WAEC GCE 2021 registration started (2nd series)

This is to inform all candidates that WAEC GCE registration for the 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for the second series has started.

The examination will be conducted at a period to be announced later. Thirty-Six subjects will be available for the examination. Candidates are advised to visit the Council’s corporate website – www.waecnigeria.org to confirm available examination towns and subjects before obtaining the registration PIN.

Candidates are also advised to check the website after their registration has been done to know the latest update.

Page Contents

1 When is the WAEC GCE 2021 registration starting?
2 How to apply for WAEC GCE 2021 exam
- 2.1 WALK-IN-CANDIDATES
- 2.2 GENERAL INFORMATION
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When is the WAEC GCE 2021 registration starting?

The registration period for the WAEC GCE 2021 is from Monday, 23rd August 2021 to Thursday, 30th September 2021.

How to apply for WAEC GCE 2021 exam

In total, you are to pay 18, 500 Naira.

Candidates are expected to pay a registration fee of Eighteen Thousand Naira (N18,000) only, at branches of any of the following banks or any accredited agent, and obtain the Registration PIN and Information VCD:

Access Bank Plc
First Bank of Nig. Ltd
Sterling Bank Plc
Zenith Bank Plc
Diamond Bank Plc
First City Monument Bank Plc
Skye Bank Plc
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc
Ecobank Ltd
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc
Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc
United Bank for Africa Plc
Fidelity Bank Plc
Heritage Bank Plc
Standard Chartered Bank Plc
Unity Bank Plc
WEMA Bank Plc

In addition, candidates will be required to pay a Five Hundred Naira (N500.00) commission to the banks/accredited agents.

After obtaining the Registration PIN, candidates should log on to https://registration.waecdirect.org/ for registration.

WALK-IN-CANDIDATES

Candidates who wish to register for the examination after the close of entries may be accommodated as “Walk-in-Candidates”, provided they register not less than twenty-four hours to the scheduled time of the paper (s) they intend to write. The “Walk-in-Candidates” fee is Thirty Thousand Five Hundred Naira (N30, 500.00), only.

CANDIDATES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: Candidates with special needs will also register online like other candidates but they must dearly state their disabilities e.g blind, low vision, spastic, speech, etc.

COMPLETION OF REGISTRATION: Candidates MUST conclude registration within two weeks of first access to the website during the registration period. They should ensure that their names, gender, passport photographs, dates of birth, and subjects are correct. They are also to print the Admission Notice/Photo Card as evidence of successful registration which will serve as identification during the examination. The Result Checker PIN will also be on the Photo Card. Only Digital Personal Scanner should be used for fingerprint registration.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Candidates should view the Information VCD before they register for the examination.
Candidates should note that registration fee is not refundable.
Candidates should print the examination Timetable at the completion of their registration.
Entries must be uploaded with good quality passport size photographs, not “wait and get” photographs. The background of such photographs MUST NOT BE BLUE OR RED. The size should be 275 by 314 pixels. Entries with unacceptable passport photographs will be rejected.
Candidates should study the Regulations and Syllabuses as well as the Timetable for the examination which they can download from WAEC website (waeconline.org.ng) using the Registration PIN.
Candidates must go to examination halls in mufti and without arms. No professional uniform of any kind will be allowed in the examination halls.
The entire results of candidates who sit the examination in more than one centre will be cancelled.
Smoking is not allowed in the examination hall.
Any candidate that comes into the examination hall with mobile phone(s) and /or electronic gadget(s) will have his or her entire results cancelled.
Candidates must ensure that their entries are correctly completed before uploading as the Council will not be held responsible for errors in candidates’ particulars. Request for correction will NOT BE entertained on any information which a candidate voluntarily gives at the point of registration as soon as the examination commences.
Candidates must come into the examination hall with their original Photo Cards.
Candidates who engage in examination malpractice will not only have their results cancelled, but may be prosecuted.
Candidates must ensure they provide valid email address and telephone number (s) during registration.
All candidates must be prepared to observe all COVID-19 Regulations.