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amount of careful preparation, planning and execution alone will result in the
successful conduct of the examination. To give a small insight into the
complexity of the process, here is a list of items that are to be attended to,
when conducting a public examination in the NIOS
Pre-Examination / Examination period work
1. Paper setting- three parallel sets in each subject
2. Moderation of papers set and checking of marking scheme
3. Forwarding manuscripts to press for confidential work and issue print
order to press
4. Forwarding Centre wise numerical data to press
5. Forwarding centre Notification to press
6. Schedule of despatch to press and issue of advance instruction to
custodian - Bank and Centre Superintendents
7. To make arrangement with postal authority for special booking
8. Monitoring the despatch of printed question papers by press
9. Receipt of Question Papers by custodian Bank
10. Forwarding manuscripts of Marking Scheme to press for computerization
and receive the same back on the day of Examination
11. Supply of Marking Schemes and Question Papers to the Academic
Department for Standardization
12. Process bills of paper setting, moderators and Confidential press for
payment.
To conduct a public examination nation wide there is a lot of interdependence
among the different departments of NIOS and the regional centres. The table
given below shows how the dates are culculated backwards to take care of
each step by the different departments/regional centres to complete the given
work on time.