Failed in board exams? Don’t be panic you can pass your exam in the same academic year through NIOS Board. If you have failed in board exams of Class 10 or Class 12, even then you still have a way to succeed in your academic goals through NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling). NIOS is an educational board, just like CBSE, ICSE etc. It is constituted under the ministry of HRD (Human Resource Development), Government of India. NIOS is a national board that organizes examinations for Secondary and Senior Secondary of open schools.
NIOS conducts a public examination to give one more chance to unsuccessful students who failed in board exams. Students who failed from recognized boards in India have a chance to move ahead by taking a second attempt. One of the main advantages of applying for class 10 or class 12 through NIOS board rather than repeating in the same board exam in which you fail earlier is that NIOS saves you a year in your education and you can score good percentage in your exam.
How NIOS is Beneficial for Students Who Failed in Board Exams:
- The NIOS Board operates on the principle of open schooling concept. It provides students and learners with an opportunity to pursue the education without having to attend a full-time school.
- Students who passed through NIOS can appear in various competitive exams like IIT, PMT, AIEEE, etc. They can also apply for various government jobs entrance exams.
- NIOS also provides On-Demand Examination (ODE) scheme. In this scheme, you can appear in only that paper in which you have failed in the board exams. The marks of the other pass subjects in board exams will be transfer to the NIOS certificate.
- Along with the ODE, NIOS conducts the Public Exam twice in a year, one in April/May and second in October/November.
- NIOS also allows you to apply again in that subject which you have already passed in your board exams. You can apply for the improvement of your marks but only once within the five years of admission.
So, NIOS is very useful & highly advisable for those students who failed in board exams of secondary or senior secondary education. They can pass class 10 and 12 in the same academic year. Even they can also improve their marks in that subject which they have already passed in their board exams but could not get higher percentages.
The procedure of Filling the Application Form For NIOS Admission:
- Students who want to take NIOS Board Admission, they need to visit the official website of NIOS board (http://www.nios.ac.in). They can register themselves for admission to the course of their choice.
- After registration, you have to login the NIOS official website and fill up the available application form.
- Now students can pay the application/course fee. You can pay the application fee either in online mode (using Debit Card, Credit Card or through Net Banking) or also you can pay the application fee through offline mode (using Demand Draft).
- The last step of application is to submit all the details and get a print copy of the application form. You have to send the application form after enclosing it with required documents and photographs. If you have submit the application fee in online mode, then only the fee receipt is required. But in offline fee submission, the demand draft is require to be submit along with the application form.
