The National Examination Council (NECO) is now selling the application forms for its 2020 November/December SSCE External (for candidates not in the School system, i.e. Private Candidates). The NECO GCE Form is now available online – see the price, subjects, registration details, and other useful information you need to have a hitch-free registration below.
The National Examination Council (NECO) announced the commencement of the sales of application form for the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination for External Candidates.
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NECO GCE – General Information
General Info:
- 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 sanitiser.
- 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 Exam Centres:
The Examination centres for each state have been grouped into Neighbourhoods. Candidates should select a Neighbourhood within the State where they intend to sit for the Examination. They will automatically be assigned a centre within the selected neighbourhood after uploading their registration data online.
Visually Impaired Candidates:
Visually impaired candidates are to register like everyone. However, they are to indicate the nature of their disability when making entry of their bio-data in the offline application during registration.
See also: Price of NECO GCE Registration Fee 2020.
NECO GCE Available Subjects
The SSCE External has Twenty-nine subjects as follows:
- English Language
- Financial Accounting
- Agricultural Science
- Arabic Language
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK)
- Civic Education
- Commerce
- Economics
- French
- Further Mathematics
- Geography
- Government
- Hausa
- Health Education
- History
- Igbo
- Islamic Studies
- Literature in English
- Mathematics
- Marketing
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Salesmanship
- Stenography
- Store keeping
- Technical Drawing
- Yoruba
Candidates should note that Nigerian Languages (Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba) include Literature components.
How to Apply for NECO GCE 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 the 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 log in
- 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 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: To upload candidates’ data to the NECO portal online and obtain examination numbers, a candidate must be registered, and either has 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).
SSCE External Registration Token
The Registration Token is used by candidates to register for the SSCE External Exam, either by themselves or through a Registration Point. Before a candidate can sit for the SSCE External Exam, they need to Purchase a Registration Token. A candidate can purchase his/her Registration Token from their accounts or go to the nearest Registration Point.
NECO GCE Attestaion Photocards and Timetable
CHECK National Examinations Council (NECO) GCE Timetable for 2020 SSCE External Candidates.
On completion of the registration process, each candidate must obtain the following from the Cyber Cafe.
- Timetable for the examination, and
- At least one (1) clear copy of the NECO Photocard, which would be used to admit the candidate into the Examination Hall. (Candidates should note that Passport size photographs on the Photo cards that are not clear will NOT be accepted in the Examination Hall)
The Referee’s Attestation section of the Photocard should be SIGNED AND STAMPED by any of the following:
- The Principal of a recognized Senior Secondary School
- An Ordained Clergyman or a Chief Imam.
- A Commissioned Officer of the Nigerian Armed Forces or the Police not below the rank of Captain
- A Senior Civil Servant not below GL. 14.
- A Legal Practitioner of not less than ten years’ experience.
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Please I want to know if Neco Gce November/ December registration is still on.
please where can i get the NECO GCE scratch card? i have gone to banks and also Nipost office they don’t have IT
please sir i want to know if weac Gce form is still on sale and the closing date for the registration,thank you.
For NECO GCE registration you can come to BAFUTO INSTITUTE OF MGT TECHNOLOGY, EGBE/IKOTUN LAGOS..or call 08132962811
Is neco regiatration still on?
Comment Text*Where do i regester neco gce
Comment Text*I want to register but I don’t know were I will do the registration
Text* d cyber cafe around u.
Comment Text*can I enter university with my Neco, gce, and jamb result
YES!
Comment Text*CORRECT JOB
Please does all schools in Nigeria accept neco GCE results??
How much is Gce neco?
Please I want to be updated on when the GCE Neco Exams registration will end… I also want to find out if I can buy the form in the bank and which bank please….this my WhatsApp number 09074549654
Pls can i conbine nece with neco gce
Please tell me if buk accept neco gce?
Please I need your help I haven’t written NECO GCE before so I want to know more about it.
YES
Good day pls am in ijebu but I haven’t seen a centre where they write this exam have searched but no avail
Please I did WAEC may/june and NECO may/june can I combined the two result
yes, if the school you have chosen usually accept two sittings.
good evening please I did WAEC may/june and NECO may/june can I combined the two result.
good day sir, please i need the step to generating pin for the neco gce my email: blessededucationcenre@gmail.com, tanks
pls when will 2018/2019 neco gce starting?
Pls av neco gce registration started?
I got this in my gce
math b2
english b3
biology c4
chemistry c4
physics d7
agriculture f9
yoruba d7
f.maths d7
Can i enter school with this result
YES
NO!
Ma, what will be the case if biometric capture pending is written on your registration number.
Ma, what would bevtge case of you find biometric capture pending on your registration number…
please sir, i got D7 in English…..and not this year, can i combine my normal WAEC and neco GCE?
Comment Text*sir pls when the exam stating and the time of the exam
Is it true that NECO GCE result is no always good….
Please how does one get the list of books especially literature in English to read in preparation for the Neco Gce exams.
Good job, pls keep it up. Cant one use other biometric capture scanner apart from that of NECO for the registration. How much is the present price of the scanner. Thanks
Sir i took jamb i did awaiting result, but my result is out buh i failed literature and i nid it for my course…should i take neco gce and is there possibility of getting admission
What about NECO GCE and ordinary GCE
Can we combine GCE and NECO GCE