Design Your Learning Curve
The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) is a board of education recognized by the Government of India that offers great flexibility in terms of choice of subjects and test dates.
The Pupil prepares for the Secondary and Senior Secondary Courses of the NIOS. The Secondary level certification is equivalent to the completion of Class X, and the Senior Secondary level certification is equivalent to the completion of Class XII.
The NIOS Edge
Students at the Steering Wheel of their Education
Students can choose what to learn, when to learn, how to learn and when to appear for the examination. There is no restriction of time, place and pace of learning, and this gives the students control and ownership over their learning.
Wide Variety of Subjects
NIOS offers a wide variety of subjects, and students can choose any combination of subjects based on their interests and ambitions.
Flexible Examinations
Two Public Examinations are conducted every year, and students can take upto nine Public Examinations over a period of five years. This means that students get to choose which subjects to take and when to take them based on their preparation.
Functional Curriculum
The NIOS curriculum is framed to be functional, relevant to daily life and to prepare students for further studies. Successful alumni of NIOS are pursuing their higher education in institutes of national and international repute such as IIT, Delhi University, Aligarh Muslim University and Allahabad University.
Recognized & Reputed
NIOS is a National Board of Education recognized by the Government of India and follows the National Curriculum Framework, just like CBSE and ICSE. Therefore, the Secondary and Senior Secondary level certificates provided by NIOS are equivalent to the certificates provided by any other Board of School Education.
For more information on the Subjects Offered and the Eligibility Criteria, please consult the NIOS Admissions Guide.
For more information about NIOS in general, please consult the NIOS Prospectus.