**Summary:**
This document summarizes data regarding the accreditation of institutions/centers by the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) from 2020 to June 2025. NIOS does not "affiliate" schools but provides accreditation to formal schools/recognized institutions as Accredited Institutes (AI) for academic courses, Accredited Vocational Institutes (AVI) for vocational courses, and Accredited Agencies (AAs) for Open Basic Education.
The following table details the number of applications received and accreditations granted by NIOS during the specified period:
| Year | Applications Received | Accreditations Granted |
|------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
| 2020 | 561 | 333 |
| 2021 | 857 | 654 |
| 2022 | 1353 | 1288 |
| 2023 | 679 | 636 |
| 2024 | 1287 | 940 |
| Up to June 2025 | 823 | 681 |
This information was provided by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Shri Jayant Chaudhary, in response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3617, answered on August 11, 2025. The question was posed by Smt. Manju Sharma.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Education: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for education.
Department of School Education Literacy: A department within the Ministry of Education, Government of India, responsible for school education and literacy.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS): An open schooling system in India providing education to students through distance learning.
Manju Sharma: The Smt. Manju Sharma asked the question about the NIOS affiliation.
Jayant Chaudhary: Minister of State in the Ministry of Education.
Accredited Institute (AI): Formal schools recognized institutions accredited by NIOS for academic courses.
Open Basic Education: A type of education provided by NIOS through Accredited Agencies (AAs).
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3617
ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025
New Affiliation of Institutions by NIOS
†3617. Smt. Manju Sharma:
Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:
the number of applications received for new affiliation of institutions/centres
accredited by National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) during the period from 2020
to June 2025?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)
National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) does not affiliate schools but give
accreditation to formal schools/recognized institutions as Accredited Institute (AI) for
academic courses, Accredited Vocational Institute (AVI) for vocational courses and
Accredited Agencies (AAs) for Open Basic Education.
The number of applications received and study centres accredited by National
Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) during the period from 2020 to June 2025 are as
under –
Year Application Received Accreditation granted
2020 561 333
2021 857 654
2022 1353 1288
2023 679 636
2024 1287 940
Up to June 2025 823 681
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