About Nios

The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), is the board of education under the Union Government of India. It was established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India in 1989 to provide education to all segments of society under the motive to increase literacy and aimed forward for flexible learning. The NIOS is a national board that administers examinations for Secondary and Senior Secondary examinations similar to the CBSE and the CISCE. It also offers vocational courses after the high school.

Now it is well known that NIOS, like CBSE and CISCE, acts as a national level Board of school education. The students who successfully complete their courses of study from NIOS are not in a disadvantageous position in matters such as applying for competitive examinations and seeking admission in higher education courses etc.

NIOS is the largest Open Schooling System in the world (ISO 9001:2008 Certified) with a cumulative enrolment of over 2.71 million till date.

Why choose NIOS-

NIOS has introduced several innovative features that are not generally available in the formal schooling system. Some such features are :-

• Freedom to learn at one’s own place and pace.
• Flexibility including (i) round the year admission, (ii) wider choice of courses, (iii) examination when learner wants (nine chances to appear in examination with facility of credit accumulation), and (iv) facility of On Demand Examination.
• Relevance of Vocational Education courses as these are functional and useful in daily life and set the pathway for the world of work.
• Option of choosing Vocational subjects with Academic courses.
• Credit accumulation facility.
• Transfer of Credits facility from other Boards of School Education.
• Personal Contact Programme (PCP)
• Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA)
• ICT and Media support to learners.
• Support services in the constituents of NIOS and in the Study Centres.

Success stories of NIOS- https://nios.ac.in/success-stories.aspx

NIOS FAQ in English- https://nios.ac.in/media/documents/Handbook%20for%20FAQ(English)12-11-2014.pdf

NIOS FAQ in Hindi-

https://nios.ac.in/media/documents/Handbook%20on%20FAQ%20(hindi)%20-%2012-11-2014.pdf