NIOS admission in Mumbai: study centres, science seats and mediums

Mumbai at a glance

Source: NIOS locator, Academic, Active, 8 Oct 2026. One listing = one centre in one medium. Areas are taken from the addresses NIOS shows.

Where Mumbai’s listings are, and what is missing

• The western suburbs dominate. 17 of the 27 school-type listings under “Mumbai” are between Bandra and Borivali. Malad alone has 8.
• The eastern suburbs (Kurla, Chembur, Trombay, Mulund) have 5 school-type listings. The island city has only 2, plus 1 under “Mumbai II”.
• 3 listings filed under “Mumbai” are actually in Vashi (Navi Mumbai) and Thane West, so the city figure is slightly inflated.
• “Mumbai II” is almost all ITI-linked. 6 of its 7 listings are ITI-linked, in Kurla (including Mulund and Vidyavihar), Andheri, Borivali and Mumbai City talukas. The seventh is a Class 10-only English-medium listing. None offers science.
• All 10 listings with science subjects are under “Mumbai”. Only 1 Class 12 listing takes Class 12 alone; most Class 12 listings also take Class 10.

Not sure which centre or stream suits you? We check this for you. We look at your class, medium, stream and whether you need science practicals, then tell you which of these centres actually fit.

Rules, dates and fees

Mumbai comes under NIOS Regional Centre Pune, like all of Maharashtra. Block 2 admission for 2026-27 is open until 31 January 2027 without late fee. The admission routes, fees and medium rules are on the Maharashtra page, and every state’s Regional Centre is on NIOS admission by state. For Mumbai, Form No. 17 goes through the Maharashtra board’s Mumbai divisional board, which also covers Thane, Palghar and Raigad. Comparison: NIOS or Form No. 17.

Subjects

Commerce is the stream Mumbai students ask us about most: Business Studies 319, Accountancy 320, Economics 318 with English 302. Science students should note the low count above before choosing Physics 312, Chemistry 313, Biology 314. Full list: NIOS subjects.

What we do for Mumbai students

For Mumbai students we mostly sort out stream and medium: finding a centre that has science or Class 12 in the medium you want, checking TOC for anyone who failed at the state board, and filing the form so it isn’t rejected. TMA and practical guidance and notes come with the Premium package.

Basic package (eligibility, subjects, documents, form filing) ₹6,500. Premium (adds TMA and practical guidance) ₹11,000. Pune classroom ₹12,500 per subject per year. NIOS fees are paid to NIOS.

Questions about NIOS in Mumbai