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Setting up of NIOS

• Started as a project on "Open Schooling" under the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in 1979.

• Established in 1989 as the National Open School (NOS) by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Education (MOE). In 1990, the Govt. of India through a Gazette notification vested NOS with the authority to examine and certify learners registered with it up to Pre-Degree level Courses.

• Re-christened as the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) in July 2002.

Study Centers

1. Academic (AIs): 3530 including 26 AI in the U.A.E, Nepal, Kuwait, Qatar, Muscat, and the Kingdom of Bahrain

2. Vocational (AVIs): 1379

3. Open Basic Education (OBE) (AAs): 1313

Enrollment

• Secondary - 46%

• Senior Secondary - 49%

• Vocational - 5%

• NIOS is the largest Open Schooling System in the world.

• Admission in NIOS is 100% Online for Sec. (10th), Sr.Sec. (12th), Round the year with cut off Dates

Courses Offered

• Open Basic Education (OBE) (A level, B level, and C level equivalent to Class III, V, and VIII respectively of formal Education) courses are offered through Accredited Agencies (AAs).

• Secondary - leading to Secondary School Certificate.

• Sr. Secondary - leading to Senior Secondary School Certificate.

• Open Vocational Education.

• Life Enrichment Programmes.

Highlights and flexibilities

• Freedom to choose subjects; continuous assessment through Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA).

• Facility of Online Registration for Admission and Examination Credit accumulation facility;

• 9 chances in 5 Years to complete a course;

• Provision of Re-admission after 5 years.

• Learning support through Personal Contact Programme (PCP);

• Transfer of credits (up to 2 subjects) from some other Boards.

• Media Programmes are telecast and broadcast.

Study Materials

Mediums of Instruction

• Hindi, English, Urdu, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati, and Malayalam mediums at the Secondary stage.

• Hindi, English, and Urdu mediums at Sr. Secondary stage.

• Freedom to write a reply in any scheduled language.

Sanctioned Staff strength: 394

Budget (2013-2014)

• Plan NIL

• Non-Plan Rs. 135.14 Crore

Certification

• Conducts examination twice a year in Apr-May and Oct-Nov.

• On-Demand Examination at Secondary & Sr. Secondary level at the NIOS, Headquarter and its Regional Centre

National Consortium for Open Schooling

• NIOS provides Professional support to States to set up and develop State Open Schools, particularly with Regional Mediums. The secretariat of NCOS is located in NIOS.

• State Open Schools (SOSs) have been set up in 17 states viz., Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Jammu &Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Bihar.

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