The National Examinations Council (NECO) timetable for the 2024 NECO for the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal examinations (June/July) is now available. This guide provides all the details you need, including dates, paper codes, subjects, durations, and exam times.
2024 NECO Exam Dates
The 2024 NECO SSCE internal exams will run from June 19th to July 26th, 2024. These exams are designed for final-year secondary school students and play a crucial role in determining their eligibility for tertiary education. The exams cover a wide range of subjects, including core subjects like Mathematics and English, as well as various elective subjects.
Detailed 2024 NECO Timetable
Here is the detailed timetable for the 2024 NECO SSCE. Please note, that this timetable might change, so stay updated with any notifications from the National Examinations Council.
2024 NECO Examination Timetable
The starting date for the 2024 NECO commerce is from Wednesday 19th June to Friday 21st June.
(The Council will fix the actual date and time for the 2024 NECO).
- Paper I Practical – Physical Education
- Paper I Practical – Auto Mechanics (3 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Woodwork (3 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Home Management (3 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Foods and Nutrition (3 hrs)
- Performance Test, Music Technology/Alternative (1 hr 30 mins)
- Paper IV: Aural Music (50 mins)
- Paper IV: Oral French (1 hr)
- Paper IV: Oral Arabic (1 hr 20 mins)
- Paper I Practical – Auto Body Repair and Spray Painting (3 hrs)
- Paper I: Auto Electrical Work (3 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Auto Mechanical Work (3 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (2 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Welding and Fabrication, Engineering Craft Practice (6 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Electrical Installation & Maintenance Work (3 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Radio, Television and Electronics Work (3 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Blocklaying, Bricklaying and Concrete Work (5 hrs)
- Paper IV: Exhibition – Painting and Decoration (3 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Plumbing and Pipe Fitting (5 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Machine Woodworking (3 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Carpentry and Joinery (4 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Furniture Making (3 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Upholstery (3 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Catering Craft Practice (3 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Garment Making (4 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Clothing and Textiles (3 hrs)
- Paper IV: Exhibition – Dyeing and Bleaching (3 hrs)
- Paper IV: Exhibition – Printing Craft Practice (3 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Cosmetology (3 hrs)
- Paper IV: Exhibition – Photography (3 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – Leather Goods, Manufacturing and Repair (3 hrs)
- Paper I Practical – GSM Maintenance and Repairs (3 hrs)
- Paper IV: Progressive Assessments – Animal Husbandry
Monday 24th June
- Paper I Practical – Computer Studies (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
Tuesday 25th June
- Paper I Practical – Agricultural Science (2 hrs 30 mins) (2:00 pm – 4:30 pm)
- Paper I Practical – Basic Electricity (2 hrs 45 mins) (2:00 pm – 4:45 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Store Management (2 hrs 40 mins) (2:00 pm – 4:40 pm)
- Paper I Practical – Biology (2 hrs) (10:00 am – 12:00 noon)
Wednesday 26th June
- Papers III & II: Objective, Essay & Literature – Arabic (3 hrs 30 mins) (2:00 pm – 5:30 pm)
Thursday 27th June
- Paper I Practical – Physics (2 hrs 45 mins) (10:00 am – 12:45 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Computer Studies (3 hrs) (2:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
Friday 28th June
- Papers III & II: Objective & Practical / Physical – Geography (2 hrs 30 mins) (10:00 am – 12:30 pm)
- Paper IV: Drawing & Design – Woodwork (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
Monday 1st July
- Paper III: Objective – Further Mathematics (2 hrs) (10:00 am – 12:00 noon)
- Paper II: Essay – Further Mathematics (2 hrs) (12:00 noon – 2:30 pm)
- Paper II: Drama & Poetry – Literature in English (1 hr 40 mins) (2:40 pm – 4:20 pm)
- Paper I: Practical – Technical Drawing (3 hrs) (2:40 pm – 5:40 pm)
Tuesday 2nd July
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – History (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Drawing – Technical Drawing (2 hrs 30 mins) (10:00 am – 12:30 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Biology (2 hrs 30 mins) (2:00 pm – 4:30 pm)
Wednesday 3rd July
- Paper I: Practical – Electronics (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Office Practice (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Civic Education (2 hrs 40 mins) (2:00 pm – 4:40 pm)
Thursday 4th July
- Paper I Practical – Chemistry (3 hrs) (9:00 am – 12:00 noon)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Government (2 hrs 40 mins) (2:00 pm – 4:40 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Basic Electricity (2 hrs 15 mins) (2:00 pm – 4:15 pm)
Friday 5th July
- Paper II: Essay – Human and Regional Geography (2 hrs) (10:00 am – 12:00 noon)
Monday 8th July
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Physics (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Prose – Literature in English (2 hrs 15 mins) (2:00 pm – 4:15 pm)
Tuesday 9th July
- Papers III & II: Objective, Theory & Practice – Financial Accounting (3 hrs 30 mins) (10:00 am – 1:30 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Agricultural Science (2 hrs 30 mins) (2:20 pm – 4:50 pm)
Wednesday 10th July
- Paper II: Objective – General Mathematics (1 hr 45 mins) (10:00 am – 11:45 am)
- Paper II: Essay – General Mathematics (2 hrs 30 mins) (12:00 noon – 2:30 pm)
Thursday 11th July
- Paper I Practical – Data Processing (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
Friday 12th July
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Physical Education (2 hrs) (10:00 am – 12:00 noon)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Chemistry (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
Monday 15th July
- Paper I Practical – Metalwork (3 hrs) (2:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Home Management (2 hrs 30 mins) (2:00 pm – 4:30 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Visual Art (3 hrs) (2:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Economics (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
Tuesday 16th July
- Paper I: Written Comprehension – French (1 hr) (2:00 pm – 3:00 pm)
- Paper I: Written Expression – French (1 hr 45 mins) (3:00 pm – 4:45 pm)
- Paper III: Objective – English Language (1 hr) (10:00 am – 11:00 am)
- Paper II: Essay – English Language (1 hr 45 mins) (11:15 am – 1:00 pm)
Wednesday 17th July
- Paper IV: Test of Orals – English Language (45 mins) (1:15 pm – 2:00 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Electronics (2 hrs) (10:00 am – 12:00 noon)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Auto Mechanics (2 hrs 30 mins) (3:00 pm – 5:30 pm)
Thursday 18th July
- Paper I(b): Painting and Decoration (Practical) (6 hrs) (10:00 am – 4:00 pm)
- Paper I(b): Dyeing and Bleaching (Practical) (6 hrs) (10:00 am – 4:00 pm)
- Paper I(b): Printing Craft Practice (Practical) (6 hrs) (10:00 am – 4:00 pm)
- Paper I(b): Photography (Practical) (6 hrs) (10:00 am – 4:00 pm)
- Paper I(b): Leather Goods Manufacturing and Repair (Practical) (6 hrs) (10:00 am – 4:00 pm)
- Paper I: Practical – Mining (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Paper I: Practical – Fisheries (1 hr 30 mins) (10:00 am – 11:30 am)
- Paper I: Practical – Animal Husbandry (1 hr 30 mins) (10:00 am – 11:30 am)
- Paper I: Practical – Stenography (1 hr 17 mins) (10:00 am – 11:17 am)
- Paper IV: Practical – Stenography (Word Processing) (2 hrs) (2:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
Friday 19th July
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration (1 hr 40 mins) (10:00 am – 11:40 am)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Electrical Installation & Maintenance Work (2 hrs) (10:00 am – 12:00 noon)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Blocklaying, Bricklaying & Concrete Work (2 hrs) (10:00 am – 12:00 noon)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Machine Woodworking (1 hr 40 mins) (10:00 am – 11:40 am)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Carpentry & Joinery (2 hrs 30 mins) (10:00 am – 12:30 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Garment Making (2 hrs 30 mins) (10:00 am – 12:30 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Marketing (1 hr 40 mins) (10:00 am – 12:00 noon)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Upholstery (2 hrs) (10:00 am – 12:00 noon)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Stenography (2 hrs) (10:00 am – 12:00 noon)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Animal Husbandry (2 hrs) (10:00 am – 12:00 noon)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Fisheries (2 hrs) (10:00 am – 12:00 noon)
- Paper I(a): Painting and Decoration (Report Writing) (1 hr) (10:00 am – 11:00 am)
- Paper I(a): Dyeing and Bleaching (Report Writing) (1 hr) (10:00 am – 11:00 am)
- Paper I(a): Printing Craft Practice (Report Writing) (1 hr) (10:00 am – 11:00 am)
- Paper I(a): Photography (Report Writing) (1 hr) (10:00 am – 11:00 am)
- Paper I(a): Leather Goods Manufacturing and Repair (Report Writing) (2 hrs) (10:00 am – 12:00 noon)
Monday 22nd July
- Paper I: Drawing – Building Construction (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Paper IV: Creative Design – Visual Art (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Foods & Nutrition (2 hrs 30 mins) (2:00 pm – 4:30 pm)
- Paper I: Drawing – Visual Art (3 hrs) (2:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
Tuesday 23rd July
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Christian Religious Studies (2 hrs 30 mins) (10:00 am – 12:30 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Islamic Studies (2 hrs 30 mins) (10:00 am – 12:30 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Metalwork (2 hrs 30 mins) (2:00 pm – 4:30 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Woodwork (2 hrs) (2:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
- Paper I: Test of Practical – Health Education (1 hr 30 mins) (2:00 pm – 3:30 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Health Education (2 hrs) (3:30 pm – 5:30 pm)
Wednesday 24th July
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Hausa (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Igbo (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Yoruba (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Edo (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Efik (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Ibibio (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Music (2 hrs 30 mins) (2:00 pm – 4:30 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Building Construction (2 hrs) (2:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
Thursday 25th July
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Auto-Body Repair and Spray Painting (2 hrs 30 mins) (10:00 am – 12:30 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Auto Electrical Work (2 hrs 30 mins) (10:00 am – 12:30 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Auto Mechanical Work (2 hrs 30 mins) (10:00 am – 12:30 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Auto Parts Merchandising (2 hrs 15 mins) (10:00 am – 12:15 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Welding & Fabrication Engineering Craft (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Radio, Television & Electronics Work (2 hrs 30 mins) (10:00 am – 12:30 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Plumbing & Pipe Fitting (2 hrs 30 mins) (10:00 am – 12:30 pm)
- Paper IV: Drawing & Design – Furniture Making (2 hrs) (10:00 am – 12:00 noon)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Furniture Making (1 hr 45 mins) (12:30 pm – 2:15 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Catering Craft Practice (2 hrs 30 mins) (10:00 am – 12:30 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Clothing & Textiles (2 hrs 30 mins) (10:00 am – 12:30 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Cosmetology (2 hrs 30 mins) (10:00 am – 12:30 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Mining (2 hrs 45 mins) (10:00 am – 12:45 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Tourism (3 hrs 30 mins) (10:00 am – 1:30 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Data Processing (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Storekeeping (2 hrs 40 mins) (10:00 am – 12:40 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Bookkeeping (3 hrs 50 mins) (10:00 am – 1:50 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – GSM Maintenance & Repairs (3 hrs) (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Salesmanship (2 hrs 40 mins) (10:00 am – 12:40 pm)
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Insurance (2 hrs 40 mins) (2:20 pm – 5:00 pm)
Friday 26th July
- Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Commerce (2 hrs 40 mins) (10:00 am – 12:40 pm)
Download the 2024 NECO Timetable
NOTE: IT IS ADVISABLE TO MAKE REFERENCES WITH THE PDF VERSION OF THE 2024 NECO TIMETABLE.
Essential things to keep in mind about the 2024 NECO
Candidates and schools should know the following important details about 2024 NECO:
- If you see a different time on the question paper from the above timetable, follow it.
- Verify the locations of the Physical Education, Auto Mechanics, French, Music, and Arabic exams from the NECO State Officers.
- When equipment is lacking in a venue, some practical exams may be given in groups.
- Candidates should get Visual Arts Paper IV at least one week before the exam date.
- Distribute the practice materials for engineering crafts, welding and fabrication at least three weeks before the exam date.
- At least two weeks before the exam, provide materials for Dyeing and Bleaching, Photography, Painting and Decorating, Printing Craft Practice, and Leather Goods.
- Nigerian languages have a literary component.
- Give candidates who are blind or albinos an extra thirty minutes for each subject.
- Candidate blindness must use the OBR customized braille sheet provided by NECO.
- It is acceptable to utilize scientific calculators. In the exam room, electronic communication devices are absolutely forbidden.
- To get their results in the subject, candidates have to take the practical tests (Paper 1).
Advice for a Successful 2024 NECO Exam
- Early Preparation: Long before the exams, begin your study sessions.
- Timetable for Studying: Make a schedule that covers every subject, giving weaker areas greater attention.
- Utilize Previous Papers for Practice: Practice past exam questions to familiarize yourself with the format and sorts of questions.
- Participate in Study Groups: Work together during group study sessions with your classmates.
- Healthy Lifestyle: To maintain your body and mind in peak condition for the tests, eat a balanced diet, get enough sleep, and exercise frequently.
In summary One of the most important steps for students getting ready for their 2024 NECO exams is getting the accurate 2024 NECO SSCE timetable. You have a set plan to adhere to the 2024 NECO because the exams are set for June 19 through July 26, 2024. Make good use of the advice in this blog to plan and be informed of any changes to the schedule. We wish you luck in your studies and tests!
