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    Am I Eligible for NIOS Class 12 If I Failed in CBSE/State Board

    Am I Eligible for NIOS Class 12 If I Failed in CBSE/State Board

    Mangane PriyankaUpdated on 13 Aug 2025, 05:54 PM IST

    The National Institute of Open Schooling has prescribed eligibility criteria for the NIOS Class 12 admission. Students must have cleared Class 10 from the CBSE/state or any other recognised board to be eligible for NIOS 12th registration. The applicant must be 15 years of age as of January 31, 2026. Candidates must follow the NIOS prescribed eligibility criteria to take admission for Class 12. Read the article to learn more about whether you are eligible for Class 12 if you fail in CBSE/State board.

    Live | Oct 6, 2026 | 8:49 PM IST
    Am I Eligible for NIOS Class 12 If I Failed in CBSE/State Board
    Am I Eligible for NIOS Class 12 If I Failed in CBSE/State Board

    NIOS 12th Class Admission Eligibility Criteria

    Check out the NIOS Class 12 eligibility criteria in the following points below -

    • The student must have the CBSE Class 10 examination or any other annual exam from a recognised board.

    • He/she must be 15 years of age as of January 31, 2026.

    • Class 12 students who passed the board examination can also apply to improve their scores.

    Am I Eligible for NIOS 12th If I Failed in CBSE/State Board?

    No, students are not eligible for NIOS admission for Class 12 if they fail in CBSE/State board examinations. Instead, they can apply for the respective board supplementary or compartment examination to save their academic year and then apply for the NIOS 12th.

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    Hello Student,

    I understand your situation. You passed overall because you had six subjects, but Chemistry is marked “RT”. Now you want to appear for Chemistry again in 2027 and are confused between Compartment and Improvement.

    The important point is that Compartment and Improvement are not the same. Compartment or

    Dear Student,

    You can apply for admission to paramedical courses with your NIOS marksheet. For many diploma or degree paramedical courses like B.Sc. Nursing, BMLT, or Radiography, you must have passed Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (PCB) along with English as core subjects.

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    If you have selected the Transfer of Credit (TOC) option while applying for NIOS and your CBSE subjects English and Physical Education are not being reflected, first check whether these subjects are eligible for transfer under the NIOS TOC rules. TOC is subject to eligibility, previous board records and the

    Hi Saurabh

    For the NIOS Class 12 Hindi Question Paper 2025, you can check the Careers360 NIOS question paper page, where subject-wise Class 12 previous-year papers are available. Click on the link given below:

    https://school.careers360.com/boards/nios/nios-question-papers

    Dear Student,

    NIOS October-November examination results are generally declared after the examination process and evaluation are completed. For admission to the next level, your should check the result declaration and the admission schedule of the institution or course you want to join. Exact dates vary by session.