NIOS — Open Schooling Certificate Verification

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Last Updated

9th May 2026

Highlighted Information

Verify NIOS secondary and senior-secondary certificates — open-schooling, vocational and DElEd.

Short Information

The National Institute of Open Schooling is the world's largest open-schooling system and the autonomous body of the Ministry of Education that issues secondary, senior-secondary, vocational and DElEd certificates. Pass-out students can verify their certificates online via NIOS's Online Verification service, which returns the printed mark-sheet and pass certificate as a digitally-signed PDF after entering the enrolment number and other details. Universities and employers in India and abroad rely on the same service for third-party authenticity checks. Hard-copy verification by post is also available for a prescribed fee where the digital record is not yet archived.

Department

National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), Ministry of Education

Stage Level

National

Form Instructions

To verify an NIOS certificate: 1) Visit https://www.nios.ac.in/online-rti/online-verification.aspx.
2) Choose the relevant programme (Secondary / Senior Secondary / DElEd / Vocational).
3) Enter the 12-digit Enrolment Number, date of birth, and pay the prescribed verification fee online.
4) After payment, the system emails a digitally-signed PDF copy of the mark-sheet and certificate within 7 working days.
5) For older records, employers may send a scanned copy plus DD/online fee to the NIOS HQ at A-24/25, Sector 62, NOIDA.
6) DigiLocker pull-down is available for candidates who have linked their NIOS account with Aadhaar.

Common Information

Job Type

Permanent

Exam Mode

Offline Computer Based

Applicants Gender

All

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