NECO GCE 2020 Registration Process, Instructions And Guidelines.

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The National Examination Council (NECO) announced the commencement of the sales of application form for the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination for External Candidates.


NECO GCE Registration General Informations to take note:

– The Registration fee, once paid, is not refundable.

– The use of reputable cyber cafes is highly recommended as the Council will not be liable for registration errors committed by candidates. (A list of suggested cyber cafes nationwide where candidates can log on to register are available on the NECO website – Internet Service Operators – or are physically on display at our State offices nationwide.)

– Candidates should carefully follow the instructions on the on-line scratch card before registration.

– Candidates should study the Regulations and Syllabuses before registration.

– Candidates should note that their uploaded image/photograph during the registration will be embossed on their certificates.

– Smoking, cellular phones and other electronic communication devices are not allowed in the examination hall.

– Candidates should dress in mufti and no one will be allowed entry into the examination hall with arms.

– Multiple entries are not allowed. Candidates who register more than once will have their entire results cancelled.

– Candidates who damage or lose their scratch cards before registration will have to purchase another card.

– Please note that No candidate shall be allowed into an examination hall once an examination commences.

– Wearing of face mask in the exam hall is compulsory Social and physical distancing in the examination hall or classroom will be strictly enforced/observed.

– Every candidate should bring into the examination hall or classroom his/her Own hand sanitizer.

– A candidate showing symptoms of COVID-19 in the course of the examination will not be allowed to continue until he/’she is certified to be medically fit.


NECO GCE Available Subjects



The SSCE External has Twenty-nine (29) subjects as follows:

1. English Language
2. Financial Accounting
3. Agricultural Science
4. Arabic Language
5. Biology
6. Chemistry
7. Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK)
8. Civic Education
9. Commerce
10. Economics
11. French
12. Further Mathematics
13. Geography
14. Government
15.Hausa
16. Health Education
17. History
18. Igbo
19. Isalamic Studies
20. Literature in English
21. Mathematics
22. Marketing
23. Physical Education
24. Physics
25. Salesmanship
26. Stenography
27. Store keeping
28. Technical Drawing
29. Yoruba


How to Apply for NECO GCE 2020 Form


Registration Period:

¶ The registration period Begins on 1st December 2020 and ends on 22 January 2021 at 12.00 midnight.

¶ Late registration i.e. registration done from 25 to 31st January 2021 will attract payment of ADDITIONAL One Thousand Naira (N1,000) only.

¶ Walk-in registration is Twenty Thousand Naira (20,000.00) only per candidate, Registration must be done a day before the scheduled time of the first subject/paper intended to sit for.


Application Fee:

The NECO SSCE External Registration fee is Nine Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Naira (N9,850) Only.

Stamp Duty: N50.00.

All payments should be made into NECO Treasury Single Account (TSA) SSCE (E) NECO portal.


Mode of Payment:


Candidates or registration points (cyber cafes) are to Visit www.neco.gov.ng and create an account using either their emails or phone numbers, activate the accounts and pay into the NECOSA through five payment options.

– ATM Card
– Internet Banking
– USSD
– Wallet
– Bank Branch

CANDIDATES ARE TO NOTE THAT SCRATCH CARDS ARE NO LONGER USED FOR ALL NECO TRANSACTIONS.


Application for Registration:

The registration s both online and offline. Prospective candidates should visit the Council’s website neco.gov.ng SSCE External link, to locate the nearest registration point (Cybercafe) and register at any time within the stipulated registration period. Candidates can also create an account, purchase registration token and then proceed to registration point to register.

~ Passport size photograph is required for the registration. The candidate’s passport size photograph should NOT be more than SIX MONTHS old and must have a white background. System Camera can also be used to snap the passport size photograph at the point of registration as the case may be.

~ BIOMETRIC FINGERPRINTS WILL BE CAPTURED DURING THE OFFLINE REGISTRATION OF EACH CANDIDATE.

~ CANDIDATES SHOULD NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION DURING THE CONDUCT OF THE EXAMINATION.

~ CANDIDATES FOUND TO HAVE MISMATCHED FINGERPRINTS AT THE POINT OF VERIFICATION ARE DEEMED IMPERSONATORS AND WOULD BE SANCTIONED ACCORDING TO EXTANT LAWS.


Application Procedure:


¶ Create an Account:
Create an account by visiting https://ssceexternal.neco.gov.ng and clicking the Register Here Link.

¶ Activate Your Account: An activation email will be sent to you. Follow the instructions contained in the email to activate your account. Sometimes the email might end up in your spam folder.

¶ Login: Visit ssceexternal.neco.gov.ng Use your registered email and password to login

¶ Make Payment: Once logged in, you can make payment for SSCE external examination. your payment is successful you will be issued exam and / or four figure table token(s)

¶ Locate a Registration Point: To register, you have to visit any one of the approved cybercafes operators registration points. Visit https://operator.neco.gov.ng to help you locate one near you.

¶ Register Offline: Register by providing your information including pictures, fingerprints and subjects you wish to sit for.

¶ Print Your Photo-Card: Provide your token to upload your data, Once the system verifies your token, you will be issued a photo-card with your registration number and details.


NOTE:
In order to upload candidates’ data to the NECO portal online and obtain examination numbers, a candidate must be registered and either have an online account or have it created for him/her by a cyber café Log in to the created account and purchase registration token (s) (scratch cards are no longer used for SSCE External registration).

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