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NECO timetable 2026 runs from 15 June to 23 July, with dates, times, practicals, guidelines and PDF gain access to.
- First test window: 15 to 19 June
- General Mathematics begins 1 July
- English Language comes on 15 July
- Final papers fall on 23 July
Keep checking out for the full NECO schedule 2026.
National Examinations Council (NECO) Timetable 2026: Full SSCE Exam Dates, Times, Rules and PDF Guide
The management of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the timetable for the 2026 June/July Senior Citizen School Certificate Assessment (SSCE) Internal online.
Secondary school trainees sitting for the examination are advised to check their subjects, paper numbers, dates and times correctly, as missed documents will affect their results. Schools and moms and dads may likewise utilize the schedule for modification planning, movement to school/exam centres, practical plans and subject preparation.
Tabulation
- When will NECO 2026 SSCE Internal start?What is the full NECO schedule 2026? Monday, 15 June to Friday, 19
- June 2026 Monday, 22 June 2026
- Tuesday, 23 June 2026
- Wednesday, 24 June 2026
- Thursday, 25 June 2026
- Friday, 26
- June 2026
- Monday, 29 June 2026
- Tuesday, 30 June 2026
- Wednesday, 1 July 2026
- Thursday, 2 July 2026
- Friday, 3 July 2026
- Monday, 6 July 2026
- Tuesday, 7 July 2026
- Wednesday, 8 July 2026
- Thursday, 9 July 2026
- Friday, 10 July 2026
- Monday, 13 July 2026
- Tuesday, 14 July 2026
- Wednesday, 15 July 2026
- Thursday, 16 July 2026
- Friday, 17 July 2026
- Monday, 20 July 2026
- Tuesday, 21 July 2026
- Wednesday, 22 July 2026
- Thursday, 23 July 2026
- What must schools and prospects examine before the examination?Which candidates will receive extra time?Which items are allowed or banned in the examination hall?Common questions on NECO Schedule 2026 When will NECO 2026 SSCE Internal begin? NECO 2026 SSCE Internal will start on Monday, 15 June 2026. Get ready for JAMB, WAEC, NECO, BECE, NCEE and Post UTME Practise
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the schedule fall on Thursday, 23 July 2026. The evaluation duration covers written papers, unbiased papers, essays, practicals oral documents, acoustic papers and trade subject papers, with some useful dates to be repaired by NECO. The timetable below programs the subjects, documents, periods and times for each noted date. Students are to verify their own subject mixes before preparing their individual examination schedule. Monday, 15 June to Friday, 19 June 2026 Paper Duration Time Paper I: Practical, Athletics To be fixed by subject demand Actual date and time will be repaired by the Council Paper I: Practical, Foods
and Nutrition 3 hrs Real date and time will
be repaired by the Council Paper I: Practical, Home Management 3 hrs Actual date and time will be fixed by the Council Paper I: Efficiency Test, Music Technology and Alternative to Music Technology 1 hr 30 mins Real date and time will be fixed by the Council Paper IV: Aural Music 50 minutes Real date and time will be repaired by the Council Paper IV: Oral French 1 hr Actual date and time will be repaired by the Council Paper IV: Oral Arabic 1 hr 20 minutes Actual date and time will be repaired by the Council Paper I: Practical, Fashion Design and Garment Making 4 hrs Actual date and time will be fixed by the Council Paper IV: Progressive Assessments , Livestock Farming– Real date and time will be fixed by the Council Paper I: Practical, Charm and Cosmetology 3 hrs Actual date and time will be fixed by the Council Paper I: Practical, Hardware and GSM Fixes 3 hrs Real date and time will be fixed by the Council Paper I: Practical, Catering Craft 3 hrs Actual date and time will be fixed by the Council Monday , 22 June 2026 Paper Duration Time Paper I: Practical, Computer System Studies 3 hrs 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Tuesday, 23 June 2026 Paper Period Time Paper I: Written Comprehension, French 1 hr 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Paper II: Composed Expression, French 1 hr 45 mins 3:00 pm to 4:45 pm Wednesday, 24 June 2026 Paper Duration Time Papers II and III: Goal and Essay, Music 2 hrs 30 minutes 10:00 am to 12:30 pm Documents III and II: Objective, Essay and Literature, Arabic 3 hrs 30 mins 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm Thursday, 25 June 2026 Paper Duration Time Paper I: Practical, Chemistry 2 hrs 10:00 am to 12:00 midday Documents III and II: Goal and Essay, Hausa 3 hrs 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Papers
III and II: Goal and Essay, Igbo 3 hrs 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Papers III and II: Objective and Essay, Yoruba 3 hrs 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Friday, 26
June 2026 Paper Period Time Paper I: Practical, Biology 2 hrs 10:00 am to 12:00 midday Monday, 29 June 2026 Paper Duration Time Papers III and II: Objective and Essay, Biology 2 hrs 30 minutes 10:00 am to 12:30 pm Papers III and
II: Objective and Essay, Home Management 2 hrs 30 mins 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm Tuesday, 30 June 2026 Paper Duration Time Documents III and II: Goal and Essay, Christian Religious Researches 2 hrs 30 minutes 10:00 am to 12:30 pm Papers III and II: Objective and Essay, Islamic Research Studies 2 hrs 30 minutes 10:00 am to 12:30 pm Paper I: Test of Practical, Health Education 1 hr
30 mins 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Documents III and II : Objective and Essay, Health Education 2 hrs 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm Wednesday , 1 July 2026 Paper Duration Time Paper III: Objective, General Mathematics 1 hr 45 minutes 10:00 am to 11:45 am Paper II: Essay, General Mathematics 2 hrs 30 mins 12:00 noon to 2:30 pm Thursday, 2 July 2026 Paper Duration Time Paper I: Practical, Physics 2 hrs 45 mins 10:00 am to 12:45 pm Documents III and II: Objective and Essay, Nigerian History 3 hrs 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Friday, 3 July 2026 Paper Period Time Documents III and II : Goal and Prose, Literature in English 2 hrs 15 mins 10:00 am
to 12:15 pm Monday, 6 July 2026 Paper Period Time Documents III and II: Objective and Essay, Federal government 2 hrs 40 minutes 10:00 am to 12:40 pm Documents III and II: Goal and Essay, Physical Education 2 hrs 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Tuesday, 7 July 2026
Paper Duration Time Papers III and II: Objective and Essay, Physics 3 hrs 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Papers III and II: Goal and Essay, Foods and Nutrition 2 hrs 30 mins 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm Wednesday, 8 July 2026 Paper Period Time Paper IV: Creative Design, Ceramics 3 hrs 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Paper I: Drawing, Visual Arts 3 hrs 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Thursday, 9 July 2026 Paper Duration Time Paper III: Goal, Additional Mathematics 2 hrs 10:00 am to 12:00 midday Paper II: Essay, Further Mathematics 2 hrs 30 mins 12:00 twelve noon to 2:30 pm Papers III and II: Goal and Essay, Visual Art 3 hrs 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Friday, 10 July 2026 Paper Duration Time Documents III and II: Goal and Illustration, Technical Drawing 2 hrs 30 minutes 10:00 am to 12:30 pm Monday, 13 July 2026 Paper Duration Time Documents III and II: Goal and Essay, Computer Studies 3 hrs 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Documents III and II: Goal and Essay, Commerce 2 hrs 40 mins 2:00 pm to 4:40 pm Tuesday, 14 July 2026 Paper Period Time Documents III and II: Objective and Essay , Chemistry 3 hrs 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Paper I: Practical, Technical Drawing 3 hrs 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Paper II: Drama and Poetry
, Literature in English 1 hr 40 minutes 2:00 pm to 3:40 pm Wednesday, 15 July 2026 Paper Period Time Paper III: Goal, English Language 1 hr 10:00 am to 11:00 am Paper II
: Essay, English Language 1 hr 45 minutes 11:15 am to 1:00 pm Paper IV: Test of Orals, English Language 45 mins 1:15 pm to 2:00 pm Thursday, 16 July 2026 Paper Period Time Paper I: Practical, Agricultural Science 1 hr 20 minutes 10:00 am to 11:30 am Documents III and II:
Objective, Practical and Physical, Location 2 hrs 30 minutes 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm Friday, 17 July 2026 Paper Period Time Paper II: Essay , Human Being and Regional Geography 2 hrs 10:00 am to 12:00 noon Monday, 20 July 2026 Paper Period Time Documents III and II : Goal and Essay, Economics 3 hrs 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Papers III and II: Goal and Essay, Catering Craft 2 hrs 30 minutes 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm Tuesday, 21 July 2026 Paper Period Time Documents III and II: Objective and Essay, Civic Education 3 hrs 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Papers III and II : Goal and Essay, Agricultural Science 2 hrs 30 minutes 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm Wednesday
, 22 July 2026 Paper Duration Time Papers III and II: Objective, Theory and Practice, Accounting 3 hrs 50 mins 10:00 am to 1:50 pm Paper I: Practical , Livestock Farming 1 hr 30 minutes 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Documents III and II: Goal and Essay, Computer Hardware and GSM Fixes 3 hrs 2:15 pm to 5:15 pm Papers III and
II: Goal and Essay, Style Design and Garment Making 2 hrs 30 mins 2:15 pm to 4:45 pm Papers III and II: Objective and Essay, Charm and Cosmetology 2 hrs 30 mins 2:15 pm to 4:45 pm Thursday, 23 July
2026 Paper Period Time Documents III and II: Goal and Essay, Marketing 2 hrs 40 mins 10:00 am to 12:40 pm Papers III and II: Goal and Essay , Livestock Farming 1 hr 30 mins 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm The complete PDF version is available through the official NECO test schedule 2026
. What should schools and candidates check before the evaluation? Each candidate must have a photocard for recognition during the evaluations. Where the time on the concern paper differs from the time on this schedule, prospects need to follow the time on the concern paper. This guideline should guide schools throughout preparation, especially on days with more than one paper. For Athletics Practicals,
French, Music and Arabic Paper IV , schools need to verify the specific venues from NECO State Workplaces. Science practicals and Computer system Studies useful might run in sets where prospects surpass the available devices . Some candidates might write earlier or later than others, depending upon the plan at the centre . Visual Arts Paper IV, Creative Style, ought to reach candidates at least one week before the evaluation date. Nigerian Languages, which cover Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba, include the Literature element. Candidates taking any of these papers must prepare for that part as well. Which prospects will receive additional time? Albino and blind prospects need to receive 30 extra minutes at the end of each subject.
Blind candidates need to utilize the NECO-supplied or customised Braille sheets throughout the assessment. This guideline applies to their documents across the examination period. Which products are permitted or prohibited in the assessment hall? NECO permits the usage
of scientific calculators . Prospects need to not bring electronic communication gadgets into the examination hall, consisting of programmable calculators, mobile phones, iPads, tablets, smart wrist watches, wise glasses, clever pens and comparable products. Any prospect who does not sit for Practicals, Paper I, will not have an outcome for that subject. Candidates ought to also note that Trade
Subjects questions are hybrid. When will NECO 2026 SSCE Internal begin? NECO 2026 SSCE Internal will begin on Monday, 15 June 2026. When will the last NECO 2026 documents be composed? The final documents on the schedule fall on Thursday, 23 July 2026, with Marketing and Livestock Farming listed for that date. What occurs if the paper time varies from the schedule time? Prospects should follow the time printed on the question paper. Schools are recommended to direct prospects with this guideline before each paper. Will useful papers have repaired dates for every prospect? Some useful documents already have specified dates and times, while others will be fixed by the Council. Science practicals and Computer Research studies useful might also run in sets where readily available equipment is limited. What happens if a prospect misses out on Paper I useful? A candidate who does not sit for Practicals , Paper I, will not have an outcome for that subject. Share This Post: If this post assisted you , share it with others ! Utilize the buttons listed below to spread
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