This is to inform the general public that the sales of form of the National Common Entrance Examination, NCEE Into JSS 1 Of Federal Government Unity Colleges/Federal Science and Technical Colleges for 2022/2023 has commenced..
The registration period is from Monday 13th December 2021 to Saturday 23rd April, 2022.
The National Common Entrance Examination for admission into Junior Secondary School (JSS 1) of Federal Government Unity Colleges for 2022 will be held throughout the country and other interested foreign countries.
Only Final year pupils of Primary Schools are eligible for the exams.
The New NCEE Portal can be used to register multiple pupils for the exam, mange multiple pupil information, and check their results.
The diagram below shows the flow of the registration procedure.
Summary of procedures for successful NCEE Registration:
- Register an account
- Activate the account
- Login to Your Account
- Make Payment
- Register Candidate
- Print Photo Card
NOTE: No More Sales of Registration Cards or Scratch Cards as Registration and Purchase of Registration Quota is Strictly Online.
The National Common Entrance Examination for admission into Junior Secondary School (JSS 1) of Federal Government Unity Colleges/Federal Science and Technical Colleges for 2022 will be hold throughout the country on Saturday 23rd April, 2022
1. ELIGIBILITY:
Final year Pupils of Primary Schools who shall NOT be less than 10 years or more than 13 years by September, 2022.
2. STRUCTURE OF THE EXAMINATION
The examination will consist of the following:
PAPER I
Part A – Mathematics and General Science
Part B – English and Social Studies
PAPER II
Part A – Quantitative and Vocational Aptitude
Part B – Verbal Aptitude
3. LIST OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNITY SCHOOLS
Candidates are to choose any three (3) of the following Federal Unity Colleges as First (1st), Second (2nd) and Third (3rd) choices that is, one (1) school each from any three (3) geopolitical zones.
However, qualified candidates that chose oversubscribed Colleges are liable to be placed at any available alternative Colleges in line with the approved carrying capacity of the Federal Government Colleges.
4. ENTRY PROCEDURE:
a. Registration: Strictly On-Line
b. Candidates within Nigeria:
i. Heads of Primary Schools should follow the registration guidelines below to purchase their registration quota for registration at the sum of N4,500.00 (Four Thousand Five Hundred Naira) only and Stamp Duty of N50.00 (Fifty Naira) per Candidate. No More Payment into any Bank as Registration and Payment are Strictly Online using the Remita Platform.
ii. Private Candidates should also follow the guidelines to purchase their registration slots at the rate of N4,500.00 (Four Thousand Five Hundred Naira) only and Stamp Duty of N50.00 (Fifty Naira)
per Candidate. No More Payment into any Bank as Registration and Payment are Strictly Online using the Remita Platform.
c. Overseas candidates (Europe and other overseas Countries)
High Commissions, Embassies or Consulates should follow the registration guidelines below and make payment of $400.00 using the Remita Platform.
5. METHOD OF APPLICATION
To register candidate(s) for NCEE, Head Teachers, Parents/ Guardians who are existing users are to login with their credentials to register. New users are to:
- Visit neco.gov.ng/ncee
- Create an online account using phone number and email address
- Activate the account from your email
- Make payment into the NECO TSA using the following payment options:
- CARD
- BANK BRANCH
- USSD
- INTERNET BANKING
- WALLET
- Enter the candidate’s bio-data & upload his/her passport size photograph
- Print photo card.
For detailed information on how to register candidate(s) i.e “Step by Step Guide” Continue Reading Below:
1. How to Register an Account on NCEE Registration Portal
How It Works
- Register as a parent
- Pay the registration fee
- Fill in the application
- Submit
To pay and register your candidates to sit for the NCEE examination, you need to create account on the NCEE Registration portal. To register an account, follow the steps below:
1. Go to https://ncee.neco.gov.ng
3. Fill in the required information and click on Register.
7. You can now use your registered email and password to login.
2. How to Login to your NCEE Account
After activating your account via the verification link sent to your registered email, you’ll be able to login to your account. The steps below show how to login to your account;
- Step 1
Go to ncee.neco.gov.ng - Step 2
Enter your email address and your registered password.
Step 3
Click the Login button, if successful you’ll be taken to your Dashboard.
3. How to Make Payment for the Candidate NCEE Registration
Once you’ve been able to successfully activate your account and log in, you can proceed to purchase Quota for the candidate(s) who will be sitting for the exam. To make payment for registration follow the steps below;
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- After Login, click Payment
- Enter the Amount you want
- Accept terms of Payment
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- Proceed to checkout
- On Remitta choose payment method, click pay.
- Once payment is successful, the quota will be generated.
4. How to Register Candidates For NCEE
For a Candidate to qualify to sit for the examination, he or she must be registered. To register a candidate, registration quota must have been generated after payment. However, If registration quota has not been generated, it means payment has not been effected. (see How to Make payment for the Candidate Registration on Section 3 above).
To register a candidate, follow the steps below:
- Step 1
Login to the NCEE Registration Portal. - Step 2
On the Dashboard, click on ADD CANDIDATE
Step 3
Fill in the required fields and Upload candidate’s passport.
Step 4
Fill the Parent/Guardian information then tick the checkbox accepting that the child is in Primary 6.
Step 5
A status message is displayed to confirm successful registration of the candidate.
5. Printing an NCEE Candidates Photocard
You must print out the Candidate’s photo card from the online portal. The printed photo card will be used to admit the candidate into the examination hall.
Much like the other exams NECO offers you can print out your photocard from the online portal. To do so follow the steps below;
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- Click on Candidates
- Click 3 dot menu button to view photo card
- Click on Print photo card to print it out.
6. How To Make Correction on NCEE Candidates Registration after Submission
If you’ve been able to register your candidate(s) and you need to change or correct a mistake after submitting the form, you can do so by following the steps below;
- Login to your NCEE Account.
- Click on CANDIDATES and the page will be populated with all registered candidate(s).
- First click on the 3-dot menu button at the end of the registered candidate
- Then secondly, click EDIT to edit candidate(s).
- Candidates registration information will be shown, and all fields will be available to be edited.
- Change or Replace candidate with new information. Click on PREVIEW to review the form and ensure all changes are correct.
- After previewing the photocard and ensuring all the candidate’s information has been corrected, tick the CHECKBOX which confirms there are no more corrections and then SUBMIT.
NOTE:
i. Payment for the National Common Entrance Examination is done on the NECO portal, as outlined in (b) above.
ii. Change of Name, Date of Birth and/or State of Origin will not be entertained after registering a candidate online.
iii. Qualified candidates that chose oversubscribed Colleges are liable to be placed at any available alternative College, according to the carrying capacities of the Federal Unity Colleges.
View Transaction History
To view Transaction History
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- Click Transaction On the Side Menu
- View List of Transactions made
- Click check status to retry any pending or failed transactions
6. EXAMINATION TIME-TABLE
The examination will hold throughout the country on Saturday 23rd April, 2022.
All final year pupils of primary schools who shall not be less than 10 years by September 2022 are eligible to take the exam.
The full NCEE Examination Time-Table has been published online.
7. CLOSING DATE
The registration period is from Monday 13th December 2021 to Saturday 23rd April, 2022.
The website will be closed on Saturday 23rd April, 2022 by 8:00am.