GCE NECO Timetable 2025/2026 Is Out!

Do you know NECO Timetable 2025/2026 is out? Let us show you how much NECO registration forms 2025/2026 is sold, Registration requirements, and how to register.

This is the examination taken by candidates in their last stage of Secondary School Education. The SSCE is in two categories; one is for candidates in the third and final year of their Senior Secondary Education and it is called SSCE Internal while the second is SSCE External and is for candidates that are not in the school system, i.e. private

The National Examination Council (NECO) recently released information on the 2025 NECO Examination Date and time. The NECO SSCE internal has seventy-six subjects. The Examination Period is from Wednesday, 26th November to Saturday, 13th December, 2025. If you are here to check and download the PDF copy of the NECO Timetable, CampustimesNG is proud to give you all the relevant information you need now.

Intending Candidates who want to know when the sale of registration will commence should know that the date of sale of forms has opened, and will close Tuesday 18th November, 2025.

Schools will be authorized as usual to register candidates for the NECO 2025/2026 exams. However, note that most schools have already collected registration fee and waiting for the commencement of the online registration.

Click to Download the correct NECO 2025 2025 SSCE EXT TIMETABLE in PDF

How Much Is NECO 2025/2026 Online Registration Forms Sold?

Though NECO GCE Forms comes up as Scratch cards, National Examination Council forms are sold for N30,000. If you register late (19–25 November), you’ll pay ₦5,000 extra. Walk-in registration is ₦43,000.

Do you know most of our Nigerian secondary schools charges twice as much as the official amount charged by NECO, plus having to pay all school fees for the term inclusive.

In order to avoid paying twice the official NECO charges, you can buy your forms from the nearest NECO Office in your state or visit the bank to obtain a draft or better still go through your school if you are not a private candidate.

Requirements For NECO 2025/2026 Registration

Most importantly pay close attention to instructions as you go through NECO website. Failure to do so will make you cause difficult problems which sometimes may cost you much more money, time and effort to correct. Then while registering provide all the necessary information that you will be asked to provide

• Obtain the NECO form,
• Then provide all the 9 subjects you wish to sit for,
• Upload your Passport photograph,
• Get your finger print scanned.

Remember that while impersonation is a crime, you must fill in accurate information. Any fee or money paid to obtain your form is not refundable.

How Do I Register For NECO 2025/2026?

After you have obtained your form for NECO 2025/2026, Schools or Candidates should go online and;

1. Visit https://www.neco.gov.ng/
2. Accurately capture your fingers,
3. Upload the recommended candidate passport photograph
4. Fill in every required information
5. At the end of the your registration, Print Out your Registration Details.

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Click to Download the correct External NECO 2025 Timetable in NECO TIMETABLE 2025

NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (NECO)
KM 8 BIDA ROAD P.M.B 159, MINNA, NIGER STATE
2025 SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (SSCE) EXTERNAL
EXAMINATION TIMETABLE

Monday 16th June to Friday 20th June

The actual dates and times for the subjects below will be determined by NECO. Your school will provide you with the details.

2071 Paper I: Practical – Physical Education
3051 Paper I: Practical – Auto Mechanics – 3 hrs
3071 Paper I: Practical – Woodwork – 3 hrs
3081 Paper I: Practical – Home Management – 3 hrs
3091 Paper I: Practical – Foods and Nutrition – 3 hrs
4041 Paper I: Performance Test, Music Technology/Alternative – 1 hr 30 mins
4044 Paper IV: Aural Music – 50 mins
4104 Paper IV: Oral French – 1 hr
4114 Paper IV: Oral Arabic – 1 hr 20 mins
6011 Paper I: Practical – Auto Body Repair and Spray Painting – 3 hrs
6021 Paper I: Auto Electrical Work – 3 hrs
6031 Paper I: Practical – Auto Mechanical Work – 3 hrs
6051 Paper I: Practical – Air Conditioning and Refrigeration – 2 hrs
6061 Paper I: Practical – Welding and Fabrication, Engineering Craft Practice – 6 hrs
6081 Paper I: Practical – Electrical Installation & Maintenance Work – 3 hrs
6083 Paper I: Practical – Radio, Television and Electronics Work – 3 hrs
6091 Paper I: Practical – Blocklaying, Bricklaying and Concrete Work – 5 hrs
6101 Paper IV: Exhibition – Painting and Decoration
6111 Paper I: Practical – Plumbing and Pipe Fitting – 5 hrs
6121 Paper I: Practical – Machine Woodworking – 3 hrs
6131 Paper I: Practical – Carpentry and Joinery – 4 hrs
6141 Paper I: Practical – Furniture Making – 3 hrs
6151 Paper I: Practical – Upholstery – 3 hrs
6161 Paper I: Practical – Catering Craft Practice – 3 hrs
6171 Paper I: Practical – Garment Making – 3 hrs
6184 Paper I: Practical – Clothing and Textiles – 3 hrs
6194 Paper IV: Exhibition – Dyeing and Bleaching
6204 Paper IV: Exhibition – Printing Craft Practice
6211 Paper I: Practical – Cosmetology – 3 hrs
6224 Paper IV: Exhibition – Photography
6254 Paper IV: Exhibition – Leather Goods, Manufacturing and Repair
6301 Paper I: Practical – GSM Maintenance and Repairs
6314 Paper IV: Progressive Assessments – Animal Husbandry

Monday 23rd June

6271 Paper I: Practical – Data Processing – 3 hrs
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Tuesday 24th June

4102 Paper II: Written Expression – French – 1 hr
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
4104 Paper III: Written Expression – French – 1 hr 45 mins
Time: 11:00 am – 12:45 pm
4042/4043 Papers II & III: Objective & Essay – Music – 2:00 pm – 3:40 pm
4031 Paper I: Practical – Electronics – 3 hrs
Time: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Wednesday 25th June

4112/4112 Papers III & III: Objective, Essay & Literature – Arabic – 3 hrs 30 mins
Time: 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
4022 Papers III & III: Objective & Essay – History – 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm.

Thursday 26th June

6013/6012 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Auto-Body Repair and Spray Painting – 2 hrs 30 mins
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
6023/6022 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Auto Electrical Work – 2 hrs 30 mins
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
6033/6032 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Auto Mechanical Work – 2 hrs 30 mins
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
6063/6062 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Welding & Fabrication Engineering Craft Practice – 3 hrs
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
6083/6082 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Radio, Television & Electronics Work – 2 hrs 30 mins
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
6113/6112 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Plumbing & Pipe Fitting – 2 hrs 30 mins
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
6142 Paper IV: Drawing & Design – Furniture Making – 2 hrs
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
6143/6142 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Furniture Making – 1 hr 45 mins
Time: 12:15 pm – 2:00 pm
6163/6162 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Catering Craft Practice – 2 hrs
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
6183/6182 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Clothing & Textiles – 2 hrs 30 mins
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
6213/6212 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Cosmetology – 2 hrs 30 mins
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
6233/6232 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Mining – 2 hrs 45 mins
Time: 10:00 am – 12:45 pm
6253/6252 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Tourism – 1 hr 30 mins
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
6273/6272 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Data Processing – 3 hrs
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
6283/6282 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Storekeeping – 2 hrs 40 mins
Time: 10:00 am – 12:40 pm
6293/6292 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Bookkeeping – 1 hr 50 mins
Time: 10:00 am – 11:50 am
6303/6302 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – GSM Maintenance & Repairs – 3 hrs
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
6343/6342 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Salesmanship – 2 hrs 40 mins
Time: 10:00 am – 12:40 pm
6333/6332 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Marketing – 2 hrs 40 mins
Time: 10:00 am – 12:40 pm
5033/5032 Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Commerce – 2 hrs 40 mins
Time: 2:10 pm – 4:50 pm

SCHOOLS AND CANDIDATES SHOULD NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

1. WHERE THE TIME ON THE QUESTION PAPER DIFFERS FROM THE TIME ON THIS TIMETABLE, THE TIME ON THE QUESTION PAPER SHOULD BE STRICTLY ADHERED TO.
2. FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND AUTO MECHANICS PRACTICAL PAPER I; FRENCH, MUSIC AND ARABIC PAPER IV, THE SPECIFIC VENUES FOR THE EXAMINATION SHOULD BE CONFIRMED FROM NECO STATE OFFICES.
3. PRACTICAL IN SCIENCES, STENOGRAPHY, COMPUTER STUDIES AND DATA PROCESSING CAN BE IN SETS WHERE THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES UMAR ABBA IS LARGE AND THE EQUIPMENT CANNOT GO ROUND.
4. VISUAL ARTS PAPER IV [CREATIVE DESIGN] SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE EXAMINATION DATE.
5. WELDING & FABRICATION, ENGINEERING CRAFT PRACTICE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES AT LEAST THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE EXAMINATION DATE.
6. NIGERIAN LANGUAGES (HAUSA, IGBO, YORUBA, EDO, EFIK AND IBIBIO) INCLUDE LITERATURE ASPECT.
7. ALBINOS AND BLIND CANDIDATES ARE TO BE ALLOWED 30 EXTRA MINUTES AT THE END OF EACH SUBJECT.
8. BLIND CANDIDATES MUST MAKE USE OF THE NECO SUPPLIED OBR CUSTOMISED BRAILLE SHEET FOR THE EXAMINATION.
9. DYEING AND BLEACHING 1B, PHOTOGRAPH 1B, PAINTING AND DECORATION 1B, PRINTING CRAFT PRACTICE 1B, LEATHER GOODS MANUFACTURING AND REPAIR 1B, SHOUD BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES AT LEAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE EXAMINATION DATE.
10. USE OF SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR IS ALLOWED.
11. BRINGING INTO THE EXAMINATION HALL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION GADGETS (PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS, MOBILE PHONES, IPADS, TABLETS, DIRECTOR EXAMINATION ADMINISTRATION SMART WRIST WATCHES/GLASSESS/PENS ETC) IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
12. CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT SIT FOR PRACTICAL (PAPER 1) WILL NOT HAVE RESULT IN THE SUBJECT.

We advice that you get your self acquainted and sufficiently prepared as you obtain your NECO Timetable 2025/2026 and NECO recommended Syllabus.