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NECO Timetable 2025 June/July Exam [Official & Authentic]

The 2025 NECO timetable is out. Get all exam dates, practical paper details, and NECO rules in one place. Read this if you’re writing.

Check 2025 NECO SSCE Full Exam Timetable and Guidelines

 

It’s official. It’s here. The clock has started ticking louder for every SS3 student in Nigeria. Whether you’ve been solving past questions since January or you’re still cramming formulas with one hand and scrolling TikTok with the other, this is the moment to pay attention. The 2025 NECO SSCE timetable has landed, and with it comes the map to your June and July.

There’s no time to play guesswork anymore. Every subject, every paper, every practical—from Cosmetology to French Orals—is now stamped with a date and time. If you miss it, you miss it.

This guide? It hands you the full picture. Not just the schedule, but the oddities NECO slips into the rules. Group practicals. Special allowances. Venues set by state offices. You won’t find this buried in bulletins. So read carefully.

When Do NECO Exams Begin?

Monday, 16 June 2025. That’s the start. And by Friday, 25 July, it’s over.

The first papers? Mostly practicals—Auto Mechanics, Physical Education, Garment Making. The kind that need you to show, not just tell.

The last? Agricultural Science. A big closer.

NECO Timetable

National Examinations Council (NECO) Exam Timetable 2025 Page 1


Monday 16th June to Friday 20th June


Monday 23rd June


Tuesday 24th June


Wednesday 25th June


Thursday 26th June


National Examinations Council (NECO) Exam Timetable 2025 Page 2


Friday 27th June


Monday 30th June


Tuesday 1st July


Wednesday 2nd July


Thursday 3rd July


Friday 4th July


Monday 7th July


Tuesday 8th July


Wednesday 9th July


Friday 11th July


National Examinations Council (NECO) Exam Timetable 2025 Page 3


Monday 21st July


Tuesday 22nd July


Wednesday 23rd July


Thursday 24th July


Friday 25th July


The full PDF timetable is available at official NECO exam timetable 2025.

What You Must Know About NECO Special Rules

Think you just show up with a pen and your timetable? Not quite. NECO has its peculiar way of doing things. Ignore these, and even with full marks, you could walk away with nothing.

1. Photocard is mandatory

No photocard? No entry. Your name is not enough. Your face must match.

2. Timetable vs. question paper? Question paper wins

If there’s a clash between the printed timetable and the time on your question paper, obey the question paper.

3. Group practicals aren’t on the public schedule

Subjects like:

…will be timed and announced by NECO offices. Don’t assume. Ask your school.

4. Special needs candidates get extra time

Albino? Blind? NECO grants 30 extra minutes. Blind students will write on special braille sheets.

5. Some exams are ‘share early’ only

Subjects like:

…require early paper distribution—two weeks ahead. For Welding and Fabrication? Three weeks.

6. Oral French and Arabic are not fixed on the timetable

Your school will tell you when. Probably a last-minute whisper.

Forbidden Items in the Exam Hall

Yes, calculators are allowed. But not the fancy ones. These are banned:

Bring them in, and you could be thrown out before the first bell.

Skipping the Practical? You Lose the Whole Subject

This one’s brutal. If your subject has a Paper I (Practical) and you don’t show up, you won’t get a result—even if you ace the theory. It’s a hard rule, not up for debate.

Tips to Actually Survive the 2025 NECO Exam Season

You can know the dates and still flop. You can follow every rule and still blank out at the question. That’s why these small things matter:

One Last Thing

Don’t just print the timetable and hang it on your wall. Read it. Know it. Follow it. There’s no mercy for someone who misses the English Language paper because they thought it was on Wednesday when it was really Tuesday.

And if you’re confused about anything—time, venue, paper code—ask your school principal. NECO doesn’t do sympathy grades.

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