NIOS 12th Exam 2026 News & Notifications
National Institute of Open Schooling 12th 2026 ( NIOS 12th )
The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) conducts examinations for Class 12 twice a year— March/April and October/November. The NIOS 12th examinations are conducted in April for Block-I and in October for Block-II. The NIOS admissions usually take place in two cycles— Block I and Block II. The dates for admission for both blocks remain the same every year.
This year, the NIOS 12th examinations were cancelled in view of COVID-19 and the results were released on July 23 on the basis of alternate assessment criteria.
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NIOS 12th Exam
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 days ago
The NIOS 12th exam is generally considered to have moderate level difficulty. Students can prepare for the NIOS 12th exam by solving through the previous years' question papers. They should be thorough with the syllabus.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
Students are advised to solve as many sample question papers as they can for the NIOS 12th exam. There is no fixed number of sample papers that should be solved for the NIOS 12th board exam.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
The duration of NIOS 12th exam is 3 hours. The NIOS 12th board exam is held from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
NIOS 12th date 2026 is not yet released. NIOS 12th exam 2026 will be held in April-May 2026. The board will release the NIOS 12th date sheet 2026 on the official website - nios.ac.in March 2026.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
Students have to score 33% of the total marks to qualify the NIOS Class 12 board exam. For NIOS 12th, they have to score a minimum of 33% in the aggregate in the practical and theory exams.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) conducts the NIOS 12th exam. NIOS Class 12th exams are held 2 times in a year. The NIOS 12th exam will be held in April-May (block I) and Oct-Nov (block II). Students can register in any block for the exam.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
NIOS 12th board exams are held twice in a year. The NIOS 12th exam will be held in April-May (block I) and Oct-Nov (block II). Students can register in any block for the exam.
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Contributor-Level 10
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