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Fees in NIOS


📘 Admission Fee and Admission Window Deadline

Stream-1 (Without Late Fee)
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❗ Important

  • Exam fees are paid after admission, when the exam fee portal opens
  • More than 5 subjects

🔹 Secondary (10th) – 5 Subjects

Admission Fee

  • Male: ₹2340
  • Female: ₹1890
  • SC / ST / Ex-Serviceman / PwD: ₹1560 (but you need to have a certificate)

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)

📅 Dates For Exam Fees

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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 the registration time, all fees, including Exam fees and Admission fees, are paid at once, hence the high amount
  • Online application/transaction fee: ₹70
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