Tutor Marked Assignments | Important Instructions

Dear Learner,
By now you must have started studying your Secondary Course of the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS). As you already know, planned and continuous study is necessary for successful completion of a course. We have developed several means and strategies to help you to learn and be a successful learner.

Nios Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA) is one such means 2024.
TMAs will help you to:
 develop regular study habit which is necessary to become a self learner;
 know the subject matter better;
 get practice in writing responses to questions thereby having a kind of rehearsal in the preparation for the final examination;
 receive feedback and confirmation about the correctness of the response provided by you;
 check your progress in studying the subject you had opted for, so that you can find out subject areas where you have difficulties and need to put in more effort to learn well; and
 maintain contact with the subject teachers at your Accredited Institution (AI) and take appropriate
guidance in your studies.

How to Prepare Answer Script for TMAs?

In this booklet you will find one assignment in each subject. You are required to complete the assignment in your own handwriting in the chosen subjects only. Use one sided lined paper to prepare answer script for TMAs and submit them to your teacher at your Study Centre (AI).

The Format of TMA 2024

You will notice that TMA is for 20 marks. Questions 1, 2 and 3, comprise of short answer questions. Each question has two choices of which you have to attempt only one i.e. 2+2+2= 6 marks. Questions 1, 2 and 3 will thus cover 6 marks. Question nunmber 4 and 5 are long answer questions of 4 marks each. You have to answer only one question out of the two given. Thus, questions 4 and 5 are for 8 marks (4+4=8).
Question no. 6 gives you two projects of which you have to attempt only one. This question will be for 6 marks. The guidelines for each project work are given along with the topic set.

The submission of TMAs The schedule for submission of the Secondary Course TMAs at AIs for both admission block are given
below:
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Table No. 1: Public Examination By Learners to Feedback by the Subject study centres Teacher to the Learner
April/May                                                                  31st January                                          15th February
October/November                                                 31st July                                                  15th August

If last date so specified happens to be a public holiday/Saturday/Sunday, the next working day will automatically be treated as last date for the purpose.
Please follow this submission schedule strictly to take benefit of TMAs. TMA is applicable for admission through stream–I of online. These should be submitted before appearing in the Public Examination of the particular subject. The Tutor Marked Assignment at Secondary will carry 20% weightage of theory part in the external examination. These marks will be shown separately in the marks sheet alongwith
the external examination paper.

You have to submit TMA to the subject teacher at your Study Centre (AI) at given date. Do not forget to take a receipt of submission of your TMA from your teacher.

Tutor Marked Assignments |Important Instructions