Overview
- AICTE directed all approved higher education institutions not to deny admission to candidates holding NIOS qualifications.
- The advisory affirms NIOS credentials are to be treated on par with CBSE, CISCE and state board certificates for admission decisions.
- AICTE said refusals violate the National Education Policy and instructed institutions to correct discriminatory practices immediately.
- NIOS is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education, and its certificates are recognised for undergraduate, graduate and professional courses nationwide.
- Separately, NIOS warned of fake websites and apps copying its content and urged students to rely on the official site nios.ac.in for information.