National STEM Challenge
Nigeria
NSC 2026 · Registration is open

Can you become one of Nigeria's Top 20 STEM students?

A 10-week national online competition for SS1 students across Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Biology. Compete weekly, climb the leaderboard, and earn your place among Nigeria's STEM elite.

How it works

A clear path from registration to national glory

Eight stages. One national champion.

1
Register
2
10 Weeks
3
Weekly Challenges
4
National Leaderboard
5
Top 50
6
Elite CBT
7
Top 20
8
National Finals
The challenge

Four subjects. One mission.

Master the core of STEM across 1,000 curriculum-mapped questions.

Mathematics

250 questions · Easy to Expert

Chemistry

250 questions · Easy to Expert

Physics

250 questions · Easy to Expert

Biology

250 questions · Easy to Expert

The 10-week journey

Compete every week. Rise every week.

Weekly challenges

40 questions per week across all four subjects, with a server-side timer and autosave.

Live leaderboards

National, state, school and subject rankings update after every submission.

Top 50 qualification

After Week 10, the top 50 students nationally qualify for the Elite CBT.

Secure CBT

A high-stakes, integrity-monitored exam for the Top 50 with full audit trail.

Top 20 finalists

The best 20 earn a place in the National Finals across multiple rounds.

Your STEM profile

Track your strongest subjects, weakest topics and national percentile.

Find your place among Nigeria's STEM best.

Registration takes two minutes. The competition lasts 10 weeks. The recognition lasts a lifetime.

National STEM Challenge

Discovering Nigeria's next generation of STEM talent.