Admission Enquiry
The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) formerly known as National Open School (NOS) was established in November,1989 as an autonomous organisation in pursuance of National Policy on Education 1986 by the Ministry of Education (MOE), Government of India. NIOS is providing a number of Vocational, Life Enrichment and community-oriented courses besides General and Academic Courses at Secondary and Senior Secondary level.
It also offers Elementary level Courses through its Open Basic Education Programmes (OBE). Government of India through a gazette notification vested NIOS with the authority to examine and certify learners registered with it upto pre degree level courses whether Academic, Technical or Vocational. Association of Indian Universities.
NIOS And ITS Curriculum
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.
1.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, 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 pathwaysfor 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 learningand in professional institutions.
4.Transfer of Credits
The NIOS acknowledges previous knowledge by allowing transfer of credits upto two subjects passed from International, National and State Boards of Examination / State Open Schools.
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 Researchand 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).