NIOS 12th Registration 2026 (Started for April-May): Check Last Date & How to Apply Online

Students can check the registration and payment of exam fee below. They can go through the official website for the circular regarding the NIOS admission for 12th class last date. Students appearing for NIOS 12th exam 2026 April-May are required to pay the exam fees through the official website, nios.ac.in. Check NIOS admission 2026 for 12th class last date on this page. With consolidated late fee INR 1600 Per learner, learners enrolled for April/May 2026 could pay from January 1, 2026 to January 10, 2026. 

Download NIOS Admission Prospectus 2025-26 PDF

NIOS 12th Application 2026 Schedule

The schedule for registration and payment of exam fee for students enrolled in stream 1, block II (Oct-Nov):

The NIOS admissions take place twice a year, Block-I in April, while the Block-II admissions take place in October, every year. The dates usually remain the same every year. Students have to check the official website nios.ac.in or sdimis.nios.ac.in. for NIOS 12th registration 2025. The NIOS admits students of Class 12 in two cycles. All eligible students can register themselves through the official NIOS website. The NIOS admissions to the Senior Secondary levels are conducted twice a year. The first cycle (Block-I) usually happens around April/May while the second cycle (Block-II) of admission is during October/November, every year.

Also Read: NIOS Admission Class 10th and 12th: Date Sheet, Admit Card, Registration, Eligibility

Check the fees for secondary and Senior Secondary subjects. 

The NIOS Admissions for classes 10^th and 12^th usually happen on the same dates all year round. The dates for the current academic year are as follows:

The NIOS 12^th Registration window is open for Block-I admission. All the students who wish to appear for NIOS 12^th exams can fill out the NIOS 12th application form 2026 through the official website of NIOS and pay the required application fee. 

1. Visit the admission portal of NIOS- sdmis.nios.ac.in/.
2. Read all the instructions carefully and click on 'Register'.
3. Fill in all the details required.
4. Upload all the supporting documents.
5. Pay the required fee.
6. Save your form for future references.

Students can also refer to the detailed version of the NIOS application process below:

NIOS 2026 Admission- Eligibility Criteria

Students who fulfill the NIOS eligibility criteria can apply for NIOS 2026 admission. Here are the eligibility conditions of online NIOS admission:
Age Limit

For NIOS 12th admission, the age should be 15 years minimum.

Minimum Education

He/she must have cleared class 10 from a recognized board to apply for NIOS class 12 registration 2026. Students who are applying immediately after passing 10th will not be allowed to sit for the exams for all the subjects in one attempt. 

To appear for the NIOS 12th examinations 2025, the learners should fulfill the following eligibility criteria:

• The student should be at least 15 years old to apply for NIOS 12^th admission 2025-26.
• The learner should have passed the secondary (10^th) exams successfully
• The learner should be enrolled with NIOS
• The learner should be able to produce a Secondary class pass certificate from NIOS/recognised Board along with address proof and two latest passport-size photographs.

All the students who will be applying for NIOS Admissions for Class 12 must have the following documents handy. Aspirants must collect all the documents mentioned below with them before applying for NIOS 12^th Admissions. 

• Recent Passport size coloured photograph
• Signature (preferably in Black Ink)
• Valid identity proof (like Aadhaar Card or Passport or Ration card or etc.)
• Valid proof of Date of Birth (like Aadhaar Card with date of birth printed on it in the dd/mm/yyyy format, Birth Certificate etc.)
• A valid proof of Residence (like Aadhaar Card with complete address printed on it, valid Passport etc.).
• Address proof i.e. Aadhaar Card/Water Bill/Electricity Bill/Voter ID/Ration Card/Indian
• Passport/Statement of Operational Bank Account/Appointment Letter from the Employer on Printed Letter Head, if living in rented accommodation - copy of any proof of permanent address along with present Rented Agreement
• Class 8th marksheet (in case of secondary course) or class 10th marksheet (in case of senior secondary course)
• Social category/Caste certificate (in case the learner belongs to SC/ST/OBC social category). Ex-serviceman certificate (in case he/she is an Ex-serviceman)
• Disability certificate (in case he/she is having any kind of disability)
• Fail Mark sheet of previous Board, failing which Transfer of Credit (TOC) marks will not be updated in NIOS result. If TOC Board marked with (*Other) is selected then the Result should be available on the Concerned Board Website or Learner has to submit result verification letter from Concerned Board as per NIOS norms.

Stream-1

Stream-2, 3 and 4

Note: A learner registering under Stream-2, Stream-3, Stream-4 and desirous to take different subjects or additional subject from parent boards, will have to pay INR 720 per subject in addition to Admission/Registration Fee, Examination Fee and TOC fee. 

• After filling out the online NIOS form, students should start preparing for the NIOS board exams. They should read NIOS 12th syllabus to get good marks in exams.

• They should also keep track of their NIOS 2026 admission status using the login window.

NIOS 12th Dates 2026 was released in March 2026. NIOS 12th hall ticket 2026 was published online in March 2026.