Distribution of Marks in Theory and Practicals of NIOS Exams
Below is the Distribution of marks in various subjects of secondary(10th) and senior secondary(12th) of Group A And Group B. Most of the subjects carry full 100 marks while others are divided into separate theory and practical marks. Subjects are given different ratio of practical and theory marks so that the students gets the overall command for that particular subject which can only be achieved by proper distribution of exam marks for theory and practical.
SECONDARY LEVEL (X) |
Theory /Practical |
Number of Papers |
Maximum Marks |
Duration (Hours) |
Code Subject Group (A) |
|
|
|
|
(201) Hindi |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(202) English |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(206) Urdu |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(209) Sanskrit |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(203) Bengali |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(204) Marathi |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(205) Telugu |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(207) Gujarati |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(208) Kannada |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(210) Punjabi |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(228) Assamese |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(231) Nepali |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(232) Malyalam |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(233) Oriya |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(235) Arabic |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(236) Persian |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(237) Tamil |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
Group (B) |
|
|
|
|
(211) Mathematics* |
Theory |
1 |
85 |
3 |
|
Practical |
1 |
15 |
2½ |
(212) Science and Technology* |
Theory |
1 |
85 |
2½ |
|
Practical |
1 |
15 |
3 |
(213) Social Science |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(214) Economics |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(215) Business Studies |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(216) Home Science* |
Theory |
1 |
85 |
2½ |
|
Practical |
1 |
15 |
3 |
(222) Psychology |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(223) Indian Culture and Heritage |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(225) Painting* |
Theory |
1 |
30 |
1½ |
|
Practical |
1 |
70 |
3 |
(229) Data Entry Operations* |
Theory |
1 |
40 |
2 |
|
Practical |
1 |
60 |
2 |
Note: 1.The Learners are however advised to select the subjects as per their future plan of study and work. 2.Subjects with * have theory as well as practical works. |
SENIOR SECONDARY LEVEL (XII) |
Theory /Practical |
Number Of Papers |
Maximum Marks |
Duration (Hours) |
Code Subject Group (A) |
|
|
|
|
(301) Hindi |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(302) English |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(303) Bengali |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(304) Tamil |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(306) Urdu |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(309) Sanskrit |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
Group (B) |
|
|
|
|
(311) Mathematics |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(312) Physics* |
Theory |
1 |
80 |
3 |
|
Practical |
1 |
20 |
3 |
(313) Chemistry* |
Theory |
1 |
80 |
3 |
|
Practical |
1 |
20 |
3 |
(314) Biology * |
Theory |
1 |
80 |
3 |
|
Practical |
1 |
20 |
3 |
(315) History |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(316) Geography* |
Theory |
1 |
80 |
3 |
|
Practical |
1 |
20 |
3 |
(317) Political Science |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(318) Economics |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(319) Business Studies |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(320) Accountancy |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(321) Home Science* |
Theory |
1 |
80 |
3 |
|
Practical |
1 |
20 |
3 |
(328) Psychology |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(330) Computer Science* |
Theory |
1 |
60 |
3 |
|
Practical |
1 |
40 |
2 |
(331) Sociology |
Theory |
1 |
100 |
3 |
(332) Painting* |
Theory |
1 |
30 |
1½ |
|
Practical |
1 |
70 |
6 |
(333) Envoirnmental Science* |
Theory |
1 |
80 |
3 |
|
Practical |
1 |
20 |
3 |
(335) Mass Communication* |
Theory |
1 |
80 |
3 |
|
Practical |
1 |
20 |
3 |
(336) Data Entry Operations* |
Theory |
1 |
40 |
2 |
|
Practical |
1 |
60 |
2 |
Note: 1.The Learners are however advised to select the subjects as per their future plan of study and work. 2.Subjects with * have theory as well as practical works. |