Minority Cell

Education for Minorities by National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)

NIOS provides learner centric quality school education through open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode to all with special concern for girls and women, rural youth, working people, Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe, Minorities and other disadvantaged groups. With international recognition and presence, NIOS is also endeavoring for promotion of quality school education amongst Minority communities. 

To bring the minority students into main stream, NIOS is according accreditation to Madarsas / Minority Institutions. Only those Madarsas affiliated with concerned Madarsa Board and Minority Institutions having affiliation with any of the recognized secondary education boards are accorded NIOS accreditation. Further, a unified curriculum and assessment pattern is adopted for all institutions including minority institutions.

NIOS has also entered in MoU with following Minority Institutions -

  1. Jamait Ulema E Hind.
  1. Jain Shwetamber Terapanthi Mahasabha.
  1. Indian Himalayan Council of Nalanda Budhist Tradition (Indian Sangha Council).

Implementation of online admission process

The admission process in NIOS is 100%-on-line. The On-line admission has  been implemented for Minority Institutions through NIOS official portal www.nios.ac.in.  This has enabled the Minority Institutions to enroll their learners through online mode.