National Institute of Open Schooling

The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), formerly National Open School is a national level board of education in India, controlled and managed by the Government of India. It was established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India in 1989.[1]

Not to be confused with Hyundai i10 or Hyundai Grand i10 Nios.

National institute of Open Schooling
AbbreviationNIOS
Formation1989 (1989)
TypeGovernmental Board of Education
HeadquartersNoida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Official language
Chairman
Saroj Sharma
Parent organisation
Ministry of Education
(Government of India)
Websitewww.nios.ac.in

NIOS had a cumulative enrollment of about 1.5 million students from 2004 to 2009 at secondary and senior secondary levels and enrolls about 350,000 students annually which makes it the largest open schooling system in the world.[2]

International collaboration and overseas centres

The NIOS collaborates with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and UNESCO.[3] It also has study centres for Indian expatriates in the Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Nepal, Canada, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and the United States of America.[4]

Courses offered

NIOS offer the following courses:[5]

  • Open Basic Education (OBE) Programme for 14+ years age group, adolescents and adults at A, B and C levels that are equivalent to classes III, V and VIII of the formal school system
  • Secondary Course—Equivalent to class X
  • Senior Secondary Course—Equivalent to class XII
  • Vocational Education Courses
  • Life enrichment programmes
  • D.EL.ED. course
  • Secondary and Senior Secondary Course For ITI Student

Examinations

The public examinations are held twice a year in April–May and October–November on dates fixed by the NIOS. However, one is also eligible to appear through the On-Demand Examinations at Secondary Level and Senior Secondary level in those subjects only in which candidates have taken admission in NIOS for subject wise learning.[6] Results of the public examinations are usually announced seven weeks after the last date of examinations.

See also

References
  1. "National Institute Of Open Schooling". Nos.org. 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. "pub_PS_OpenSchooling_web" (PDF). Col.org. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  3. "International Centre for Training in Open Schooling". Nos.org. 16 November 1945. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  4. Majumdar Sahil, Pallavi (15 October 2002). "Open school for UAE expats". Times of India. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  5. "About Us".
  6. "Evaluation System". NIOS. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
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