How to Apply for NECO GCE 2023
The National Examination Council (NECO) announced the commencement of the sales of application forms for the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination for External Candidates.

Senior School Certificate Examination (external) is majorly for candidates not in the School system.

NECO was created by former Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar in April 1999. It was the first Federal organization to offer subsidized registration to academic candidates in Nigeria.

The NECO GCE was introduced from 1999 and this is a more challenging test than the O Level. If you are planning to take up any of the courses in the technical stream, it is best that you start preparing for this as soon as possible. Here we have 5 tips to help you get ready for the NECO GCE.

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.

How to Apply for NECO GCE Form
Registration Period:

The registration period begins on 17th August 2023 and ends on 14th November 2023 at midnight.

Application Fee:

The NECO SSCE External Registration fee is Seventeen Thousand Eight Hundred Naira (N17,800.00) Only.

Stamp Duty: N50.00.

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

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.

Lare Registration & Walk-In Registration:

Late registration will attract payment of ADDITIONAL One Thousand Naira (N1,000) only.
Walk-in registration will commence from 15th November and will end on 19th November 2023. The amount is Twenty Thousand Naira (#25,000.00) only per candidate. Registration must be done a day before the scheduled time of the first subject/paper intended to sit for.

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 approved registration centre De Waymaker Academy, Surulere. 39 Dipo Olubi Street, Aguda, Surulere, Lagos and register at any time within the stipulated registration period.

NECO GCE Attestation Photocards and Timetable
CHECK National Examinations Council (NECO) GCE Timetable for 2023 SSCE External Candidates.

On completion of the registration process, each candidate must obtain the following from the registration point.

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)

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