NIOS exam schedule: The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) has announced the schedule for the Class 10 and Class 12 theory exams for the April 2025 session. These exams will be conducted from April 9 to May 19, 2025, while the practical exams are set to take place earlier, from March 17 to April 1, 2025.
The Class 10 and 12 theory exams will be held in a single session from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM. Students will be given an additional 15 minutes before the exam begins to read the question paper. To avoid any last-minute issues, candidates must arrive at the exam center at least 30 minutes before the gates close. Carrying the NIOS 2025 admit card along with a school ID card is mandatory for entry into the exam hall.
To qualify, students need to secure a minimum of 33% marks overall and in each subject separately. For subjects that include both theory and practical components, a minimum of 33% must be achieved in each section.
NIOS Class 10 schedule 2025: Check important dates
Students must check the complete details of the Class 10 schedule as provided here:
Exam Date
| Subject
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April 9
| Entrepreneurship
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April 11
| Bhartiya Darshan, Certificate in Indian Embroidery, Hand and Foot Care
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April 16
| Folk Art
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April 19
| Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Assamese, Nepali, Malayalam, Odia, Arabic, Persian, Tamil, Sindhi
|
April 21
| Indian Culture and Heritage
|
April 22
| Psychology
|
April 23
| Mathematics
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April 24
| Social Science
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April 25
| Data Entry Operations
|
April 28
| Hindi
|
May 2
| Painting
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May 3
| English
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May 5
| Science & Technology
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May 6
| Home Science
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May 7
| Urdu, Sanskrit
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May 8
| Business Studies
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May 13
| Economics, Indian Sign Language
|
May 14
| Bakery and Confectionary, Cutting and Tailoring, Dress Making, Desktop Publishing, Yog, Basic Computing, Beauty Culture and Hair Care
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May 15
| Accountancy, Sanskrit Vyakaran, Beauty Therapy
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May 17
| Hindustani Sangeet, Veda Adhyayan, Natyakala
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May 19
| Carnatic Sangeet, Employability Skills, Sanskrit Sahitya
|
NIOS Class 12 exam schedule: Check important dates here
Students must check the detailed schedule of the Class 12 as provided here:
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