A graduate in Nigeria may receive either the NYSC Discharge Certificate, Exemption Certificate, or Exclusion Letter depending on their eligibility and participation in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC); the Discharge Certificate is awarded to those who complete the one-year service, while the Exemption Certificate is given to over-aged graduates who register but do not serve, and the Exclusion Certificate is issued to graduates of part-time or distance learning programs ineligible for full-time service.
A graduate in Nigeria can be given any of the NYSC Discharge Certificates, Exemption Certificates, or Exclusion Letters. Do you know the differences among these official merits awarded to BSC and HND holders by NYSC? If not, this article stands to help.
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After a year-service at his or her place of assignment, NYSC organizes a passing out ceremony. There, the service award and present this certificate to him or her.
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1. NYSC Discharge Certificate
This is the official document printed and presented by the body to all “served” corps members. By “served”, it means such a graduate had registered for NYSC mobilization, participated in the three-week camping, and posted to a place of assignment where he had been serving for the past 12 months.Sample of NYSC certificate. Recent ones have a passport while old ones didn't. |
After a year-service at his or her place of assignment, NYSC organizes a passing out ceremony. There, the service award and present this certificate to him or her.
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NYSC disallows graduates above 30 to take part in the one-year programme of service. Hence, instead of giving them a Discharge certificate (for the served ones), they are presented with Exemption Certificates.
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Meanwhile, such an over-aged graduate must equally register for the NYSC mobilization but will not be mobilized.
His or her exemption certificate will be delivered to the school. Hence, such a person may choose to pay for it online or wait for the school to receive it. It's officially instructed that the affected graduates should go to their institutions after three (3) months and collect their Exemption Certificates.
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It doesn’t matter whether you’re over-aged or not. Once you didn’t graduate from a regular full-time course, you've presented an exclusion certificate instead.
2. NYSC Exemption Certificate
This is awarded or given to a graduate who doesn’t participate in the one-year service. Such a graduate could not be mobilized because he or she is over-aged (i.e. above 30) at the time to register for NYSC mobilization.NYSC disallows graduates above 30 to take part in the one-year programme of service. Hence, instead of giving them a Discharge certificate (for the served ones), they are presented with Exemption Certificates.
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Meanwhile, such an over-aged graduate must equally register for the NYSC mobilization but will not be mobilized.
His or her exemption certificate will be delivered to the school. Hence, such a person may choose to pay for it online or wait for the school to receive it. It's officially instructed that the affected graduates should go to their institutions after three (3) months and collect their Exemption Certificates.
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3. NYSC Exclusion Certificates
Graduates of any university, polytechnics, distance learning centre, etc. for a programme that is part-time based, sandwich, distance learning, etc. are given exclusion certificates.It doesn’t matter whether you’re over-aged or not. Once you didn’t graduate from a regular full-time course, you've presented an exclusion certificate instead.
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Graduates who belong to this category must equally register for NYSC mobilization online. They’re also to pay the exclusion fee on the portal or a bank. However, when NYSC starts to be mobilizing perspective serving corps members, their own certificates will be ready for printing online. Such a certificate will be printed from their NYSC dashboard in color to be recognized as original and official.
Graduates who belong to this category must equally register for NYSC mobilization online. They’re also to pay the exclusion fee on the portal or a bank. However, when NYSC starts to be mobilizing perspective serving corps members, their own certificates will be ready for printing online. Such a certificate will be printed from their NYSC dashboard in color to be recognized as original and official.
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Good day... my age on my JAMB result is 1990, but my normal date of birth is 1994, and my school have already mobilized my name, and I apply for change of birth with jamb office, so my question is can I proceed to register for NYSC, or I should wait until they correct my date?
ReplyDeleteWait until they correct it.
DeleteAre those exempted from the NYSC Service get paid allowance?
ReplyDeleteNo. NYSC allowees are meant for those who are working with the corps.
DeleteWell-done my Oga, may Almighty God grant you more knowledge
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. Thanks for appreciating the good work here.
DeleteI apply for correction of names it has not be approved what will i do
ReplyDeleteThey will approve it. The change, if approved, will appear on your call-up letter so you can reprint your green card to reflect the correct names.
DeletePls how can I apply for NYSC exemption certificate?
ReplyDeletePls how can I apply for NYSC exemption certificate? Thank you
ReplyDeleteYou register, online, for NYSC, when those who are going to camp are registering too. After that, NYSC will send your Exception certificate to your school. You go there and collect it.
DeleteGood morning
ReplyDeletePlease a friend registered for NYSC and his dashboard is showing exempted but he have applied for date of birth correction will it change back for him to get call up number
Sure, if approved
DeleteIs approved according to the email the sent but is yet to reflect
DeleteWhat should I do ?
They don't have to send you an email. If it's approved, it will change the status on your dashboard.
DeletePlease my date of birth of 31 and am graduating in the next 3 month how do I go for service.
DeletePlease sir how can I apply for change of Date of birth
ReplyDeleteFollow the guide in the post below.
Deletehttps://www.schoolcontents.info/2019/03/nysc-change-of-date-of-birth-and-wrong.html
Please, if one is planning to relocate abroad, by virtue of further studies or marriage, and cannot partake in the nysc program, what options are available.
ReplyDeleteYou're only ignore the service call. Nothing officially is required of you.
DeleteCan one also request for exemption letter if you’re planning to relocate abroad regardless if you’re above 30 or not
DeleteI did part-time program, I was given Exclusion letter are they still going to issue Certificate for me? Thanks
ReplyDeleteNo. With a part-time programme, NYSC only gives you the exclusion letter not together with Discharged certificate.
DeleteThe date of birth on my primary school certificate is 1992 whereas that of my other credentials is 1994. I was posted but was rejected during registration in camp. Can i make the necessary correction and reapply in the next batch or does that mean I've been exempted?
ReplyDeleteWhy did you take a primary school certificate to camp. Nobody is asking for that. You should ask for what to do about it from your camp
DeleteWhat happened to a serven Corp member who have gotten a job before he/she finished his/her one year service
DeleteRead the post below for some clues
Deletehttps://www.schoolcontents.info/2021/12/can-i-look-for-and-get-jobs-during.html
Good day Sir. I will be 30 in September and will be graduating from school in October 2022, can i still go for NYSC?
ReplyDeleteI don't know, You should do the calculation yourself. Once you're less than 30 or exactly 30 with the graduation date sent to NYSC, you will serve. Otherwise, you may not be lucky
DeleteGood Day sir, Please how can I change my date of birth on my waec which is 1996, and that of my exclusion letter from 1996 to 1999?
DeletePlease does nysc send out the exclusion or exemption certificate to the schools of the graduates who did part time programme or is it to be printed online? And like how much do part-time pay to get theirs?
ReplyDeleteExclusion letters for part-time will be paid for online after mobilization registration is done. It's about #3000. Exemption certificates will be sent to the school after mobilization registration done and payment made at the same price.
DeletePlease sir, my age on my national and banking documents (BVN) is 1997, WAEC 1998, Admission form 2000....please will it affect my service
ReplyDeleteAnd please can I change all those years to 2000?
If someone pass 30 year by 6months, will he be mobilize to serve ??
ReplyDeleteIi i I'm posted but want to get an exemption letter how do i get it
ReplyDeletegood day sir,my waec has 1993 while my jamb is 1990,did jamb regulisation but it didnt reflect,while doing my nysc registration noticed it...now they gave me exemption later on my portal.please whats the solution fir this?
ReplyDeleteGood day sir, my date of birth is 1992 and my graduation date is sep. 2022 which 30 years of age not above, but I was given exemption letter during the registration what can I do to get mobilize.
ReplyDeleteThere is Nothing you can d about it,,,You can Only obtain of the Certificate and since Exemption has been Given to you Nothing can Change it again.
DeleteThe Age Error Might have comes from one of the Documents you uploaded on their Portal,The age on one of the Documents might have Exceeded 30.
I went to a Theological institution affiliated to Uniport, can I get an exclusion letter.
ReplyDeleteGood morning sir, I served and gotten my nysc discharge certificate, after I completed my hnd and later I did direct entry into a distance learning program to complete my bsc, now I am done with the bsc program, can I still apply for an exclusion letter, for I have my discharge certificate already? Thank you for your swift response.
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