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- NIOS October 2026 exam date sheet released for Classes 10 and 12.
- Exams commence on October 22 and conclude in early December 2026.
- View subject-wise timetable and timings on sdmis.nios.ac.in.
The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) has released the date sheet for the October 2026 examinations for Class 10 (Secondary) and Class 12 (Senior Secondary). Exams for both classes will commence on October 22, 2026; they will continue until December 7 for Class 10 and until December 5 for Class 12.
The date sheet includes subject-wise exam dates and timings for both academic and vocational courses. Students appearing for the exams can view the schedule on the official NIOS website, sdmis.nios.ac.in.
NIOS Class 10 Exam Timetable 2026
Date | Subject(s) | Exam timing |
October 22, 2026 (Thursday) | Folk Art (244), Physical Education (273) | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm |
October 22, 2026 (Thursday) | Veda Adhyayan (245), Logistics and Supply Chain Management (258), Principles and Inventory Management (259) | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
October 23, 2026 (Friday) | Accountancy (224) | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
October 23, 2026 (Friday) | Indian Sign Language (230), Painting (225) | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm |
October 28, 2026 (Wednesday) | 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) | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
October 29, 2026 (Thursday) | Data Entry Operations (Th) (229) | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
October 31, 2026 (Saturday) | Home Science (216) | 2:30 pm to 5 pm |
November 2, 2026 (Monday) | Sanskrit (209), Bodh Darshan (241), Employability Skills (250), Military Studies (274) | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
November 4, 2026 (Wednesday) | Psychology (222) | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
November 5, 2026 (Thursday) | Mathematics (211) | 2:30 pm to 5 pm |
November 6, 2026 (Friday) | Science (212) | 2:30 pm to 5 pm |
November 12, 2026 (Thursday) | English (202) | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
November 17, 2026 (Tuesday) | Business Studies (215) | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
November 18, 2026 (Wednesday) | Hindi (201) | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
November 20, 2026 (Friday) | Economics (214) | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
November 20, 2026 (Friday) | Natyakala (285) | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm |
November 21, 2026 (Saturday) | Social Science (213) | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
November 25, 2026 (Wednesday) | Indian Culture and Heritage (223) | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
November 26, 2026 (Thursday) | Urdu (206) | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
November 28, 2026 (Saturday) | Hindustani Sangeet (242) | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm |
December 1, 2026 (Tuesday) | Sanskrit Vyakaran (246), Entrepreneurship (249) | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
December 2, 2026 (Wednesday) | Bakery and Confectionary (256), Certificate in Basic Computing (Theory) (608), Certificate in Desktop Publishing (613), Certificate in Yog (614) | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm |
December 2, 2026 (Wednesday) | Cutting and Tailoring (605), Dress Making (606), Beauty Culture and Hair Care (612), Certificate in Indian Embroidery (628), Beauty Therapy (640), Hair Care and Styling (641), Hand and Foot Care (642) | 2:30 pm to 4 pm |
December 4, 2026 (Friday) | Carnatic Sangeet (243) | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm |
December 5, 2026 (Saturday) | Bharatiya Darshan (247) | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
December 7, 2026 (Monday) | Sanskrit Sahitya (248) | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
All Class 10 examinations will begin at 2:30 pm. Depending on the subject, the paper will end at 4 pm, 4:30 pm, 5 pm or 5:30 pm.
Students should check the duration listed against their subjects in the date sheet and reach their examination centres with sufficient time before the scheduled start.
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NIOS Class 12 Date Sheet 2026 October–November Exams
Date | Day | Subject | Subject Code | Exam Time |
October 22, 2026 | Thursday | Sanskrit Vyakaran | 346 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
October 23, 2026 | Friday | Basics of Transportation; Bodh Darshan | 379; 381 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
October 24, 2026 | Saturday | Early Childhood Care and Education | 376 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
October 28, 2026 | Wednesday | Geography | 316 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
October 29, 2026 | Thursday | Hindi | 301 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
October 31, 2026 | Saturday | English | 302 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
November 2, 2026 | Monday | Painting | 332 | 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM |
November 4, 2026 | Wednesday | Mathematics | 311 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
November 5, 2026 | Thursday | Transportation & Warehouse Management | 377 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
November 6, 2026 | Friday | Physics | 312 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
November 12, 2026 | Thursday | History | 315 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
November 17, 2026 | Tuesday | Environmental Science | 333 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
November 18, 2026 | Wednesday | Library and Information Science; Inventory Management | 339; 378 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
November 20, 2026 | Friday | Biology | 314 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
November 21, 2026 | Saturday | Accountancy | 320 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
November 25, 2026 | Wednesday | Introduction to Law; Military History | 338; 375 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
Note: Please verify the subject codes, dates and timings against the official NIOS date sheet, as the supplied text contains OCR errors and some subjects may have been misaligned.
