Fees in NIOS
📘 Admission Fee
Stream-1 (Without Late Fee)
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🔹 Secondary (10th) – 5 Subjects
Admission Fee
- Male: ₹2340
- Female: ₹1890
- SC / ST / Ex-Serviceman / PwD: ₹1560
Exam Fees
- Theory subject exam: ₹300
- Practical subject: ₹300 (theory) + ₹150 (practical)
🔹 Senior Secondary (12th) – 5 Subjects
Admission Fee
- Male: ₹2600
- Female: ₹2150
- SC / ST / Ex-Serviceman / PwD: ₹1690
Exam Fees
- Theory subject exam: ₹300
- Practical subject: ₹300 (theory) + ₹150 (practical)
❗ Important
- Exam fees are paid after admission, when the exam fee portal opens
- More than 5 subjects: ₹940 per additional subject
📅 Dates
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S1B1 (April Exam)
- 20 Nov – 20 Dec (without late fee)
- 31 Dec (with ₹150 late fee)
S1B2 (October Exam)
- Mid-June – End of July (without late fee)
📘 Stream-2
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- Registration Fee: ₹620 per subject
- Exam Fee (Theory): ₹300 per subject
- Practical Fee (if applicable): ₹150 extra
- TOC Fee: ₹230 per subject
- Change / Additional Subject: ₹940 per subject
📘 Stream-3 / Stream-4 (ODE)
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- Registration Fee: ₹620 per subject
- Exam Fee (Theory): ₹600 per subject
- Practical Exam Fee (if applicable): ₹250 extra
- TOC Fee: ₹230 per subject
- Change / Additional Subject: ₹940 per subject
⚠️ Important
- In Stream 2, 3, or 4 (ODE), during first-time registration, all fees are paid at once
- Online application / transaction fee: ₹70