However, in a kind of way the school had become co-ed much earlier, as the open school under the NIOS which is personally supervised by the Brothers had been co-ed since inception. The open school drives literacy among the poor and underprivileged.
In a sense, the school adopted co-education more quickly; particularly, the open school under NIOS's management and overseen personally by the Brothers was co-educational from the beginning. The open school focuses on improving literacy for those in need.