Instructions for Secondary and Sr. Secondary Exam
The candidates are required to bring their own typewriters for
Typewriting and Stenography Examinations as per datesheet. Typewriting
Stenography Examinations will be conducted in accordance with the
Guidelines issued to the Centre Superintendents by the NIOS.
Practical Examinations in Science/Science & Technology, Physics,
Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Secretarial Practice, Home Science, Word
Processing (English), Mass Communication, Computer Science and Painting
will be held at the same Examination Centre where candidates will appear
for theory examination; unless otherwise notified.
Practical Examination will be conducted as per the above schedule.
Since practical examination are being conducted in small batches of
students, candidats are advised to contact the Centre Superintendent
well before the dates of practical for taking specified date as well as
batch allotted to them.
For Practical Examinations the candidates at a centre will be divided
in required number of batches according to the capacity of the
laboratory and as per rules in consultation with the Examiner(s)
concerned by the Superintendent of the Centre.
The result of examination is likely to be declared in 6 weeks after
the last date of the examination No enquiries about the actual date of
declaration of result will be attended to. A copy of the relevant
portion of the result will be communicated to the Accredited
Institutions immediately after declaration of results and will be
available on the Internet also on NIOS website www.nios.ac.in.
The Mark-Sheet, Provisional Certificate and Migration-cum-Transfer
Certificate will be issued to the successful candidates through their
respective AIs. In case of direct registrants/and candidates from
cancelled AIs the documents will be sent to them by post at their
residential addresses available at NIOS by the concerned Regional
Centre. In the case of candidates whose required subjects are yet to be
cleared will receive the mark-sheet only.
There will not be any change in the dates of the examination.
The Examination fee paid by the candidates entitle them to appear in
practical and theory examination, if otherwise eligible, without having
to pay anything extra at the examination centre.
Instructions for Vocational Exam
Practical Examinations in all the Vocational Courses will be held at
the same Study Centre (AVI) where the candidate has taken admission.
Practical Examinations will be conducted during or after theory
papers and has to be completed within a week from the completion of
Theory Examinations except Typewriting & Shorthand. The practical
exam. for Typewriting & Shorthand will be held as per the Date-Sheet
issued by NIOS. The Date(s) of practical exam.(s) for rest of the
Vocational Subjects are to be fixed by the Coordinator of the AVI in
consultation with the Examiners approved by the National Institute of
Open Schooling during the above period.
For Practical Examinations, the candidates at a centre will be
grouped in required number of batches according to the capacity of the
laboratory/workshop in consultation with the Examiner(s) concerned by
the Coordinator of the AVI. The dates so fixed should be announced well
in advance by the Coordinator of the AVI. Candidates may confirm the
dates from the Coordinator of the AVI concerned.
The candidates should obtain detailed instructions from the
Coordinator of the AVI, well in advance, about the modalities of the
conduct of the practical examinations and also obtain clear instructions
as to the TOOLS/KIT/CONSUMABLE MATERIALS/THEORY-PRACTICAL RECORDS etc.
to be brought by them for the practical examinations. The candidates
are required to bring their own typewriters for Typewriting &
Shorthand Examinations as per the date-sheet.
The result of examinations is likely to be declared in 8 to 10 weeks
after the last date of examination. No queries about the actual date of
declaration of results will be entertained. The result will also be
available on the NIOS website www.nios.ac.in
soon after its declaration. Copy of the relevant portion of the result
will be provided to the Accredited Vocational Institutions immediately
after the declaration of results. The Marks Statements and the Passing
Certificates of the candidates will be made available through the
concerned AVI.
The examination fee paid by the candidates entitles them to appear in
practical and theory examinations, if otherwise eligible, without
having to pay anything extra at the AVI/Examination Centre. There will
not be any change in the dates of examinations.
