NECO Timetable (SSCE) 2019/2020
According to this years NECO timetable, Neco exam will begin by 20th May 2019 and it will end by 12th July 2019. This shows that the examination will hold for exactly two months.
In this post, you will get the correct NECO timetable as released by NECO and the rules and regulations guiding the exams.
The best way to use this timetable to avoid any error is to write down all the subjects you will be writing in the exam on a piece of paper. Whenever you come across any of your subjects on the Neco timetable below, pause and write down the date and time on the piece of paper.
Below is the NECO Timetable for 2019/2020 NECO exams;
NECO Timetable 2019/2020
Subjects for Monday 20th May to Friday 24th May 2019
Practical – Physical Education >> (To be determined by subject demand)
Practical – Auto Mechanics >> 3 hours
Practical – Woodwork >> 3hrs
Practical – Home Management >> 3 hours
Practical – Foods and Nutrition >> 3 hours
Paper 1: Performance Test, Music Technology/Alternative >> 1 hour 30 Minutes
Paper IV: Aural Music >> 50 minutes
Paper IV: Oral French
Paper IV: Oral Arabic >> 1 hour, 20 minutes
Practical – Auto Body Repair and Spray Painting >> 3 hours
Paper 1: Auto Electrical Work >> 3 hours
Practical – Auto Mechanical Work  >> 3 hours
Practical – Air Conditioning and Refrigeration >> 2 hours
Practical – Welding and Fabrication, Engineering Craft Practice >> 6 hours
Practical – Electrical Installation & Maintenance Work >> 3 hours
Practical – Radio, Television, and Electronics Work >> 3 hours
Practical – Blocklaying, Bricklaying, and Concrete Work >> 5 hours
Paper IV: Exhibition – Painting and Decoration
Practical – Plumbing and Pipe Fitting >> 5 hours
Practical – Machine Woodworking >> 3 hours
Practical – Carpentry and Joinery >> 4 hours
Practical – Furniture Making >> 3 hours
Practical – Upholstery >> 3 hours
Practical – Catering Craft Practice >> 3 hours
Practical – Garment Making >> 4 hours
Practical – Clothing and Textiles >> 3 hours
Paper IV: Exhibition – Dyeing and Bleaching
Paper IV: Exhibition – Printing Craft Practice
Practical – Cosmetology >> 3 hours
Paper IV: Exhibition – Photography
Paper IV: Exhibition – Leather Goods, Manufacturing, and Repair
Practical – GSM Maintenance and Repairs >> 3 hours
Paper IV: Progressive Assessments – Animal Husbandry
Actual date and time of the above subject would be fixed by the National Examination Council (NECO)
Monday, 27th May 2019
Practical: Computer Studies >> 10am– 1:00pm
Tuesday, 28th May 2019
Practical: Data Processing >> 10:00am-1:00pm
Thursday, 30th May 2019
Paper I(b): Painting and Decoration (Practical) >> 10:00am-4:00pm
Paper I(b): Dyeing and Bleaching (Practical) >> 10:00am-4:00pm
Paper I(b): Printing Craft Practice (Practical) >> 10:00am-4:00pm
Paper I(b): Photography (Practical) >> 10:00am-4:00pm
Paper I(b): Leather Goods Manufacturing and Repair (Practical) >> 10:00am-4:00pm
Paper I: Practical – Mining >> 10:00am-12:00pm
Paper I: Practical – Fisheries >> 10:00am- 11:30am
Paper I: Practical – Animal Husbandry >> 10:00am- 11:30am
Paper I: Practical – Stenography >> 10:00am- 11:17am
Paper IV: Practical – Stenography (Word Processing) >> 2:00pm- 4:00pm
Paper I: Practical – Basic Electricity >> 2:00pm- 5:00pm
Friday, 31st May 2019
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration >> 10:00am – 11:40am
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Electrical Installation & Maintenance Work >> 10:00am – 12:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Blocklaying, Bricklaying & Concrete Work >> 10:00am – 12:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Machine Woodworking >> 10:00am – 11:40am
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Carpentry & Joinery >> 10:00am – 12:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Upholstery >> 10:00am – 11:30am
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Stenography >> 10:00am – 12:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Animal Husbandry >> 10:00am – 12:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Fisheries >> 10:00am – 12:00pm
Paper I(a): Painting and Decoration (Report Writing) >> 10:00am – 12:00pm
Paper I(a): Dyeing and Bleaching (Report Writing) >> 10:00am – 12:00pm
Paper I(a): Printing Craft Practice (Report Writing) >> 10:00am – 12:00pm
Paper I(a): Photography (Report Writing) >> 10:00am – 12:00pm
Paper I(a): Leather Goods Manufacturing and Repair (Report Writing) >> 10:00am- 12:00pm
Monday, 10th June 2019
Paper I: Practical – Physics >> 10:00am- 12:45pm
Paper I: Written Comprehension – French >> 2:00pm- 3:00pm
Paper II: Written Expression – French >> 3:00pm- 4:45pm
Tuesday, 11th June 2019
Paper I: Practical – Agricultural Science >> 10:00am – 11:30am
Paper I: Practical – Technical Drawing >> 2:00pm– 5:00pm
Thursday, 13th June 2019
Paper I: Practical – Chemistry >> 10:00am – 12:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Government >> 2:00pm – 4:40pm
Friday, 14th June 2019
Paper III & I: Objective & Practical / Physical – Geography >> 10:00am – 12:30pm
Monday, 17th June 2019
Paper I: Practical – Biology >> 10:00am – 12:00pm
Paper I: Drawing – Building Construction >>  2:00pm – 5:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – History >> 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Tuesday, 18th June 2019
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Civic Education >> 10:00am – 1:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective, Essay & Literature – Arabic >> 2:00pm – 5:30pm
Wednesday, 19th June 2019
Paper II & III: Essay & Objective – English Language >> 10:00am – 12:45pm
Paper IV: Test of Orals – English Language >> 1:00pm – 1:45pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Woodwork >> 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Thursday, 20th June 2019
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Physics >> 10:00am – 1:00pm
Paper III & IV: Objective & Drawing – Technical Drawing >> 2:00pm – 4:30pm
Friday, 21st June 2019
Paper II: Essay – Human and Regional Geography >> 10:00am – 12:00pm
Monday, 24th June 2019
Paper III: Objective – General Mathematics >> 10:00am – 11:45am
Paper II: Essay – General Mathematics >> 12:00noon – 2:30pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Physical Education >> 3:30pm – 5:30pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Building Construction >> 3:30pm – 5:30pm
Tuesday, 25th June 2019
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Commerce >> 10:00am – 12:40pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Basic Electricity >> 10:00am – 12:15pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Agricultural Science >> 2:00pm – 4:30pm
Wednesday, 26th June 2019
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Biology >> 10:00am –  12:30pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Auto Mechanics >> 2:00pm – 4:30pm
Paper III: Objective – Financial Accounting >>  2:00pm – 3:20pm
Paper II: Theory & Practice – Financial Accounting >> 3:20pm – 5:50pm
Thursday, 27th June 2019
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Economics >> 10:00am –  1:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Insurance >> 2:00pm – 4:40pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Electronics >> 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Friday, 28th June 2019
Paper II: Drama & Poetry – Literature in English >> 10:00am – 11:40am
Paper IV: Drawing & Design – Woodwork >> 10:00am – 12pm
Monday, 1st July 2019
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Chemistry >> 10:00am – 1:00pm
Paper I: Practical – Electronics >> 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Tuesday, 2nd July 2019
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Hausa >> 10:00am – 1:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Igbo >> 10:00am –  1:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Yoruba >> 10:00am – 1:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Edo >> 10:00am –  1:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Efik >> 10:00am – 1:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Ibibio >> 10:00am – 1:00pm
Paper III & IV: Objective & Prose – Literature in English >> 2:30pm – 4:55pm
Wednesday, 3rd July 2019
Paper III: Objective – Further Mathematics >> 10:00am – 12:00pm
Paper II: Essay – Further Mathematics >> 12:15pm – 2:45pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Home Management >> 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Thursday, 4th July 2019
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Christian Religious Studies >> 10:00am – 12:30pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Islamic Studies >> 10:00am – 12:30pm
Paper I: Test of Practical – Health Education >> 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Health Education >> 3:35pm – 5:35pm
Friday, 5th July 2019
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Foods & Nutrition >> 10:00am – 12:30pm
Monday, 8th July 2019
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Auto-Body Repair and Spray Painting >> 10:00am – 12:30pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Auto Electrical Work >> 10:00am – 12:30pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Auto Mechanical work >> 10:00am – 12:30pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Welding & Fabrication Engineering Craft Practice >> 10:00am– 1:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Plumbing & Pipe Fitting >> 10:00am – 12:30pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Tourism >> 10:00am – 1:30pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Store Keeping >> 10:00am – 12:40pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Book Keeping >> 10:00am – 1:50pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Salesmanship >> 10:00am – 12:40pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Catering Craft Practice >> 10:00am – 12:30pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Clothing & Textiles >> 10:00am – 12:30pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Auto Parts Merchandising >> 10:00am– 12:15pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Radio, Television & Electronics Work >> 10:00am– 12:30pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Cosmetology >> 10:00am – 12:30pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Mining >> 10:00am – 12:45pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Data Processing >> 10:00am – 1:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – GSM Maintenance & Repairs >> 10:00am – 1:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Marketing >> 10:00am – 12:40pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay- Garment Making >> 10:00am – 12:30pm
Paper IV: Drawing & Design – Furniture Making >> 10:00am – 12:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Furniture Making >> 12:30pm – 2:15pm
Tuesday, 9th July 2019
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Computer Studies >> 10:00am –  1:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Office Practice >> 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Wednesday, 10th July 2019
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Music >> 10:00am – 12:30pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Visual Art >> 10:00am –  1:00pm
Paper I: Practical – Metal Work >> 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Thursday, 11th July 2019
Paper IV: Creative Design – Visual Art >> 10:00am – 1:00pm
Paper I: Drawing – Visual Art >> 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Metal Work >>   2:00pm – 4:30pm
Friday, 12th July 2019
Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Store Management >>   10:00am – 12:40pm
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Other Information NECO SSCE candidates should note are as follows;
- 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 offices in the respective states.
- Practical in the Sciences, Stenography, Computer studies and Data processing should be in sets where the number of candidates is large and equipment cannot go round.
- Visual art paper iv [creative design] should be given to candidates at least one week, while Welding and Fabrication, Engineering craft practice three weeks to examination day.
- The Nigerian languages Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba include literature aspect.
- Bringing GSM into the examination hall is prohibited.
- The albinos and blind candidates are to be given 30 minutes extra time across all subjects.
- Blind candidates must make use of NECO supplied OBR customized braille sheet for the examination.
- Dyeing and Bleaching 1b, Photography 1b, Painting and Decoration 1b, Printing craft practice 1b, leather goods, manufacturing and repair 1b, should be given to candidates at least two weeks before the examination date.
- Use of scientific calculator is allowed
- Use of programmable calculator or any programmable device is strictly prohibited.
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