NIOS Date Sheet 2026: The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) is expected to release the October 2026 date sheet for Class 10 and 12 theory exams anytime soon. Once out, the schedule will be available on the official portal, sdmis.nios.ac.in.

The timetable will come as a single PDF for both classes. Based on previous years, exams are likely to be held in October and November 2026. The dates below are expected, not official, so students should confirm them from the official NIOS notice.

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NIOS October Date Sheet 2026 Class 10 (Expected):

Expected Exam Date Subject & Code
14-Oct-2026 Sanskrit Literature (248), Entrepreneurship (249)
15-Oct-2026 Bhartiya Darshan (247)
16-Oct-2026 Bengali (203), Marathi (204), Telugu (206), Gujarati (207), Urdu (208), Kannada (209), Punjabi (210), Assamese (232), Odia (233), Malayalam (234), Nepali (235), Arabic (236), Persian (237), Tamil (237), Sindhi (238)
17-Oct-2026 Psychology (222)
24-Oct-2026 Hindi (201)
25-Oct-2026 Employability Skills (250)
29-Oct-2026 Data Entry Operations (IT) (229)
30-Oct-2026 Mathematics (211)
31-Oct-2026 Business Studies (215)
3-Nov-2026 Social Science (213)
4-Nov-2026 Economics (214), Veda Adhyayan (245)
6-Nov-2026 Painting (225)
7-Nov-2026 Science & Technology (212)
8-Nov-2026 Folk Art (244)
10-Nov-2026 Urdu (206), Sanskrit (209), Indian Sign Language (240), Bodh Darshan (241)
11-Nov-2026 English (202)
12-Nov-2026 Bakery & Confectionery (605), Food Production (606), Food & Beverage (607), Housekeeping (608), Beauty & Health Care (612)
13-Nov-2026 Home Science
14-Nov-2026 Hindustani Sangeet, Natyakala
17-Nov-2026 Indian Culture and Heritage, Carnatic Sangeet
18-Nov-2026 Accountancy, Sanskrit Vyakaran

NIOS October Time Table 2026 Class 12 (Expected)

Expected Exam Date Subjects
14-Oct-2026 Early Childhood Care and Education
15-Oct-2026 Psychology, Sanskrit Vyakaran
16-Oct-2026 Geography
17-Oct-2026 Sanskrit
24-Oct-2026 Bengali, Tamil, Odiya, Gujarati, Punjabi, Arabic, Persian, Malayalam, Sindhi, Bhoti Language
25-Oct-2026 Gender Studies
29-Oct-2026 Chemistry, Political Science, Mass Communication, Military Studies
30-Oct-2026 Home Science
31-Oct-2026 English
3-Nov-2026 Computer Science, Physical Education, Sociology, Tourism
4-Nov-2026 Hindi, Employability Skills and Entrepreneurship
6-Nov-2026 Physics, History, Environmental Science, Library and Information Science
7-Nov-2026 Data Entry Operations (Th)
10-Nov-2026 Biology, Accountancy, Introduction to Law, Military History
11-Nov-2026 Mathematics, Veda Adhyayan
12-Nov-2026 Painting
13-Nov-2026 Business Studies, Sanskrit Sahitya
14-Nov-2026 Urdu, Bharatiya Darshan, Natyakala
17-Nov-2026 Economics, Bodh Darshan
18-Nov-2026 Housekeeping, Catering Management, Food Processing, Hotel Front Office Operations, Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables, Web Designing and Development (Th), Computer and Office Applications, Data Entry Operations, Web Development, CRM Domestic Voice, Computer Hardware Assembly and Maintenance, Yoga Assistant

NIOS October Time Table 2026: Steps To Download 

Students can follow these steps to download the date sheet once it is released:

Step 1: Visit the official website, sdmis.nios.ac.in.

Step 2: Go to the examination or notification section.

Step 3: Click on the NIOS Public Examination Date Sheet 2026 for October-November.

Step 4: The Class 10 and 12 timetable will appear on the screen.

Step 5: Save the PDF for future reference.

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