After reading the instructions click on the "Register" button in the Stream 1 Block 2 section. 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.
| Secondary: The minimum age to take admission in the Secondary Course is 14 years as on 31st January 2019 (born on or before 31/01/2005) |
| A learner who has passed class VIII and has valid proof of attaining 14 years of age can apply for registration to the Secondary Course. |
| A learner giving a self-certificate "I have studied enough to be able to pursue secondary course" is also eligible for admission to the Secondary Course. |
| A learner who had studied at the secondary level can also seek admission in NIOS either to complete his course or to improve his performance. |
| Sr. Secondary: The minimum age to take admission in the Senior Secondary Course is 15 years as on 31st January 2019 (born on or before 31/01/2004) |
| In order to take admission in the Senior Secondary course, the learner must have passed the Secondary course from a recognised Board. |
| Block for Online Admission | Dates of Online Admission Stream-1 | Fee | Examination in which the students can appear first time |
| Block-1 | 16th March - 31 July 2018 | Normal Fee | April/May, 2019 |
| 1 August - 15th August 2018 | with late fee of Rs. 200/- | ||
| 16th August to 31st August | with late fee of Rs. 400/- | ||
| 1st Sept. to 15th Sept | with late fee of Rs. 700/- | ||
| Block-II | 16th Sept. to 31st January | Normal Fee | October/November, 2019 |
| 1st February to 15th February | with late fee of Rs. 200/- | ||
| 16th February to 28th February | with late fee of Rs. 400/- | ||
| 1st March. to 15th March | with late fee of Rs. 700/- |
National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) will not entertain any online Chargeback.
| Course | General Category | Exempted Category* | |
| Male | Female | SC/ST, Ex-Servicemen, Persons with Disabilities(PWD) |
|
| Secondary Course | |||
| (i) for 5 subjects | Rs. 1485/- | Rs. 1210/- | Rs. 990/- |
| (ii) for each additional subject | Rs. 600/- | Rs. 600/- | Rs. 600/- |
| Senior Secondary Course | |||
| (i) for 5 Subjects | Rs. 1650/- | Rs. 1375/- | Rs. 1075/- |
| (ii) for each additional subject | Rs. 600/- | Rs. 600/- | Rs. 600/- |
| (A) The fee can be deposited On-line through Credit Card /Debit Card/Net Banking. |
| (B) In case admission is done through Common Services Centres, fee could be paid via Electronic Wallet of CSCs. |
| In addition to above Fee, Rs. 50/- (Rs. Fifty Only) will be added as cost of online Application Form for all Streams (Stream 1, 2, 3 and 4). |
| NOTE: Kindly note that the fee payment is to be made online only. No Bank Draft/Demand Draft/Cash/Cheque or any other mode of fee payment is acceptable. All CSC and NIOS AIs (Study Centres) are authorized for facilitating the learners to take admission online. There are no other Agencies/Cybercafe/any other institutions recognized by NIOS for doing Online Ad- mission. |
The learner has to be ready with the Scanned copy/soft copy (jpg, jpeg files) of the given below documents which will be required to be uploaded while registering for the Admission to Secondary and Senior Secondary courses
| Recent Passport size color Photograph |
| Signature (preferably in Black Ink) |
| Valid identity proof (like Aadhaar Card or Passport or Ration card or etc.) |
| Valid proof of Date of Birth (like Aadhaar Card with date of birth printed on it in the dd/mm/yyyy format, Birth Certificate etc.) |
| A valid proof of Residence (like Aadhaar Card with complete address printed on it, valid Passport etc.). |
| Address proof i.e. Aadhaar Card/Water Bill/Electricity Bill/Voter ID/Ration Card/Indian |
Passport/Statement of Operational Bank Account/Appointment Letter from the Employer on Printed Letter Head, if living in rented accommodation - copy of any proof of permanent address along with present Rented Agreement
| Class 8th marksheet (in case of secondary course) or class 10th marksheet (in case of senior secondary course) |
| Social category/Caste certificate (in case the learner belongs to SC/ST/OBC social category).o Ex-serviceman certificate (in case he/she is an Ex-serviceman) |
| Disability certificate (in case he/she is having any kind of disability) |
| Fail Mark sheet of previous Board, failing which Transfer of Credit (TOC) marks will not be |
updated in NIOS result. If TOC Board marked with (*Other) is selected then the Result should be available on the Concerned Board Website or Learner has to submit result verification letter from Concerned Board as per NIOS norms
| After reading the instructions click on the "Register" button in the Stream 1 block 1 section. 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. |
| NOTE: The learner is not required to send/submit the hard copy of the form and the documents but it is mandatory to upload the required documents online. If required by NIOS management or if any other discrepancy is found in the submitted online application form/documents, the learner shall be required to submit the printed application form along with the documents and photograph. This requirement will be communicated to him/her through email and SMS. |
Ex-Secondary/Senior Secondary learners of the following Boards of School Education who have passed in at least one subject, but have not qualified in the course, may seek admission in the respective course at NIOS and avail facility of TOC.
A learner should seek Transfer of Credits (TOC) at the time of admission in the subjects which are included in NIOS scheme of studies.
The learners who had applied for Transfer of Credit (TOC) have to send original failed marksheet mentioning the Reference Number on the back of Mark Sheet to the concerned Regional Centre.
| S.No. | Code No. | Name of the Board |
| 1. | 0103 | Andhra Pradesh Open School Society, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
| 2. | 0201 | Assam Higher Secondary Education Council, Guwahati, Assam |
| 3. | 0301 | Bihar Intermediate Education Council, Patna, Bihar |
| 4. | 0302 | Bihar School Examination Board, Patna, Bihar |
| 5. | 0401 | Gujarat Secondary & Higher Secondary Education Board, Gandhinagar, Gujarat |
| 6. | 0502 | Haryana Open School, Bhiwani, Haryana |
| 7. | 0601 | Himachal Pardesh Board of School Education, Dharmasala |
| 8. | 0702 | J&K State Open School, Srinagar |
| 9. | 0801 | Department of Pre-Univesity Education, Government of Karnataka |
| 10. | 0803 | Karnataka Open School, Mysore, Karnataka |
| 11. | 0903 | Kerala State Open School, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 12. | 1001 | Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
| 13. | 1002 | M.P. State Open School, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
| 14. | 1101 | Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Pune |
| 15. | 1301 | Meghalaya Board of School Education, Meghalaya |
| 16. | 1601 | Punjab School Education Board, Mohali, Punjab |
| 17. | 1602 | Punjab Open School, Punjab |
| 18. | 1701 | Madhyamik Shiksha Board, Ajmer, Rajasthan |
| 19. | 1702 | Rajasthan State Open School, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
| 20. | 2001 | Tripura Board of Secondary Education, Agartala, Tripura West |
| 21. | 2101 | UP Board of Secondary Education, Allahabad, U.P. |
| 22. | 2201 | W.B. Board of Secondary Education, Kolkata, West Bengal |
| 23. | 2202 | West Bengal Council of higher Secondary Education, Kolkata, West Bengal |
| 24. | 2203 | West Bengal Council for Ravindra Open Schooling |
| 25. | 2601 | Jharkhand Academic Council, Ranchi, Jharkhand |
| 26. | 2801 | Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondry Education, Goa |
| 27. | 2901 | Chhattisgarh Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal, Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
| 28. | 2902 | Chhattisgarh State Open School, Raipur |
| 29. | 3401 | Uttarakhand Board of Examination, Nainital, Uttarakhand |
| 30. | 9809 | International Baccalaureate - Asia Pacific |
| 31. | 9901 | National Institute of Open Schooling (See Section 2.5) |
| 32. | 9902 | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Delhi |
| 33. | 9903 | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), Delhi |
Under this provision, if in case a learner is studying in a regular school, or has already passed 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).
Stream for On-line admission is open throughout the year for those 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 learners may 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 the admission. The learners who had applied for Transfer of Credit (TOC) have to send original failed marksheet mentioning the Reference Number on the back of Mark Sheet to Online Cell, NIOS, Room No. 408, A-24-25, Institutional Area, Sector-62, NOIDA-201309, Uttar Pradesh. The Subjects available for appearing through ODES at 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).
| Secondary: The minimum age to take admission in the Secondary Course is 14 years as on 31st July 2018 (born on or before 31.07.2004) |
| A learner who has passed class VIII and has valid proof of attaining 14 years of age can apply for registration to the Secondary Course. |
| A learner giving a self-certificate "I have studied enough to be able to pursue secondary course" is also eligible for admission to the Secondary Course. |
| A learner who had studied at the secondary level can also seek admission in NIOS either to complete his course or to improve his performance. |
| Sr. Secondary: The minimum age to take admission in the Senior Secondary Course is 15 years. As on 31st July, 2018 (born on or before 31.07.2003) |
| In order to take admission in the Senior Secondary course, the learner must have passed the Secondary course from a recognised Board. |
National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) will not entertain any online Chargeback.
| S.No. | Course | Registration Fee | Exam Fee | TOC Fee | *Change/Fee additional Subject Fee |
| 1 | Secondary/Senior Secondary (under Stream-2) Online admission |
Rs. 400/- (per subject) |
Rs. 250/- per subject for Theory. Additional Rs. 120/- for Practical per subject. |
Rs. 150/- (per subject) |
Rs. 600/- (per subject) |
| 2 | Secondary (Under Stream-3) Online admission |
Rs. 400/- (per subject) |
Rs. 500/- per subject for Theory. Additional Rs. 200/- for Practical per subject. |
Rs. 150/- (per subject) |
Rs. 600/- (per subject) |
| 3 | Secondary (Under Stream-4) Online admission |
Rs. 400/- (per subject) |
Rs. 500/- per subject for Theory. Additional Rs. 200/- for Practical per subject. |
Rs. 150/- (per subject) |
Rs. 600/- (per subject) |
| (A) The fee can be deposited On-line through Credit Card /Debit Card/Net Banking. |
| (B) In case admission is done through Common Services Centres, fee could be paid via Electronic Wallet of CSCs. |
| In addition to above Fee, Rs. 50/- (Rs. Fifty Only) will be added as cost of online Application Form for all Streams (Stream 1, 2, 3 and 4). |
| A learner registering under Stream-2, Stream-3, Stream-4 and desires to take different subjects or additional subject from parent boards, will have to pay Rs. 600/- per subject in addition to Admission/Registration Fee, Exam. Fee and TOC fee. |
| NOTE: Kindly note that the fee payment is to be made online only. No Bank Draft/Demand Draft/Cash/Cheque or any other mode of fee payment is acceptable. All CSC and NIOS AIs (Study Centres) are authorized for facilitating the learners to take admission online. There are no other Agencies/Cybercafe/any other institutions recognized by NIOS for doing Online Ad- mission. |
The learner has to be ready with the Scanned copy/soft copy (jpg, jpeg files) of the given below documents which will be required to be uploaded while registering for the Admission to Secondary and Senior Secondary courses
| Recent Passport size color Photograph |
| Signature (preferably in Black Ink) |
| Valid identity proof (like Aadhaar Card or Passport or Ration card or etc.) |
| Valid proof of Date of Birth (like Aadhaar Card with date of birth printed on it in the dd/mm/yyyy format, Birth Certificate etc.) |
| A valid proof of Residence (like Aadhaar Card with complete address printed on it, valid Passport etc.). |
| Address proof i.e. Aadhaar Card/Water Bill/Electricity Bill/Voter ID/Ration Card/Indian |
Passport/Statement of Operational Bank Account/Appointment Letter from the Employer on Printed Letter Head, if living in rented accommodation - copy of any proof of permanent address along with present Rented Agreement
| Class 10th (fail/pass) marksheet (in case of secondary course) or class 12th (fail/pass) marksheet (in case of senior secondary course) |
| Social category/Caste certificate (in case the learner belongs to SC/ST/OBC social category).o Ex-serviceman certificate (in case he/she is an Ex-serviceman) |
| Disability certificate (in case he/she is having any kind of disability) |
| Fail Mark sheet of previous Board, failing which Transfer of Credit (TOC) marks will not be |
updated in NIOS result. If TOC Board marked with (*Other) is selected then the Result should be available on the Concerned Board Website or Learner has to submit result verification letter from Concerned Board as per NIOS norms
| After reading the instructions click on the "Register" button in the Stream 1 block 1 section. 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. |
| NOTE: The learner is not required to send/submit the hard copy of the form and the documents but it is mandatory to upload the required documents online. If required by NIOS management or if any other discrepancy is found in the submitted online application form/documents, the learner shall be required to submit the printed application form along with the documents and photograph. This requirement will be communicated to him/her through email and SMS. |
Ex-Secondary/Senior Secondary learners of the following Boards of School Education who have passed in at least one subject, but have not qualified in the course, may seek admission in the respective course at NIOS and avail facility of TOC.
A learner should seek Transfer of Credits (TOC) at the time of admission in the subjects which are included in NIOS scheme of studies.
The learners who had applied for Transfer of Credit (TOC) have to send original failed marksheet mentioning the Reference Number on the back of Mark Sheet to Online Cell, NIOS, Room No. 408, A-24-25, Institutional Area, Sector-62, NOIDA-201309, Uttar Pradesh.
| S.No. | Code No. | Name of the Board |
| 1. | 0103 | Andhra Pradesh Open School Society, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
| 2. | 0201 | Assam Higher Secondary Education Council, Guwahati, Assam |
| 3. | 0301 | Bihar Intermediate Education Council, Patna, Bihar |
| 4. | 0302 | Bihar School Examination Board, Patna, Bihar |
| 5. | 0401 | Gujarat Secondary & Higher Secondary Education Board, Gandhinagar, Gujarat |
| 6. | 0502 | Haryana Open School, Bhiwani, Haryana |
| 7. | 0601 | Himachal Pardesh Board of School Education, Dharmasala |
| 8. | 0702 | J&K State Open School, Srinagar |
| 9. | 0801 | Department of Pre-Univesity Education, Government of Karnataka |
| 10. | 0803 | Karnataka Open School, Mysore, Karnataka |
| 11. | 0903 | Kerala State Open School, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 12. | 1001 | Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
| 13. | 1002 | M.P. State Open School, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
| 14. | 1101 | Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Pune |
| 15. | 1301 | Meghalaya Board of School Education, Meghalaya |
| 16. | 1601 | Punjab School Education Board, Mohali, Punjab |
| 17. | 1602 | Punjab Open School, Punjab |
| 18. | 1701 | Madhyamik Shiksha Board, Ajmer, Rajasthan |
| 19. | 1702 | Rajasthan State Open School, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
| 20. | 2001 | Tripura Board of Secondary Education, Agartala, Tripura West |
| 21. | 2101 | UP Board of Secondary Education, Allahabad, U.P. |
| 22. | 2201 | W.B. Board of Secondary Education, Kolkata, West Bengal |
| 23. | 2202 | West Bengal Council of higher Secondary Education, Kolkata, West Bengal |
| 24. | 2203 | West Bengal Council for Ravindra Open Schooling |
| 25. | 2601 | Jharkhand Academic Council, Ranchi, Jharkhand |
| 26. | 2801 | Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondry Education, Goa |
| 27. | 2901 | Chhattisgarh Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal, Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
| 28. | 2902 | Chhattisgarh State Open School, Raipur |
| 29. | 3401 | Uttarakhand Board of Examination, Nainital, Uttarakhand |
| 30. | 9809 | International Baccalaureate - Asia Pacific |
| 31. | 9901 | National Institute of Open Schooling (See Section 2.5) |
| 32. | 9902 | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Delhi |
| 33. | 9903 | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), Delhi |
| At NEPIA Centre through online process on the portal sdmis.nios.ac.in |
| NIOS will be providing online registration portal for admission (sdmis.nios.ac.in) |
| NIOS will maintain the admission database |
The aim of NEPIA is to enhance Human Resource quotient of the personnel of Indian Army by enrolling them for Secondary (10th) & Senior Secondary (12th) through educational Programmes offered by NIOS.
| S. No. | Location | Army Command HQ | NIOS Regional Centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolkata | HQ Eastern Command | Regional Centre, Kolkata |
| 2 | Chandimandir | HQ Western Command | Regional Centre, Chandigarh |
| 3 | Lucknow | HQ Central Command | Regional Centre, Allahabad |
| 4 | Pune | HQ Southern Command | Regional Centre, Pune |
| 5 | Udhampur | HQ Northern Command | Regional Centre, Chandigarh |
| 6 | Jaipur | HQ South West Command | Regional Centre, Jaipur |
| Recent colored passport size Photograph of the Army personal seeking admission in NIOS under NEPIA |
| Scanned image of the signature of the Army personal seeking admission in NIOS under NEPIA |
| Date of Birth proof (copy of Aadhaar Card (with date of birth in dd/mm/yyyy format), birth certificate/original Transfer Certificate) - for Secondary (10th) |
| Copy of 10th pass marksheet/certificate (for Senior Secondary (12th) |
| Fee will be accepted online only. No other mode of fee payment is permitted. |
| NOTE: The learner is not required to send/submit the hard copy of the form and the documents but it is mandatory to upload the required documents online. If required by NIOS management or if any other discrepancy is found in the submitted online application form/documents, the learner shall be required to submit the printed application form along with the documents and photograph. This requirement will be communicated to him/her through email and SMS. |
| NEPIA Centre will be notified as Study Centre of NIOS |
| NEPIA Study Centre(s) will hold Personal Contact Programmes (PCP) |
| NEPIA Study Centre(s) will evaluate Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA) |
| NEPIA Study Centre(s) will facilitate learners for online registration for admission and online submission of examination form and fees |
| NEPIA Study Centre(s) will Conduct Practical Examination as per NIOS instructions/guidelines |
| National Institute of Open Schooling
Material Distribution Unit 4B, Central Wareshousing Corporation Rana Pratap Bagh, Opp. State Bank Colony, G.T. Karnal Road New Delhi - 110 033 E-mail:mpdd@nios.ac.in Phone: 011-27416329, 27462690 |
| For April/May & Oct/Nov |
| TMA - By Learners to Study centres - 31st January |
| TMA - Feedback by the Subject Teacher to the Learner - 15th February |
| For October/November Exam |
| TMA - By Learners to Study centres - 31st July |
| TMA - Feedback by the Subject Teacher to the Learner - 15th August |
National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) will not entertain any online Chargeback.
| Call Us: 1800-180-9393 |
| Mail Us: sap.nios@gmail.com |
| What is the procedure for taking admission in NIOS? NIOS has introduced 100% On-line admission at the Secondary and the Senior Secondary level in order to facilitate learners to register. Under this scheme, the learner have three options: (i) He/She can register on-line directly by visiting the website of NIOS i.e., www.nios.ac.in (ii) He/She may visit his/her nearest AI (Study Centre)/Facilitation Centre and take help for on-line registration. (iii) He/She may visit the concerned Regional Centre of NIOS and take help for on line registration. (iv) He/She can use the services of the Common Services Centres of the Govt. of India for Online registration throughout the Country. |
| What is the eligibility criteria for admission to the Secondary Course? A learner who has passed class VIII and has valid proof of attaining 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. |
| What is the valid proof of date of birth? 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 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. |
