NIOS Date Sheet October 2026 Out: Class 10, 12 Theory Exams From October 22
Rachna Bajaj
Published 11 Oct 20263 min read21 Views
NIOS has released the date sheet for the October 2026 theory exams.
NIOS has released the date sheet for the October 2026 theory exams. Class 10 exams run from October 22 to December 7, 2026. Class 12 exams run from October 22 to December 5, 2026. All papers start at 2:30 PM, and the schedule is on sdmis.nios.ac.in.
Key dates
| Event | Class 10 | Class 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Exam start | Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Exam end | Dec 7, 2026 | Dec 5, 2026 |
NIOS Class 10 date sheet, October 2026
| Date | Subjects (code) | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 (Thu) | Folk Art (244); Physical Education (273) | 2:30–4:30 PM |
| Oct 22 (Thu) | Veda Adhyayan (245); Logistics and Supply Chain Management (258); Principles and Inventory Management (259) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Oct 23 (Fri) | Accountancy (224) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Oct 23 (Fri) | Indian Sign Language (230); Painting (225) | 2:30–4:30 PM |
| Oct 28 (Wed) | Bengali (203), Marathi (204), Telugu (205), Gujarati (207), Kannada (208), Punjabi (210), Assamese (228), Nepali (231), Malayalam (232), Odia (233), Bhoti (234), Arabic (235), Persian (236), Tamil (237), Sindhi (238) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Oct 29 (Thu) | Data Entry Operations (Theory) (229) | 2:30 PM, end time [VERIFY] |
| Oct 31 (Sat) | Home Science (216) | 2:30–5:00 PM |
| Nov 2 (Mon) | Sanskrit (209); Bodh Darshan (241) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 4 (Wed) | Psychology (222) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 5 (Thu) | Mathematics (211) | 2:30–5:00 PM |
| Nov 6 (Fri) | Science (212) | 2:30–5:00 PM |
| Nov 12 (Thu) | English (202) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 17 (Tue) | Business Studies (215) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 18 (Wed) | Hindi (201) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 20 (Fri) | Economics (214) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 20 (Fri) | Natyakala (285) | 2:30–4:30 PM |
| Nov 21 (Sat) | Social Science (213) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 25 (Wed) | Indian Culture and Heritage (223) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 26 (Thu) | Urdu (206) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 28 (Sat) | Hindustani Sangeet (242) | 2:30–4:30 PM |
| Dec 1 (Tue) | Sanskrit Vyakaran (246); Entrepreneurship (249) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Dec 2 (Wed) | Vocational subjects, with timings from 2:30 PM to 4:00 or 4:30 PM, listed in the official PDF | see PDF |
| Dec 4 (Fri) | Carnatic Sangeet (243) | 2:30–4:30 PM |
| Dec 5 (Sat) | Bharatiya Darshan (247) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Dec 7 (Mon) | Sanskrit Sahitya (248) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
Employability Skills (250) and Military Studies (274) are scheduled on November 2 or November 4, depending on the source [VERIFY].
NIOS Class 12 date sheet, October 2026
| Date | Subjects (code) | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 (Thu) | Sanskrit Vyakaran (346); Basics of Transportation (379); Bodh Darshan (381) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Oct 23 (Fri) | Early Childhood Care and Education (376) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Oct 24 (Sat) | Geography (316) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Oct 28 (Wed) | English (302) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Oct 29 (Thu) | Painting (332) | 2:30–4:30 PM |
| Oct 31 (Sat) | Mathematics (311); Transportation and Warehouse Management (377) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 2 (Mon) | Physics (312); History (315); Environmental Science (333); Library and Information Science (339) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 4 (Wed) | Hindi (301); Employability Skills and Entrepreneurship (350); Inventory Management (378) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 5 (Thu) | Biology (314); Accountancy (320); Introduction to Law (338); Military History (375) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 6 (Fri) | Business Studies (319) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 12 (Thu) | Computer Science (330); Sociology (331); Tourism (337); Physical Education (373) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 17 (Tue) | Chemistry (313); Political Science (317); Mass Communication (336); Military Studies (374) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 18 (Wed) | Bengali (303), Tamil (304), Odia (305), Gujarati (307), Punjabi (310), Arabic (341), Persian (342), Malayalam (343), Sindhi (344), Bhoti (380) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 20 (Fri) | Sanskrit (309) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 21 (Sat) | Economics (318) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 25 (Wed) | Home Science (321) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 26 (Thu) | Data Entry Operations (Theory) (336) [VERIFY code] | 2:30–4:30 PM |
| Nov 28 (Sat) | Psychology (328) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Nov 28 (Sat) | Indian Sign Language (382) | 2:30–4:30 PM |
| Dec 1 (Tue) | Vocational subjects, with timings from 2:30 PM to 4:00, 4:30 or 5:30 PM, listed in the official PDF | see PDF |
| Dec 2 (Wed) | Urdu (306); Veda Adhyayan (345); Entrepreneurship (349) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Dec 4 (Fri) | Bharatiya Darshan (347); Krishi (383) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
| Dec 4 (Fri) | Natyakala (385) | 2:30–4:30 PM |
| Dec 5 (Sat) | Gender Studies (340); Sanskrit Sahitya (348) | 2:30–5:30 PM |
Special dates for regional centres
- Gangtok: Oct 27 for Sanskrit Vyakaran (346), Basics of Transportation (379) and Bodh Darshan (381), and Nov 3 for Early Childhood Care and Education (376).
- Dehradun and Prayagraj: Dec 3 for Sanskrit (309).
How to download
- Go to sdmis.nios.ac.in.
- Open the examination or notification section.
- Click the October 2026 public examination date sheet.
- Download and save the PDF.