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NECO timetable 2026 runs from 15 June to 23 July, with dates, times, practicals, guidelines and PDF access.
- First test window: 15 to 19 June
- General Mathematics begins 1 July
- English Language begins 15 July
- Last documents fall on 23 July
Keep checking out for the full NECO schedule 2026.
National Examinations Council (NECO) Schedule 2026: Full SSCE Test Dates, Times, Rules and PDF Guide
The management of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the timetable for the 2026 June/July Senior School Certificate Evaluation (SSCE) Internal online.
Secondary school students sitting for the assessment are encouraged to check their subjects, paper numbers, dates and times correctly, as missed out on documents will impact their results. Schools and parents might likewise use the timetable for modification planning, motion 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 ought to schools and candidates examine before the examination?Which candidates will receive extra time?Which items are enabled or prohibited in the examination hall?Common questions on NECO Schedule 2026 When will NECO 2026 SSCE Internal begin? NECO 2026 SSCE Internal will commence on Monday, 15 June 2026. Get ready for JAMB, WAEC, NECO, BECE, NCEE and Post UTME Practise
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the timetable fall on Thursday, 23 July 2026. The assessment duration covers composed documents, objective papers, essays, practicals oral papers, acoustic documents and trade subject papers, with some practical dates to be repaired by NECO. The schedule below shows the topics, documents, periods and times for each noted date. Students are to verify their own subject combinations before preparing their individual examination schedule. Monday, 15 June to Friday, 19 June 2026 Paper Duration Time Paper I: Practical, Athletics To be repaired by subject demand Actual date and time will be repaired by the Council Paper I: Practical, Foods
and Nutrition 3 hrs Actual date and time will
be repaired by the Council Paper I: Practical, Home Management 3 hrs Actual date and time will be repaired by the Council Paper I: Efficiency Test, Music Innovation and Alternative to Music Innovation 1 hr 30 mins Actual date and time will be repaired by the Council Paper IV: Aural Music 50 minutes Real date and time will be fixed by the Council Paper IV: Oral French 1 hr Actual date and time will be fixed by the Council Paper IV: Oral Arabic 1 hr 20 mins Real date and time will be fixed by the Council Paper I: Practical, Fashion Design and Garment Making 4 hrs Real date and time will be repaired by the Council Paper IV: Progressive Assessments , Livestock Farming– Real date and time will be repaired by the Council Paper I: Practical, Beauty and Cosmetology 3 hrs Actual date and time will be repaired by the Council Paper I: Practical, Hardware and GSM Repair works 3 hrs Real date and time will be repaired by the Council Paper I: Practical, Catering Craft 3 hrs Actual date and time will be repaired by the Council Monday , 22 June 2026 Paper Period 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: Composed Understanding, French 1 hr 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Paper II: Composed Expression, French 1 hr 45 minutes 3:00 pm to 4:45 pm Wednesday, 24 June 2026 Paper Period Time Documents II and III: Goal and Essay, Music 2 hrs 30 mins 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 Papers III and II: Objective and Essay, Hausa 3 hrs 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Papers
III and II: Objective and Essay, Igbo 3 hrs 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Documents III and II: Goal 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 noon Monday, 29 June 2026 Paper Period Time Papers III and II: Objective and Essay, Biology 2 hrs 30 minutes 10:00 am to 12:30 pm Documents III and
II: Goal and Essay, Home Management 2 hrs 30 mins 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm Tuesday, 30 June 2026 Paper Duration Time Papers III and II: Objective and Essay, Christian Religious Studies 2 hrs 30 minutes 10:00 am to 12:30 pm Documents III and II: Goal and Essay, Islamic Studies 2 hrs 30 mins 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 Period 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 Period Time Paper I: Practical, Physics 2 hrs 45 minutes 10:00 am to 12:45 pm Documents III and II: Goal and Essay, Nigerian History 3 hrs 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Friday, 3 July 2026 Paper Period Time Papers III and II : Objective and Prose, Literature in English 2 hrs 15 minutes 10:00 am
to 12:15 pm Monday, 6 July 2026 Paper Duration Time Documents III and II: Goal and Essay, Federal government 2 hrs 40 mins 10:00 am to 12:40 pm Documents III and II: Goal and Essay, Athletics 2 hrs 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Tuesday, 7 July 2026
Paper Period Time Documents III and II: Goal 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 Style, Ceramics 3 hrs 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Paper I: Illustration, Visual Arts 3 hrs 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Thursday, 9 July 2026 Paper Period Time Paper III: Objective, Additional Mathematics 2 hrs 10:00 am to 12:00 twelve noon Paper II: Essay, More Mathematics 2 hrs 30 mins 12:00 midday to 2:30 pm Documents III and II: Goal and Essay, Visual Art 3 hrs 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Friday, 10 July 2026 Paper Duration Time Papers III and II: Objective and Illustration, Technical Drawing 2 hrs 30 minutes 10:00 am to 12:30 pm Monday, 13 July 2026 Paper Period Time Papers III and II: Goal and Essay, Computer Researches 3 hrs 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Documents III and II: Objective 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: Goal and Essay , Chemistry 3 hrs 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Paper I: Practical, Technical Illustration 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 Duration Time Paper I: Practical, Agricultural Science 1 hr 20 mins 10:00 am to 11:30 am Papers III and II:
Goal, Practical and Physical, Geography 2 hrs 30 mins 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm Friday, 17 July 2026 Paper Period Time Paper II: Essay , Human Being and Regional Location 2 hrs 10:00 am to 12:00 twelve noon Monday, 20 July 2026 Paper Period Time Documents III and II : Objective and Essay, Economics 3 hrs 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Documents III and II: Goal and Essay, Catering Craft 2 hrs 30 minutes 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm Tuesday, 21 July 2026 Paper Duration Time Documents III and II: Goal and Essay, Civic Education 3 hrs 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Papers III and II : Objective and Essay, Agricultural Science 2 hrs 30 mins 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 mins 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Papers III and II: Objective and Essay, Computer Hardware and GSM Fixes 3 hrs 2:15 pm to 5:15 pm Documents III and
II: Goal and Essay, Style Design and Garment Making 2 hrs 30 mins 2:15 pm to 4:45 pm Documents III and II: Goal and Essay, Charm and Cosmetology 2 hrs 30 mins 2:15 pm to 4:45 pm Thursday, 23 July
2026 Paper Period Time Papers III and II: Goal and Essay, Marketing 2 hrs 40 mins 10:00 am to 12:40 pm Papers III and II: Objective and Essay , Livestock Farming 1 hr 30 minutes 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm The complete PDF version is readily available through the main NECO exam schedule 2026
. What should schools and candidates check before the assessment? Each prospect needs to have a photocard for recognition during the assessments. Where the time on the concern paper differs from the time on this schedule, candidates must follow the time on the concern paper. This guideline should direct schools throughout preparation, specifically on days with more than one paper. For Athletics Practicals,
French, Music and Arabic Paper IV , schools need to verify the particular locations from NECO State Offices. Science practicals and Computer system Research studies useful might run in sets where prospects outnumber the offered devices . Some prospects might compose earlier or later than others, depending upon the plan at the centre . Visual Arts Paper IV, Creative Design, ought to reach prospects at least one week before the examination date. Nigerian Languages, which cover Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba, consist of the Literature element. Prospects taking any of these documents must prepare for that part as well. Which candidates will get additional time? Albino and blind prospects need to receive 30 additional minutes at the end of each topic.
Blind prospects should use the NECO-supplied or customised Braille sheets during the evaluation. This guideline uses to their documents across the exam duration. Which items are permitted or prohibited in the assessment hall? NECO allows the usage
of clinical calculators . Prospects should not bring electronic communication gadgets into the examination hall, including programmable calculators, smart phones, iPads, tablets, wise wrist watches, wise glasses, wise pens and similar items. Any candidate who does not sit for Practicals, Paper I, will not have a result for that subject. Candidates should likewise note that Trade
Subjects concerns are hybrid. When will NECO 2026 SSCE Internal start? NECO 2026 SSCE Internal will begin on Monday, 15 June 2026. When will the last NECO 2026 documents be written? The last papers on the schedule fall on Thursday, 23 July 2026, with Marketing and Livestock Farming listed for that date. What occurs if the paper time differs from the timetable time? Candidates need to follow the time printed on the question paper. Schools are advised to assist candidates with this rule before each paper. Will practical documents have repaired dates for every prospect? Some useful documents currently have specified dates and times, while others will be fixed by the Council. Science practicals and Computer system Research studies useful may also run in sets where available equipment is restricted. What occurs if a candidate misses Paper I practical? A candidate who does not sit for Practicals , Paper I, will not have a result for that subject. Share This Post: If this post helped you , share it with others ! Use the buttons below to spread out
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