Prospectus - The National Institute of Open Schooling

4
Evaluation System
The National Institute of Open Schooling has certain features in its evaluation system such as
freedom to answer the questions in Public Examinations in any one of the scheduled regional
languages, although the Question Papers supplied would generally be in English and Hindi/
available Regional mediums only. Intimation letters and Certificates have scanned photographs
of the learners and the information about Examination Centres and results are made available
on the NIOS website. Besides, NIOS has been doing innovations in the evaluation system to
maintain its credibility and standards. The On Demand Examination System at Secondary and
Senior Secondary level for the registered canditates is one such innovation.
4.1 Public Examinations
The Public Examinations are held twice a year in the months of April-May
and October-November on dates fixed by the NIOS. However, you are also
eligible to appear through On Demand Examination at Secondary Level and
Senior Secondary level in those subjects only in which you have taken
admission in NIOS.
(a) Registration for Public Examination for admission through Online
under Stream 1
NOTE
Unless examination fee is
paid within the prescribed
dates, you will not be
allowed to appear in the
examinations.
To appear for the NIOS examination, you must register yourself by filling up the Examination Form
and paying requisite examination fee as given in Table 7 as per schedule given below through your AI.
(i) For April-May Examination:
16th December to 31st December (Without late fee)
1st January to 4th January (With late fee of Rs. 50/- per subject)
(ii) For October-November Examination:
16th June to 30th June
(Without late fee)
1st July to 4th July
(With late fee of Rs. 50/- per subject)
NOTE
The Examination
Form is attached
with the prospectus.
Also a photocopy of
this may be used for
subsequent
examinations. It can
also be obtained
free of cost from
your AI or
download from
NIOS website.
You can also register online for Public Examinations. The examination fee can be paid
through credit card (Master or VISA) or Debit Card (VISA only of selected bank) or
through Bank Draft drawn in favour of “Secretary, NIOS” payable at the concerned
Regional Centre (Appendix 'D') within a week from the date of the submission of
Online application form.
(b) Provision for registration with consolidated late fee
After the prescribed dates, you still have the opportunity to register yourself
by paying the requisite examination fee along with consolidated late fee of
Rs. 800/ -. This payment will be accepted through a Bank Draft drawn in favour of the
“Secretary, NIOS”, payable at the concerned Regional Centre (Appendix “D”)
upto 20th January for April-May examination and 20th July for Oct.-Nov.
examination.
There will be no registration for the examination thereafter.
15 Prospectus 2011-12