NIOS Value and Recognition
National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) is an autonomous organization (central educational board) established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) of the Government of India in 1989 to provide education inexpensively to remote areas.
The Secondary/Sr.Secondary certificate obtained form NIOS have the same recognition as certificates issued by other Boards like CBSE and CISCE in India. NIOS is vested with the authority to conduct Public Examinations at Secondary and Sr. Secondary level vide Govt. Of India’s resolution dated 14 September 1990. NIOS thus act as another National Board.
The Public Examinations (Board Examinations) are held twice a year in the months of April-May and October-November.