NIOS 10th Datesheet 2026 has been released by the National Institute of Open Schooling. The NIOS Class 10 date sheet 2026 has been published online on the official website nios.ac.in on March 25, 2026. As per the released schedule, the NIOS 10th theory exams 2026 will be conducted from April 10 to May 6, 2026, while practical exams will be held from March 17 to April 1, 2026. The NIOS Class 10 Exams 2026 will be conducted for three hours, from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM, except for vocational papers.

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NIOS 10th Datesheet 2026
NIOS 10th Practical Exam Dates 2026
NIOS 10th Datesheet 2026 FAQs

NIOS 10th Datesheet 2026

The NIOS 10th theory exams 2026 will be conducted across various subjects between April 10 and May 6, 2026. The exams will be held at designated NIOS examination centres. Students must download the NIOS 10th Admit Card 2026 to appear for the exams. The detailed subject-wise NIOS Class 10 time table 2026 is provided below.

Date	Subject(s)
April 10, 2026	Folk Art (244), Sanskrit Sahitya (248), Logistics and Supply Chain Management (258), Principles and Inventory Management (259)
April 11, 2026	Hindustani Sangeet (242)
April 13, 2026	Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Assamese, Nepali, Malayalam, Odia, Arabic, Persian, Tamil, Sindhi
April 16, 2026	Sanskrit, Urdu (206), Indian Sign Language (230), Bodh Darshan (241)
April 17, 2026	Economics (214), Natyakala (285)
April 18, 2026	Carnatic Sangeet (243), Bharatiya Darshan (247), Employability Skills (250), Military Studies (274)
April 20, 2026	Mathematics (211) (May 7, 2026 only for Karnataka)
April 21, 2026	Psychology (222)
April 22, 2026	English (202)
April 23, 2026	Business Studies (215)
April 24, 2026	Indian Culture and Heritage (223)
April 25, 2026	Painting (225), Physical Education (273)
April 27, 2026	Data Entry Operations (Theory) (229)
April 28, 2026	Sanskrit Vyakaran (246), Entrepreneurship (249)
April 29, 2026	Home Science (216)
April 30, 2026	Social Science (213)
May 2, 2026	Hindi (201)
May 4, 2026	Science (212)
May 5, 2026	Bakery & Confectionary (256), Cutting & Tailoring (605), Dress Making (606), Certificate in Basic Computing (Theory) (608), Beauty Culture & Hair Care (612), Certificate in Desktop Publishing (613), Certificate in Yog (614), Certificate in Indian Embroidery (628), Beauty Therapy (640), Hair Care and Styling (641), Hand & Foot Care (642)
May 6, 2026	Accountancy (224), Veda Adhyayan (245)

NIOS 10th Practical Exam Dates 2026

The NIOS 10th practical exams 2026 was conducted from March 17 to April 1, 2026, at the respective accredited institutes. Practical exams will be held in small batches as per laboratory capacity. Students must contact their study centre well in advance for batch details. The practical exam schedule is given below:

Date	Subject(s)
March 17 – March 20, 2026	Science & Technology (212), Home Science (216), Carnatic Sangeet (243), Folk Art (244)
March 21 – March 24, 2026	Painting (225), Mathematics (211), Hindustani Music (242), Data Entry Operations (229), Natyakala (285)
March 25 – March 28, 2026	Hand & Foot Care (642), Bakery & Confectionary (256), Certificate in Basic Computing (608), Certificate in Desktop Publishing (613), Certificate in Yog (614), Indian Sign Language (230)
March 29 – April 1, 2026	Cutting & Tailoring (605), Dress Making (606), Beauty Culture & Hair Care (612), Certificate in Indian Embroidery (628), Beauty Therapy (640)

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NIOS 10th Datesheet 2026 FAQs

When will NIOS 10th Datesheet 2026 be released?

The NIOS 10th Datesheet 2026 has been released on March 25, 2026. It is made available on the official website nios.ac.in.

When will NIOS Class 10 theory exams 2026 be conducted?

The NIOS Class 10 theory exams 2026 is going to be held from April 10 to May 6, 2026. Exams will be conducted in offline mode at the allotted centres. Each paper will be of three hours duration.

What are the NIOS 10th practical exam dates 2026?

The NIOS 10th practical exams 2026 was conducted from March 17 to April 1, 2026. Practical exams will be held at accredited study centres only. Students must follow the schedule issued by their centre.

How to download NIOS 10th Datesheet 2026 PDF?

Students can visit nios.ac.in to download the NIOS 10th Datesheet 2026 PDF. They need to click on the Class 10 date sheet notification. The PDF should be saved for future reference.

When will NIOS Class 10 result 2026 be declared?

The NIOS Class 10 result 2026 is expected to be declared in June 2026. Results will be released online on the official website. Students can check results using their enrollment number.

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