Nat Open school extends date till July 15 for alternative exam

National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) today extended by 15 days the last date for applying for class X and XII alternative examinations for students who have failed to clear their board exam.
"Date for applying for stream 2 has been extended by 15 days till July 15," Regional Director of NIOS Sanjay Kumar Sinha said in a statement here.
June 30 was the last date for applying online under the programme, but following intervention of NIOS chairman C B Sharma, it has now been extended to July 15, he said.
The extension has been provided in view of problems expressed by a large numbers of students that they have not got the mark sheet from Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB), he said.

BSEB was besieged with the toppers scandal in the +2 examination for the current year.
NIOS under Union HRD Ministry provides opportunity to students who failed to clear their regular board exam in order to save a year.

Sinha said, so far more than 1,500 students have registered themselves under the stream 2 examination for class X and XII and the examination would be conducted in September-October this year.
Under the scheme, a student will have to appear in alternative examination in at least three subjects including the one he/she failed.
Marks of two subjects, which a student clears in the original board examination would be credited in the alternative exam.

NIOS also provides facility for on-demand examination for students who failed to clear their board examination. As part of on-demand examination, a student has to chose a date for appearing in the subject he/she failed in the board exam.
Taking note of problem faced by students in coming to Patna to appear for the on-demand examination, NIOS has decided to conduct the test at four other centres in Purnea, Gaya, Ara and Darbhanga in addition to Patna from this year.