NIOS Admission open for 2019 October 10th 12th

Credit Accumulation: The learner has the option to choose to appear in anyone or more subjects
in any examination and earn credit which will be accumulated till all five subjects required for
certification are successfully completed within a period of 5 years of registration.
Transfer of Credit: The learner has the option to avail the facility of Transfer of Credit (TOC)
to a maximum of two subjects passed from a recognised Board of School Education, provided
these subjects are also available in NIOS Scheme of Studies and their results can be verified from
the concerned Boards' website. TOC is given as per the conditions given in Section 2.6.
Validity of Admission: The learner's admission is valid for a period of five years. For Public
Examination at the Secondary and the Senior Secondary level, a learner may take nine or fewer
chances to successfully complete the course during the validity period of admission.
Part Admission: Under this scheme, the learner may take admission in one or more subjects but
not more than four subjects. On passing, the learner will be issued only the Mark sheet.
Education of Disadvantaged Group: To cater to the special needs of people who are physically,
mentally challenged, socially and geographically isolated marginalised and are from disadvantaged
sections of the society such as street children, working children, rural women, NIOS has setup
Special Accredited Institutions called Special Accredited Institutions for Education of the
Disadvantaged (SAIEDs).
Opportunities to Jail Inmates : In order to help Jail inmates to earn their livelihood after
they are released from jail and bringing them in mainstream, NIOS has set up Study
Centres in Jails all over India. Full fee exemption (Admission and Examination fee) is
provided to Jail inmates.