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How to Retrieve NECO Examination Number

Last updated on August 13th, 2019 by Chris. Akuneme

Have you misplaced your NECO examination number? in this article, we would show you how to retrieve your NECO examination number with ease. And it is totally free.

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The national examination council, NECO has a unique 10 digit alphanumeric number it gives each of its candidates. The number serves as the student’s identity, it can also be used to check NECO results when it is released.

The NECO exam number has eight numbers and two alphabets in capital letters. Here is an example; 60514564AD.

These numbers are unique to each student in different years. For example, your NECO exam number for this year might be another person exam number in a different year.

How to Retrieve NECO Examination Number

NECO has not officially released the way it formulates the exam numbers. Unlike NECO, the West African Examination Council (WAEC) is transparent on how it formulates WAEC exam numbers; 7 of the numbers are the WAEC centre number while the last three are the seat numbers.

Visit a NECO office in your state and provide the following information;

  • Full name.
  • Year of the exam.
  • Name of school where the exam was written.

Armed with this information, a national examination council official will run a search on the NECO database with the information you provided. Viola! your NECO examination number would be given to you.

As at the time of publishing this article, NECO does not charge its candidates to retrieve exam numbers. However, policies may change in the future. So, it’s smart to go to the NECO office with some money.

Have you recently tried to retrieve your NECO exam number? Tell us your experience via the comment section below.

Also, we have an article on how to retrieve WAEC exam number.

 

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  1. Ogunleye modupe promise says

    December 29, 2020 at 8:39 pm

    Pls sir I wrote my neco exam in 2018 nd have forgotten my registration number nd I want use it for my post utme wic is closing tomorrow ND school is not open yet sir pls hw can I retrieve it

    Reply
    • Lagschools Support says

      January 3, 2021 at 8:54 pm

      Kindly go to a NECO office to retrieve your exam number.

      Reply
  2. Bunmi says

    September 26, 2020 at 3:49 pm

    Please is examination number the same thing as registration number. I have a number like xxxxxxx/xxxxxxxAG. Is this the same as registration number. I finished in 2001. Thank you

    Reply
    • Lagschools Support says

      September 28, 2020 at 11:57 am

      Yes it is. Your registration number consist of eight numbers and two alphabets.

      Reply
  3. Kebe says

    September 22, 2020 at 12:31 pm

    I just left Neco Office now in my state (Cross River)
    They asked me to pay 5k and when I asked them for the the Neco account number or revenue code to pay to, they worked me out of their office

    Reply
  4. Emmanuel says

    July 28, 2020 at 4:52 pm

    Please is there a way to access your examination number online

    Reply
    • Lagschools Support says

      August 2, 2020 at 12:23 pm

      No, there is no way to access NECO exam numbers online yet. You can visit a NECO office in the state you wrote the exam to retrieve your NECO exam number.

      Reply
  5. Abba Hussaini says

    July 14, 2020 at 11:42 pm

    Good morning Sir. Last week, I visited my state neco office for my registration number retrieval, but they didn’t help me to retrieve it. What is the solution Sir.
    Name: Abba Hussaini
    Exam year: 2019
    Exam type: June/July
    School: Government Secondary School, Firji.
    Please help me Sir.

    Reply
  6. Africangal says

    July 4, 2020 at 3:01 pm

    I called one of their numbers just now they said I should go and swear affidavit for loss of photo card and some stuffs

    Reply
  7. ogala says

    July 1, 2020 at 8:19 pm

    pls can i go to neco laison office to retrive

    Reply
  8. Peace says

    June 25, 2020 at 9:18 am

    Please the school I wrote my NECO shut down nd I need to get my certificate can I retrieve it from NECO office?

    Reply
    • Chris. Akuneme says

      June 29, 2020 at 1:20 pm

      Yes, you can get it at a NECO office in the state you wrote the exam.

      Reply
  9. Ogunbajo khadijat mojisola says

    June 24, 2020 at 12:04 pm

    I wrote neco year 2012 nd I couldn’t remember my seat number nd exam number how can I get pls sir am ogunbajo khadijat mojisola I wrote d exam in ise community high school ibeju lekki local govt Lagos state

    Reply
  10. Affia ,Samuel unai says

    June 1, 2020 at 6:02 pm

    I writer neco 2015 in onna peoples high school,abat
    In Onna local government area
    Akwa ibom state
    Affia,samuel unai
    I can’t remember my center number but my seat number was 53
    Am in kubwa FCT abuja
    Please help me
    0812721****

    Reply
    • Chris. Akuneme says

      June 1, 2020 at 8:00 pm

      Kindly visit a NECO Office to retrieve your Exam number.

      Reply
  11. Nneoma says

    August 2, 2019 at 8:36 am

    Mine is similar to the above mentioned situation. My question is “can I visit the neco office of my current state of abode?”. Since I have moved from the state in which I did the exam.

    Reply
    • Chris. Akuneme says

      August 3, 2019 at 3:34 pm

      You can get the exam number from any NECO office irrespective of the state you wrote the exam.

      Reply
  12. Emmanuel Livinus says

    July 25, 2019 at 8:11 am

    Comment: My problem is concerning my wife’s neck exams number,s she has forgotten it.Though she wrote it in Govt.girls secondary school,Baga,Borno state in 2007.Please is there anyway we can get any assistance? Her name is Blessing Polycarp.

    Reply
    • Chris. Akuneme says

      July 25, 2019 at 8:45 am

      She needs to visit a NECO office to retrieve her exam number.

      Reply
  13. Onwere amara says

    April 12, 2019 at 9:21 pm

    Please sir if i go to the NECO office will the give me my certificate

    Reply
    • Chris. Akuneme says

      April 13, 2019 at 9:23 pm

      It depends. If it’s NECO SSCE, you have to get it from the school where you wrote the exam.

      Reply
  14. Onwere amara says

    April 12, 2019 at 9:18 pm

    Please sir I wrote neco in 2011 I have forgotten my registration number how can I retrieve it

    Reply
  15. David Owolabi says

    March 22, 2019 at 3:52 pm

    Dear Chris,

    Good Afternoon. My case is a bit peculiar and i really need advice on how to solve this challenge. I wrote NECO in 2010 in a school around Maza Maza, Amuwo Odofin LG area. I had just moved to Lagos, Festac precisely and i was still a bit young, naive you could say and obviously didn’t handle any registration process, i was just told to write the Exams and make sure i passed as i really needed to make up for a D7 in Maths which somewhat tarnished my beautiful WASSCE result.

    In this moment, I have no idea what my registration number is, neither do i know the name of the Secondary school i wrote the exam. I’m in dire need of the result now as it’s a sad situation that brings me shame. None of my siblings or family members that supposedly helped me during the registration remember anything about it.

    What can i do? Kindly advice. Thank you

    Reply
    • Chris. Akuneme says

      March 23, 2019 at 2:08 am

      Go to a NECO office to report this issue since you can’t remember the name of the school, that’s the only option left.

      Reply
  16. Ogbuji bliss chioma says

    March 22, 2019 at 12:36 pm

    I wrote neco 2005, i can’t remember the exam number i went to the school they couldn’t find it.

    Reply
  17. Magdalene ahkere afobhokhan says

    February 8, 2019 at 11:01 pm

    I wrote neco 2005 and I did not remember the registration number and the pin, pls can u send it to me

    Reply
    • Chris. Akuneme says

      February 9, 2019 at 11:39 pm

      Kindly follow the steps in the post.

      Reply
      • Zaayem Joseph Ayila says

        March 12, 2019 at 3:41 pm

        Hello sir, I wrote the neco exams and when I try checking my my result the are my exam number is invalid, so I go to my secondary school will they help me with it or what can I do please

        Reply
        • Chris. Akuneme says

          March 13, 2019 at 6:25 pm

          You can go to your school to collect the correct exam number.

          Reply
      • Kanyinsola Fakeye says

        March 19, 2019 at 11:41 am

        But i am currently in the NECO office in illupeju and they told me that I have to go to the school I wrote the exam to retrieve the examination registration number. When I asked them if they can check their database they said no.

        Reply
  18. Aziegbe destiny obehi says

    January 25, 2019 at 12:08 pm

    I have been trying to check my result but it keeps saying invalid candidate number record not found.

    Reply
    • Chris. Akuneme says

      January 26, 2019 at 6:01 pm

      Check if the exam number or exam year is correct. If the problem persists, visit a NECO office to report this problem.

      Reply
  19. Oreoluwa adejumo says

    January 13, 2019 at 9:16 pm

    I wrote neco 2018,can I go to my school to collect my exam number or I go to neco office.

    Reply
    • Chris. Akuneme says

      January 15, 2019 at 8:54 pm

      You can easily get it from your secondary school.

      Reply
  20. Ani Chinedu says

    January 13, 2019 at 11:05 am

    I can’t find my neco examination number 2013

    Reply
  21. Abdul says

    January 1, 2019 at 5:06 pm

    Please I forgot my neco exam number
    How can I get it

    Reply
  22. William blessing friday says

    October 27, 2018 at 1:43 pm

    Hello I wrote NECO in 2016 but I never checked the results. I don’t remember the exam number nor the pin

    Reply
    • Christopher Akuneme says

      October 29, 2018 at 12:11 am

      Go to a NECO office to complain.

      Reply
  23. Solomon Ngozi dasola says

    July 19, 2018 at 1:06 pm

    Comment:plz sir I Cnt print out my result 2016

    Reply
  24. Peace says

    July 9, 2018 at 6:20 pm

    Hello I wrote NECO in 2006 but I never checked the results. I don’t remember the exam no nor the name of the school in wrote it in. Will it be possible to retrieve the results

    Reply
  25. Taiwo Azeez says

    May 29, 2018 at 9:31 pm

    Please,can I use 2016 NECO result for part-time in laspotech?

    Reply
    • Christopher Akuneme says

      May 29, 2018 at 9:32 pm

      Sure you can.

      Reply

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