NIOS Releases Date Sheet for Classes 10 and 12; Exams Scheduled from October to December

The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) has released the date sheet for the Class 10 and 12 examinations scheduled for October-November 2026. Students appearing for the exams can view their timetable by visiting sdmis.nios.ac.in.

The date sheet provides subject-wise exam dates, subject codes, and other essential information regarding the examinations. According to the schedule, the theory exams for both classes will commence on October 12. The Class 10 exams will continue until December 7, while the Class 12 exams are scheduled to conclude on December 5. NIOS Class 10 Date Sheet

22 October – Principles and Inventory Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Veda Adhyayan (Vedic Studies), Folk Art, and Physical Education

23 October – Accountancy and Indian Sign Language
24 October – Painting
28 October – Language subjects including Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi, Assamese, Nepali, Malayalam, Odia, Tamil, Sindhi, Arabic, and Persian
29 October – Data Entry Operations
31 October – Home Science
2 November – Military Studies, Sanskrit, Employability Skills, and Buddhist Philosophy
4 November – Psychology
5 November – Mathematics
6 November – Science
12 November – English
17 November – Business Studies
18 November – Hindi
20 November – Theatre Arts and Economics
21 November – Social Science
25 November – Indian Culture and Heritage
26 November – Urdu
28 November – Hindustani Music
1 December – Sanskrit Vyakaran (Grammar) and Entrepreneurship
2 December – Papers for various vocational and certificate courses
4 December – Carnatic Music
5 December – Indian Philosophy
7 December – Sanskrit Literature

NIOS Class 12 Date Sheet 2026

22 October – Sanskrit Vyakaran (Grammar), Basics of Transportation, and Buddhist Philosophy
23 October – Early Childhood Care and Education
24 October – Geography
29 October – Painting

31 October – Mathematics and Transportation & Warehouse Management
2 November – History, Physics, Environmental Science, and Library & Information Science
4 November – Hindi, Employability Skills & Entrepreneurship, and Inventory Management
5 November – Biology, Accountancy, and Introduction to Law November 6 – Business Studies
November 12 – Computer Science, Sociology, Tourism, and Physical Education
November 17 – Chemistry, Political Science, Mass Communication, and Military Studies
November 18 – Language subjects including Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam, Odia, Arabic, Persian, Tamil, and Sindhi
November 20 – Sanskrit
November 21 – Economics
November 25 – Home Science
November 26 – Data Entry Operations
November 28 – Indian Sign Language and Psychology
December 1 – Hospitality, Web Designing, Computer Applications, and other vocational subjects
December 2 – Urdu, Veda Adhyayan (Vedic Studies), and Entrepreneurship
December 4 – Agriculture-related subjects and Indian Philosophy
December 5 – Gender Studies and Sanskrit Literature

How to download the date sheet?

To download the date sheet, first visit the NIOS website at sdmis.nios.ac.in.

Next, open the section related to examinations or notifications on the website.
Now, search for the notification containing the date sheet for the October-November 2026 Secondary and Senior Secondary examinations.
Open the notification and view the date sheet for your class.
Finally, download the timetable and save it for future reference.