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It is no news that students who are good in mathematics await for cowbell mathematics competition year in year out to compete with some of the brightest brains in the country. the wait is over as cowbell mathematics competition 2020 is here.

cowbell mathematics competition 2020 registration duration

cowbell mathematics competition 2020 registration started on Wednesday 1st of January 2020 and will end on Sunday 8th of march 2020

cowbell mathematics competition objectives

To awaken the consciousness and interest in mathematics among Junior and Senior secondary school students in Nigeria.
To improve students’ performance in Mathematics Pan Nigeria.
To create a credible platform for identifying outstanding students and encouraging excellence in Mathematics.
To provide a credible platform that will reward excellence in the subject area of Mathematics.

cowbell mathematics competition 2020 stages

Stage 1: Qualifying Written Examination
Stage 2: TV Quiz Show

how to register for the cowbell mathematics competition 2020

The Mathematics Competition is open to students from 10 – 18 years of age attending full-time Secondary Education in both Public and Private Schools in Nigeria. Entry into this competition is FREE.

Each School is required to present their BEST Ten (10) students in Mathematics (five from JSS3 and five from SSS2), irrespective of sex, religion, tribe or state of origin, to enhance their chances of qualifying for the next stage of the competition.

To encourage “Girl Child Education”, we are making a humble appeal that Mixed Schools nominate a minimum two (2) girls for each category to represent such school.

Go to http://www.cowbellpedia.ng/

Click on the link to register your school
Fill the form and submit. Ensure to fill all required fields.
An email will be sent to the School and Primary contact email addresses provided when filling the form.
Use the link in the email received to verify the email addresses. The school email address must be verified before you can log in.
Once school email is verified, log in to the portal using the school email and password used to register.
On successful login, you click on the Add Candidates under Candidate Management.
Fill in the candidate’s information on the form, upload the candidate’s picture and click the Save Draft button.
You will need to save draft information for 5 candidates before you can submit their registration. If your school is a mixed school, at least 2 of the candidates must be female or you won’t be able to complete the registration.
After creating the draft registration for 5 candidates in a category (junior/senior), highlight each candidate created by clicking it one after the other. a button will be shown on the page to “Register junior/senior candidates”.
After highlighting each of the 5 candidates, a button will be shown on the page to “Register junior/senior candidates”. Click the button to complete the registration of candidates for that category.
A confirmation slip will be generated for you to download and will also be mailed to the School, candidate and parent/guardian email address.
Print this confirmation slip and have it stamped and signed by the school principal.
The confirmation slip will be required for admitting candidates at the examination venue.

the registration is strictly online

general rules and guidelines for cowbell mathematics competition 2020

Stage 1 (Qualifying Written Examination) will hold in all states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Saturday, March 14th, 2020 at 10:00 am. However, accreditation of all candidates begins at 8:00 am.

Latecomers will not be allowed to write the examination.
Candidates are to come along with only a 2B pencil, Biro, Eraser, Ruler and Statistical Table, NO CALCULATORS WILL BE ALLOWED.
Any act of misconduct will lead to disqualification of the candidate.
All candidates MUST be in their School Uniform.
Please refer to the examination centre list to check for the centre nearest to you.
The competition is ONLY open to Students in JSS 3 and SSS 2. Candidates in any other Grade/Class will be disqualified.
The decision of NECO and Promasidor Nigeria Limited is final. We shall not enter into any correspondence with anyone regarding the conduct of this examination.

cowbell mathematics competition stage 2 format

Stage Two is in a TV Quiz format and is into stages: Preliminary, Semi-Final and Finals.
All questions are developed by NECO
This is serialized into 13 episodes and broadcast on major TV stations pan Nigeria.
There are prizes for winners and other finalists with their teachers and schools

things to note

Candidates are advised to check their results online at www.cowbellpedia.ng as from Wednesday, June 1st, 2020.
We strongly recommend that students sit for the examination at centres nearest to them.
Results can also be obtained from respective NECO State offices, State Ministries of Education and Promasidor Nigeria Ltd Offices nationwide.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the second stage of the Quiz competition.
The decision of NECO and Promasidor Nigeria Limited is final. We shall not enter into any correspondence with anyone regarding the conduct of this examination
The Second Stage of the examination would be in an exciting TV Quiz format – Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and finals.

then what we’ve been waiting for

cowbell mathematics competition 2020 prices

stage 1

First position in each State (Junior & Senior)——————————-₦30,000 each
Second Position in each State (Junior & Senior)—————————-₦25,000 each
Third Position in each State (Junior & Senior)——————————₦20,000 each
Teacher of the First Position in each State (Junior & Senior)————–₦30,000 each

stage 2

First Position in each Category (Junior/Senior)—————————————————₦2,000,000
Second Position in each Category (Junior/Senior)————————————————₦1,500,000
Third Position in each Category (Junior/Senior)————————————————–₦1,000,000
Fourth – Sixth Position in each Category (Junior/Senior)—————————————-₦150,000
Teachers of the First Position Winners in each Category (Junior/Senior)———————-₦500,000
Teachers of the Second Position Winners in each Category (Junior/Senior)——————-₦400,000
Teachers of the Third Position Winners in each Category (Junior/Senior)———————₦300,000
Teachers of the Fourth – Sixth Position in each Category (Junior/Senior)———————₦75,000
All eliminated Semifinalists (12 per Category) Students (Junior/Senior)———————–₦75,000
Teachers of all eliminated Semifinalists (Junior/Senior)—————————————–₦50,000
All Students Eliminated in Prelim, 36 per Category (Junior/Senior)—————————-₦50,000
Teachers of all Students eliminated in prelim (Junior/Senior)———————————–₦30,000