NIOS 12th class subject
October 15, 2022
When are on-demand exams held
October 30, 2022
NIOS (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING) offers the following subjects to the students who want to take Nios admission for class 10th secondary course. Every student has to check Nios 10th subjects list and has to take at least 1 language to a maximum of 2 languages from group “A” which are compulsory for studies and at least 3 other subjects to a maximum of 5 subjects from group “B”. To get a pass certificate in class 10th from NIOS BOARD every student has to pass at least 5 subjects including maximum 2 languages from group “A” and at least 3 subjects from group “B”. Every student is advised to make the selection of subject very carefully taking into consideration the future plans for higher studies.
Secondary Examination class 10th subject list
SUBJECTS CODES | SUBJECT | THEORY MARKS | PRACTICAL MARKS | DURATION | MAXIMUM MARKS |
GROUP “A” | |||||
201 | Hindi | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
202 | English | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
203 | Bengali | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
204 | Marathi | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
205 | Telugu | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
206 | Urdu | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
207 | Gujarathi | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
208 | Kannada | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
209 | Sanskrit | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
210 | Punjabi | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
228 | Assamese | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
231 | Nepali | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
232 | Malayalam | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
233 | Oriya | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
235 | Arabic | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
236 | Persian | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
237 | Tamil | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
GROUP “B” | |||||
211 | Mathematics | 85 MARKS | 15 MARKS | 2.5 HOURS | 100 marks |
212 | Science and Technology | 85 MARKS | 15 MARKS | 2.5 HOURS | 100 marks |
213 | Social Science | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
214 | Economics | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
215 | Business Studies | 100 MARKS | 15 MARKS | 2.5 HOURS | 100 marks |
216 | Home Science | 85 MARKS | 15 MARKS | 2.5 HOURS | 100 marks |
222 | Psychology | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
223 | Indian Culture and Heritage | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
224 | Accountancy | 100 MARKS | NO PRACTICAL | 3 HOURS | 100 marks |
225 | Painting | 30 MARKS | 70 MARKS | 1.5 hours | 100 marks |
229 | Data Entry Operations | 40 MARKS | 60 MARKS | 2 hours | 100 marks |
Regional Medium
- Telugu Medium
- Odia Medium
- Gujarati Medium
- Tamil Medium
- Punjabi Medium
- Malayalam Medium
- Marathi Medium
- Assamese Medium
- Kannada Medium
- Urdu Medium
Group A: Secondary Course offers a choice of languages i.e English, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Telugu, Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi, Nepali, Assamese, Marathi, Sanskrit, Malayalam, Odia, Arabic, Persian and Tamil.
Group B: Mathematics, Science and Technology, Social Science, Economics, Business Studies, Home Science, Data Entry Operations, Psychology, Indian Culture and Heritage, Accountancy,Painting and Data Entry Operations.
For Certification, a minimum of five subjects including atleast one language or atmost two languages are compulsary. This course is equivalent to the Xth Standard.
