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Tuesday, 28 April 2015

Complete 2012 NECO Timetable

For candidates sitting for 2012 NECO
here is your complete exams timetable.
1st-9th june-food and
nutrition 3hrs no specific time yet
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12th june-physics practical
10-12.45pm
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13th june- chemistry practical 10-12.45pm
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14th june-biology practical
10-12pm
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15th june-agric practical 10-11.30pm
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18 june general math
10-11.45pm then 12-2.30pm
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19th june chemistry obj and essay 10-1pm
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20th june physics obj and
essay 10-1pm
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20th june goverment obj 2-3pm|essay 3-4.40pm
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21th june english
essay,obj,test of orals
-10-11.45pm,12-1pm,2-2.45pm
======================== 22nd geograpy 10-12.30pm
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25th june financial account
obj-10-11.20pm,theory-11.30-2pm
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25th june lit in eng drama&poetry-3-4.40pm
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26th june geography
10-12pm,further math obj
1-3pm,further math essay
3'30-6pm ========================
27th june biology obj and
essay 10-12.30pm
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28th economics obj and
essay 10-1pm ========================
29th june crk obj and essay
10-12.30pm,food and
nutrition obj and essay
3-5.30pm
======================== 2nd july agric obj and essay
10-12.30pm
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3rd july commerce obj and
essay 10-12.40pm,irk obj
and essay 2-4.30pm ========================
4th july lit in eng obj and
prose 10-12.15
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5th july youruba obj and
essay 10-1pm ========================
6th july history obj and
essay 3-6pm
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9th july practical TD 10-1PM
11th july TD obj and essay 3.30-6pm
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Sunday, 5 April 2015

Mass Failure In Exams (UTME, NECO, SSCE etc): Is there Hope For Nigeria Education Sector?

Worried by the dismal performance of students in the recently-released results of the March 24th Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME concerned stakeholder have expressed the need t take urgent measures to salvage the dwindling fortunes of the nation’s education sector.
Of the 1,503,931 candidates who sat for this year’s UTME, only three scored 300 and above compared to 2,892 that scored above 300 in the 2011 exam. 72,243 scored 250 and above while 336,330 scored below 170. The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, disclosed that 27,266 candidates in 52 of the 3,001 centres used for the examination had their results withheld by JAMB on account of malpractice. Pointing out that the results are true reflections of the state of education today, the Public Relations Officer, JAMB, Mr. Timothy Oyedeji said the tight security measures put in place reduced the incidences of exam malpractice to a minimum, hence the mass failure. “There are no shortcuts to success and these students must learn the importance of studying, not only to pass their exams but to improve themselves intellectually.” When asked how the candidates would be placed into various institutions, Oyedeji said an enlarged committee would be set up to decide on the national cut-off mark so as to know how to place the students into universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. With barely five per cent of 1,503,931 students scoring above 250, stakeholders have deduced various reasons for the dismal performance of students in general exams. Youths are distracted In his reaction, Prof. Louis Egwari, Head of the Department of Biological Sciences, and Deputy Dean, School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Covenant University, Ota, said the major reason for the mass failure recorded in the last JAMB and NECO exams is that “we have ignored what is essential to the development of the people and the nation.”
In a telephone chat with Vanguard Learning, Prof. Egwari said the mindset of the Nigerian youth has been diverted to sports and entertainment, especially with the advent of social networking sites. “Only two weeks ago,” Egwari said, “I heard they were organising beauty pageants in secondary schools. We are asking the children to forget about education and take the short-cut to stardom, fame and wealth. Therefore, no matter how good the teachers are, or how well equipped the schools are, as long as the mindset of the youths has been diverted to other areas apart from education, nothing can be achieved. We will continue to have mass failure in exams. “The awareness being created in entertainment and sports is causing this problem. Today, students feel compelled to go to school. They say they are there just to satisfy their parents and once they are through, they will go into show business or sports. “Go round the campuses and see what students are actually doing with their laptops, BlackBerry phones, i-Pad etc. It is nothing related to academics and it’s eroding our values. There may be other factors but these are the underlying factors,” he said.
We are all to blame For Dr. Innocent Igwilo of the Dept. of Applied Biochemistry, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, the recent dismal performances in JAMB and NECO examinations are understandable “and are caused by multifarious factors starting from the students themselves, the teachers, parents, the society and government. “The students are no more interested in reading at all but depend so much on examination malpractice. The teachers too, although, not well paid, have abandoned the classrooms for other activities irrelevant to academic pursuit. The parents have abandoned their function as custodians of sound education and moral character. They encourage their wards in examination malpractice by providing the money and participating directly in the abominable act. Dilapidated buildings “The society is only interested in the end result, only paper qualification, not what the students know. Government pays lip service to education and the total well-being of the educators. We have dilapidated buildings and no laboratories in science-based courses,” he lamented. He called on teachers, government and students to go back to the drawing board. “We have to tell ourselves the honest truth, there must be real long-term planning in education for the situation to improve. Real money must be invested in education; it is a multi-trillion naira project, period.”
Reliance on leaked answers For Taye Bakare, an English and Literature teacher, students fail because they rely on leaked answers. “A lot of stories were going on that the paper leaked. I was at home when an unregistered number sent UTME results to me. I deleted them from my phone because I didn’t need them for anything. “I think most students failed because of reliance on expo, and I think JAMB got wind of it and decided to change the questions. I think students are also distracted by a lot of things. This situation shows that the students need proper reorientation to take the longer route and study.” JAMB is working For an anonymous geography teacher: “I think the results show that JAMB is taking the issue of curbing examination malpractice very seriously. It also shows that perhaps the standard of Nigerian education needs to be stepped up, especially when it comes to the attitudes of the students. In the 1980s and 1990s, many students used to burn the midnight candle because it was the only way to pass, but things are different now. If students could just memorize in school, the way they memorize songs, they would do much better.” We don’t study, we prefer to cheat
For a candidate, Ganiyat Alabi who scored 235, the failure is as a result of students not reading. “It wasn’t particularly hard but the questions were a bit confusing. There was expo in my centre but I didn’t use it. I think a lot of students did not read because they were expecting to cheat.”
Though Emmanuel Okwena’s result isn’t out yet, there were cases of exam malpractice in his centre. “Of course some people were cheating in my centre. I didn’t cheat. Of all my subjects, Physics was the hardest.”
For Nelson Nelson, physics was also the hardest. “My result wasn’t so encouraging. I got 224. It wasn’t particularly hard, but I think I didn’t carefully go through my work when I was done. People cheated in my centre but I didn’t cheat. I think the reason why people failed is a normal thing. It had to do with the lack of seriousness on the part of students. It wasn’t because they don’t have what it takes to make it.”
Let’s work at this problem, ACN Calling on all to come join hands to uplift the declining standard of education, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) said no nation can develop without a well-educated workforce. In a statement issued in Accra, Ghana, ACN’s National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said the party is deeply worried about the recently-released results of the SSCE conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO) in November/December 2011, and that of the 2012 JAMB/UTME. “Results of the 2012 UTME are worse than last year’s, with only three candidates scoring above 300, compared to 2,892 that scored above 300 in the 2011 exam. While no one is in doubt that our country’s educational system has virtually collapsed, these results serve as a wake-up call to Nigerians, whether in or out of government, to rise up and do something urgently to revamp the system.”
Blame government, Laying the blame on the doorsteps of government, the Executive Director, New Rea Foundation, initiators of the Busy Bee spelling competition, Mr. Yemi Osilaja, said the students are taking after the leaders who have shown there’s always a shortcut to success. “The only thing the youths know is that they want to be rich and successful without working for it. This shows that the foundation is faulty and we need to go back to the schools to reorient them and their teachers to give them new directions.” NANS tasks FG The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), through its PRO, Comrade Clement Godwin Olusegun, has challenged the Federal Government through the Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayatu Rufai, to take an urgent look at the falling standard of education in the country from the recently released of results of the just concluded JAMB-UTME examination nationwide.
Source: Vanguard News

Saturday, 28 March 2015

National Examination Council (NECO) Has Recorded Another Mass Failure

Another mass failure has been recorded in the National Examination Council (NECO) results released in Minna, Niger
State, Wednesday.
Registrar/Chief Executive of
the Council, Professor
Promise Okpala, while
releasing the results said
110,724 candidates
registered for the 2011
November/December Senior
School Certificate
Examinations (SSCE) of which
104,187 actually sat for the
examinations while 22,680
malpractice cases were
recorded nationwide.
A breakdown of the result
showed that 110,724
candidates registered for English Language while 104,187 eventually sat for it. 15,669 or 14.15 per cent of them recorded pass while 75,355 or 68.06 per cent failed. In Mathematics, of the 110,590 that registered, 101,792 sat for the paper with 45,547 or 41.19 per cent having credit and above and 10,328 or 9.34
per cent with ordinary pass.
Further breakdown also
showed that the results in
science core subjects including Chemistry, Biology,
Further Mathematics and
Agricultural Science are nothing to write home about.
In Physics, 43,504 or 90. 05
per cent failed, 24 candidates or 0.05 per cent had credit and above, 101 or 2.21 per cent failed; Biology, of the 97,595 that sat for the paper, 8,109 or 7.57 per cent had pass while 75,486 or 70.48 per cent failed.
In Chemistry, of the 44,950
that sat for the paper, 2,577 or 5.32 per cent had credit and above, 3,432 or 7.09 per cent had pass while 37,973 or 78.39 per cent failed. In Further Mathematics, of the 3,271 that sat for it, 48 or 1.05 per cent had credit and above, 101 or 2.21 per cent with pass while 3,085 or 67.64 per cent failed.
The statistics further showed
that Oyo State which had the
highest number of candidates for the examination also topped the list of states with the highest cases of malpractice of 6,579 or 3.29 per cent while Adamawa State had the least of only 36 cases or 1.33 per cent
Okpala said the council would not lower the standard of the marking skills because of the
continuous mass failure but
instead make it higher.

Source: Vanguard News

Tuesday, 17 March 2015

2014 June/July NECO Timetable

Below is the Neco Time Table for 2014;

NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (NECO) KM 8 BIDA ROAD PMB 159, MINNA, NIGER STATE SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION: JUNE/JULY 2014 EXAMINATION TIME-TABLE 22ND MAY TO 10TH JULY, 2014

Thursday 22nd May To Wednesday 28th June (Actual date and time will be fixed by the Council)
4114 Paper IV: Oral Arabic 1hr 20mins
4104 Paper IV: Oral French 1hr 30mins
6181 Paper I: Practical – Clothing and Textiles 3hrs
3091 Paper I: Practical – Foods and Nutrition 3hrs
3081 Paper I: Practical – Home Management 3hrs
4044 Paper IV: Aural: Music 40 mins 4041 Paper I: Performance Test,
Music Technology/Alternative 1hr 30mins
=================== Friday 30th May 2011 Paper I: Practical – Biology 2hrs 10.00 am – 12.00 pm
=================== Wednesday 4th June 2021 Paper I: Practical – Chemistry 2hrs 10.00 am – 12.00 pm
=================== Thursday 5th June 2031 Paper I: Practical – Physics 2hrs 45mins 10.00 am – 12.45 pm
=================== Friday 6th June 2061 Paper I: Practical – Agricultural Science 1hr 30mins 10.00 am – 11.30 am
=================== Tuesday 10th June 4063/4061 Paper III&I: Objective & Practical – Geography 2hrs 30mins 10.00 am – 12.30 pm
=================== Thursday 12th June 4073/4072 Paper III&II: Objective & Essay – Government 2hrs 40mins 10.00 am – 12.40 pm
=================== Friday 13th June 4062 Paper II: Essay – Geography 2hrs 10.00 am – 12.00 pm
=================== Monday 16th June 2023/2022 Paper III&II: Objective & Essay – Chemistry 3hrs 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
=================== Tuesday 17th June 1012/1013 Paper II & III: Essay & Objective - English Language 2hr 45mins 10.00 am – 12.45 am 1014 Paper IV: Test of Orals – English Language 45mins 12.45 pm – 1.30 pm
=================== Wednesday 18th June 5033/5032 Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Commerce 2hrs 40mins 10.00 am – 12.40 am
=================== Thursday 19th June 2033/2032 Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Physics 3hrs 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
=================== Friday 20th June 2063/2062 Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Agricultural Science 2hrs 30mins 10.00 am – 12.30 pm
=================== Monday 23rd June 1023 Paper III: Objective – General Mathematics 1hr 45mins 10.00 am – 11.45 am 1022 Paper II: Essay – General Mathematics 2hrs 30mins 12.00 pm – 2.30 pm
=================== Wednesday 25th June 2043 Paper III: Objective – Further Mathematics 2hrs 10.00 am – 12.00 pm 2042 Paper II: Essay – Further Mathematics 2hrs 30mins 12.00 pm – 2.30 pm 4093/4094 Paper III & IV: Objective & Prose – Literature-in- English 2hrs 15mins 3.00 pm – 5.15 pm
=================== Thursday 26th June 2013/2012 Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Biology 2hrs 30mins 10.00 am – 12.30 pm 4113/4112 Paper III & II: Objective, Essay & Literature - Arabic 3hrs 30mins 2 pm – 5.30 pm
=================== Friday 27th June 4013/4012 Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Christian Religious Studies 2hrs 30mins 10.00 am – 12.30 pm 4023/4022 Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Islamic Studies 2hrs 10.00 am – 12.30 pm
=================== Monday 30th June 4083/4082 Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Economics 3hrs 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
=================== Tuesday 1sh July 4123/4122 Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Hausa 3hrs 10.00 am – 1.00 pm 4133/4132 Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Igbo 3hrs 10.00 am – 1.00 pm 4143/4142 Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Yoruba 3hrs 10.00 am – 1.00 pm 4153/4152 Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Edo 3hrs 10.00 am – 1.00 pm 4163/4162 Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Efik 3hrs 10.00 am – 1.00 pm 4173/4172 Paper III & II: Objective & Essay – Ibibio 3hrs 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
=================== Thursday 3rd July 3011 Paper I: Practical – Technical Drawing 3hrs 10.00 am – 1.00 pm 4092 Paper II: Drama & Poetry – Literature In English 1hr 40mins 2.30pm – 4.10pm
=================== Monday 4th July 3013/3014 Paper III & IV: Objective & Drawing – Technical Drawing 2hrs 30mins 10.00 am – 12.30 pm
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Schools and Candidates should note the following:
i. For Physical Education and Auto Mechanics Practical Paper I, French, Music, and Arabic Paper IV, the specific venues for the examinations should be confirmed from NECO Office in the respective state.
ii. 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.
iii. 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.
iv. The Nigerian Languages Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba include Literature aspect.
v. BRINGING GSM INTO THE EXAMINATION HALL IS PROHIBITED.
vi. Use of scientific calculator is not allowed.
vii. The Albinos and blind candidates are to be given 15minutes extra time across all subjects.
ABUBAKAR M. GANA FOR: REGISTRAR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Source: www.campusportal.com.ng
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Friday, 6 March 2015

2014 NECO Nov/Dec GCE Timetable

This is to inform all our esteemed readers, who are not aware, that the 2014 NECO Nov/Dec GCE Timetable has been released online, by the registration board to all interested candidates.

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2014 NECO Time-Table

Monday 27th Oct. To Thursday, 30th Oct.
French Paper IV (Aural Comprehension & Oral Expression) [Actual date and time
will be fixed by the Council]

Monday 3rd November
Chemistry Paper I (Alternative to Practical) 2hrs 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm

Tuesday 4th Nov.
Biology Paper I (Alternative to Practical) 2hrs 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm

Wednesday 5th Nov.
Physics Paper I (Alternative to Practical) 2hrs 45mins 2.00 pm – 4.45 pm

Thursday 6th Nov.
Geography Paper I (Objective & Practical) 2hrs 30mins 2.00 pm – 4.30 pm

Friday 7th Nov.
Agricultural Science Paper I (Alternative to Practical) 1hr 30mins 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm

Saturday 8th Nov.
English Language Paper II (Essay) 1hr 45mins 11.00 am – 12.45 pm
English Language Paper III (Objective) 1hr 12.45 pm – 1.45 pm
English Language Paper IV (Test of Orals) 45mins 2.10 pm – 2.55 pm

Monday 10th Nov.
Economics Paper III & II (Objective & Essay) 3hrs 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm

Tuesday 11th Nov.
Physics Paper III & II (Objective & Essay) 3hrs 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm

Wednesday 12th Nov.
Government Paper III & II (Objective & Essay) 2hrs 40mins 2.00 pm – 4.40 pm

Thursday 13th Nov.
Chemistry Paper III & II (Objective & Essay) 3hrs 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm

Friday 14th Nov.
Physical Education Paper I (Theory of Practice) 2hrs 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm

Saturday 15th Nov.
General Mathematics Paper III (Objective) 1hr 45mins 11.00 am – 12.45 pm
General Mathematics Paper II (Essay) 2hrs 30mins 1.00 pm – 3.30 pm

Monday 17th Nov.
Commerce Paper III & II (Objective & Essay) 2hrs 40mins 2.00 pm – 4.40 pm

Tuesday 18th Nov.
Biology Paper III & II (Objective & Essay) 2hrs 30mins 2.00 pm – 4.30 pm

Wednesday 19th Nov.
Christian Religious Studies Paper III & II (Objective & Essay) 2hrs 30mins 2.00 pm – 4.30 pm

Thursday 20th Nov.
Agricultural Science Paper III & II (Objective & Essay) 2hrs 30mins 2.00 pm – 4.30 pm

Friday 21st Nov.
Physical Education Paper III & II (Objective & Essay) 2hrs 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm

Monday 24th Nov.
Literature in English Paper III (Objective) 1hr 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Literature in English Paper IV (Prose) 1hr 15mins 3.00 pm – 4.15 pm

Thursday 27th Nov.
Geography Paper II (Essay) 2hrs 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm

Friday 28th Nov.
Literature in English Paper II (Drama & Poetry) 1hr 40mins 3.00 pm – 4.40 pm

Monday 1st December
French Paper I (Written Comprehension) 1hr 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm
French Paper II (Written Expression) 1hr 45mins 3.00 pm – 4.45 pm

Tuesday 2nd Dec.
Hausa Paper III & II (Objective & Essay) 3hrs 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Igbo Paper III & II (Objective & Essay) 3hrs 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Yoruba Paper III & II (Objective & Essay) 3hrs 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm

Thursday 4th Dec.
Arabic Paper III (Objective) 1hr 30mins 2.00 pm – 3.30 pm
Arabic Paper II (Essay & Literature) 2hrs 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm
All candidates sitting for the 2014 NECO / GCE examination should read the following instructions carefully!
1. Take note that the venues for both the Oral French and Arabic will be announced later.
2. All candidates should make sure, that they confirm the specific venues for the Shorthand examination from NECO State Office where they are sitting for the examination.
3. Also be informed that the Nigerian languages (that is) Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba include the Literature aspect.
4. NECO board has made it crystal clear that it’s prohibited and banned the possession of GSM in Examination Hall.
5. Disabled candidates, including the BLIND candidates who Registered for the 2014 neco exams, are required to sit for the examination in their own Neco states Office ONLY!
6. The Neco board also made it clear, that the ALBINOS and blind candidates should be given an extra 15 minutes in ALL subjects! 



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