Regional Centre: BENGALURU
Secondary Course
NIOS offers secondary course which is equivalent to the Xth standard. You can choose subjects from the Scheme of Studies given in Table-1.
Scheme of Studies
For obtaining a Pass Certificate, a learner is required to pass in a minimum of five subjects including one or maximum of two languages from Group 'A' and other three or four subjects from Group 'B'. However,a learner is free to take upto two additional subjects and thus can choose maximum of seven subjects.
Table-1
| Group-A | Group-B | ||||||
| S.No. | Code | Subject | S.No. | Code | Subject | ||
| 1 | 201 | Hindi | 19 | 211 | *Mathematics | ||
| 2 | 202 | English | 20 | 212 | *Science and Technology | ||
| 3 | 206 | Urdu | 21 | 213 | Social Science | ||
| 4 | 209 | Sanskrit | 22 | 214 | Economics | ||
| 5 | 203 | Bengali | Examination of these subjects will be held on same day and same time. |
24 | 215 | Business Studies | |
| 6 | 204 | Marathi | 25 | 216 | *Home Science | ||
| 7 | 205 | Telugu | 27 | 222 | Psychology | ||
| 8 | 207 | Gujarati | 28 | 223 | Indian Culture & Heritage | ||
| 9 | 208 | Kannada | 29 | 224 | Accountacy | ||
| 10 | 210 | Punjabi | 30 | 225 | *Painting | ||
| 11 | 228 | Assamese | 31 | 229 | *Data Entry Operations | ||
| 12 | 231 | Nepali | 32 | 242 | *Hindustani Music | ||
| 13 | 232 | Malayalam | 33 | 243 | *Carnatic Sangeet | ||
| 14 | 233 | Odia | 34 | 245 | #Veda Adhyan | Indian Knowledge Tradition# | |
| 15 | 235 | Arabic | 35 | 246 | #Sanskrit Vyakaran | ||
| 16 | 236 | Persian | 36 | 247 | #Bharatiya Darshan | ||
| 17 | 237 | Tamil | 37 | 248 | #Sanskrit Sahitya | ||
| 18 | 238 | Sindhi | |||||
Subjects with * have theory as well as practical works.
# There will be a mention of "Indian Knowledge Tradition" on the certificate upon successful completion of above four subjects along with Sanskrit Language subject at Secondary/Senior Secondary level. These subjects are available in Sanskrit medium only.
Fee Structure
| Course | General Category | Exempted Category` | |
| Male | Female | SC/ST, Ex-Servicemen, Persons with Disabilities(PWD) |
|
| Secondary Course | |||
| (i) for five subjects | Rs. 1800/- | Rs. 1450/- | Rs. 1200/- |
| ((ii) for each additional subject | Rs. 720/- | Rs. 720/- | Rs. 720/- |
NOTE The admission fee does not include the examination fees. The examination fee must be paid separately within the specified dates, if the learner wishes to appear in examination.
