NIOS Class 10, 12 October Date Sheet 2026: The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) has announced the October session exam dates for the Secondary (Class 10) and Senior Secondary (Class 12) theory examination 2026. Students can now download their exam datesheet from the official website, sdmis.nios.ac.in.
The exam datesheet consists of subject-wise exam dates, subject code and examination timings. The Class 10 and 12 exam is set to be conducted from October 22, 2026 and will conclude on December 7, 2026.
Applicants will be able to download their hall ticket from the official NIOS portal once released. Those appearing for the exam will be given 15 minutes to read the question paper before the exam begins.
Check the detailed schedule here
NIOS Class 10 Exam Date Sheet
Students can check the detailed exam schedule from the table below:
Dates | Subjects |
October 22, 2026 | Principles and Inventory Management (259), Logistics and Supply Chain Management (258), Veda Adhyayan (245), Folk Art (244), Physical Education (273) |
October 23, 2026 | Accountancy (224), Indian Sign Language (230) |
October 24, 2026 | Painting (225) |
October 28, 2026 | Bengali (203), Marathi (204), Telugu (205), Gujarati (207), Kannada (208), Punjabi (210), Assamese (228), Nepali (231), Malayalam (232), Odia (233), Bhoti Language (234), Arabic (235), Persian (236), Tamil(237), Sindhi (238) |
October 29, 2026 | Data Entry Operations (Th) (229) |
October 31, 2026 | Home Science (216) |
November 2, 2026 | Military Studies (274), Sanskrit (209), Employability Skills (250), Bodh Darshan (241) |
November 4, 2026 | Psychology (222) |
November 5, 2026 | Mathematics (211) |
November 6, 2026 | Science (212) |
November 12, 2026 | English (202) |
November 17, 2026 | Business Studies (215) |
November 18, 2026 | Hindi (201) |
November 20, 2026 | Natyakala (285), Economics (214) |
November 21, 2026 | Social Science (213) |
November 25, 2026 | Indian Culture and Heritage (223) |
November 26, 2026 | Urdu (206) |
November 28, 2026 | Hindustani Sangeet (242) |
December 1, 2026 | Sanskrit Vyakaran (246), Entrepreneurship (249) |
December 2, 2026 | Hair Care and Styling (641), Hand & Foot Care (642), Bakery & Confectionery (256), Certificate in Basic Computing (608), Certificate in Desktop Publishing (CDTP) (613), Certificate in Yog (614), Indian Sign Language (230), Beauty Therapy (640), Cutting & Tailoring (605), Dress Making (606), Beauty Culture & Hair Care (612), Certificate in Indian Embroidery (628), Beauty Therapy (640) |
December 4, 2026 | Carnatic Sangeet (243) |
December 5, 2026 | Bharatiya Darshan (247) |
December 7, 2026 | Sanskrit Sahitya (248) |
NIOS Class 12 Exam Schedule
Check the dates for the Senior Secondary October session exam from the table below:
Dates | Subjects |
October 22, 2026 | Sanskrit Vyakaran (346) Basics of Transportation (379) Bodh Darshan (381) |
October 23, 2026 | Early Childhood Care and Education (376) |
October 24, 2026 | Geography (316) |
October 28, 2026 | English (302) |
October 29, 2026 | Painting (332) |
October 31, 2026 | Mathematics (311), Transportation & Warehouse Manag. (377) |
November 2, 2026 | History (315), Physics (312), Library and Information Science (339), Environmental Sience (333) |
November 4, 2026 | Hindi (301), Employability Skills & Entrepreneurship (350), Inventory Management (378) |
November 5, 2026 | Biology (314) Accountancy (320) Introduction to Law (338) |
November 6, 2026 | Business Studies (319) |
November 12, 2026 | Computer Science (330), Sociology (331), Tourism (337), Physical Educatlon (373) |
November 17, 2026 | Chemistry (313), Political Science (317), Mass Communication (336), Militany Studies (374) |
November 18, 2026 | Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam, Odiya, Arabic, Persian, Tamil, Sindhi |
November 20, 2026 | Sanskrit (309) |
November 21, 2026 | Econormics (318) |
November 25, 2026 | Home Science (321) |
November 26, 2026 | Data Entry Operations (Th) (336) |
November 28, 2026 | Indian Sign Language (382), Psychology (328) |
December 1, 2026 | Housekeeping (356), Catering Management, Food Processing (358), Hotel Front Office Operations, Preservation of Fruits & Vegetables (363), Web Designing & Development (Th.) (622), Computer and Office Applications (631), Data Entry Operations (632), Web Development (660), CRM Domestic Voice (661), Computer Hardware Assembly & Maintenance (663), Yog Assistant (667) |
December 2, 2026 | Urdu (306), Veda Adhyayan (345), Entrepreneurship (349) |
December 4, 2026 | Krishi: Production, Processing & Making (383), Bharatiya Darshan (347) |
December 5, 2026 | Sanskrit Sahitya (348), Gender Studies (340) |
The result of examination is likely to be declared in seven weeks after the last date of the examination.