NIOS 10th Board 2025: Exam Dates, Syllabus, Pattern and Question Papers

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The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) will release the NIOS Class 10 Exam dates 2025. The exams will take place in the month of April 2025. The board is likely to announce the datesheet in January 2025. The students will be provided with the admit cards in advance. The board exams for class 10th will be conducted between April and May 2025. It is expected that the practical exams will be conducted in the month of March 2025. Students will have to appear for the practical exams of Mathematics, Science and Technology, Home Science, Painting, Data Entry Operations, and Hindustani Music. It is necessary for students to appear for the practical exams as the marks will be counted for both theory and practical exam. Also, remember to carry the admit card for theory exams. Without the admit card, students will not be allowed to take entry in the examination hall. It is an important document which should be kept safe till the result is announced. The students will have to be present for the exam in the afternoon shift. Go through the article in detail to know more about the NIOS 10th board exam 2025.

About NIOS 10th 2025

The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), formerly National Open School, is an autonomous organization controlled and administered by the Indian Government. The board holds the NIOS Class 10th exam twice yearly, in March-April and October/November. The NIOS Class 10 exams 2025 for both cycles will be conducted in a single shift from 2:30 to 5:30 pm. The examinations are conducted at various exam centers in India and Overseas. The NIOS class 10 examinations are conducted for Block I in April and for Block II in October.

NIOS 10th Board Exam Highlights 2025

Students must keep themselves updated with the important highlights of NIOS class 10 examinations 2025 mentioned below:

NIOS 10th Board Exam 2025: Important Dates

Refer to the table below to know more about the important dates of the NIOS Class 10th exam 2025:

NIOS 10th Result 2025

The NIOS 10th result 2025 for the April session is expectetd to be released in June 2025. The students who appeared for the exam can check their NIOS results 10th class 2025 from the official website of NIOS, at results.nios.ac.in/ by providing their respective enrollment numbers. Students can also check their NIOS 10th class result 2025 for the April session through SMS and DigiLocker. In order to view the NIOS result Class 10 2025, students are encouraged to maintain their NIOS 10th hall ticket 2025 close at hand. The NIOS website might become unresponsive soon after the NIOS result 2025 class 10 is declared. Students must wait patiently in such a situation and check their open board result 10th class 2025 after some time.

Follow the steps below to check and download the NIOS 10th public exam result for April 2025 online:

• Step 1: Visit the official website of NIOS: nios.ac.in
• Step 2: On the homepage, click on the result link.
• Step 3: You will be redirected to a new page.
• Step 4: Provide your enrollment number and captcha code and submit them.
• Step 5: NIOS class 10 result 2025 will be displayed on the screen.
• Step 6: Download and secure it for future use.

NIOS 10th Board Exam 2025: Date Sheet

The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) will release the NIOS 10th date sheet 2025 in March 2025 for session April 2025 . The board will also release the NIOS 10th practical exam date sheet 2025 . Once released, students can download the NIOS 10th time table 2025 in PDF format from this page. The board will conduct the NIOS 10th exam 2025 session II in October/November 2025. NIOS will conduct the NIOS 10th exam 2025 in offline mode.

NIOS 10th Eligibility Criteria 2025

Students must follow the minimum eligibility criteria in order to apply for the NIOS 10th exam 2025. The NIOS 10th eligibility criteria are mentioned below:

• The student who has passed class VIII and has valid proof of attaining 14 years of age can apply for registration to the Secondary Course.
• The student who has passed class X and has valid proof of attaining 16 years of age can apply for registration to the Secondary Course.

NIOS 10th Registration 2025

The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) has already issued the NIOS 10th registration process schedule along with the payment details of the exam fee for the April 2025 exam cycle. For more information, students can visit the board's official website. The board every year conducts the NIOS 10th admissions twice a year for Block-I, which is held in April, and Block II, which is conducted in October. The dates of registration remain the same usually. Every year, the NIOS Class 10th Registration for Block I begins on March 16 and ends on September 15. The admission cycle for Block II generally commences the following day, that is, on September 16, which concludes on March 15.

NIOS 10th Board 2025: Fee Structure

The students will be liable to pay a certain amount of application fees to take the NIOS 10th Exams for the October/November cycle. Check the fee structure here:

NIOS 10th Admit Card 2025

The NIOS Board releases the NIOS 10th hall ticket for the exams in an online mode. After the release of the admit cards, students, by visiting the official website of the board, nios.ac.in, can download the NIOS class 10 admit card 2025 . NIOS 10th admit card is a mandatory document that must be carried by all the appearing students to the examination hall. If anyone fails to do so, he/ she will not be allowed to enter the examination hall. You can download the admit card by following the procedure given below:

• Step 1: Visit the official website of NIOS: nios.ac.in
• Step 2: On the homepage, click on the Exams & Results open and a drop-down menu will open on your screen.
• Step 3: Now click on the Examination open and a few options will appear.
• Step 4: Click on the option called, “Theory Hall Ticket (Public Exam Oct/Nov 2025)
• Step 5: On the new page, enter Enrollment No. and then click submit to get the hall ticket.

NIOS 10th Exam Pattern

Group A and B subjects make up the NIOS 10th exam pattern. The NIOS exam is conducted for a total of three hours. The NIOS Class 10 exam is conducted for 100, i.e., each paper carries a maximum of 100 marks. Students can check the complete NIOS 10th exam pattern from the board's official website for a broader view. All the students must pass at least five subjects, including one or at most two language papers from Group A' and the other three to four subjects from Group B.' However, the students can opt for two additional subjects at the secondary level. Hence they can select at most seven subjects.
The grading of subjects is made of two parts, Tutor Marked Assignments, or TMAs and the final examinations. TMAs make approximately 20% of the grade for subjects like Group A subjects that don't require practicals. For most subjects, the final examination will last three hours. Some disciplines, including Home Science, have exams that last for 2.5 hours, however.

For the subjects with practicals, such as some of the Group B subjects, the breakdown will be as follows:

• The final exam will be of 85 marks but will be scaled down to take 64 as the maximum marks.
• The TMAs will be of 20 marks, but will also be scaled down to take 16 as the maximum marks.
• The practicals will be of 20 marks.

NIOS 10th Syllabus 2025

Students appearing for the upcoming NIOS 10th exam must go through the latest syllabus to be aware of the marking scheme, typologies of the questions, and important topics. The NIOS 10th syllabus is the same for both public and on-demand exams. The NIOS 10th syllabus includes the subjects from 2 different groups - Group A and Group B. In Group A, the syllabus consists of language-based issues. At the same time, in Group B, there are other core subjects such as Mathematics, Science and Technology, Social Science, Economics, Business Studies, and so on. Students are advised to complete the syllabus two months before the commencement of the exam. After completing the syllabus, students must practice the sample and the previous year's question papers.

NIOS 10th Passing Criteria 2025

Students will have to score at least 33% marks to pass the NIOS 10th examinations 2025. The students need to score good marks in both theory and practicals separately to get an aggregate passing score.

NIOS 10th Question Papers 2025

For every academic session, NIOS releases sample papers and previous year's question papers for the students appearing for the board examinations so that they get an understanding of the typologies and difficulty level of questions asked. Students who are preparing for the class 10th board examinations, must download the NIOS 10th sample papers and practice them. Students enrolled in NIOS Class 10 can use the previous year’s question papers and answers to understand the grading structure, difficulty level, and key topics. NIOS provides sample papers/previous years' question papers for the students to be able to get an insight into the type of questions asked. Students should take the help of these question papers and practise them while preparing for the exams.

List of Boards Recognised by NIOS Exam and Certification

Andhra Pradesh

• Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh
• Andhra Pradesh Board of Secondary Education

Assam

• Assam Higher Secondary Education Council

Bihar

• Bihar Intermediate Education Council

Delhi

• Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
• Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE)

Goa

• Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education

Haryana

• Haryana Board of School Education

Himachal Pradesh

• HP Board of Secondary Education

Jammu & Kashmir

• The Jammu & Kashmir State Board of School Education, New campus, Bemina, Sri Nagar 190010

Jharkhand

• Jharkhand Academic Council, Ranchi

Madhya Pradesh

• Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education, Bhopal

Maharashtra

• Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Pune.

Meghalaya

• Meghalaya Board of School Education, Tura-794001

Mizoram

• Mizoram Board of School Education, Aizwal-796012

Nagaland

• Nagaland Board of School Education, Kohima

Orissa

• Board of Secondary Education
• Council of Higher Secondary Education, Bhubaneswar-751013

Punjab

• Punjab School Education Board (PSEB)

Rajasthan

• Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer-305001

Tripura

• Tripura Board of Secondary Education, Tripura

Uttar Pradesh

• UP Board of High School & Intermediate Education, Allahabad - 211001

Uttaranchal

• Uttaranchal Shiksha Evm Priksha Parished, Ramnagar, Nainital

West Bengal

• Government of West Bengal School Education Department

NIOS 10th Board 2025: Preparation Tips

For the open school students, it is quite important to maintain a proper study plan due to the lack of regular classes. The preparation tips will help them perform well in the exam. Here are some tips to prepare for the NIOS 10th Exam 2025:

• First and foremost, make an effective study plan and follow it dedicatedly. Devote more time to the subjects you are weak in. A minimum of 7-8 hours must be allocated to study.
• Know your NIOS 10th syllabus very well as this will enable you to bifurcate the syllabus into two groups and accordingly organize your study plan better.
• To prepare well for the NIOS 10th exam, you must ensure that you have all the necessary textbooks and reference books.
• After completing your NIOS 10th syllabus, ensure to practice the sample papers and NIOS previous year's question papers on a regular basis within the allocated time. This will boost your confidence level.