Dates and deadlines
The examination calendar.
Registration windows, examination sittings and scholarship deadlines. Where an examination body has not yet published its dates for this cycle, we say so plainly and link you to the official portal instead of guessing.
Upcoming examinations
| Examination | Registration | Sitting | Official portal |
|---|---|---|---|
SAT (November sitting) International · University admission · College Board | Closes 23 October 2026 | 7 November 2026Late registration closes 27 October 2026. | Open |
SAT (December sitting) International · University admission · College Board | Closes 20 November 2026 | 5 December 2026Late registration closes 24 November 2026. | Open |
SAT (March sitting) International · University admission · College Board | Closes 19 February 2027 | 6 March 2027Late registration closes 23 February 2027. | Open |
SAT (May sitting) International · University admission · College Board | Closes 16 April 2027 | 1 May 2027Late registration closes 20 April 2027. | Open |
SAT (June sitting) International · University admission · College Board | Closes 21 May 2027 | 5 June 2027Late registration closes 25 May 2027. | Open |
ACT (December sitting) International · University admission · ACT | Closes 6 November 2026 | 12 December 2026Late registration closes 29 November 2026. | Open |
ACT (February sitting) International · University admission · ACT | Closes 22 January 2027 | 27 February 2027Late registration closes 9 February 2027. | Open |
ACT (April sitting) International · University admission · ACT | Closes 5 March 2027 | 10 April 2027Late registration closes 23 March 2027. | Open |
ACT (June sitting) International · University admission · ACT | Closes 7 May 2027 | 12 June 2027Late registration closes 25 May 2027. | Open |
ACT (July sitting) International · University admission · ACT | Closes 4 June 2027 | 10 July 2027Late registration closes 22 June 2027. | Open |
IELTS Academic and General Training International · English language · British Council and IDP IELTS | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateSittings run several times a month at authorised centres. Choose your date when you book. | Open |
TOEFL iBT International · English language · ETS | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateTest dates are offered most weeks, at centres and at home. Choose your date when you book. | Open |
Duolingo English Test International · English language · Duolingo | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateTaken online on demand, any day. Results in about two days. | Open |
PTE Academic International · English language · Pearson | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateSittings are available year round at Pearson test centres. | Open |
Cambridge IGCSE (June and November series) International · Secondary certificate · Cambridge Assessment International Education | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateCambridge publishes each series timetable on its website. Your school or an approved centre registers you.Confirm on the official portal before you pay. | Open |
GRE General Test International · Postgraduate admission · ETS | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateAvailable year round at test centres and at home. Choose your date when you book. | Open |
GMAT Focus Edition International · Postgraduate admission · Graduate Management Admission Council | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateAvailable year round at test centres and online. Choose your date when you book. | Open |
11+ Entrance Examinations (United Kingdom) International · Primary to secondary entrance · Grammar school consortia | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateEach school or consortium sets its own date, usually early in Year 6. Check the school website.Confirm on the official portal before you pay. | Open |
Chevening Scholarships (United Kingdom) International · Scholarship · UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Apply directly, no agent needed | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateApplications open once a year and you apply directly, with no agent. Confirm the current deadline on the official site.Confirm on the official portal before you pay. | Open |
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships International · Scholarship · Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Apply directly, no agent needed | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateYou apply through the participating university. Deadlines are published each cycle.Confirm on the official portal before you pay. | Open |
DAAD Scholarships (Germany) International · Scholarship · German Academic Exchange Service Apply directly, no agent needed | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateDifferent deadlines by programme. Apply directly on the DAAD database.Confirm on the official portal before you pay. | Open |
MEXT Scholarships (Japan) International · Scholarship · Government of Japan Apply directly, no agent needed | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateEmbassy recommendation applications open each year. Apply directly through the Japanese embassy.Confirm on the official portal before you pay. | Open |
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program International · Scholarship · Mastercard Foundation and partner universities Apply directly, no agent needed | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateApply through a partner university. Deadlines differ by partner.Confirm on the official portal before you pay. | Open |
National Common Entrance Examination (into Federal Unity Colleges) Nigeria · Primary to secondary entrance · National Examinations Council (NECO) | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateNECO announces the NCEE registration window and sitting date each cycle. Confirm on the official portal.Confirm on the official portal before you pay. | Open |
Basic Education Certificate Examination (Junior WAEC) Nigeria · Junior to senior secondary · National Examinations Council (NECO) | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateBECE dates are released by NECO and by state ministries of education each cycle.Confirm on the official portal before you pay. | Open |
WASSCE for School Candidates Nigeria · Senior secondary certificate · West African Examinations Council | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateWAEC publishes the WASSCE timetable each year, usually sitting between April and June.Confirm on the official portal before you pay. | Open |
WASSCE for Private Candidates (GCE) Nigeria · Senior secondary certificate · West African Examinations Council | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateTwo series each year. Registration windows are announced on the WAEC portal.Confirm on the official portal before you pay. | Open |
NECO Senior School Certificate Examination Nigeria · Senior secondary certificate · National Examinations Council (NECO) | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateInternal and external sittings each year. Confirm the current window on the NECO portal.Confirm on the official portal before you pay. | Open |
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination Nigeria · University admission · Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateJAMB has not published the final 2027 registration window. Registration usually opens in January and the examination holds in April.Confirm on the official portal before you pay. | Open |
Post-UTME Screening Nigeria · University admission · Individual universities and polytechnics | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateEach institution announces its own screening window on its admissions portal after UTME results.Confirm on the official portal before you pay. | Open |
NABTEB National Business and Technical Certificate Examinations Nigeria · Technical and business certificate · National Business and Technical Examinations Board | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateMay/June and November/December sittings. Confirm dates on the NABTEB portal.Confirm on the official portal before you pay. | Open |
Federal Government of Nigeria Scholarship Awards Nigeria · Scholarship · Federal Scholarship Board, Federal Ministry of Education Apply directly, no agent needed | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateAdvertised each year for local and bilateral awards. Apply directly, no agent needed.Confirm on the official portal before you pay. | Open |
PTDF Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Nigeria · Scholarship · Petroleum Technology Development Fund Apply directly, no agent needed | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateAdvertised annually on the PTDF portal. Apply directly.Confirm on the official portal before you pay. | Open |
NNPC/SNEPCo and Agbami University Scholarships Nigeria · Scholarship · NNPC joint venture partners Apply directly, no agent needed | Awaiting official date | Awaiting official dateOpen to Nigerian undergraduates each year. Watch the official announcement for the current window.Confirm on the official portal before you pay. | Open |
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