‌

THE‌‌NATIONAL‌‌EXAMINATION‌‌
COUNCIL‌‌(NECO)‌‌ ‌

SSCE‌‌EXTERNAL‌‌REGISTRATION‌‌
USER‌‌GUIDE,‌‌NOV/DEC‌ ‌‌

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NECO‌‌External‌‌Examination‌‌Registration‌‌Guide‌‌ ‌

INTRODUCTION‌ ‌
This‌ ‌user‌ ‌guide‌ ‌will‌ ‌provide‌ ‌you‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌‌necessary‌‌information‌‌to‌‌use‌‌the‌‌
offline‌‌biometric‌‌application‌‌as‌‌well‌‌as‌‌the‌‌online‌ ‌payments‌‌and‌‌biodata‌‌
capture‌ ‌platform.‌ ‌It‌ ‌also‌ ‌contains‌ ‌detailed‌ ‌steps‌ ‌on‌ ‌how‌ ‌to‌ ‌register‌‌
candidates,‌ ‌purchase‌ ‌quotas‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌use‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌offline‌ ‌application‌ ‌to‌‌
capture‌‌fingerprints.‌ ‌

Let’s‌‌begin‌‌with‌‌the‌‌biometric‌‌application..‌ ‌

BIOMETRIC‌A
‌ PPLICATION‌‌
DOCUMENTATION‌ ‌
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The‌ ‌NECO‌ ‌offline‌ ‌biometric‌ ‌application‌ ‌is‌ ‌built‌ ‌essentially‌ ‌to‌ ‌simplify‌ ‌the‌‌
process‌‌of‌‌capturing‌‌candidates'‌‌biometric‌‌data‌‌offline‌‌before‌‌uploading‌‌
the‌ ‌records‌‌to‌‌an‌‌online‌‌server.‌‌The‌‌application‌‌has‌‌features‌‌to‌‌display‌‌all‌‌
captured‌‌data.‌‌ ‌

SYSTEM‌R
‌ EQUIREMENT‌‌ ‌
● System‌ ‌requirements‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌listing‌ ‌of‌ ‌what‌ ‌software‌ ‌programs‌ ‌or‌‌
hardware‌ ‌devices‌ ‌are‌ ‌required‌ ‌to‌ ‌operate‌ ‌this‌ ‌offline‌ ‌application‌‌
properly.‌‌The‌‌National‌‌Examination‌‌Council‌‌(NECO)‌‌offline‌‌biometric‌‌
application‌ ‌will‌ ‌work‌ ‌when‌ ‌the‌ ‌following‌ ‌system‌ ‌requirements‌ ‌are‌‌
met.‌ ‌

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Hardware‌R
‌ equirements‌ ‌

● Min‌‌of‌‌2‌‌GHz‌‌processor‌‌or‌‌faster‌‌32-bit‌‌(x86)‌‌or‌‌64-bit‌‌(x64).‌ ‌
● Min‌‌of‌‌2‌‌GB‌‌of‌‌RAM‌‌for‌‌32-bit‌‌or‌‌2‌‌GB‌‌of‌‌RAM‌‌for‌‌64-bit.‌ ‌
● Min‌‌of‌‌126‌‌GB‌‌of‌‌hard‌‌drive‌‌space‌‌for‌‌32-bit‌‌or‌‌256‌‌GB‌‌for‌‌64-bit.‌ ‌
● DirectX‌‌9‌‌graphics‌‌device‌‌with‌‌WDDM‌‌1.0‌‌or‌‌higher.‌ ‌
● Futronic‌‌Scanner‌‌(FS80H-)‌ ‌

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Software‌R
‌ equirements‌‌ ‌
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● Windows‌‌operating‌‌system‌ ‌

Installation‌

First,‌ ‌users‌ ‌can‌ ‌obtain‌ ‌the‌ ‌biometric‌ ‌offline‌ ‌application‌ ‌by‌ ‌visiting:‌‌
https://www.neco.gov.ng/our-exams/ssce-external/‌ ‌

then‌ ‌scroll‌ ‌down‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌“Download‌ ‌the‌ ‌Biometric‌ ‌App”‌ ‌as‌ ‌seen‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌‌
screenshot‌‌below‌ ‌

The‌‌user‌‌can‌‌download‌‌the‌‌appropriate‌‌version‌‌based‌‌on‌‌their‌‌operating‌‌
systems.‌ ‌

Double-click‌‌the‌‌package‌‌to‌‌run‌‌the‌‌installation‌‌wizard‌‌and‌‌follow‌‌through‌‌
the‌‌installation‌‌process.‌ ‌
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Users‌ ‌are‌ ‌required‌ ‌to‌ ‌install‌ ‌the‌ ‌futronic‌ ‌fingerprint‌ ‌scanner‌ ‌and‌ ‌Java‌‌
Runtime‌‌Environment‌‌(JRE)‌‌to‌‌enable‌‌the‌‌application‌‌to‌‌run.‌‌ ‌

Upon‌‌completion‌‌of‌‌the‌‌installation‌‌process,‌‌the‌‌users‌‌are‌‌required‌‌to‌‌click‌‌
the‌F‌ inish‌‌‌button‌‌to‌‌ensure‌‌the‌‌application‌‌has‌‌been‌‌successfully‌‌installed.‌ ‌

After‌‌a‌‌successful‌‌installation,‌‌a‌‌shortcut‌‌icon‌‌is‌‌created‌‌on‌‌desktop.‌ ‌

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Launching‌t‌he‌a
‌ pplication‌ ‌

Double-click‌ ‌the‌‌application‌‌icon‌‌on‌‌the‌‌desktop‌‌to‌‌launch‌‌the‌‌Biometric‌‌
app.‌ ‌When‌‌the‌‌application‌‌is‌‌launched‌‌successfully,‌‌the‌‌user‌‌is‌‌requested‌‌
to‌ ‌enter‌ ‌his/her‌ ‌username‌ ‌and‌ ‌password‌ ‌(obtained‌ ‌during‌ ‌the‌ ‌online‌‌
signup)‌‌and‌‌click‌‌login.‌

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Dashboard‌ ‌
The‌ ‌dashboard‌ ‌is‌ ‌the‌ ‌first‌ ‌page‌ ‌that‌‌appears‌‌after‌‌a‌‌valid‌‌username‌‌and‌‌
password‌ ‌is‌ ‌entered.‌ ‌Its‌ ‌layout‌ ‌provides‌ ‌an‌ ‌environment‌ ‌where‌ ‌all‌ ‌the‌‌
functions‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌application‌ ‌can‌ ‌be‌ ‌accessed‌ ‌to‌ ‌enable‌ ‌the‌ ‌user‌‌
commence‌‌the‌‌offline‌‌registration.‌‌The‌‌display‌‌of‌‌the‌‌dashboard‌‌screen‌‌is‌‌
shown‌‌below:‌ ‌

Dashboard‌‌tab:‌‌this‌‌is‌‌used‌‌to‌‌show‌‌the‌‌statistics‌‌of‌‌user‌‌biometric‌‌data‌‌
capture.‌‌It‌‌included‌‌a‌‌pending‌‌and‌‌uploaded‌‌record‌‌and‌‌a‌‌table‌‌that‌‌
has‌‌the‌‌ability‌‌to‌‌be‌‌sorted.‌‌ ‌

Biometric‌ ‌tab:‌ ‌this‌ ‌is‌ ‌the‌ ‌tab‌ ‌where‌ ‌candidate‌ ‌BRN‌ ‌would‌ ‌be‌ ‌inserted‌‌
and‌‌biometric‌‌details‌‌would‌‌be‌‌captured.‌ ‌

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To‌‌capture‌‌candidate‌‌biometric,‌‌plug‌‌the‌‌futronic‌‌biometric‌‌fingerprint‌‌
scanner‌ ‌to‌ ‌your‌ ‌computer.‌ ‌Thereafter,‌ ‌click‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌start‌ ‌button‌ ‌and‌‌
follow‌‌the‌‌finger‌‌prints‌‌as‌‌directed‌‌right‌‌thumb‌‌to‌‌left‌‌little‌‌finger.‌ ‌

After‌ ‌a‌ ‌successful‌ ‌biometric‌ ‌capture‌ ‌a‌ ‌pop‌ ‌appears‌ ‌that‌ ‌tells‌ ‌you‌ ‌to‌‌
capture‌ ‌a‌ ‌new‌ ‌candidate‌ ‌or‌ ‌view‌ ‌photocard,‌ ‌you‌‌can‌‌then‌‌select‌‌as‌‌
appropriate.‌ ‌

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Photocard‌d
‌ ownload‌ ‌
To‌‌download‌‌the‌‌candidate‌‌photocard‌‌select‌‌the‌‌candidate‌‌from‌‌the‌‌
dashboard‌‌and‌‌click‌‌on‌‌view‌‌phone‌‌card‌‌on‌‌the‌‌list.‌‌ ‌

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Online‌A
‌ pplication‌ ‌
This‌ ‌part‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌guide‌ ‌contains‌ ‌details‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌online‌ ‌application‌ ‌and‌‌
how‌ ‌to‌ ‌go‌ ‌about‌ ‌registration‌ ‌of‌ ‌a‌ ‌candidate‌ ‌and‌ ‌how‌ ‌to‌ ‌capture‌‌
fingerprints‌‌of‌‌a‌‌candidate.‌ ‌

The‌‌first‌‌step‌‌is‌‌to‌‌create‌‌an‌‌account‌‌on‌‌the‌‌SSCE‌‌External‌‌Portal.‌‌Follow‌‌
the‌‌steps‌‌below:‌‌ ‌

How‌‌To‌‌Create‌‌an‌‌Account‌ ‌
● Go‌‌to‌h
‌ ttps://ssceexternal.neco.gov.ng/‌‌‌portal.‌ ‌

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● Click‌‌on‌R
‌ egister‌‌Here‌ ‌

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‌
● Fill‌‌out‌‌the‌‌form‌‌with‌‌the‌‌required‌‌information‌‌and‌‌then‌‌click‌‌on‌‌
the‌R
‌ egister‌‌‌button‌‌to‌‌complete‌.‌

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● After‌‌creating‌‌your‌‌account,‌‌you‌‌will‌‌need‌‌to‌‌activate‌‌your‌‌
account‌‌by‌‌following‌‌the‌‌steps‌‌below:‌C
‌ lick‌‌on‌‌the‌‌V
‌ erification‌‌
Link‌‌‌provided‌‌in‌‌the‌‌email‌‌sent‌‌to‌‌you‌‌by‌‌NECO.‌

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● ‌

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● You'll‌‌be‌‌notified‌‌on-screen,‌‌letting‌‌you‌‌know‌‌your‌‌account‌‌has‌‌
been‌‌activated‌‌successfully.‌‌Click‌‌the‌L‌ ogin‌‌‌button,‌‌and‌‌you'll‌‌
be‌‌redirected‌‌to‌‌the‌‌SSCE‌‌External‌‌Portal.‌ ‌

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● Use‌‌your‌‌registered‌‌email‌‌and‌‌password‌‌to‌‌log‌‌in‌‌to‌‌your‌‌
account‌‌to‌‌view‌‌your‌‌dashboard.‌ ‌

How‌t‌o‌L‌ ogin‌t‌o‌Y
‌ our‌A
‌ ccount‌ ‌
A‌‌successful‌‌account‌‌verification‌‌allows‌‌you‌‌to‌‌login‌‌to‌‌your‌‌account‌‌
afterward.‌‌Kindly‌‌follow‌‌the‌‌guides‌‌below‌‌to‌‌login:‌ ‌
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● Click‌‌the‌L‌ ogin‌‌‌button‌‌as‌‌shown‌‌in‌‌the‌‌image‌‌below.‌

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● After‌‌a‌‌successful‌‌login,‌‌you'll‌‌be‌‌able‌‌to‌‌see‌‌your‌‌user‌‌dashboard.‌‌
(See‌‌image‌‌below‌‌for‌‌description)‌ ‌

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‌
‌

How‌‌to‌‌Register‌‌Purchase‌‌Quota‌ ‌

The‌‌steps‌‌below‌‌guide‌‌you‌‌through‌‌purchasing‌‌a‌‌Quota‌‌required‌‌to‌‌
register‌‌a‌‌candidate.‌‌If‌‌you‌‌do‌‌not‌‌have‌‌any‌‌Quota‌‌in‌‌your‌‌account,‌‌you‌‌
will‌‌not‌‌be‌‌able‌‌to‌‌register‌‌any‌‌candidate.‌ ‌

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1. When‌‌you‌‌have‌‌successfully‌‌logged‌‌in‌‌to‌‌your‌‌SSCE‌‌External‌‌
account,‌‌on‌‌the‌‌dashboard‌‌click‌‌on‌‌the‌‌P
‌ URCHASE‌‌QUOTA‌‌b
‌ utton.‌

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2. A‌‌checkout‌‌form‌‌will‌‌be‌‌opened‌‌on‌‌the‌‌right-hand‌‌side‌‌of‌‌your‌‌
screen.‌‌Select‌‌the‌‌type‌‌of‌‌payment‌‌you‌‌wish‌‌to‌‌make,‌‌enter‌‌the‌‌
total‌‌number‌‌of‌‌registration‌‌quota(s),‌‌and/or‌‌four-figure‌‌table‌‌
quota(s)‌‌you‌‌wish‌‌to‌‌purchase‌‌and‌‌click‌‌on‌‌the‌‌‌MAKE‌‌PAYMENT‌‌

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button.‌

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3. A‌‌breakdown‌‌of‌‌the‌‌total‌‌amount‌‌will‌‌be‌‌displayed‌‌for‌‌you‌‌to‌‌
cross-check‌‌the‌‌figures‌‌before‌‌proceeding‌‌to‌‌make‌‌payment.‌

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‌

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4. Select‌‌the‌‌checkbox‌‌to‌‌verify‌‌that‌‌the‌‌payment‌‌breakdown‌‌
information‌‌is‌‌correct‌‌and‌‌click‌‌on‌‌the‌P
‌ ROCEED‌‌TO‌‌PAY‌‌‌button‌‌to‌‌
proceed‌‌to‌‌make‌‌payment.‌

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5. NOTE:‌‌I‌f‌‌you‌‌do‌‌not‌‌select‌‌the‌‌checkbox,‌‌you‌‌will‌‌not‌‌be‌‌able‌‌to‌‌
proceed‌‌to‌‌make‌‌a‌‌payment,‌‌and‌‌once‌‌you‌‌have‌‌verified‌‌and‌‌
made‌‌payments,‌‌these‌‌payments‌‌are‌‌‌non-refundable.‌ ‌
6. You‌‌will‌‌be‌‌redirected‌‌to‌‌the‌‌Remita‌‌page‌‌where‌‌you‌‌will‌‌make‌‌the‌‌
payment.‌‌The‌‌amount‌‌payable‌‌will‌‌be‌‌displayed.‌‌Click‌‌on‌‌the‌‌

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SUBMIT‌b
‌ utton‌‌to‌‌proceed‌‌with‌‌the‌‌payment.‌

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7. Choose‌‌your‌‌preferred‌‌payment‌‌option‌‌to‌‌make‌‌payment.‌

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8. After‌‌a‌‌successful‌‌payment,‌‌you‌‌will‌‌receive‌‌a‌‌notification‌‌as‌‌shown‌‌
in‌‌the‌‌image‌‌below.‌‌After‌‌which,‌‌your‌‌purchased‌‌quota(s)‌‌will‌‌be‌‌

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allocated‌‌to‌‌your‌‌account.‌

How‌t‌o‌R
‌ egister‌A
‌ ‌C
‌ andidate‌.‌ ‌

Moving‌‌forward,‌‌let‌‌us‌‌go‌‌into‌‌the‌‌registration‌‌process,‌‌kindly‌‌follow‌‌the‌‌
guidelines‌‌below‌‌to‌‌find‌‌your‌‌way‌‌around‌‌it:‌ ‌

1. First,‌‌log‌‌in‌‌to‌‌your‌‌account‌‌with‌‌your‌‌Username‌‌and‌‌Password.‌ ‌
2. After‌‌you‌‌have‌‌successfully‌‌logged‌‌into‌‌your‌‌account‌‌click‌‌on‌‌‌the‌‌
Register‌‌Candidate‌‌Button‌o
‌ n‌‌the‌S
‌ idebar‌.(See‌‌the‌‌Image‌‌below‌‌

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for‌‌description)‌

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3. Fill‌‌all‌‌required‌‌fields‌‌on‌‌the‌‌bio-data‌‌page.‌(‌ See‌‌the‌‌Image‌‌below‌‌
for‌‌description)‌

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4. Select‌‌a‌‌minimum‌‌of‌‌8‌‌subjects‌‌and‌‌a‌‌maximum‌‌of‌‌9‌‌subjects.‌‌
(See‌‌the‌‌Image‌‌below‌‌for‌‌description)‌

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5. When‌‌Capturing‌‌your‌‌passport‌‌please‌‌note‌‌the‌‌following;‌ ‌
● Capture‌‌and‌‌upload‌‌a‌‌passport‌‌photograph.‌ ‌
● Make‌‌sure‌‌you‌‌do‌‌not‌‌have‌‌any‌‌cap‌‌or‌‌hat‌‌on.‌ ‌
● Make‌‌sure‌‌you‌‌do‌‌not‌‌have‌‌any‌‌glasses‌‌on.‌ ‌
● Make‌‌sure‌‌the‌‌light‌‌source‌‌is‌‌from‌‌your‌‌front‌‌and‌‌not‌‌your‌‌
back.‌ ‌
● Make‌‌sure‌‌your‌‌passport‌‌photo‌‌has‌‌a‌‌white‌‌background.‌ ‌

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● The‌‌image‌‌should‌‌not‌‌be‌‌more‌‌than‌‌2‌‌MB‌‌and‌‌should‌‌be‌‌
supported‌‌by‌‌JPEG‌‌or‌‌PNG.‌(See‌‌the‌‌Image‌‌below‌‌for‌‌

description)‌.‌ ‌
6. After‌‌the‌‌successful‌‌completion‌‌of‌‌the‌‌steps‌‌above,‌‌a‌B
‌ iometric‌‌
Reference‌‌Number‌‌‌(B
‌ RN‌)‌‌will‌‌be‌‌generated‌‌for‌‌you.‌(See‌‌the‌‌

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Image‌‌below‌‌for‌‌description)‌‌

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7. Take‌‌your‌‌generated‌‌‌Biometric‌‌Reference‌‌Number‌‌‌(B
‌ RN‌)‌‌to‌‌a‌‌
registered‌‌café‌‌operator‌‌near‌‌you‌‌to‌‌capture‌‌your‌‌fingerprint‌‌and‌‌
complete‌‌registration.‌ ‌

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How‌‌To‌‌Capture‌‌Fingerprint‌ ‌

To‌‌do‌‌this,‌‌you‌‌need‌‌to‌‌go‌‌to‌‌a‌‌certified‌‌NECO‌‌registration‌‌point.‌‌Kindly‌‌
follow‌‌the‌‌steps‌‌below‌‌to‌‌locate‌‌cafés‌‌that‌‌are‌‌registered‌‌with‌‌NECO:‌ ‌

1. Go‌‌to‌‌the‌‌Registration‌‌Point‌‌portal‌‌by‌‌clicking‌h
‌ ere.‌ ‌
2. Click‌‌on‌‌the‌‌search‌‌bar‌‌to‌‌refocus‌‌your‌‌cursor,‌‌then‌‌type‌‌in‌‌your‌‌
location‌‌to‌‌find‌‌a‌‌registration‌‌point‌‌near‌‌you.‌ ‌

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3. Candidates‌‌can‌‌contact‌‌the‌‌registration‌‌point‌‌with‌‌their‌‌listed‌‌
phone‌‌number‌‌and‌‌address.‌ ‌

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4. Once‌‌you’ve‌‌located‌‌the‌‌nearest‌‌cafe‌‌Operator,‌‌follow‌‌the‌‌steps‌‌
below‌‌and‌‌you’ll‌‌be‌‌able‌‌to‌‌capture‌‌your‌‌fingerprint;‌ ‌
● Launch‌‌Offline‌‌Application.‌ ‌
● Enter‌‌your‌‌existing‌‌username‌‌and‌‌password‌ ‌
● Verify‌‌Biometric‌‌Reference‌‌Number‌‌(B
‌ RN‌)‌ ‌
● Plugin‌‌futronic‌‌fingerprint‌‌scanner‌ ‌ ‌
● Click‌‌on‌‌the‌‌start‌‌button‌‌and‌‌scan‌‌all‌‌fingers‌‌and‌‌thumbs‌‌until‌‌
then‌‌turn‌‌green.‌ ‌

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See‌‌images‌‌below‌‌for‌‌description.‌ ‌

● Launch‌‌Offline‌‌Application.‌ ‌
● Enter‌‌your‌‌existing‌‌username‌‌and‌‌password‌ ‌

● ‌Verify‌‌Biometric‌‌Reference‌‌Number‌‌(BRN)‌ ‌

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● ‌Plugin‌‌Futronic‌‌fingerprint‌‌scanner.‌‌ ‌

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● Click‌‌on‌‌the‌‌start‌‌button‌‌and‌‌scan‌‌all‌‌fingers‌‌and‌‌thumbs‌‌until‌‌then‌‌
turn‌‌green.‌‌

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● Once‌‌this‌‌process‌‌is‌‌completed,‌ ‌you‌‌will‌‌be‌‌redirected‌‌to‌‌your‌‌SSCE‌‌
Ext‌‌online‌‌account‌‌to‌‌print‌‌out‌‌your‌‌examination‌‌Photocard.‌ ‌
● After‌‌you’re‌‌done‌‌capturing‌‌your‌‌biometric,‌‌your‌‌registration‌‌process‌‌
is‌‌now‌‌completed;‌‌you‌‌will‌‌now‌‌be‌‌able‌‌to‌‌print‌‌out‌‌your‌‌Photocard.‌‌

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See‌‌below:‌ ‌

That's‌‌it‌‌you‌‌are‌‌all‌‌done!‌ ‌

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