Prospectus - The National Institute of Open Schooling

Cancellation of Admission
Your admission will be cancelled
if the admission form is incomplete,
if the fee paid is short,
if the supporting documents are not complete,
if false documents have been submitted,
if required educational qualifications are not fulfilled,
if the minimum age criteria is not fulfilled,
if incorrect or wrong information is given,
if the Secondary examination is not passed from a recognised board.
if more than 03 (three) admission forms are received from the same address.
Note: Admission once cancelled will not be re-considered and fee paid will not be refunded under any
circumstances.
2.9 Confirmation of Admission
Admission to a particular course is normally confirmed by NIOS by issuing an Identity Card having your
admission particulars as per the record available in NIOS. If any discrepancy is noticed at any stage of
admission even if the Identity Card is issued, the admission will be cancelled and result will not
be declared even if you appeared in examination.
Do check the particulars given in the Identity Card. Discrepancies, if any, may be brought to the notice
of the AI immediately. The Identity Card will be issued only once. You should retain your Identity Card
carefully till you complete your study in NIOS.
Learners appearing in external public examination/ODES will be required to produce the Identity Card
issued by NIOS at the time of appearing in examinations failing which they will not be allowed to appear
in the examination.
2.10Other Facilities after Admission
(a) Issue of Duplicate Identity Card
In case of loss of Identity Card, a duplicate Identity Card can be issued. For obtaining Duplicate
Identity Card, first lodge an FIR with the concerned Police Station. Then apply on a plain paper to the
concerned Regional Centre of NIOS as listed in Appendix-'D' along with (i) the copy of FIR, (ii) Bank
Draft of Rs. 100/- drawn in favour of the “Secretary, NIOS”, payable at the concerned Regional
Centre, and (iii) two photographs out of which one photograph and your specimen signatures should
be duly attested by the Coordinator of AI.
(b) Change of Subject/Additional Subject
During the admission period of five years, you can change one
or more subject(s), provided the total number of subjects does
not exceed seven. However, such a change is permissible
within four years of your registration, so that you can
appear in Public Examinations within the validity period
of admission. No change/addition of subjects will be
allowed for the first examination. Subject(s) already passed
by you cannot be changed.
For change of subject/additional subject, you are required to
submit your application on plain paper to the concerned Regional
NOTE
Remember that the Dates to
apply for CHANGE OF
SUBJECTS or for
ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS
are from 1st January to 15th
April to appear in Oct.-Nov.
Examination and from 1st July
to 15th October to appear in
April-May Examination.
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