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At Green Bridge CBT, we understand that preparing for exams like JAMB, WAEC, and NECO can be a daunting task. That's why we've created this comprehensive FAQ guide to help you prepare with ease and make the most out of your study experience. You'll find answers to common questions, tips for effective exam preparation, and insights into how Green Bridge CBT can empower you to succeed in your academic journey.

We understand that these exams are critical milestones in your educational journey, and questions can often arise. In this comprehensive FAQ, we've gathered answers to the most common queries about these exams (JAMB, WAEC, and NECO), their formats, eligibility, registration, preparation strategies, and more. Our goal is to provide you with the clarity and confidence you need to ace these assessments and open doors to your future. Let's dive into the world of exams, demystify the process, and prepare you for success!

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JAMB FAQs

When is JAMB UTME 2024 Starting?

JAMB form 2024/2025 is out and the registration portal www.jamb.gov.ng is now open for interested UTME and Direct Entry (DE) candidates. To register for JAMB 2024/2025 UTME and Direct Entry, candidates can visit the official JAMB website at www.jamb.gov.ng.

  1. The registration for JAMB 2024/2025 UTME and Direct Entry will commence on the 14th of January 2024.

  2. The deadline for 2024 JAMB registration is set for the 14th of February 2024

  3. The registration fee for JAMB 2024/2025 UTME and Direct Entry is N4,700.

  4. The prescribed novel for the 2024/2025 UTME is “The Life Changer” by Khadija Abubakar Jalli. 

  5. The reprinting of JAMB examination slip will commence on 29th of April 2024. Candidates are required to reprint their slips to know their examination date, time, and venue.

  6. The mock examination for JAMB 2024/2025 UTME will take place on the 20th of April 2024. This is an optional exam that candidates can choose to participate in.

  7. JAMB 2024/2025 UTME will commence on 29th of April 2024 and will run until the 12th of May 2024. Candidates are advised to prepare adequately for the examination.

CBT stands for Computer Based-Test. These kinds of tests are administered using digital devices (e.g. Computer).

There had been a public outcry over the conduct, authenticity and reliability of public examinations in Nigeria. In response to these complaints, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) introduced a full scale computer-based test (CBT) in the 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to eliminate examination malpractice and to facilitate examination registration and prompt release of result.

JAMB CBT centres are fully equipped locations with the necessary facilities to conduct UTME examination, including computer systems, internet connectivity, and a conducive environment. These centres are designated by JAMB to conduct the computer-based examination.

See approved JAMB CBT Centres

Each centre has its own operating procedure. Most importantly, you can be rest assured that your centre will be open on the day of your exam.

Green Bridge CBT offers you the best practice experience to prepare for your JAMB UTME, WAEC and NECO examination with over 65,000 past questions with detailed explanation. across over 30 subjects. Available on Android devices and on the Web.

Green Bridge CBT offers you the best practice experience to prepare for your JAMB UTME, WAEC and NECO examination with over 65,000 past questions with detailed explanation. across over 30 subjects. Available on Android devices and on the Web.

Green Bridge CBT offers you free access to over 65,000 past questions got JAMB UTME, WAEC and NECO examination for free on the web. Most of the questions are also available for free on the mobile app.

To register for the JAMB UTME, candidates need to follow these steps:

  1. Create a Personal E-mail Address

  2. Get an Active Mobile Phone Number

  3. Create your JAMB Profile

  4. Get your National Identification Number (NIN)

  5. Buy JAMB e-PIN Online or from Any Bank Nationwide

  6. Get your O’level/A’level Result Printout

  7. Write down All your Biodata to Avoid Mistakes

  8. Budget money for all the Registration Processes

  9. Visit a JAMB-accredited CBT Centre where the registration will be done for you online.

Green Bridge CBT is available for free online. No activation code needed. Most of the questions are also available for free on the mobile app

Green Bridge CBT the mobile app is available for free for offline practice for your JAMB exams. After installation and setup, you no longer need internet connectivity to use it.

Green Bridge CBT web and the mobile app is available for free for offline practice for your JAMB exams. After installation and setup, you no longer need internet connectivity to use it.

There is at least one JAMB CBT centre per local government across Nigeria.

Visit the JAMB official centre page for more details on approved centres.

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WAEC FAQs

Where can I find WAEC timetable?

Green Bridge CBT mobile app provides you with the latest time table for WAEC, NECO & JAMB. Alternatively, you can check the official WAEC website regularly for announcements.

WAEC will make an announcement once results are released. Please continue to check the official WAEC website regularly for announcements.

WAEC grades students from A1 to F9 where A1 is the best possible grade and F9 stands for failure. The table below shows the scrore range needed to attain each of these grades


Grade
Score Range
Meaning
A1
75% - 100%Excellent
B2
70% - 74%Very Good
B3
65% - 69%Good
C4
60% - 64%Credit
C5
55% - 59%Credit
C6
50% - 54%Credit
D7
45% - 49%Pass
E8
40% - 45%Pass
F9
0% - 39%

Fail

The West African Examinations Council is an examination board established by law to determine the examinations required in the public interest in the English-speaking West African countries, to conduct the examinations and to award certificates comparable to those of equivalent examining authorities internationally.

In Nigeria, there are alternatives to this Exam (NECO and NABTEB), but for some reasons, most student prefer sitting for WAEC over the others.

Most Universities in Nigeria expect students to have a minimum of 'Credit (C6)' in at least 5 core subjects relevanet to the higher institution admission they are are seeking.

WAEC witholds results for various reasons, especially when there is suspicion that foul play occured in a designated exam centre. For example, all students in that centre have written almost the same thing in their answer sheet. Unexpectedly high pass rate and various other reasons. Further investigations are made and if confirmed that there was no foul play, the results may be released by WAEC. Avoid participating in exam malpractices to prevent such occurences.

WAEC syllabus contains all the list of topics candidates are expected to have covered to a reasonable extent before sitting for the exam. Questions are set based on this syllabus.

Detailed WAEC syllabus are availble on Green Bridge CBT mobile app

WAEC Compulsory Subjects For All Candidates (General)

The general subjects that are compulsory and important for every WAEC candidate are:

  • English Language

  • Mathematics

  • Civic Education

  • Economics (optional for some candidates)

  • A Trade Subject

    Note that you can choose Data Processing or Computer Studies to complete your 9 subjects in whatever department you are in. Either science, art, or commercial.

As a science student, these are the subjects you should consider including when registering for WAEC:

  1. English Language

  2. Mathematics

  3. Civic Education

  4. Physics

  5. Chemistry

  6. Biology

  7. Geography

  8. Agricultural Science or Economics

  9. A Trade Subject

    Other science subjects options you can choose from

    • Further Mathematics
    • Yoruba/Igbo/Hausa Language
    • Technical Drawing

    Note that you can choose Data Processing or Computer Studies to complete your 9 subjects in whatever department you are in. Either science, art, or commercial.

    As an humanity (art) student, these are the subjects you should consider including when registering for WAEC:

    1. English Language

    2. Mathematics

    3. Civic Education

    4. Literature in English

    5. Government or History

    6. Religious Studies: CRS or IRS

    7. Yoruba/Igbo/Hausa Language

    8. Economics

    9. A Trade Subject

      Other humanity (art) subject options you can choose from

      • Agricultural Science/Biology

      • Arabic Studies 

      • French

      • Music

      • Commerce

        Note that you can choose Data Processing or Computer Studies to complete your 9 subjects in whatever department you are in. Either science, art, or commercial.

      As a commercial student, these are the subjects you should consider including when registering for WAEC

      1. English Language

      2. Mathematics

      3. Civic Education

      4. Economics

      5. Accounting

      6. Commerce

      7. Government

      8. Office Practice

      9. A Trade Subject

      Other commercial subject options you can choose from

      • Further Mathematics

      • Book Keeping

      • Agricultural Science or Biology

      • Yoruba/Igbo/Hausa Language

        Note that you can choose Data Processing or Computer Studies to complete your 9 subjects in whatever department you are in. Either science, art, or commercial.

      You must write at least 9 subjects. Candidate is expected to pass at least 5 subjects with a minimum grade of C6

      These are subjects that are closely related to a trade

      The 35 Trade subjects include; auto body repair and spray painting; auto electrical work; auto mechanical work; auto parts merchandising; air conditioning/ refrigerator; welding and fabrication/ engineering craft practice; electrical installation and maintenance work; radio, TV and electrical work; block laying, brick laying and concrete work; painting and decoration; plumbing and pipe fitting; machine wood working; carpentry and joinery; furniture making; upholstery and catering craft practice.

      According to The West Africa Examinations Council, you must have one trade subject in your WASSCE subjects combination.

      No, it is not.

      WASSCE for Private Candidates (Jan/Feb and Nov/Dec), also known as General Certificate Examination (GCE) or WAEC GCE, is a private examination and uniforms are not required, but biometric registration is compulsory as in the former. This examination is offered during first few months of the year (known as the first series) or towards the end of the year (known as the second series), and it is usually taken by secondary school leavers who want to correct deficiencies in their results. The results are available by March or December, usually 45 days after the last paper has been written

      No. The certificate issued by WAEC is valid for life!

      WAEC SSCE is an internationally recognized examination and can be used to study abroad, depending on the requirements of the higher institution you are applying to. Some Universities outside of West Africa accept it, while other require additional qualifications such as GCSE in the UK. Do well to research on the necessary requirement peculiar to your admission needs.

      Yes, you can Combine both WAEC and NECO result for admission.

      Yes, you can Combine both results

      Yes!

      In october of 2022, the Nigerian office of WAEC introduced the digital platform for certificate collection, retrieval; For candidates to generate certificates online and to recover burnt, lost, and damaged certificates. Certificates produced from 1999 to date are eligible for such recovery.

      The digital certificate platform initiated by Nigeria is the first of its kind in the examination board since its establishment in 1952.

      Yes! This can be done using WAEC result checker on the waec direct website

      The WAEC Scratch Cards also popularly known as WAEC Result Checker is a product of The West African Examinations Council (WAEC). It is used to access WAEC Results. The card contains a serial number and pin and each card can only be used 5 times for one candidate.

      WAEC verification PIN is a way to verify a candidate’s information electronically.

      The WAEC ONLINE RESULT VERIFICATION is an online solution that  enables Candidates, Universities,Polytechnics, Colleges of Education, Organisations and other related institutions check and verify WAEC results of candidates at anytime and anywhere in the world.

      The West African Examination Council (WAEC) Continuous Assessment Score Capturing System (CASS) forms 30 per cent of students grade in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates.

      The continuous assessment capturing starts from the SS1 class but the CASS used to compute the total score for the terminal examination is the one recorded at SS3.

      The Nigerian National Office of WAEC is located at:


      21, Hussey Street, Yaba
      P. M. B. 1022, Yaba
      Lagos State.

      There are however other WAEC zonal offices accross Nigeria in Abuja, Benin, Enugu, Ibadan, Jos, Kaduna e.t.c

      Yes!

      If after investigation,no foul play was discovered.

      Candidates who fail can always re-register for the next WAEC exam cycle. There is no restriction for sitting for the exam more than once.

      It is recommended that you practice as much past questions as possible. Go through the WAEC syllabus to familiarize yourself on the topics covered by WAEC questions.

      Thousands of past questions and detailed WAEC syllabus are all available on the Green Bridge CBT App

      NECO FAQs

      What is NECO?

      NECO is an acronym for the National Examinations Council. It is a Nigerian government organization responsible for conducting and administering national examinations in Nigeria.

      NECO is open to all students in Nigeria who have completed their primary school education, junior secondary school education or senior secondary school education and are seeking to further their education. Private candidates who are not in school can also register for the examination.

      Yes! NECO is recognized outside Nigeria.

      NECO SSCE is currently not compulsory in Nigeria, however, there are ongoing moves by lawmakers to make it a madatory exam.

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