii) The learner shall also have the option of meeting the amanuensis a day before the examination
in presence of the Centre Superintendent.
viii) The Centre Superintendent will ensure that the facilitative provisions are granted to the learner
with disabilities and inform the compliance to the Regional Director, Regional Centre, NIOS.
The Centre Superintendent of the Examination Centre concerned may choose a suitable person
from the school as far as possible and forward his/her name with photograph immediately to
the concerned Regional Centre with a report giving full particulars of the learner and of the
amanuensis, reader, lab assistant for consideration and approval.
6.2.2 (b) Fee for amanuensis, reader, lab assistant , interpreter using sign language:
(i) A fee of Rs. 100/- per session of examination will be given to the amanuensis per learner (with
disability) by the Superintendent of the Examination Centre. The remuneration of the categories
such as reader, lab assistant and interpreter using sign language will be as per the Para 3.2.1
payment norms of the staff as mentioned in the Guidelines for the Centre Superintendents.
The learners under the category Para 6.2.2 (except for iv) will not be required to pay any
charge/fee.

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(ii) The learners with temporary disabilities using the facility of amanuensis will have to pay the fee
themselves.

6.2.3 Use of Computers

The learners with minimal hand function, blindness and low vision and learners with learning disability,
cerebral palsy, autism and any other disability will be allowed to use computer if learner makes a
request in advance to the concerned Regional Director.

i) The learners may bring their own computers along with assistive devices if they so wish.

ii) The learner may also bring the required software (including the Text Reading Software) to
enter the responses to the questions.

iii) The Centre Superintendent would ensure adequate power supply and a printer to print the
answer scripts of the learners using computers.

Note: The Centre Superintendent will have the right to check the machines for no pre-fed information.
Learners will need to report one hour in advance to complete these formalities.

The Centre Superintendent may ensure requisite number of computers with hardware, software, and
removable storage devices.

6.2.4 Seating Arrangements and Other Support

a. Wheel Chair user, and mobility impaired learners will be given the facility to write the examination
on the ground floor in case the examination room is inaccessible.

b. The Building should be accessible and proper ramps and other support should be available.
The Centre Superintendent will ensure availability of an accessible toilet for learners with
disability.

c. The Centre Superintendent will make arrangements to seat maximum of four learners in a
separate Examination Room with a separate Invigilator for supervision.

d. However, a single room with an invigilator may be made available for learners with specific
disability, if so required.

e. The examination room should be well lit, ventilated and away from noise and distraction.

6.2.5 The Centre Superintendent(s) will print and pack the answer scripts of the learners with disabilities
as per the serial number in a separate envelope and send to the concerned Regional Office of
NIOS. The envelope should be superscribed with “Answer Sheets of Learners with Disabilities”.
A separate column will be provided on the title page of the answer book for indicating the
category of disability as per Table 12.

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 Table 12 Code for marking Different Disabilities

S.No Category of Disability Code

1. Blindness B
2. Low Vision LV
3. Locomotor Disability L
4. Hearing and Speech Impairment HI
5. Leprosy cured LC
6. Mental Illness MI
7. Mental Retardation MR
8. Autism Aut
9. Cerebral Palsy CP
10. Multiple Disabilities MD
11. Specific Learning Disabilities SLD

6.2.6 Learners with Specific Needs registered is the Special Accredited Institution for Education of
Disadvantaged (SAIED) will have their Study Centre as Examination Centre also. During examination,
the invigilators deputed by NIOS will monitor the examination proceedings. To facilitate easy access,
a few selected schools will be made Examination Centres for learners with disabilities. However,
NIOS reserves the right to allot any centre other than SAIED in the larger interest of the learner and
feasibility. However, all necessary support will be provided to learners with disabilities appearing in
examinations in centres other than the SAIED centres.
6.3 Specific Provisions1
These are specific provisions in addition to the general provisions mentioned under Section
6.2
6.3.1 Learners with Blindness and Low Vision
i. Learners with blindness and low vision will be provided alternate questions in the theory papers
in place of the questions related to marking and labelling of maps, construction of geometrical
figures and diagrams/ graphs etc., wherever applicable at the Secondary and the Senior Secondary
levels.
ii. Visually Impaired learners may be allowed to use amanuensis/take examination using Braille
Typewriter, or Computer. The learners should arrange to bring their own Braille Typewriter,
etc., for examination purposes.
iii. Equipments such as Taylor Frame and Geometry Drawing Kit will be allowed in the Examination
Hall. Prior permission for the same may be obtained from the concerned Regional Director,
Regional Centre, NIOS.
1
Many learners with disability now request for question papers in alternative format. This involves policy decision and advance preparation.
NIOS will announce it as and when the mechanism is in place.

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6.3.2 Learners with Hearing Impairment
i. Interpreter using sign language may be allowed in the Examination Room to help the learner
with hearing impairment to understand the instructions.
ii. One interpreter may be adequate for each Examination Room. The Centre Superintendent
may take decision regarding arrangement of an Interpreter.
Note: The learner is allowed to opt for different scribes for different subjects, if necessary. The
learner will have to clearly specify the language in which the scribe is required.
6.3.3 Learners with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation),
Multiple Disabilities
i. Computers with adapted hardware like trackball instead of mouse, augmentative communication
boards (illustrative and not exhaustive) may be allowed.
ii. Intellectual disability (Mentally Retarded) learners may opt for Project Work as an alternative
for Practical.
iii. Adapted chair, table, bed, etc., may be allowed in the Examination Room in case of learners
with specific disabilities.
iv. Provision may also be made for reading the questions wherever necessary.
Note: The learners may arrange for their own tools and equipment.
6.3.4 Learners with Learning Disability
Provision of amanuensis, use of computer and additional time is permitted as per procedure specified
under section 6.1 and also as mentioned under General Conditions.
6.3.5 Leprosy-Cured Learners
General provisions will be applicable to leprosy cured learners on submitting Medical Certificate as
mentioned under Section 6.1.

Note: Any learner with disability, who is not covered or covered under the above provisions,
should approach the concerned Regional Director, Regional Centre, NIOS, at least four
weeks prior to the commencement of the examination for availing certain
facilities/accommodation during the examination.
OR
Write to the
Director (Evaluation)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING
A-24-25, Institutional Area, Sector-62, NOIDA-201309, Uttar Pradesh
Email: [email protected]

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 Appendix - A

List of the Regional Centres of NIOS

Name of the Region Address of the Regional Centre Jurisdiction

1. ALLAHABAD National Institute of Open Schooling

Regional Centre Uttar Pradesh
19/17, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Kachahari Road
Allahabad - 211002 (Uttar Pradesh)
Ph.: (O) 0532-2548154 (Fax) 0532-2548149
e-mail: [email protected]
2. AMETHI National Institute of Open Schooling Amethi & Gauriganj
Regional Centre
Lakhara House, Munshiganj Road,
Sarvanpur-227405, Amethi, (Uttar Pradesh)
Email: [email protected]
3. BENGALURU National Institute of Open Schooling
Regional Centre Karnataka
Office of the Director (Vocational Education)
3rd Floor, PUE Bhawan, 18th Cross
Sampige Road, Malleswaram, Bengaluru - 560012,
Karnataka, Ph.: 23464223 Fax: 23464222
Email: [email protected]
4. BHOPAL National Institute of Open Schooling
Regional Centre Madhya Pradesh
Manas Bhawan, Shyamla Hills, Bhopal - 462002 (M.P.)
Ph.: 0755-2661842, 2660331 Fax : 0755-2661842
e-mail: [email protected]
5. BHUBANESHWAR National Institute of Open Schooling
Regional Centre Odisha
ELTI Campus Maitrivihar,
Chandrashekhar Pur, Bhubaneswar-751023
Ph. No. 0674-2302688
Email.: [email protected] Website: htpp://rcbbsr.nios.ac.in
6. CHANDIGARH National Institute of Open Schooling
Regional Centre Haryana (Excluding Gurgaon, Faridabad
YMCA Complex, Sector-11C, Chandigarh-160 001 Palwal & Jhajjar) Punjab and Chandigarh
Ph.:(O) 0172-2744915, 3950979 Fax : 0172-2744952
e-mail: [email protected]
7. CHENNAI National Institute of Open Schooling
Regional Centre Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry
Lady Willington Campus, Kamrajar Salai,
Triplicane, Chennai-600005, Tamilnadu
Ph. no. 044-28442237 Fax: 044-28442239
e-mail: [email protected]
8. DEHRADUN National Institute of Open Schooling
Regional Centre Uttrakhand, Meerut, Bagpat
Amrit Plaza Building, Near Bengali Kothi Chowk Saharanpur , Muzaffar Nagar, Moradabad
Moth Rowala Road, P.O. Ajapur Kalan, Dehradun - 248001 and J.P. Nagar (Amroha) districts of U.P.
Ph.: (O) 0135- 2532566; 2532592; Fax : 0135-2629166
e-mail: [email protected]
9. DELHI National Institute of Open Schooling NCT of Delhi and bordering Distts. of
Regional Centre NCT in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana comprising
A-31, Institutional Area, NH-24, of Distts. of Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida
Sector-62, NOIDA- 201309 and Greater Noida), Ghaziabad, Gurgaon,
Distt. - Gautam Buddha Nagar (U.P.) Palwal, Faridabad and Jhajjar
Ph: (O) 0120-2404914-15, Fax : 0120-2404916
e-mail: [email protected]

10. DHARAMSHALA National Institute of Open Schooling Himachal Pradesh

Regional Centre
2nd Floor, Chamunda Complex, (Near Income Tax Office)
Dari Road, Dharamshala, Distt. Kangra-176057,
Himachal Pradesh, Ph. (O) 001892-222251
e-mail: [email protected]

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 Name of the Region Address of the Regional Centre Jurisdiction

11. GANDHINAGAR National Institute of Open Schooling

Regional Centre Gujarat
Multi Storied Building, D Wing, 7th Floor,
Sector-11, Near Pathikaashram, Gandhinagar-3820011,
Gujarat, Ph.: 079-23220410, Fax: 079-23220411
Email: [email protected]
12. GANGTOK National Institute of Open Schooling
Regional Centre Sikkim and Bordering Dist. of West Bengal
Teacher’s Guest House, Syari Comprising of Distt. Silliguri and Darjling
Gangtok - East Sikkim-737102
email: [email protected]
13. GUWAHATI National Institute of Open Schooling
Regional Centre Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh,
Building of Assam Publication Board, Assam, Manipur,
(Near Assam Board of Secondary Education) Mizoram and Tripura
Ist Floor, Bamunimaidan, Guwahati-781021 (Assam)
Ph. (O): 0361-2650541, 2651201 (Fax) 0361-2650542
e-mail: [email protected]
14. HYDERABAD National Institute of Open Schooling
Regional Centre Telangana
IV Floor, Sri Krishna Devaraya,
Telugu Basha Nilayam, Trust, No 4-4-8,
Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad - 500095.
Ph.: (O) 040-24162859, Fax : 040-24060712

15. JAIPUR National Institute of Open Schooling

Regional Centre Rajasthan
Sri Krishnan 5-6, Padmavati Colony,
Mansarovar Metro Station, Kings Road,
Nirman Nagar, Jaipur (Rajasthan) – 302006
Ph.: (O) 0141-2812418, Fax.: 0141-2812519
e-mail: [email protected]

16. JAMMU National Institute of Open Schooling

Regional Centre, Jammu and Kashmir
105, Karan Nagar, Opposite Trikuta Yatri Niwas,
Ved Mandir Road, Ambphala,
Jammu-180005
[email protected]
17. KOCHI National Institute of Open Schooling
Regional Centre Kerala
6th Floor, Kerala State Housing Board Building,
Panampilly Nagar, Kochi-682036
Ph.: 0484-2310032, 4035540 (T/F) 0484-2310033
e-mail: [email protected]

18. KOLKATA National Institute of Open Schooling

Regional Centre West Bengal (Excluding Silliguri and Darjling)
CL-18A, Sector-2, Salt Lake City, and Andaman and Nicobar Island
(Near C.K. Market, Tank No. 9 and Karunamoyee Bus Stand)
Kolkata-700 091 (W.B.)
Ph.: (O) 033-24797714, Fax : 033-24797707
e-mail: [email protected]

19. PATNA National Institute of Open Schooling Bihar

Regional Centre
Lalit Bhawan, Ground Floor, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg,
Bailey Road, Patna - 800001 (Bihar)
Ph.: (O) 0612-2545051, 0612-2545470
e-mail: [email protected]

20. PUNE National Institute of Open Schooling

Regional Centre Maharashtra, Goa
C/o Indian Institute of Education Campus, and Daman & Diu
128/2 JP Naik Road,
Sriniketan Society, (Near Solaris Club)
Kothrud, Pune-411029 (Maharashtra)
Ph. (O) 020-25444667, 25439763 (Fax) 020-25456496
e-mail: [email protected]

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Name of the Region Address of the Regional Centre Jurisdiction

21. RAIPUR National Institute of Open Schooling

Regional Centre Chhatisgarh
B.T.I Ground, DIET Campus, Shankar Nagar
Ph: (O) 0771-2442147, 2442167
Raipur-492001, Chhatisgarh
e-mail: [email protected]

22. RANCHI National Institute of Open Schooling Jharkhand

Regional Centre
Schooling, Hostel Premises,
Amar Shahid Thakur Vishavanath
Shahdev Zila School, Zilla School Parishad, Ranchi
Phone No.: 0651-2217030; Fax: 0651-2217060
e-mail: [email protected]

23. VISAKAPATNAM National Institute of Open Schooling

Regional Centre Andhra Pradesh
5th Floor, B Block,
VUDA Complex,
Siripuram, Visakapatanam, Andhra Pradesh
Ph.: 0891-2564584,
E-mail : [email protected]

SUB REGIONAL CENTRE

24. KOTA National Institute of Open Schooling
Sub Regional Centre Kota
2nd Floor, 2-PA-1, Vigyan Nagar Main Road, Kota-324005
E-mail : [email protected]
Ph. No. 0744-2428555

25. DARBHANGA National Institute of Open Schooling

Sub Regional Centre Darbhanga
Mohalla Kadirabad,
Near Bus Stand
(West of Pashu Palan Vibhag)
Beside Churi Market
Distt. Darbhanga-846004

NIOS CELL
26. SHILLONG NIOS Cell Shillong
Directorate of Educational Research
& Training Campus (DERT), Laithumkhram Meghalaya
Shillong, Meghalaya-793011

27. PORT BLAIR NIOS Cell Port Blair Port Blair

Adult Education in the Directorate
A&N Administration Shiksha Sadan
A&N Island, Port Blair

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 Appendix - B
Nomenclature of Common Service Centres (CSCs) in Different States

S. No. State CSC Name

1. Andhra Pradesh Rajiv Citizen Service Centre
2. Andaman and Nicobar Islands eDweep
3. Arunachal Pradesh Common Services Centres (CSCs)
4. Assam Arunodoy Kendra
5. Bihar Vasudha
6. Chandigarh Gram Sampark Centres
7. Chhattisgarh Grameen Choice Centres
8. Delhi Jeevan Centres
9. Goa Lok Seva Kendras
10. Gujarat e-Gram
11. Haryana e-Disha
12. Himachal Pradesh Lok Mitra Kendra
13. Jammu & Kashmir Khidmat Centre
14. Jharkhand Pragya Kendra
15. Karnataka Nemmadi Kendra
16. Kerala Akshaya Centres
17. Lakshadweep Aashraya
18. Madhya Pradesh Nagrik Suvidha Kendra
19. Maharashtra Maha e Seva Kendra
20. Manipur Common Service Centres
21. Meghalaya Rainbow Centres
22. Mizoram Mizoram Online Centres (MOC)
23. Nagaland Nagaland One, Common Service Centre
24. Odisha Common Services Centre
25. Puducherry Common Services Centre
26. Punjab Gram Suvidha
27. Rajasthan e-Mitra
28. Sikkim Common Services Centre
29. Tamil Nadu People’s Computer Centre
30. Tripura e-Pariseva Kendra
31. Uttar Pradesh Jan Seva Kendra
32. Uttarakhand e-Uttara
33. West Bengal Tathya Mitra Kendra

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 Appendix - C

No. F 3-11/2002-EGS-I
Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of Elementary Education & Literacy
New Delhi-110001
11th December 2002
To
Education Secretaries,
All States/UTs
Subject: According recognition to the Examinations at Primary and Middle level Courses conducted by National
Institute of Open Schooling (formerly National Open School (NOS).
Sir,
The National Institute of Open Schooling (N.I.O.S.) (formerly National Open School (NOS) is an autonomous
organization set up the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, in 1989 as per the Resolution
issued vide No. F 6-2/89-Sch. III dated 21.11. 1989 to provide education upto pre-degree level to those who for one or
the other reason could not make use of the formal education system. N.I.O.S. has also been vested with the authority
to conduct and certify examinations for Secondary and Senior Secondary levels by the Government of India as per the
resolution issued vide No. F 5-24/90-Sch. III dated 14.9.1990 (copy enclosed).
The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) has also intimated the Registrars of all Indian Universities vide their
Notification No. EV /11 (354)91/ dated 25.7.1991 (copy enclosed) of its decision to grant equivalence to N.I.O.S.
courses with those of other examinations of recognized Boards for purposes of admission to higher courses of study
at Indian Universities.
As you would be aware, the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) also runs Open Basic Education Programmes
through Distance Education Mode (Open Learning System) at the Elementary stage and awards Joint Certificate with
the partnering NGOs at three levels- A level (equivalent to’ class III or class II of the Southern States where elementary
stage is only till class VII), B level (equivalent to class V /lV) and C level (equivalent to class VIII/VII). This is
applicable to their programme of equivalency under distance education programme where similar certificates are provided
at the same level of competency and equivalency.
You may like to issue necessary instructions to all concerned to consider certificates issued by N.I.O.S. jointly with
partnering NGOs for the above levels as equivalent to concerned stage of education in matters of admissions and
employment etc. Formal communication/Notificatian regarding grant of recognition to the examination conducted by
National Institute of Open Schooling may issue and the same widely circulated to all concerned.
For further details / clarifications in the matter, the Chairman, National Institute of Open Schooling may be contacted
at N.I.O.S., B-31 B, Kailash Colony, New Delhi-110048 or visit their Website at http: //www.nios.ac.in.
ours faithfully.

Sd/-
(Amit Kaushik)
Director
Tel No. 23382604
Copy for forwarded for information to :-
1. All the Ministries/Departments of the Govt. of India.
2. All the Officers / Sections in the Deptt. of Elementary Education and Literacy and Department of Secondary and
Higher Education.
3. Chairman, National Institute of Open Schooling, B-31 B, Kailash Colony, New DeIhi-l10048 with reference to his
letter No. NIOS/CMOI1-l/02/2607 dated the 10th October 2002

Sd/-
(Amit Kaushik)
Director

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 Appendix - D

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(Department of Education)
New Delhi, the 14th September 1990

RESOLUTION
Subject: Vesting of authority in the National Open School Society for holding certain examinations through
distance and open learning system at the school stage and for certification thereof.

No. F5.24/90 Sch.3 -The Government of India had setup the National Open School Society. an autonomous
and registered body on 23rd November. 1989 to cater to the educational needs of school dropouts, working
adults, housewives and socially disadvantaged sections, through distance education at the school stage.
The Society runs the management of the National Open School which, through distance and open learning
system, has been offering courses, preparing students for the Secondary and Senior Secondary School
Examinations and also offers Bridge (Preparatory) Courses

It has now been decided that in pursuance of Section 3 (ii) of the Memorandum of Association of the National
Open School Society, the Society shall conduct the above examinations at the school stage of education
upto predegree level, whether academic, technical or vocational, which are developed either by the National
Open School itself or in collaboration with other agencies, subject to the approval of the Society’s Executive
Board or as it may be called upon to conduct by the Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource
Development, Department of Education. The Society shall also be the certifying authority for such courses
and programmes and do such acts ancillary to these objects as may be necessary. The Central Board of
Secondary Education which was the certifying and examining authority on behalf of the National Open
School Society, will cease to be so with effect from the date of issue of this Notification in the Gazette of
India.

ORDER

Ordered that a copy of the Resolution be sent to all State Governments, Union Territory Administrations, all
Ministries Departments of the Government of India, University Grants Commission. Prime Minister’s Office,
National Council of Educational Research and Training. Council of Boards of Secondary Education,
Association of Indian Universities, Central Board of Secondary Education, Council for the Indian School
Certificate Examinations and the State Boards of Education.
Ordered also that the Resolution be published in the Gazette of India for general information.

Sd/-
D.M.DE. REBELLO
Jt. Secy.
Published in part I Sec. OF No. 42 of the Gazette of India on Saturday the 20th October, 1990

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 Appendix - E

ASSOCIATION OF INDIAN UNIVERSITIES

AIU HOUSE, 16 KOTLA MARG, NEW DELHI - 110002

NO.EV 11/(354)/91/
25 July, 1991
The Secretary
National Institute of Open Schooling
Community Centre, Delhi - 110052

Re : National Open School-Equivalence of Senior Secondary Certificate Examination

Dear Sir.

We have noted that Govt. of India have set up the National Open School on 23 November, 1989. The ‘NOS’
offers courses preparing students for the Secondary and Senior Secondary School Examinations, apart
from other courses. The Govt. of India, through a Resolution, vide No. F5/23/90 dated 14 September 1990,
vested the National Open School with authority to examine and certify its students.

The Association of Indian Universities, at their recent meeting has granted equivalence of the courses of
NOS with those of other examinations of recognized boards for purposes of admission to higher studies at
Indian Universities. The matter has been brought to the notice of all Universities in the country for their
appropriate action.

Kindly write to us in case of any difficulty by the students; we would approach the Universities accordingly.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully.

Sd/-
(K. C. Kalra)

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 Appendix - G

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Board of Governors in Super-session of
MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA

No. MCI-34(1)/(UG)(Gen.)/2012-Med./129570 Darted : 14.09.12

Dr. Sanyam Bhardwaj,

Director (Student Support Services),
National Institute Of Open Schooling,
A-24-25, Institutional Area, N.H.24,
Sector – 62, Noida – 201 309,
District: Gautam Budha Natgar (UP)
Ref.: Letter No. Director (SSS)/PA/MCI/2012/37, dated 28.05.2012.
Subject: Clarification regarding Equivalence of NIOS certificates – regarding.
Sir,
Please refer above captioned letters on the subject noted above.
In this connection, this is to inform that the matter with regard to acceptance of NIOS certificates
for evaluating eligibility of students seeking admission in MBBS course has been considered by
the Board of Governors at its meeting held on 13.08.2012. The Board of Governors decided
as under:-
“The Board of Governors considered the agenda note and noted the contents of the letter
received from the Director, National Institute of Open Schooling dated 28.05.2012 and
thereafter decided that since the regulations do not specify as to qualification granted by
particular Board will be recognized, therefore, if the requirement of Graduate Medical
Education regulations regarding eligibility criteria for admission to MBBS course are
fulfilled by the students appearing in 10+2 examination conducted by the National Institute
of Open Schooling they may be considered eligible for admission to MBBS course.”

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-
(Prof. Sanjay Shrivastava)
Secretary

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 Appendix - H

Jurisdiction Army HQ Command vis'-a-vis'

NIOS Regional Centre :

S.No. Army HQ Command Concerned NIOS Regional Centre

1 HQ Eastern Command Kolkata

2 HQ Western Command Chandigarh

3 HQ Central Command Allahabad

4 HQ Southern Command Pune

5 HQ Northern Command Chandigarh

6 HQ South Western Command Jaipur

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 Appendix - I
List of Recognised Boards of Secondary
and Senior Secondary Education
As per available information, Boards are established by:
(i) An Act of Central/State Government, (ii) A Gazette Notification of Central/State Government, (iii) Executive orders
issued by Central/State Government.
The following Boards have been established as per details given below :
Code No. Name of the Board Code No. Name of the Board
01. ANDHRA PRADESH 09. JAMMU & KASHMIR
0101 Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education, 0701 J&K State Board of School Education, Jammu
Vijayawada 0702 J&K State Open School, Srinagar
0102 Andhra Pradesh Board of Secondary Education, 10. JHARKHAND
Vijayawada
2601 Jharkhand Academic Council, Ranchi
0103 Andhra Pradesh Open School Society
11. KARNATAKA
02. ASSAM
0801 Karnataka Board of the Pre-University Education,
0201 Assam Higher Secondary Education Council, Bangalore
Bamunimaidan, Guwahati
0802 Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Borad,
0202 Assam Board of Secondary Education, Guwahati Bangalore
0203 Asam Higher Secondary Education Council, Assam State 0803 Karnataka Open School, J.S.S. Maha Vidya Peeth, Mysore
Open School Bamunimaidan, Guwahati
12. KERALA
03. BIHAR
0901 Kerala Board of Public Examinations, Pareeksha Bhawan,
0301 Bihar Intermediate Education Council, Patna
Thiruvananthpuram
0302 Bihar School Examination Board, Patna
0902 Kerala Board of Higher Secondary Education,
0303 Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board, Patna Thiruvananthapuram
0304 Bihar Board of Open Schooling & Examination, Patna 0903 Kerala State Open School, Thiruvananthapuram
04. CHHATISGARH 13. MAHARASHTRA
2901 Chhatisgarh Board of Secondary Education, Raipur 1101 Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher
2902 Chhatisgarh Board of Secondary Education & State Secondary Education, Pune
Open School, Raipur 14. MADHYAPRADESH
2903 Chhattisgarh Madarsa Board, Chattisgarh 1001 Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education, Bhopal
05. GOA 1002 M.P. State Open School, Bhopal
2801 Goa Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education, 1003 Madhya Pradesh Madarsa Board, Madhya Pradesh
Goa
15. MANIPUR
06. GUJARAT
1201 Manipur Council of Higher Secondary Education, Imphal
0401 Gujarat Secondary & Higher Secondary Education
Board, Gandhi Nagar 1202 Manipur Board of Secondary Education, Imphal
0402 Gujarat State Open School, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 16. MEGHALAYA
07. HARYANA 1301 Meghalaya Board of School Education, Meghalaya
0501 Haryana Board of School Education, Hansi Road, 17. MIZORAM
Bhiwani 3001 Mizoram Board of School Education Chaltlan, Aizawl
0502 Haryana Open School, Bhiwani 18. NAGALAND
08. HIMACHAL PRADESH 1401 Nagaland Board of School Education, Kohima
0601 Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education, 19. ODISHA
Dharamshala 1501 Odisha Council of Higher Secondary Education Bhubaneswar
0602 Himachal Pradesh State Open School, Dharamsala, 1502 Odisha Board of Secondary Education, Cuttack
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1601 Punjab School Education Board, Mohali 9901 National Institute of Open Schooling (formarly National
21. RAJASTHAN Open School), New Delhi
1701 Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer 9902 Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi
1702 Rajasthan State Open School, Jaipur 9903 Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi
22. SIKKIM
OTHER INSTITUTES RECOGNISED FOR SECONDARY/
1801 Board of Open Schooling and Skill Education Sikkim SENIOR SECONDARY LEVEL
23. TAMIL NADU
9801 Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi.
1901 Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education, Chennai
9802 Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar,
1902 Tamil Nadu Board of Higher Secondary Education,
Chennai 9803 Directorate of Army Education, New Delhi.
1903 Tamil Nadu State Open School, Chennai 9804 Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
24. TELANGANA 9805 Jamia Millia Hamdard University.
4701 Telangana Board of Secondary Education, Hyderabad 9806 Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali, Rajasthan
4702 Telangana Board of International Education, Hyderabad
9807 Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
4703 Telangana Open School Society, Hyderabad
9808 IGCSE Programme from University of Cambridge
25. TRIPURA
(International Exam)
2001 Tripura Board of Secondary Education, Agartala, Tripura West
five passes with grade A, B, C, D & E.
26. UTTAR PRADESH
9809 International Baccalaureate - Asia Pacific
2101 U.P. Board of High School & Intermediate Education,
Allahabad 9810 Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi
2102 Board of Madrasa Education, Uttar Pradesh (Poorva Madhyama Examination)
27. UTTARAKHAND 9999 Any recognised Board of foreign countries
3401 Uttarakhand Vidhyaleye Shiksha Parishad (UBSE), For learners who possess a High School/Secondary
Ramnagar, Nanital. Certificate from any Foreign Board/University and take
28. WEST BENGAL admission in Senior Secondary course of NIOS are
2201 West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, Calcutta required to attach a certificate from Association of Indian
2202 West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, Calcutta Universities (AIU) to the effect that the examination
2203 West Bengal Council for Rabindra Open Schooling passed is equivalent to the Indian High School/
Secondary Examination.
2204 West Bengal Board of Madrasa Education

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