NECO Releases 2020 Common Entrance Results

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2020 National Common Entrance Examination results.

The examination body has pegged the national examination cut off marks at 142.

Godswill Obioma, the Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO while presenting the results to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, Monday, in Abuja, revealed that a total of 70,580 candidates sat for the examination nationwide, 24,416 candidates passed, scoring a minimum of 66.

Of all the students that participated in the examination, three students got the highest scores, Umeonyiagu Chinua Crucifixio, from  Anambra State, scored 199, Onwuamanam Udochukwu, from Enugu State, scored 198 while Salaam Mariam Aderemilekun, from Lagos State, scored 197 respectively.

The Registrar further revealed that 16,713 candidates were absent from the examination due to the #EndSARS protests that ravaged the country recently.

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Minister of Education, Adamu noted that with the Unity Colleges now 110, admissions carrying capacity has shot up to 26,625 for the current academic year, adding that 720 slots have been added with the establishment of six more Federal Science and Technical Colleges across the country.

Adamu further stated,saying: “I understand that a total of 70,580 candidates sat for the examination, out of which 24,416 candidates passed, scoring a minimum of 66. I noted also that the total carrying capacity of our 110 Unity Colleges now stands 26,625, having added 720 slots with the establishment of six more Federal Science and Technical Colleges across the six geopolitical zones.

“As has been the tradition for decades, the admission criteria include 60 per cent strictly on merit, 30 per cent based on states’ representation in the Unity Colleges and the remaining 10 per cent to cover other sundry considerations such as special needs candidates, gender, local community and biological children of teachers, PTA, SBMC and old students organizations, etc.