NIOS Class 10, 12 date sheet 2025 out; theory exams from October 14

Anu Parthiban | September 20, 2025 | 11:31 AM IST | 3 mins read

NIOS theory date sheet 2025 for Class 10, 12 September-October exams are available now. The last exam will be conducted on November 18.

NIOS date sheet 2025 for Class 10, 12 released. (Representational image: Wikimedia Commons)
NIOS date sheet 2025 for Class 10, 12 released. (Representational image: Wikimedia Commons)

The National Institute of Open School Learning (NIOS) has announced the date sheet for the NIOS Class 10 secondary and Class 12 senior secondary public exam 2025. The NIOS theory exams will begin from October 14, as per the date sheet, in selected exam centres in India and abroad.

The institute said that the NIOS theory date sheet 2025 will not be changed later. According to the NIOS date sheet, the Class 10, 12 theory exams for September-October 2025 will conclude on November 18.

Students are required to pay an exam fee to appear for the theory exams. Earlier, the NIOS announced that the practical exams for both Classes 10 and 12 will be conducted between September 12 and 27.

Before the NIOS public exam 2025, the hall ticket for registered candidates will be made available on the official website, sdmis.nios.ac.in, through the student login.

The NIOS results for the public theory exams are likely to be declared in 7 weeks after the last date of the exam, it said. “No enquiries about the actual date of declaration of the result will be entertained. The result will be made available immediately on NIOS website http://sdmis.nios.ac.in,” the notification added.

The NIOS mark-sheet-cum-certificate and migration-cum-transfer certificate will be issued to the students who clear both practical and theory exams. These certificates will be sent to students by post at their residential addresses in case of cancelled AIs.

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NIOS theory date sheet 2025 for Class 10

Most exams for NIOS Class 10 students will be held between 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm.

NIOS Class 10 date sheet

NIOS Class 10 theory papers

October 14

Sanskrit Sahitya (248)

Entrepreneurship (249)

October 15

Bharatiya Darshan (247)

October 16

Bengali (203),

Marathi (204)

Telugu (205),

Gujarati (207)

Kannada (208),

Punjabi (210)

Assamese (228),

Nepali(231)

Malayalam (232),

Odia (233)

Bhoti Language (234),

Arabic (235),

Persian (236)

Tamil (237),

Sindhi (238)

October 17

Psychology (222)

October 24

Hindi (201)

October 25

Employability Skills (250)

October 29

Data Entry Operations (Th) (229)

October 30

Mathematics (211)

October 31

Business Studies (215)

November 3

Social Science (213)

November 4

Economics (214)

Veda Adhyayan (245)

November 6

Painting (225)

November 7

Science and Technology (212)

November 8

Folk Art (244)

November 10

Urdu

Sanskrit

Indian Sign Language (230)

Bodh Darshan (241)

November 11

English (202)

November 12

Bakery and Confectionary (256)

Cutting and Tailoring (605)

Dress Making (606)

Certificate in Basic Computing (Theory) (608) Beauty Culture and Hair Care (612)

Certificate in Desk Top Publishing (613)

Certificate in Yoga (614)

Certificate in Indian Embroidery (628)

Beauty Therapy (640)

Hair Care and Styling (641)

Hand and Foot Care (642)

November 13

Home Science (216)

November 14

Hindustani Sangeet (242)

Natyakala (285)

November 17

Indian Culture and Heritage (223)

Carnatic Sangeet (243)

November 18

Accountancy (224)

Sanskrit Vyakaran (246)

NIOS theory date sheet 2025 for Class 12

NIOS Class 12 theory papers will be held from October 14 to November 18. However, the exam timings will vary. Some papers, including chemistry, sociology, science, are held from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm and minor subjects will be held from 2.30 pm to 4 pm.

NIOS Class 12 date sheet

NIOS Class 12 theory papers

October 14

Early Childhood Care and Education (376)

October 15

Psychology (328)

Sanskrit Vyakaran (346)

October 16

Geography (316)

October 17

Sanskrit (309)

October 24

Bengali (303),

Tamil (304)

Odia (305),

Gujarati (307)

Punjabi (310),

Arabic (341)

Persian (342)

Malayalam (343)

Sindhi (344),

Bhoti Language (380),

October 25

Gender Studies (340)

October 29

Chemistry (313)

Political Science (317)

Mass communication (335)

Military Studies (374)

October 30

Home Science (321)

October 31

English (302)

November 3

Computer Science (330)

Sociology (331)

Tourism (337)

Physical Education (373)

November 4

Hindi (301)

Employability Skills and Entrepreneurship (350)

November 6

Physics (312)

History (315)

Environmental Science (333)

Library and Information Science (339)

November 7

Data Entry Operations (Th) (336)

November 8

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November 10

Biology

Accountancy

Introduction to Law

Military History

November 11

Mathematics (311)

Veda Adhyayan (345)

November 12

Painting

November 13

Business Studies (319)

Sanskrit Sahitya (348)

November 14

Urdu (306)

Bharatiya Darshan (347)

Natyakala (385)

November 17

Economics (318)

Bodh Darshan (381)

November 18

House Keeping (356)

Catering Management (357)

Food Processing (358)

Hotel Front Office Operations (360)

Preservation of Fruits & Vegetables (363)

Web Designing & Development (Th.) (622)

Computer and Office Applications (631)

Data Entry Operations (632)

Web Development (660)

CRM Domestic Voice (661)

Computer Hardware Assembly & Maint. (663)

Yoga Assistant (667)

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