NIOS Class 12 Tourism (337) Syllabus 2025-26 with Official Bifurcation and Paper Design
22 lessons, 6 modules, 100 marks. Here is exactly what goes to TMA and what goes to the board paper.
Written by Prateek Talwar, Founder, Unnati Education | Reviewed by Jyoti Sharma, Senior NIOS Counsellor | Updated for the 2025-26 and 2026 sessions
NIOS Tourism Syllabus Class 12 Explained in Plain Language
Short answer first. Tourism (337) has 22 lessons spread over 5 core modules plus one optional module. Eight lessons go to your TMA and carry 40 percent weightage. The remaining 14 lessons go to the public examination and carry 60 percent weightage. The board paper is 100 marks in 3 hours with 53 questions.
Tourism is one of the few NIOS subjects where the syllabus matches things you already see around you, such as hotels, monuments, railway bookings and travel agents. That makes it easier to remember, provided you study it in the same order the board has arranged it.
This page gives you the official bifurcation table and the official question paper design exactly as NIOS publishes them, followed by our own lesson by lesson study notes. Nothing on this page is guesswork.
Quick Overview of the Tourism 337 Class 12 Course
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Subject | Tourism |
| Subject Code | 337 |
| Level | Senior Secondary (Class 12) |
| Subject Group | Vocational |
| Total Lessons | 22 |
| TMA Lessons | 8 (40 percent weightage) |
| Public Exam Lessons | 14 (60 percent weightage) |
| Total Marks | 100 |
| Total Questions | 53 |
| Exam Duration | 3 hours |
| Modules | 5 core plus 1 optional |
| Optional Module | 6A Travel and Tour Operation Business OR 6B Hospitality Management |
| Highest Weightage Module | Module 1 Basics of Tourism (20 marks) |
| Practical or Project | Not applicable. Assessment is TMA plus theory paper |
| Medium | English and Hindi |
Read the table once and you already know your target. Fourteen lessons decide your board marks and eight lessons decide your internal marks. Students who mix these two lists up end up preparing the wrong chapters in the final month.
If you are planning all five subjects together, our full NIOS Class 12 syllabus page helps you divide study hours sensibly across the session.
Official Bifurcation of Syllabus for Tourism (337)
Reproduced exactly as published by NIOS. Total no. of Lessons = 22
| MODULE (No. & Name) | TMA (40%) (No. of lessons 8) |
Public Examination (60%) (No. of lessons 14) |
|---|---|---|
| Module-1 Basics of Tourism |
L-1 Evolution of Tourism L-2 Tourism Industry and its Organization |
L-3 Impact of Tourism L-4 Fundamentals of Travel and Tourism Geography L-5 Transport for Tourism |
| Module-2 Cultural Dimension of Tourism | L-6 Understanding Indian Culture and Heritage |
L-7 Performing Art Heritage in India L-8 Indian Architecture as Tourist Attractions |
| Module-3 Cultural and Heritage Aspects of Tourism in India | L-11 Cultural Attractions of India |
L-9 Culture and heritages in India–I: Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism L-10 Culture and heritages in India–II: Sikhism, Islam and Christianity |
| Module 4: Natural Diversity as Tourist Attraction | L-12 Natural Tourist Attractions in India |
L-13 Growth and Patterns of Tourism in India L-14 Growth and Patterns of Tourism in World |
| Module-5 : Management of Tourism Business |
L-15 Tourism Management L-16 Human Resource Management-I L-17 Human Resource Management-II |
L-18 Communication and Personality Development L-19 Tourism Marketing |
|
Module - 6A -Travel and Tour Operation Business OR Module - 6B - Hospitality Management |
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L-20 Fundamentals of Travels Agency and Tour Operation Business L-21 Functions of Travel Agencies and Tour Operations L-22 Itinerary Planning and Tour Packaging OR L-20 Hospitality and Catering Industry L-21 Front Office Operations L-22 Supporting Operations of Hotel |
Notice one thing that catches most students out. Lesson 11 sits in the TMA column while Lessons 9 and 10 sit in the public examination column, even though Lesson 11 comes later in the book. Follow the column, not the lesson number.
Official Question Paper Design (2024) for Tourism 337
Subject: Tourism (337) | Class: Senior Secondary | Total Marks: 100 | Time: 3 hrs.
| Objective | Marks | Percentage of Total Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | 26 | 26% |
| Understanding | 50 | 50% |
| Application | 24 | 24% |
| Total | 100 | 100% |
| Type of Questions | Number of Questions | Marks per Question | Total Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Objective 1 Marks (MCQ) 1x2=2 Marks (with 2 subpoints) (Fill in the Blanks, One-word answer, Match the columns, True-False etc.) |
20 15 |
1 2 |
20 30 |
| Very short answer | 10* | 2 | 20 |
| Short Answer | 6** | 3 | 18 |
| Long Answer | 2*** | 6 | 12 |
| Total | 53 | - | 100 |
| Module | Marks |
|---|---|
| 1. Basics of Tourism | 20 |
| 2. Cultural Dimensions of Tourism | 16 |
| 3. Cultural and Heritage Aspects of Tourism in India | 18 |
| 4. Natural Diversity as Tourist Attraction | 18 |
| 5. Management of tourism business | 16 |
| 6. (A) Travel and Tour Operation Business OR (B) Hospitality management | 12 |
| Total | 100 |
| LEVEL | PERCENTAGE | MARKS |
|---|---|---|
| Difficult | 25 | 25 |
| Average | 50 | 50 |
| Easy | 25 | 25 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
* 5 Questions will have internal choice
** 3 Questions will have internal choice
*** 2 Questions will have internal choice
Everything above this line is the official document. Everything below is our reading of it, built from years of correcting NIOS Tourism answer scripts and TMA files.
Course Objectives Behind the Tourism 337 Syllabus
The course works on three tracks at the same time. Track one is the industry itself, meaning how tourism grew, how it is organised, what it earns and what it costs a destination. Track two is India's cultural and natural wealth treated as a tourism product. Track three is business skill, covering management, staffing, communication and marketing.
That third track is why examiners keep asking application questions worth 24 marks. They want to see whether you can use tourism knowledge, not just repeat it. A question may ask you to suggest promotion ideas for a hill station or explain how a travel desk should handle a delayed guest.
By the end of the course a student should be able to name the main tourism bodies, describe India's heritage circuits with real examples, and outline how a small travel or hotel business runs day to day. Keep these three outcomes in mind while revising and your answers will automatically sound informed.
All 22 Lessons of Tourism 337 with Study Focus
This table combines the lesson name, where it is assessed, and what we tell our own students to concentrate on in that lesson. Use the third column as a revision checklist.
| Lesson | Assessed In | What to Focus On |
|---|---|---|
| L-1 Evolution of Tourism | TMA | Trace how travel shifted from pilgrimage and trade journeys to organised holiday tourism, with period names. |
| L-2 Tourism Industry and its Organization | TMA | Learn full forms and roles of UNWTO, IATA, ITDC, IATO, TAAI and the state tourism development corporations. |
| L-3 Impact of Tourism | Public Exam | Prepare economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts with two positive and two negative points each. |
| L-4 Fundamentals of Travel and Tourism Geography | Public Exam | Revise tourist regions, the effect of climate and season, and India's circuits such as the Golden Triangle. |
| L-5 Transport for Tourism | Public Exam | Compare air, rail, road and water transport on speed, cost, comfort and reach, plus luxury trains of India. |
| L-6 Understanding Indian Culture and Heritage | TMA | Separate tangible from intangible heritage and attach one named Indian example to every definition. |
| L-7 Performing Art Heritage in India | Public Exam | Match each classical dance and music form to its home state, and note the festivals where visitors can watch it. |
| L-8 Indian Architecture as Tourist Attractions | Public Exam | Keep one temple, one mosque, one fort and one colonial structure ready with location and architectural feature. |
| L-9 Culture and Heritages in India I | Public Exam | Cover Hindu, Jain and Buddhist pilgrimage centres, their beliefs in brief, and why tourists travel to them. |
| L-10 Culture and Heritages in India II | Public Exam | Cover Sikh, Islamic and Christian sites, their main festivals and the seasons when visitor numbers peak. |
| L-11 Cultural Attractions of India | TMA | Build a state wise list of fairs, handicrafts, cuisines and World Heritage Sites you can quote in any answer. |
| L-12 Natural Tourist Attractions in India | TMA | Group hills, beaches, deserts, backwaters, wetlands and national parks, naming at least three under each head. |
| L-13 Growth and Patterns of Tourism in India | Public Exam | Learn domestic and foreign arrival trends, government schemes, and the factors that push or pull growth. |
| L-14 Growth and Patterns of Tourism in World | Public Exam | Compare tourist generating regions with tourist receiving regions, continent by continent, with reasons. |
| L-15 Tourism Management | TMA | Apply planning, organising, staffing, directing and controlling to a small tourism office as your example. |
| L-16 Human Resource Management I | TMA | Cover manpower planning, job analysis, recruitment sources and the selection steps used by travel firms. |
| L-17 Human Resource Management II | TMA | Cover training methods, motivation theories in brief, performance appraisal and staff retention in the trade. |
| L-18 Communication and Personality Development | Public Exam | Practise guest handling language, barriers to communication, grooming standards and complaint response steps. |
| L-19 Tourism Marketing | Public Exam | Learn the tourism marketing mix, segmentation, targeting, positioning and current digital promotion methods. |
| 6A L-20 Travel Agency and Tour Operation Basics | Public Exam | Separate clearly the roles of a travel agent, a tour operator and a ground handling agent. |
| 6A L-21 Functions of a Travel Agency | Public Exam | Learn ticketing, reservations, documentation, visa and passport assistance, and foreign exchange handling. |
| 6A L-22 Itinerary Design and Packaging | Public Exam | Practise writing a day wise itinerary with timings, inclusions, exclusions and a simple costing sheet. |
| 6B L-20 The Hospitality and Catering Sector | Public Exam | Classify hotels and catering units by size, star rating, location and type of service offered. |
| 6B L-21 Front Office Work | Public Exam | Follow the full guest cycle from enquiry and reservation to registration, stay, billing and check out. |
| 6B L-22 Hotel Support Departments | Public Exam | Cover housekeeping duties, food and beverage service, engineering, maintenance and security functions. |
Twenty five rows appear because Module 6 offers two alternatives. You study only one of them, so your actual count stays at 22 lessons.
Module Wise Breakdown of the Tourism 337 Syllabus
Module 1 Basics of Tourism carries 20 marks
This is the heaviest module and it also has three public examination lessons, which is more than any other module. Impact of Tourism alone can produce an MCQ, a very short answer and a long answer in the same paper. Travel geography rewards students who can name real destinations rather than describe them vaguely.
Give this module two full weeks at the start of your preparation. Everything you learn here makes the later modules easier to understand.
Module 2 Cultural Dimension of Tourism carries 16 marks
Only one lesson goes to TMA here, so Lessons 7 and 8 need real attention. Performing arts questions usually ask you to name a form, state its origin and explain its tourism value. Architecture questions ask for period, style and one example.
A simple trick works well. Make a two column sheet, art form on the left, state and one distinguishing feature on the right. Revise it for five minutes daily.
Module 3 Cultural and Heritage Aspects of Tourism in India carries 18 marks
Two of the three lessons are public examination lessons, and both are content heavy. Lesson 9 covers Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. Lesson 10 covers Sikhism, Islam and Christianity. Examiners look for pilgrimage centres, associated festivals and the reason each attracts visitors.
Avoid writing about religion in general terms. Anchor every point to a place, a season and a type of traveller.
Module 4 Natural Diversity as Tourist Attraction carries 18 marks
Lessons 13 and 14 are the growth and pattern lessons, and they are the most data driven part of the syllabus. Learn the direction of trends and the reasons behind them rather than exact figures, because figures change every year and examiners accept indicative numbers.
Working through a NIOS Class 12 previous year question paper for Tourism shows how often these two lessons appear in the short answer section.
Module 5 Management of Tourism Business carries 16 marks
Three of the five lessons sit in TMA, which lightens your board paper load. Only Communication and Personality Development and Tourism Marketing come to the examination. Both are scoring lessons because the content is practical and easy to illustrate with examples.
For marketing answers, always finish with one current example such as a state tourism campaign. It lifts an average answer into a good one.
Module 6 optional specialisation carries 12 marks
Neither option has a TMA lesson. All three lessons of whichever option you pick are examined in the board paper. That means 12 marks from three lessons, roughly four marks per lesson, so none of them can be skipped.
Pick 6A if you see yourself in a travel agency, an airline office or running tours. Pick 6B if you see yourself in hotels, front desk work, housekeeping or food service. Decide early and do not switch midway.
What the Tourism 337 Marks Pattern Actually Means for You
Add Module 1 at 20, Module 3 at 18 and Module 4 at 18. That is 56 marks from three modules. Add your optional module at 12 and you reach 68 marks from four focused areas. This is where the bulk of your study hours belong.
Now look at the objectives split. Understanding alone carries 50 marks. Tourism rewards students who can explain why something happens, such as why better roads increase visitor numbers or why a festival season raises hotel tariffs. Straight memorising covers only the 26 knowledge marks.
The question types tell an even more useful story. MCQs worth 20 and objective questions worth 30 give you 50 marks from the objective section alone. Half the paper is decided by precise factual recall of names, terms, places and definitions.
Those 50 objective marks are also the fastest marks in the paper. Build a one page glossary of tourism terms, organisation full forms and heritage site locations, then test yourself on it twice a week.
The subjective side is smaller than students expect. Ten very short answers at 2 marks, six short answers at 3 marks and two long answers at 6 marks make 50 marks. Very short answers need about 30 to 40 words. Long answers need a short introduction, four or five developed points and a closing line.
Internal choice appears in 5 very short answer questions, 3 short answer questions and both long answer questions. Choice is a safety net, not a reason to leave chapters out.
Difficulty is friendly. Half the paper is average level and a quarter is easy, so 75 marks are within reach of any student who has covered all 14 public examination lessons properly. The remaining 25 marks reward analysis and applied thinking.
TMA Lesson List for Tourism 337 with Answer Approach
| Module | TMA Lesson | How to Answer It Well |
|---|---|---|
| Module 1 | L-1 Evolution of Tourism | Write in time order and mention at least one Indian traveller or trade route as evidence. |
| Module 1 | L-2 Tourism Industry and its Organization | Draw a simple chart showing international, national and state level bodies before explaining each. |
| Module 2 | L-6 Understanding Indian Culture and Heritage | Define first, then give one tangible and one intangible example from your own state. |
| Module 3 | L-11 Cultural Attractions of India | Cover at least four regions of India so the answer does not look limited to one area. |
| Module 4 | L-12 Natural Tourist Attractions in India | Use headings for hills, beaches, deserts and wildlife, with named sites under each heading. |
| Module 5 | L-15 Tourism Management | Apply each management function to one running example such as a small tour company. |
| Module 5 | L-16 Human Resource Management I | Show recruitment and selection as numbered steps, which reads better than paragraphs. |
| Module 5 | L-17 Human Resource Management II | Link training and motivation directly to guest satisfaction to show applied understanding. |
Eight TMA lessons cover all five core modules, so no core module escapes internal assessment. TMA marks are easier to secure than board marks because you write them without time pressure, with the book open beside you.
Keep your handwriting neat, follow the question numbering exactly, and submit your NIOS TMA assignments before the deadline announced by your study centre.
Unnati Education prepares fully solved Tourism 337 TMA sets covering all eight lessons, available in typed and handwritten formats in English and Hindi.
Public Examination Lesson List for Tourism 337 and Likely Question Types
| Module | Public Examination Lesson | Question Type It Usually Produces |
|---|---|---|
| Module 1 | L-3 Impact of Tourism | Long answer on economic or environmental impact, plus MCQs on multiplier effect. |
| Module 1 | L-4 Fundamentals of Travel and Tourism Geography | Short answer on tourist circuits and map based one word questions. |
| Module 1 | L-5 Transport for Tourism | Comparison type short answer and fill in the blanks on transport modes. |
| Module 2 | L-7 Performing Art Heritage in India | Match the columns pairing dance forms with states. |
| Module 2 | L-8 Indian Architecture as Tourist Attractions | Very short answer naming monuments and their architectural style. |
| Module 3 | L-9 Culture and Heritages in India I | Short answer on Buddhist or Jain circuits and their tourism value. |
| Module 3 | L-10 Culture and Heritages in India II | Very short answer on major shrines, festivals and pilgrimage seasons. |
| Module 4 | L-13 Growth and Patterns of Tourism in India | Long answer on factors affecting tourism growth in India. |
| Module 4 | L-14 Growth and Patterns of Tourism in World | True or false and short answer on world tourism regions. |
| Module 5 | L-18 Communication and Personality Development | Application based short answer on handling a guest complaint. |
| Module 5 | L-19 Tourism Marketing | Short or long answer on the tourism marketing mix with examples. |
| Module 6A or 6B | All three lessons of the option you selected | One set of questions worth 12 marks across objective and subjective types. |
Fourteen lessons decide your entire 100 mark paper. Study each one with the paper design open beside you and ask a simple question after every topic. Could this become an MCQ, a two mark answer or a six mark answer.
Comparing several years of the NIOS Class 12 question paper for Tourism makes the repeating topics obvious within an hour.
High Scoring Topics in the Tourism 337 Class 12 Course
Impact of tourism. The single most productive topic in the syllabus. Prepare economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts, and be ready to argue both the benefits and the damage. Questions at every mark level come from here.
Tourism organisations and their full forms. Pure MCQ territory. UNWTO, IATA, ICAO, ITDC, IATO, TAAI, FHRAI and your state tourism corporation should be on one revision card with the year of establishment where known.
Indian heritage sites by state. Examiners love one word answers here. Learn UNESCO World Heritage Sites of India along with the state each one is in, and one line on why it is important.
Classical dance and music forms. Match the column questions almost always draw from this list. Eight classical dance forms with their states is a five minute memorising job that protects easy marks.
Types of tourism. Eco tourism, medical tourism, pilgrimage tourism, adventure tourism, rural tourism and MICE. Learn a one line definition and one Indian example for each.
Tourism marketing mix. Product, price, place and promotion applied to a tourism product. Add people, process and physical evidence if you want a stronger long answer.
Itinerary planning for 6A students. Practise writing a three day itinerary with arrival, sightseeing, meals and departure clearly laid out. Examiners award marks for structure as much as content.
Guest cycle for 6B students. Reservation, arrival, registration, occupancy, departure and billing. Learn it as a sequence and every front office question becomes answerable.
Where to Get the Official Tourism 337 Syllabus PDF
NIOS publishes the bifurcation of syllabus and the question paper design on nios.ac.in under the Senior Secondary section. Open the subject list, look for Tourism with code 337, and save both documents. The bifurcation file tells you the TMA and public examination split. The question paper design file tells you the marking pattern.
Both of those official documents are reproduced above on this page in full, so you can check your preparation against them without downloading anything. We keep this page updated whenever NIOS revises either document.
If you cannot open the official file or you want the same information in a printable revision format, message our NIOS desk on WhatsApp at 9654279279 and we will share it.
Preparation Strategy for the NIOS Tourism Syllabus Class 12
Weeks 1 and 2. Finish Module 1 completely, all five lessons. It carries the most marks and it explains vocabulary you will need everywhere else. Make your glossary card while studying this module.
Weeks 3 and 4. Move to Modules 2 and 3 together, since both deal with heritage. Study them side by side so the religious, architectural and performing art content links up instead of sitting in separate boxes in your memory.
Weeks 5 and 6. Take Module 4 and Module 5. Module 4 is data heavy so revise it in short sittings. Module 5 is practical, so use workplace examples while studying rather than abstract definitions.
Weeks 7 and 8. Complete your chosen Module 6 option. Give each of the three lessons roughly two days, then write one full length practice answer from each.
Weeks 9 onward. Solve previous year papers under a 3 hour clock. Nothing improves objective section accuracy faster than repeated timed practice, and nothing exposes weak lessons more honestly.
Alongside this schedule, read tourism news once a week. New World Heritage listings, new tourism circuits and new state campaigns give you fresh examples that examiners rarely see in answer scripts.
One more habit that helps. After finishing any lesson, close the book and write ten one line facts from memory. If you cannot reach ten, the lesson is not ready yet.
How Unnati Education Supports Tourism 337 Students
We have worked with NIOS learners since 2010, and Tourism students come to us with a fairly predictable set of problems. The book is bulky, the heritage content feels endless, and the TMA deadline arrives before the reading is done. Our material is built around exactly those pressure points.
Our solved TMA sets cover all eight Tourism 337 TMA lessons in full, with Indian examples written into the answers rather than generic statements. Both typed and handwritten formats are available, in English and Hindi.
Our previous year question papers come with worked solutions, so you can see how an examiner expects a 2 mark, 3 mark and 6 mark answer to look on paper. The difference in length and structure is where most marks are lost.
Our lesson wise notes compress all 22 lessons into revision friendly pages, with heritage site tables, organisation lists and definition boxes that work well in the last fortnight before the exam.
Doubt clearing happens over WhatsApp and phone, usually the same day. Students ask us about itinerary formats, front office sequences and how much to write for a long answer, and those questions get answered by a counsellor, not a chatbot.
Study Material and Academic Support for NIOS Tourism 337
Everything listed below is mapped directly to the bifurcation table shown earlier on this page, so nothing you study falls outside the syllabus.
- TMA writing support
- Fully solved tutor marked assignments for all eight Tourism 337 TMA lessons
- Available in both Hindi and English medium
- Neat presentation in handwritten and PDF formats
- Delivered in time for your submission deadline
- Notes and learning material
- Lesson wise printed notes and PDF versions
- Simple language with Indian tourism examples throughout
- Summary sheets built for last minute revision
- Structure follows the official Tourism 337 lesson order
- Previous year and model papers
- Last five years of papers, solved and unsolved
- Practice sheets matching the current paper pattern
- Topic weightage analysis based on repeated questions
- Extra model sets for self assessment
- Internal assessment guidance
- Formatting and presentation guidelines for internal evaluation
- Project ideas drawn from real tourism situations
- Checklists that help you catch mistakes before submission
The aim is simple. Remove guesswork so your study time goes into the 68 marks that actually matter most.
Why Students Choose Unnati Education for NIOS Tourism Guidance
More than ten years of work with NIOS and IGNOU learners, most of them school dropouts, working adults and students returning to study after a gap. We understand that timetable, because it is the one most of our students live with.
What we handle:
- NIOS admission assistance for Stream 1, 2, 3 and 4
- IGNOU project, assignment and examination support
- Printed notes and practice material
- Solved assignments and practical files
- Live and recorded classes
- WhatsApp support with doorstep delivery
Students from Delhi, Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, the UAE and Nepal study with us. You can see the full range of services on the Unnati Education website.
Start Your Tourism 337 Preparation the Right Way
The NIOS Tourism Syllabus Class 12 is one of the more rewarding vocational subjects on offer. Twenty two lessons take you from the history of travel, through India's heritage and natural wealth, into real business skills, and finish with a specialisation you can actually build a career on.
Get four areas right and most of the paper is covered. Module 1 at 20 marks, Module 3 at 18, Module 4 at 18 and your optional module at 12 add up to 68 marks. Support that with steady work on Modules 2 and 5 and full coverage is realistic.
Start with the bifurcation table on this page. Mark your 14 public examination lessons in one colour and your 8 TMA lessons in another. That single step prevents the most common mistake in this subject.
If you want solved TMAs, previous year papers with solutions, or lesson wise notes for Tourism 337, our team can send them across the same day.
FAQs About the NIOS Class 12 Tourism 337 Syllabus
How many lessons and modules are there in the NIOS Tourism 337 syllabus?
The Tourism 337 syllabus has 22 lessons arranged in five core modules plus one optional module. Eight lessons are assessed through the TMA with 40 percent weightage, and 14 lessons are assessed in the public examination with 60 percent weightage. Module 6 offers a choice between Travel and Tour Operation Business or Hospitality Management, and both options carry 12 marks.
Which lessons are included in the Tourism 337 TMA?
Eight lessons go to the TMA. These are Lesson 1 Evolution of Tourism, Lesson 2 Tourism Industry and its Organization, Lesson 6 Understanding Indian Culture and Heritage, Lesson 11 Cultural Attractions of India, Lesson 12 Natural Tourist Attractions in India, Lesson 15 Tourism Management, Lesson 16 Human Resource Management I and Lesson 17 Human Resource Management II. They cover all five core modules.
Which module carries the highest marks in NIOS Class 12 Tourism?
Module 1 Basics of Tourism carries the highest weightage at 20 marks out of 100. Module 3 Cultural and Heritage Aspects of Tourism in India and Module 4 Natural Diversity as Tourist Attraction follow at 18 marks each. Those three modules together account for 56 marks, so they deserve the largest share of your study hours during the session.
What is the question paper pattern for the Tourism 337 board exam?
The paper carries 100 marks across 53 questions in 3 hours. There are 20 MCQs of 1 mark, 15 objective questions of 2 marks, 10 very short answer questions of 2 marks, 6 short answer questions of 3 marks and 2 long answer questions of 6 marks. Internal choice is given in five very short, three short and both long answer questions.
Should I choose Module 6A or Module 6B in Tourism 337?
Choose according to the career you want. Module 6A covers travel agency work, tour operations and itinerary planning, which suits students aiming at travel companies, airlines or their own tour business. Module 6B covers hotels, front office work and supporting hotel operations, which suits students aiming at the hospitality industry. Both options carry the same 12 marks in the board paper.
Is Tourism 337 an easy subject to score well in at NIOS?
It is manageable for most students. Half the paper is objective type worth 50 marks, which rewards clear factual recall of terms, organisations and destinations. The difficulty split is 25 percent difficult, 50 percent average and 25 percent easy. A student who covers all 14 public examination lessons carefully can realistically target 70 marks or more.
How many marks does the Tourism 337 TMA carry and where do I submit it?
The TMA covers 40 percent of the syllabus content and is submitted at your allotted NIOS study centre before the deadline announced for your session. It is written at home with reference material available, so marks here are easier to secure than board paper marks. Handwriting, correct question numbering and complete answers all affect the score awarded.
Does Unnati Education provide solved TMA and notes for NIOS Tourism 337?
Yes. We prepare fully solved TMA sets covering all eight Tourism 337 TMA lessons in typed and handwritten formats, in English and Hindi. We also provide lesson wise notes for all 22 lessons, previous year question papers with worked solutions, and doubt support over WhatsApp. Message our NIOS desk on 9654279279 to receive the material.
About This Tourism 337 Syllabus Page
Written by Prateek Talwar, Founder of Unnati Education, who has guided NIOS senior secondary students since 2010.
Reviewed by Jyoti Sharma, Senior NIOS Counsellor at Unnati Education, who checks every syllabus page against the current official NIOS documents before publication.
The bifurcation table and question paper design shown on this page are reproduced from the official NIOS documents for Tourism (337) without alteration. Our commentary, lesson focus notes and study strategy are original and based on our own teaching experience.
Disclaimer: Unnati Education is a private academic support provider. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) or any government body. Students should always confirm syllabus details, examination dates and submission deadlines from the official NIOS website.
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