Chennai at a glance
- Active centres: 54
- Offering Senior Secondary (Class 12): 37
- With science practicals: 34
- Seats shown free on 23 September 2026: 15213
- Study mediums available: Hindi, English, Tamil
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All active NIOS centres in Chennai
| Study centre (AI code) | Locality · PIN | Courses | Medium | Science | Seats: total / free |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The C.p.ramaswami Aiyar Foundation AI code 190005 | Sarswati, Kendra, Learning Centre, The Grove Ia Eldams,road Alwarpeth Chennai 600018 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Hindi, English | Yes | 500 / 340 |
| Measi Matriculation Hr.sec. School AI code 190006 | 53,angappa Naicken Street, 600001 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Hindi, English | Yes | 500 / 392 |
| Kendriya Vidyalaya AI code 190009 | Heavy Vehicles Factory Hvf, Avadi, . 600054 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Hindi, English | Yes | 500 / 472 |
| Veera Savarkar Netaji Matric.school AI code 190018 | 14. Kumaran Street, Lakshmipuram, 600099 | Secondary | Hindi, English | No | 150 / 146 |
| The Spastic Society Of Tamilnadu AI code 450011 | Opp.t.t.t.i, Taramani Road, Csir Road 600113 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Hindi, English | Yes | 500 / 419 |
| Suddananda Vidyalaya AI code 190097 | 3/144, V.v.v. Subra Enclave Suddhananthapuram Ecr Uthand 600119 | Secondary | Hindi, English | No | 150 / 149 |
| Smt. Narbada Devi J. Agarwal AI code 190100 | Vivekananda Vidyalaya Mahakavi Bharathi Nagar Iii-main Road, Vyasarpadi 600039 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Hindi, English | Yes | 500 / 469 |
| Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior AI code 190109 | Secondary School Maharishi Gardens # 28, Dr. Guruswamy Road, Chetpet,chennai 600031 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Hindi, English | Yes | 500 / 319 |
| Kendriya Vidyalaya AI code 420057 | Heavy Vehicles Factory Hvf, Avadi, . 600054 | Secondary | Tamil | Yes | 500 / 500 |
| Veera Savarkar Netaji Matric.school AI code 420084 | 14. Kumaran Street, Lakshmipuram, 600099 | Secondary | Tamil | No | 150 / 148 |
| Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior AI code 420006 | Secondary School Maharishi Gardens # 28, Dr. Guruswamy Road, Chetpet,chennai 600031 | Secondary | Tamil | No | 500 / 480 |
| Kendriya Vidyalaya, AI code 190028 | Island Ground NULL | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Hindi, English | Yes | 300 / 270 |
| Kendriya Vidyalaya AI code 190029 | Ashok Nagar NULL | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Hindi, English | Yes | 300 / 195 |
| Kendriya Vidyalaya AI code 190030 | Afs, Avadi, NULL | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Hindi, English | Yes | 300 / 288 |
| Kendriya Vidyalaya AI code 190031 | Crpf, Avadi, NULL | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Hindi, English | Yes | 300 / 272 |
| Kendriya Vidyalaya AI code 190032 | No-1,afs, Tambaram NULL | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Hindi, English | Yes | 300 / 273 |
| Kendriya Vidyalaya, AI code 420058 | Island Ground NULL | Secondary | Tamil | Yes | 300 / 293 |
| Kendriya Vidyalaya AI code 420059 | Ashok Nagar NULL | Secondary | Tamil | Yes | 300 / 294 |
| Kendriya Vidyalaya AI code 420060 | Afs, Avadi, NULL | Secondary | Tamil | Yes | 300 / 300 |
| Kendriya Vidyalaya AI code 420061 | Crpf, Avadi, NULL | Secondary | Tamil | Yes | 300 / 296 |
| Kendriya Vidyalaya AI code 420062 | No-1,afs, Tambaram NULL | Secondary | Tamil | Yes | 300 / 292 |
| Advanced Training Institute AI code T19001 | Cti Campus 10, Alandur Road Saidapet, Guindy 600032 | Secondary, Senior Secondary, ITI | Hindi, English | No | 150 / 144 |
| Al Hira Model School AI code M19103 | 16, B.N. Reddy Road T. Nagar Chennai 600017 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | English | Yes | 300 / 52 |
| Diamond Stone International School AI code 190132 | madivallam cross Nallur road Hosur Krishnagiri 190132 | Secondary | English | No | 500 / 499 |
| DAV Boys Sr. Secondary School AI code 190156 | 212-213, Avvai, Shanmugam (Lloyds) Road, Chennai Tamilnadu Pincode-600086 600086 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | English | Yes | 500 / 482 |
| DAV Boys Sr. Secondary School AI code 420110 | 212-213, Avvai, Shanmugam (Lloyds) Road Chennai Tamilnadu 600086 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Tamil | Yes | 500 / 490 |
| Sri Sankara Vidyalaya Mat. Hr. Sec. School AI code 190152 | 539, Velachery Road, East Tambaram, Kancheepuram 600059 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | English | Yes | 500 / 342 |
| Sri Sankara Vidyalaya Mat. Hr. Sec. School AI code 420112 | 539, Velachery Road, East Tambaram, Kancheepuram 600059 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Tamil | Yes | 500 / 495 |
| Primrose Schools AI code 190150 | 1/367, East Coast Road, Injambakkam 600115 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | English | Yes | 500 / 434 |
| Vellamal Bodhi Campus AI code 190157 | A V Garden, Jayapriya Nagar Manapakkam Main Road Kolapakkam 600128 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | English | Yes | 500 / 492 |
| Vanshi Manthan Vidyashram AI code 190141 | 2/155, NATCO Colony, Kottivakkam 600041 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | English | Yes | 300 / 292 |
| Hindustan International School AI code 190160 | KCG Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Karapakkam Village, Sholinganallur Taluk 600097 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | English | Yes | 500 / 482 |
| Sri Sankara Matriculation Hr. Sec. School AI code 190161 | No.6, Ekambaram Street, Pammal, St. Thomas Mt. Chengalpattu 600059 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Hindi, English | Yes | 300 / 292 |
| CRESCENT RESI. MATRICULATION HIGHER SEC SCHOOL AI code M19105 | VANDALUR CHENGALPET 600048 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | English | Yes | 300 / 278 |
| Sreevatsa Viswanathan Vivekananda Vidyalaya AI code 190174 | 13, Abraham Lincoln Street, Nazeeb Avenue, Chitlapakkam 600064 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | English | Yes | 500 / 494 |
| Shrine vailankanni Sr. Sec. School AI code 190171 | 9, Dhandapani Street T. Nagar 600017 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | English | Yes | 150 / 68 |
| The Superintendent of Prisons AI code J19003 | Special Prison for Women-III Puzhal 600066 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Hindi, English, Tamil | No | 150 / 150 |
| The Superintendent of Prisons Central Prison-I (Convict) AI code J19007 | Puzhal 600066 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Hindi, English, Tamil | No | 150 / 150 |
| The Superintendent of Prisons Central Prison-II (Remand & Under Trial) AI code J19002 | Puzhal 600066 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Hindi, English, Tamil | No | 150 / 150 |
| Babaji Vidhashram AI code 190179 | Plot-89-90-91, Classic Farm Road Sholinganallur 600119 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | English | Yes | 150 / 122 |
| Vels Vidyashram AI code 190191 | No. 54, Darga Road Pallavaram Chennai 600117 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | English | Yes | 500 / 378 |
| Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School AI code 190205 | Number 9/21, Vasantha Press Road Adyar, Chennai 600020 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | English | Yes | 150 / 66 |
| AMM School AI code 190203 | No 18 Gandhi Mandapam Road Kotturppuram, Chennai, 600085 | Secondary | English | No | 300 / 282 |
| Logistics Sector Skills Council Training Centre -COLTE AI code L19001 | 443 & 445, Annexe I, Guna Complex, Anna Salai, Teynampet 600018 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | English | No | 150 / 150 |
| Darul Ansar Centre For Applied Learning AI code 450190 | No.16, B.N.Reddy Road, T.Nagar Chennai – 600017 (Tamil Nadu) 600017 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | English | No | 300 / 256 |
| Greenfield Chennai International School AI code 190219 | No. 1313 / 1A, 200 Feet Inner Ring Road Madhavaram, Chennai 600110 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | English | Yes | 500 / 436 |
| Government Institute for the Intellectually Differently Abled (GIID) (Welfare of Differently Abled P AI code 450196 | No. 8A, Judge Colony, Tambaram, Sanatorium 600047 | Secondary | English | No | 150 / 149 |
| Government Institute for the Intellectually Differently Abled (GIID) (Welfare of Differently Abled P AI code 420129 | No. 8A, Judge Colony, Tambaram, Sanatorium 600047 | Secondary | Tamil | No | 150 / 130 |
| Chennais Amirta Institute of Logistics, AI code L19005 | Chennai No.187, Anna Salai, Express Estate, Royapettah, Thousand Lights, Chennai – 600006, Tamil Nadu 600006 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Hindi, English | No | 150 / 116 |
| THE CLARKE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AI code 450199 | #3, 3rd Street, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore Chennai 600004 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | English | No | 150 / 149 |
| ANANDAM SPECIAL SCHOOL AI code 450198 | No.1, Anna street, Gangai Nagar, Kallikuppam, Ambattur Chennai 600053 | Secondary | English | No | 150 / 140 |
| ANANDAM SPECIAL SCHOOL AI code 420130 | No.1, Anna street, Gangai Nagar, Kallikuppam, Ambattur Chennai 600053 | Secondary | Tamil | No | 150 / 148 |
| SANKALP THE OPEN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY AI code 450197 | No 6, East Club Road, Shenoy Nagar Chennai 600030 | Secondary | English | No | 150 / 148 |
| THE CLARKE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AI code 420131 | #3, 3rd Street, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore Chennai 600004 | Secondary, Senior Secondary | Tamil | No | 150 / 150 |
Seats: total / free is the centre’s sanctioned capacity and the balance the locator showed on 23 September 2026. A centre with 0 free seats cannot take new admissions until seats open. Contact details for each centre are on the official locator.
How to choose a centre in Chennai
- 1Match the course and medium. Not every centre runs Senior Secondary, every medium or science practicals.
- 2Check free seats on the live locator just before you apply — they change daily.
- 3Visit or call the centre. PCP classes and TMA evaluation are free at your study centre — what the centre must provide.
- 4Apply yourself on sdmis.nios.ac.in and pick this centre as your preference. Never share your password or OTP — step-by-step form guide.
NIOS Regional Centre for Tamil Nadu
CHENNAI
Lady Willington Campus, Kamrajar Salai, Triplicane, Chennai-600005
Phone: 044-28442237 · Email: rcchennai@nios.ac.in
https://rcchennai.nios.ac.in/
Jurisdiction: Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The regional centre handles admission confirmation, document queries and exam matters. Source: NIOS Academic Prospectus 2026-27, Appendix A.
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