Cowbell Mathematics Competition 2020 Registration - Apply Here

Has cowbell mathematics competition registration for 2020 started? This is to inform the general public and all schools in Nigeria that applied for the 2020/2021 Cowbellpedia Mathematics Competition, simply called cowbell competition will likely begin this month.

This competition is sponsored by your favourite brand, Cowbell – Our Milk. It is approved by the Federal Ministry of Education and endorsed by the National Examination Council (NECO).

In the last 19 years, Cowbell has been involved in the sponsorship of Mathematics competition for Secondary Schools in Nigeria to identify, recognize and reward excellence in the subject area of Mathematics.

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Objectives of the Cowbell Maths competition

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

Stages of the Cowbell Mathematics Competition 2020

Stage 1: Qualifying Written Examination

Stage 2: TV Quiz Show (where the best 54 students per category compete for the coveted prize of the Future Inventor).

All these are geared towards nourishing the dreams of Nigerian children by providing a platform that recognizes and rewards excellence in Mathematics in addition to the quality nutrition that is provided by the Cowbell brand for the nourishment of the Nigerian populace especially children.

Cowbell Qualifying Written Examination

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 to nominate minimum two (2) girls for each category to represent such school.

Cowbell Maths TV Quiz Show

The mechanics of the Second Stage has been refreshed to include an exciting quiz segment. 54 Students from the junior and senior category will qualify for the Second Stage reloaded. The top 20 students from around the country and representatives from 33 states of the federation and the FCT.

Stage Final examination is in 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.

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How To Register Your School For The Cowbell Mathematics Competition 2020

Go to www.cowbellpedia.ng
Click on 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. Both email addresses must be verified before you can login.
Once both emails are verified, login 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 you 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) 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.

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Cowbell Mathematics Competition 2020 Prizes

There are prizes for Candidates and Teachers both at the State and National levels and the schools. Apart from cash prizes, the National Winners will be sponsored to an all-expense paid vacation.

Cowbell Mathematics competition prizes for Students

1st Prize: =N=1,000,000 for each of the category
2nd Prize: =N=750,000 for each of the category
3rd Prize: =N=500,000 for each of the category

Cowbell mathematics competition 2020 prizes for Teachers

1st Prize for winner’s teachers: =N=400,000 for each of the category
2nd Prize for winner’s teacher: =N=300,000 for each of the category
3rd Prize: =N=200,000 for each of the category

Winning schools will be rewarded with new computers and printers.

General Rules and Regulations for the cowbell competition

Dear Students, Teachers and Parents, please note that the first stage qualifying exams for this year’s ”ªCowbellpedia” will take place in all states including the FCT – Abuja (excluding Rivers State) on a date and time to be announced soon. Accreditation of students starts by 8:00am.
Late comers will not be allowed to write the examination.
Candidates are to come along with only a 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 examination center list to check for the center nearest 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 Maths Examination Date and Rules

The First stage examination will hold in all states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON. However, accreditation of all candidates begins at 8:00am.
Candidates must come to their designated examination centres with their Registration Forms.
Late comers will not be allowed to write the examination.
Candidates are to come along with only a 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.

READ: How to prepare for cowbell competition

Note:

Candidates are advised to check their results online at www.cowbellpedia.ng
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.

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35 Comments

Bulus simon says
How can I apply
Oshe kehinde says
How do I register for the competition
Anonymous says
Can an individual student register
Bello Y A says
I learnt it has been cancelled, i don’t know how true though.
Bello Y A says
I learnt it has been cancelled
Irigwe Mercy says
Kudos to cowbell but why not d use of calculator
Irigwe Mercy says
Kudos to cowbell but I’m suggesting u open it for individuals because some student’s may like to participate even when their school may not be interested.

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