NIOS postpones November 6 Class 10, 12 exams across India due to Bihar assembly elections; new dates soon

Vikas Kumar Pandit | November 6, 2025 | 03:29 PM IST | 2 mins read

NIOS Class 10, 12 Exam 2025: The postponed papers include Physics, History, Environmental Science, and Library and Information Science for Class 12, and Painting for Class 10.

The decision to postpone NIOS November 6 exam was taken due to the Bihar assembly elections and related administrative reasons. (Image: Freepik)

The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) has postponed the NIOS Class 10, 12 exam scheduled for today, November 6, 2025, across India due to the Bihar Assembly Elections and related administrative and logistical reasons.

According to the official notification, the NIOS Class 12 exams 2025 for Physics (312), History (315), Environmental Science (333), and Library and Information Science (339) have been postponed. The NIOS Class 10 exam for Painting (225) has also been postponed.

NIOS states that the new exam dates for these subjects will be announced shortly. However, the institute confirmed that exam at overseas centres will be held as per the existing schedule.

“The new dates of examination in respect of these subjects will be intimated shortly. The examination in centres abroad will be conducted as per the schedule. All candidates appearing in NIOS Examinations are advised to keep visiting the official website of NIOS for the latest updates,” the official notice said.

The NIOS Class 10, 12 exams 2025 are scheduled to continue till November 18. The next Class 10 exam will be held tomorrow, November 7, for Science and Technology (212), while Class 12 students will appear for Data Entry Operations (Theory) (336) on the same day.

Also read UPMSP UP Board Class 10, 12 date sheet 2026 out; intermediate exam from February 18

NIOS 2025 Class 10, 12 upcoming exams

Students can check the upcoming NIOS Class 10, 12 exam dates in the table given below.

Exam date

Class 10

Class 12

November 7

Science and Technology (212)

Data Entry Operations (Th) (336)

November 8

Folk Art (244)

-

November 10

Urdu

Sanskrit

Indian Sign Language (230)

Bodh Darshan (241)

Biology

Accountancy

Introduction to Law

Military History

November 11

English (202)

Mathematics (311)

Veda Adhyayan (345)

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)

Painting

November 13

Home Science (216)

Business Studies (319)

Sanskrit Sahitya (348)

November 14

Hindustani Sangeet (242)

Natyakala (285)

Urdu (306)

Bharatiya Darshan (347)

Natyakala (385)

November 17

Indian Culture and Heritage (223)

Carnatic Sangeet (243)

Economics (318)

Bodh Darshan (381)

November 18

Accountancy (224)

Sanskrit Vyakaran (246)

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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