TRCN Registration Guide: Portal, Fees, Documents & Steps
TRCN registration runs on trcn.gov.ng/registration in four steps: check eligibility, prepare documents, register online and pay, then take the PQE. Registration plus licence costs ₦6,000 (NCE) to ₦17,000 (PhD), and the PQE itself cost ₦7,500 to ₦12,000 plus a ₦100 processing fee at the May 2026 diet. TRCN states the process takes 1–2 weeks.
Which category are you?
Your qualification decides your category, and your category decides your documents and fee:
| Category | Qualification |
|---|---|
| A | PhD holders |
| B | Master's degree holders |
| C | Bachelor's degree or PGDE holders |
| D | NCE (Nigeria Certificate in Education) holders |
The 4-step process
Per trcn.gov.ng/registration:
TRCN states the whole process takes roughly 1–2 weeks from start to finish. This depends on how quickly your documents are verified — start early if your diet date is close.
Where to register
Registration itself happens at trcn.gov.ng/registration. For PQE candidate sign-up specifically — exam number, exam slip — TRCN runs a separate self-service portal at teachers.trcn.gov.ng/cbt, which asks for your full name, email, phone, 11-digit NIN, and your highest qualification certificate or matric number (plus your existing TRCN number if you have one). No prior login is needed to start. TRCN verifies your qualification and sets your category first, then opens payment, then issues your exam number and slip.
TRCN fees by category
TRCN publishes its registration and licence fees on trcn.gov.ng/qualified-in-nigeria:
| Category | Registration | Licence | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| A — PhD | ₦10,000 | ₦7,000 | ₦17,000 |
| B — Master's | ₦8,000 | ₦6,000 | ₦14,000 |
| C — Bachelor's/PGDE | ₦6,000 | ₦4,000 | ₦10,000 |
| D — NCE | ₦3,000 | ₦3,000 | ₦6,000 |
The PQE is charged separately. TRCN's candidate portal listed these exam fees for the May 2026 and November 2025 diets:
| Category | PQE fee | Processing |
|---|---|---|
| A — PhD | ₦12,000 | ₦100 |
| B — Master's | ₦10,500 | ₦100 |
| C — Bachelor's/PGDE | ₦9,000 | ₦100 |
| D — NCE | ₦7,500 | ₦100 |
TRCN says the registration fee covers the registration period it sets, stays the same whenever you join, and is not prorated. You may also pay late-processing or verification fees, depending on your case. The portal shows the exam fee for each new diet when its registration opens — if it differs from the table above, the portal is right.
How to pay
All TRCN fees — registration, certificate, licence and exams — are paid through Remita, with a Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) generated from your TRCN portal, per trcn.gov.ng/help/payment-flow. Payments usually confirm within minutes. If yours still shows pending, keep your RRR and open a ticket at trcn.gov.ng/support.
Documents required
For the PQE sign-up, the candidate portal asks for your NIN and your highest qualification certificate (or matric number if you are still awaiting it), in .pdf, .jpg or .png. If you qualified in Nigeria but never registered with TRCN at the time, TRCN's qualified-in-nigeria page asks you to email its registration team with:
- Full name, date of birth, postal address, phone number and email
- Proof of your NIN, if you have one
- The photo page of your international passport and/or Nigerian driver's licence
- Your birth certificate or another valid ID, and a utility bill showing your address
- A Police Clearance Certificate if you spent 6 months or more in one period outside Nigeria in the last 5 years
- Evidence of any Return to Teaching programme you completed
Why the 2027 deadline matters
TRCN announced on 9 June 2026 that, under the Minister of Education's directive, a public or private secondary school whose teachers are not registered and licensed with TRCN cannot serve as an exam centre for WASSCE from March 2027, NABTEB from May 2027, or NECO and NBIAS from June 2027. If your school hosts these exams, your registration and licence now matter to it directly.
FAQ
Is PQE registration open right now?
See status
Not as of 9 November 2026. TRCN's candidate portal (teachers.trcn.gov.ng/cbt) lists no open examination, and no November 2026 diet has been posted. Each diet opens with its own deadline — 1 November 2025 for the 22 November 2025 exam, and 5 May 2026 for the 14 May 2026 exam. The portal's "Open examinations" list overrides this page.
How long does registration take?
See answer
TRCN states 1–2 weeks for the full process, from checking eligibility to being cleared to sit the PQE.
How much is TRCN registration for NCE holders?
See answer
₦6,000 — a ₦3,000 registration fee plus a ₦3,000 licence fee (Category D, per trcn.gov.ng/qualified-in-nigeria). The PQE was a further ₦7,500 plus ₦100 processing at the May 2026 diet.
Verified: trcn.gov.ng/registration, trcn.gov.ng/qualified-in-nigeria, trcn.gov.ng/help/payment-flow, teachers.trcn.gov.ng/cbt, TRCN news of 9 June 2026 — checked 9 November 2026