The National Examinations Council (NECO), hereby brings to the notice of the general public that below is the guideline of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (Ext) and to also notifies that registration begins today 1st December 2020 and ends 22nd January 2021. 2020 SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (SSCE) EXTERNAL REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATES Prospective candidates who wish to register for the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External, are hereby informed that registration for the examination has commenced. The registration s both online and online. 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. REGISTRATION WEBSITE: www.neco.gov.ng REGISTRATION FEE: The registration fee is Nine Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty (N9,850.00) Naira only plus Fifty (NS0.00) Naira Stamp Duty Charge. 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 REGISTRATION PERIOD: I. The registration period Begins on 1st December 2020 and ends on 22 January 2021 at 12.00 midnight. ii. Late registration ie. registration done from 25 to 31st January 2021 will attract payment of ADDITIONAL One Thousand Naira (NI,000) only. iii. 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 ATTESTATION PHOTO CARDS AND EXAMINATION TIME TABLE: 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 Photo card, 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 a) The Principal of a recognized Senior Secondary School b) An Ordained Clergyman or a Chief Imam. c) A Commissioned Officer of the Nigerian Armed Forces or the Police not below the rank of Captain d) A Senior Civil Servant not below GL. 14. e) A Legal Practitioner of not less than ten years’ experience. CANDIDATES ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR ATTESTATION PHOTO CARDS AT NECO STATE OFFICE FOR STAMPING. 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. EXAMINATION 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 and they will automatically be assigned a centre within the selected neighbourhood after uploading their registration data online. AVAILABLE SUBJECTS FOR THE EXAMINATION: 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 Isalamic Studies Literature in English Mathematics Marketing Physical Education Physics Salesmanship Stenography Store keeping Technical Drawing Yoruba GENERAL INFORMATION: The Registration fee, once paid, is non-refundable. The use of reputable cyber cafes is highly recommended as the Council will not be liable for registration errors committed by candidates.