Sunday 12 September 1999

NIOS Senior Secondary (Class - XII ) Syllabus

  • Code     Subjects      


  • Group : "A"


    • 301 - Hindi
    • 302 - English
    • 303 - Bengali
    • 306 - Urdu
    • 309 - Sanskrit

  • Group : "B" 



  • Minimum Five (5) subjects and maximum Seven (7) Subjects to be chosen.
  • Combination : A - 1 subject from Group "A" and 4 subjects from Group "B".
  • Combination : B - 2 subjects from Group "A" and 3 subjects from Group "B".
  • Two (2) additional subjects can be taken from either o the two groups.
  • Subject with Asterisk (*) have theory and practical work.

NIOS Secondary (Class - X ) Syllabus

  • Code     Subjects      
  • Group : "A"
    • 201 - Hindi
    • 202 - English 
    • 203 - Bengali
    • 204 - Marathi
    • 205 - Telugu
    • 206 - Urdu
    • 207 - Gujrati
    • 208 - Kannada
    • 209 - Sanskrit
    • 210 - Punjabi
    • 228 - Assamese
    • 231 - Nepali
    • 232 - Malyalam
    • 233 - Oriya
    • 235 - Arabic
    • 236 - Persian
    • 237 - Tamil
  • Group : "B" 
  • Minimum Five (5) subjects and maximum Seven (7) Subjects to be chosen.
  • Combination : A - 1 subject from Group "A" and 4 subjects from Group "B".
  • Combination : B - 2 subjects from Group "A" and 3 subjects from Group "B".
  • Two (2) additional subjects can be taken from either o the two groups.
  • Subject with Asterisk (*) have theory and practical work.

NIOS On Demand Exam Syllabus

Secondary Course :
  1. Hindi (201),
  2. English (202), 
  3. Sanskrit (209), 
  4. Mathematics (211), 
  5. Science & Technology (212), 
  6. Social Science (213), 
  7. Economics (214), 
  8. Business studies (215), 
  9. Home Science (216), 
  10. Psychology (222),
Senior Secondary Course :
  1. Hindi (301), 
  2. English (302), 
  3. Mathematics (311), 
  4. Physics (312), 
  5. Chemistry (313), 
  6. Biology (314), 
  7. Geography(316), 
  8. Political Sc.(317), 
  9. Economics (318), 
  10. Business Studies (319), 
  11. Accountancy (320), 
  12. Home Science (321)
  13. Psychology (328).

National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)



  • a) Admission for April - May - 2012  (Stream - I) :
    • 1st March 2011 - 31st August 2011
  • b) Admission for Oct  - Nov - 2012  (Stream - II) :
    •  1st Sep 2011 - 28th Feb 2012
  •  d) Fee structure :
    • Admission Fees 
      • Includes admission, registration & study materials.
      • Admission Fees will be valid for 5 Academic years.
    • Exam Fees
  • f) Tutor Mark Assignments (TMAs) :
    • At least 1 out of 3 TMAs are required to be submitted.
    • TMAs are given on the back side of the study materials.
    • Submission of TMAs:
      • APRIL / MAY TERM  : 
        • 5th Dec / 5th Jan / 5th Feb
      • OCT / NOV TERM     : 
        • 5th June / 5th July / 5th Aug
  • h) Passing Marks / Qualifying Marks : 
    • Minimum 33% in aggregate including theory & practical.    
  • i) Study Materials :
    • Study Materials are supplied by New Delhi office.
    • Study materials are supplied at the address of the candidates.
    • Candidates must check the study material from their post office if not received within 30-45 days from their registration.

Secondary Courses (Class - X)

We facilitate admission in Secondary courses from following Boards:


3. Central Board of Secondary Education, (CBSE)

4. Indian Council of School Education Board, (ICSE)

5. West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (Madhyamik)