NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING (NIOS)

About: 

• Name: The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) was formerly known as National Open School.
  
  
• What is it? It is the National board of education under the Government of India that administers examinations for Secondary and Senior Secondary examinations similar to the CBSE and the CISCE. It also offers vocational courses after the high school.
  
  
• Parent body: It is an autonomous institute under Union Ministry of HRD.
  
  
• Established in: 1989. 
  
  
• Headquarters: Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
  
  
• Courses offered: It provides the following Courses/Programmes of Study through open and distance learning (ODL) mode.
  • Open Basic Education (OBE) Programme for 14+ years age group, adolescents and adults at A, B and C levels that are equivalent to classes III, V and VIII of the formal school system.
    
    
  • Secondary Education Course
    
    
  • Senior Secondary Education Course
    
    
  • Vocational Education Courses/Programmes
    
    
  • Life Enrichment Programmes
    
    
  
  
  
• How does NIOS Function? NIOS operates through a network of five Departments, Regional Centres and Accredited Institutions (Study Centres) in India and abroad.
  
  
• Enrolment: It has a current enrolment of about 2.71 million students at Secondary, Senior Secondary & Vocational levels which makes it the largest open schooling system in the world.