Procedure

On Demand Examination for Already registered learner: The registered learners of Stream-1 Blocks I & II at the Secondary or the Senior Secondary level is eligible for On Demand Examination after the first public examination. The learner has also the option to appear under the On-Demand Examination System (ODES) of NIOS at the Secondary and the Senior Secondary levels at the NIOS Headquarters, NOIDA, at the Regional Centres of NIOS, and at designated Kendriya Vidyalayas across India. He/she can appear in the examination through ODES as per his/her wish and preparation as and when he/she feels ready for the examination, subject to availability of the seats in the Examination Centre.

Online Admission for learners who want to appear under the On Demand Examination System (ODES) of NIOS for the Secondary level (Stream-3): This stream for Online admission is open throughout the year for such learners who have already passed the Secondary Examination from the recognised Board and wish to take Part Admission in one subject or up to 4 subjects for updating their qualification, or learners who had appeared but could not clear, or who were eligible but could not appear in the Public Examination of the Secondary level from any recognised Board and want to appear through On Demand Examination System of NIOS for the Secondary level only and entry requirement of age, address proof as per Table 3. The learner should upload the failed Marksheet/Admit Card (Hall Ticket) alongwith relevant/supporting documents and photograph on appropriate space available in the Online Admission Form for confirmation of the admission. The learners who had applied for Transfer of Credit (TOC) have to send original failed Marksheet mentioning the Reference Number alongwith the Admission Form to Online Cell, NIOS, Room No. 408, A-24-25, Institutional Area, Sector-62, NOIDA-201309, Uttar Pradesh.

Online Admission for learners who want to appear under the On Demand Examination System (ODES) of NIOS for the Senior Secondary level (Stream-4): This stream for Online admission is open throughout the year for such learners who have already passed the Senior Secondary or above from any recognized Board/University and wish to take Part Admission in one subject or up to 4 subjects for updating their qualification; or learners who had appeared but could not clear; or who were eligible but could not appear in the Public examination of Senior Secondary level from any recognized Board and want to appear through On Demand Examination System of NIOS at the Senior Secondary level and fulfill entry requirement of age, address proof . The learners should upload the failed Marksheet/Admit Card (Hall Ticket) alongwith relevant/supporting document and photograph on appropriate space available in the online Admission Form for confirmation of the admission. The learners who had applied for Transfer of Credit (TOC) have to send original failed Marksheet mentioning the Reference Number/Enrolment Number alongwith the Admission Form to the Online Cell, NIOS, Room No. 408, A-24-25, Institutional Area, Sector-62, NOIDA-201309, Uttar Pradesh.

Note :

1. A learner registering under the Stream-3 and the Stream-4 will be allowed to appear in the Examination only through On Demand Examination mode. He/she will not be allowed to appear in the Examination through the Public Examinations conducted by NIOS during October/November and April/May.
2. A learner registered under any stream will be eligible for TOC as per guidelines and conditions
3. A learner registering under the Stream-2, the Stream-3, the Stream-4 desirous to take different subjects or additional subject from his/her Parent Board of School Education, will be required to pay Rs. 720/- per subject in addition to Admission/ Registration Fee, Examination Fee and TOC fee.
4. Requirement of Authentication: The learner has to choose one of the available authentication method viz., Aadhaar Number, Aadhaar Enrolment number, Passport number, Ration Card Number, Bank Account Number or any other valid government identity. As a proof, you need to upload the scanned copy of the original document through selected authentication method.
5. In order to avail the facility of On Demand Examination Sysetm (ODES), the learner has to be a registered one as a bonafide learner of NIOS having the Enrolment Number and a valid Identity Card.
6. The change of Subject/Additional subject applied for October Public Exam will be reflected in ODES after October Public Exam and simillarly applied for April Public Exam will be reflected in ODES after April Public Exam.
7. There will be no On-Demand Examination during the month of April,May,October and November.
8. The learners of Stream-1 Blocks I & II can seek online ODES  only after April/May, and October/November public examinations.
9. For appearing in ODE, the learner must bring the Original Identity Card issued by NIOS along with any other valid photo identity proof e.g., Driving Licence, Voter Identity Card, Passport, Aadhaar Card etc., and the complete print out of the computer generated ODE Registration Application.
10. The Examination fee for ODE is as under :
    • Secondary level Rs.500/- + Rs.200/- extra for subject involving practical
    • Senior Secondary level Rs.500/- + Rs.200/- extra for subject involving practical
11. A learner can appear for ODE at the concerned Regional Centre or at NIOS Headquarters, Noida or in the concerned Kendriya Vidyalaya. Learners of Delhi Region can appear for ODE at NIOS Headquarters, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh. Overseas learner can appear from any of the ODE Centres of NIOS.
12. On Demand Examination fee can be paid either through Credit Card , Debit Card or Net Banking.
13. The Marksheets and other documents will be prepared only for overall pass learners by M&M Unit, Department of Evaluation, NIOS and will be sent to the concerned Regional Centres for despatch to individual learners. Other learners wanting Marksheet can apply online through Eservice and a fee of Rs. 200/- paid through online mode.
14. Seeking ODE online registration twice a month in a particular subject is not permissible;
15. In case of difficulty in registration, a learner may send mail to: lsc@nios.ac.in or dial 1800 180 9393