NIOS Class 10, 12 date sheet 2026 out; theory exams from April 10
Sundararajan | March 26, 2026 | 09:38 AM IST | 2 mins read
The NIOS theory date sheet 2026 for Class 10 and 12 April exams is now available at nios.ac.in. The last exam will be held on May 6
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Download NowThe National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) has announced the date sheet for the NIOS Class 10 secondary and Class 12 senior secondary public exams 2026. The NIOS theory exams will begin from April 10, as per the date sheet, in selected exam centres in India.
Latest: NIOS Class 12 Result 2026 April Session – Direct Link
Also See: NIOS Class 12th Syllabus | PYQ's
According to the NIOS date sheet, the Class 10, 12 theory exams for April 2026 will conclude on May 6. Students can download the NIOS 10th 12th date sheet 2026 on the official website nios.ac.in.
The NIOS Class 10, 12 exam will be held from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm; however, some exams will conclude at 4:30 pm.
Before the NIOS public exam 2026, the hall ticket for registered 10th and 12th students will be made available on the official website, sdmis.nios.ac.in, through the student login.
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NIOS has said that in some states like Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh, a few exam dates have been changed. This is because of assembly elections, other competitive exams, and state holidays.
"The NIOS Class 10, 12 results for the public theory exams are likely to be announced within 7 weeks after the last exam. It also said that no enquiries about the exact result date will be entertained. The results will be available on the official website," NIOS said.
NIOS theory date sheet 2026 for Class 10
Below is the NIOS Class 10th time table 2026.
|
NIOS 10th exam dates |
Subjects |
|---|---|
|
April 10 |
Folk Art, Sanskrit Sahitya, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Principles and Inventory Management |
|
April 11 |
Industani Sangeet |
|
April 13 |
Bengali, Telugu, Punjabi, Assamese, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Persian, Tamil, Sindhi, Nepali, Malayalam, Odia, Arabic |
|
April 16 |
Sanskrit, Urdu, Indian Sign Language, Bodh Darshan |
|
April 17 |
Economics, Natyakala |
|
April 18 |
Carmatic Sangeet, Bharatiya Darshan, Employability Skills, Military Studies |
|
April 20 (May 7 only for Karnataka) |
Mathematics |
|
April 21 |
Psychology |
|
April 22 |
English |
|
April 23 |
Business Studies |
|
April 24 |
Indian Culture and Heritage |
|
April 25 |
Painting, Physical Education |
|
April 27 |
Data Entry Operations (Th) |
|
April 28 |
Sanskrit Vyakaran, Entrepreneurship |
|
April 29 |
Home Science |
|
April 30 |
Social Science |
|
May 2 |
Hindi |
|
May 4 |
Science |
|
May 5 |
Bakery & Confectionery, Cutting & Tailoring, Dress Making, Certificate in Basic Computing (Theory), Beauty Culture & Hair Care, Certificate in Desktop Publishing, Certificate in Yoga, Certificate in Indian Embroidery, Beauty Therapy, Hair Care and Styling, Hand & Foot Care |
|
May 6 |
Accountancy, Veda Adhyayan |
NIOS theory date sheet 2026 for Class 12
Below is the NIOS Class 12th time table 2026.
|
NIOS 12th exam dates |
Subjects |
|---|---|
|
April 10 |
Sanskrit Vyakaran, Early Childhood Care and Education, Inventory Management, and Basics of Transportation |
|
April 11 |
Urdu, Sanskrit Sahitya, Krishi: Production, Processing & Making |
|
April 13 |
Geography, Transportation & Warehouse Management, Natyakala, Indian Sign Language |
|
April 16 |
Biology, Accountancy, Introduction to Law, Military History |
|
April 17 |
Hindi, Employability, Skills & Entrepreneurship |
|
April 18 |
Physics, History, Environmental Science, Library and Information Science |
|
April 20 (May 7 only for Karnataka) |
Home Science |
|
April 21 |
Chemistry, Political Science, Mass Communication, Military Studies |
|
April 22 |
Psychology |
|
April 23 |
Sanskrit, Gender Studies |
|
April 24 |
Economics, Bodh Darshan |
|
April 25 |
Mathermatics |
|
April 27 |
Bharatiya Darshan, Entrepreneurship |
|
April 28 |
English |
|
April 29 |
Business Studies |
|
April 30 |
Computer Science, Sociology, Tourism, Physical Education |
|
May 2 |
Bengali, Malayalam, Odiya, Gujarati, Punjabi, Arabic, Persian, Tamil, Sindhi |
|
May 4 |
Data Entry Operations (Th), Veda Adhyayan |
|
May 5 |
Painting |
|
May 6 |
House Keeping, Catering Management, Food Processing, Hotel Front Office Operations, Preservation of Fruits & Vegetables, Web Designing & Development (Th.), Computer and Office Applications, Data Entry Operations, Web Development, CRM Domestic Voice, Computer Hardware Assembly & Maintenance, Yoga Assistant |
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