The National Common Entrance Examination for admission into Junior Secondary School (JSS 1) of Federal Government Unity Colleges will be held throughout the country and in other interested foreign countries.
This is to inform all parents and guardians about the change in the National Common Entrance Examination registration process for 2023.
The NCEE Registration has commenced and will end on Saturday, 23rd April 2023, while the examination will take place on Saturday, 3rd June 2023.
P.S. Only final year pupils of primary schools who shall not be less than ten years by September 2023 are eligible.
All Candidates are now required to choose a school from the six (6) geopolitical zones across the country.
Have any questions or challenges? kindly reach out to [email protected]
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NCEE Registration Requirements
Here are the requirements for registration for the national common entrance examination;
- Only final year pupils of primary schools who shall not be less than ten years by September 2023 are eligible.
- All Candidates are now required to choose a school from the six (6) geopolitical zones across the country.
- Parents and guardians must fill out and complete the registration for their wards on the NCCE portal.
- Pay four thousand and six hundred naira (₦4,600).
NCEE Registration Procedures
Here are the procedures on how to register for the National Common Entrance Examination;
Time needed: 3 minutes
A step-by-step guide on how to register for the National Common Entrance Examination
- Open your internet browser
Launch your Chrome or Safari browser on your smartphone
- Visit the NCEE registration portal
Go to https://ncee.neco.gov.ng/ in your internet browser
- Click on Register Here
Select the blue text saying Register Here to begin the application process
- Enter your personal information to create your Account
Create an account by providing your valid email address, full name, phone number, and password
- Click on Register
Click on the blue bar to register your NCEE account
- Pay the registration fee
Pay the registration fee using your ATM card online
- Fill in the application
Enter the correct details to fill out the application form
- Submit your application
Click on Submit
- Print your application slip
NCEE Examination Format
There are four (4) formats for the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE);
- Quantitative and Vocational Aptitude
- Mathematics and Basic Science and Technology
- Verbal Aptitude
- English and National Values Education
NCEE Result Checker Portal
This is to notify the general public that the fee for the Result Checker token has now been updated and reviewed to six hundred and twenty-five naira (₦625) per token.
Kindly note!!! The fees do not include Remita’s charges

Here are the procedures on how to check the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE);
- Visit the NCEE result checker portal
- Select your Examination Year
- Select the examination type as National Common Entrance Examination.
- Enter your NCEE examination Registration Number
- Click on Check Result
Examination Dress Code
The dress code for the national common entrance exam in Nigeria for primary school pupils is mufti.
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Is there any supplementary exam for 2023/2024 session?
No, Gabriel
Please is the result for this year NCEE exam out
Not yet, but you can check the result on the NCEE portal.
How do I know which school my daughter is going to write her common entrance examination
Can check here examination centre using the registration link.
Good morning, pls any particular dress code for the exam?
School uniform or mufti? Thanks
There is no dress code.
I can’t find the name of the school I want to choose for my sister in the choice if institution.
I want her to go to Isawo Comprehensive Junior High School, Ikorodu.
It’s located in Ikorodu LGA, Lagos State.
How do I choose the above school please
Hello Titiloye
Unfortunately, you cannot apply to the school if it is not among the options provided.
Let me know if you have further questions.
Pls how can I edit the state of residence after submission
Yes, Abdulmuthallib
You can try.
Can a child less than 10years register?
No, Adaeze
Please is the registration still on?
Vianney,
I can only confirm that the National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2023 National Common Entrance Examinations (NCEE) to Saturday, 3rd June 2023.
My little sister doesn’t have NIN. Can I still go on with this registration pls?
Hello Willems,
You can take your little sister for NIN registration.
The process will only take a few minutes.
How do I print out the examination slip?
Olowoyeye,
You can print your examination using this link https://ncee.neco.gov.ng/
How much is the registration fee for national Common entrance 2023
Collins,
The National Common Entrance Examination registration form is ₦4,500.
Hello sir,
Please I want to ask for the actual link to register my daughter for the federal government college exam. I mean I want to register her for the exam that she will write to enable her gain admission into schools like federal government college ijanikin, lagos or federal government college, enugu.
I don’t mean the usual common entrance exam that they normally write for state secondary schools.
Please can you assist?
Hello,
The link here is for the National Common Entrance Examination.
Please waiting for the date.
Testimony,
Check the post to see the date.
When is the common entrance examination going to commencing?
Testimony,
Check the post to see the date.
When is the common entrance examination commencing
The date is not yet out.
When is the National Common Entrance Examination for 2023 coming up?
No date yet.
I won’t to paint my common at home
Chisom,
Can you come again with your question?
My children don’t have NIN can I register themfor the NATIONAL COMMON ENTRANCES EXAMINATION?
Yes
Please is the form for the NCEE available now and how much for the registration?
It is not yet out.
HOW DO I CORRECT A MISTAKE ON THE PRINTOUT, PLS.
Yetunde,
What error do you want to correct?
I tried to open the website to register my candidate, but it’s not responding, what could be the problem?
The form is not yet available at the moment.
Good morning ,I tried to register on the portal of the NCE .it is telling me bad request..
What could the problem be
The registration portal is not yet available.
Good evening sir, when will 2023/2024 common entrence form for Dominican college mafoluku Lagos be out?
Not yet out.
Good morning, when is 2023/2024 National Common Entrance Examination form be available and what is the price.?
The form is not yet available.
Good morning sir, when will this year national Common form (NCEE) be available?
Appreciate sir
The date is not yet out.
It is likely to be around the same as last year.
How do I know which school my daughter is going to write her common entrance examination
Can check here examination centre using the registration link.