Procidre to get admission in NIOS | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING admission procedure

  Transfer of Credits (TOC) Facilities. Ex-Secondary/Senior Secondary students 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. You will have the option to get the credit transferred to a maximum of two subjects, provided these subjects are passed in the last five years 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 Sr. Secondary level will be allowed only when you are pass in theory and practical separately. You will have to give full details of the TOC subjects and marks obtained on the Admission Form. You will have to attach the original mark sheet issued by the respective Board. You will have to pay requisite fee of an amount Rs. 75/- per subject for transfer of credit for the number of subjects in

Setting up of  NIOS Started as a project on "Open Schooling" under the Central Board of Secondary Education ( CBSE ) in 1979. Established in 1989 as the National Open School (NOS) by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development ( MHRD ). In 1990, the Govt. of India through a Gazette notification vested NOS with the authority to examine and certify learners registered with it up to Pre-Degree level Courses. Re-christened as the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) in July 2002. Regional Centres Allahabad, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kochi, Patna, Pune, Dehradun, Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Gandhinagar, Raipur, Chennai, Ranchi, Dhramshala, Vishakapatnam, Sikkim (Gangtok), Amethi (Sub Regional Centre as Darbhanga,Kota) Number of Study Centres   Academic (AIs) : 3530 including 26 AI in U.A.E, Nepal, Kuwait, Qatar,Muscat and Kingdom of Bahrain Vocational (AVIs) : 1379 Open Basic Education (OBE) (AAs) : 1313 The Study

VISION To provide "Sustainable inclusive learning with universal and flexible access to quality school education and skill development." MISSION To provide relevant, continuing and holistic education up to pre-degree level through Open and Distance Learning System. To contribute to the Universalisation of School Education. To cater to the educational needs of the prioritized target groups for equity and social justice.  OBJECTIVES To provide professional advice to the Government of India, and to the States, regarding proper development of Open and Distance Learning system at school level in response to requests from the concerned Government/s or suo moto. To develop need based Academic and Vocational Education Programmes for livelihood and lifelong learning up to pre- degree level. To attain excellence in developing quality Open and Distance Learning curricula and courseware for learners. To accredit institutions for developing effective learner support system to f

  To take steps for developing strategy plans for promoting and up scaling the Open Schooling programe in India; To provide technical and financial support to State Governments in India for setting up and up scaling of State Open Schools (SOSs); To develop needed action plan for making education equitable and inclusive for the marginalized and disadvantaged groups like girl/women, minorities, differently- able (physically and mentally challenged) etc.; To offer a wide spectrum of courses of study in general, vocational and continuing education and life enrichment courses up to pre-degree level; To develop need based Curricula and Self Learning Materials for (I) Open Basic Education (OBE), (II) Secondary and Senior Secondary Education, and (III) Vocational Education and Training (VET) Programmes with focus on skill development; To develop multi-media and multi-channel delivery modes for effective transaction of courseware to support courses and programmes; To provide effective student

  What is NIOS NIOS is "Open School" to cater to the needs of a heterogeneous group of learners up to pre-degree level. It was started as a project with in-built flexibilities by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in 1979. In 1986, the National Policy on Education suggested strengthening of Open School System for extending open learning facilities in a phased manner at secondary level all over the country as an independent system with its own curriculum and examination leading to certification. Consequently, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India set up the National Open School (NOS) in November 1989. The pilot project of CBSE on Open School was amalgamated with NOS. Through a Resolution (No. F.5-24/90 Sch.3 dated 14 September 1990 published in the Gazette of India on 20 October 1990), the National Open School (NOS) was vested with the authority to register, examine and certify students registered with it up to pre-degree leve