Facts about Exemption Certificate and Exclusion Letters

Here are facts about exemption certificate and exclusion letters. Due to past experience, many PCMs are bothered about how to apply or get exemption letter, but am glad to tell you it’s not a stressful process but an easy one. Please take note of the following ways to apply for collection and replacement of Exemption Certificate.

Certificate Of Exemption

Below are the requirements for collection/replacement of certificate of exemption.

In review of the National Youth Service Corps Decree 1993 section 2 subsection (1) it is stipulated that;

“With effect from 1st August, 1985, a person shall NOT be called upon to serve in the service corps if, at the date of graduation or obtaining his diploma or other professional qualification”:

1. He/She is over the age of thirty (30) years
2. He/She has served in the Armed Forces of the Federation or the Nigeria Police Force for a period of more than nine months; or
3. He/She is a member of staff of any of the following:

• The Nigerian Security Organization or
• The State Security Service, or
• The National Intelligence Agency or
• The Defense Intelligence Service
• He/She has been conferred with any National Honor.

For the fact that you fall under the category listed above, then will be exempted from service and issued with the Certificates of Exemption.

Here is a sample of an Exemption Letter.

Qualified Candidate

Nigerian Graduates either home or foreign trained who have the stipulated qualification of (B.SC, B.A or HND) from approved or accredited Institution by (NUC, NTBE or NCCE) are eligible for Exemption Certificate however while foreign trained graduates must submit their Certificates at the Mobilization Department for Evaluation.

4 STEPS IN COLLECTING THE CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION FOR BOTH NIGERIAN AND FOREIGN GRADUATES

Nigerian Graduate

The process begins from the Corps Producing Institutions.

1. The tertiary institutions attended. The School submits the master list of their graduates alongside with the Senate approved result to NYSC.
2. A print-out is processed by NYSC classifying those to be called up for service and those to be exempted. This print-out is sent back to the Institutions for verification and corrections after which they are returned to NYSC as an agreed/corrected document.
3. With the print-out, the Certificates of Exemption are produced, documented and sent back to the Institutions for issuance to the appropriate persons.
4. Please note: Collection of Certificate of Exemption for home trained graduates is only done in the Institution of graduation and not in NYSC office.

Foreign Trained Graduate

1. The process begins with the evaluation of credentials and other related documents i.e. International passport.
2. After the evaluation of credentials the foreign trained graduate is then registered and this is physically done at the NYSC directorate headquarters, Abuja. It is at the point of registration that the classification of who to be called-up or who to be exempted; is determined.
3. Certificates of Exemption are therefore produced for those exempted from service.
4. Such Certificates of Exemption for foreign graduates are to be collected at the NYSC directorate headquarters at the stipulated time communicated.
5. Kindly note:

• Collection of Certificate of Exemption is grouped under the three batches of the service year, depending on the date of registration. This equally would be communicated to exempted graduates at the point of registration.
• Collection of Certificate of Exemption is strictly with identification such as International passport and the bearer MUST BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT.

Exemption Certificate Corrections/Complaints

Issues of complaints and corrections for home trained graduates are to be routed through the Institutions of graduation. The school then forwards such cases with necessary attachments such as photocopy of print-out to NYSC for the purpose of rectification or further necessary action.

Foreign trained graduates are to submit handwritten application with the attachment of photocopy of International passport –data page and original Certificate of Exemption to be addressed to the Director-General, NYSC NDHQ, Abuja, indicating their address and telephone number.

4 ways to replace Exemption Certificate

In the case of loss of Certificate of Exemption, the following steps are to be taken.

Nigerian Trained

1. A letter of notification/request routed through the Institution of graduation and addressed to the Director-General, NYSC.
2. Police Extract/Report
3. Court Affidavit
4. Where available, a copy of the lost Certificate of Exemption

Foreign Trained

1. A letter of notification/request addressed to the Director-General, NYSC.
2. Police Extract/Report
3. Court Affidavit
4. Photocopy of International passport and also providing the copy of the lost Certificate of Exemption if available.

Additional Information

After the online registration and uploading the necessary documents, Graduates who are Exempted from service on grounds of age and those whose mode of study was part-time and are Excluded from service are expected to present the original credentials they uploaded for physical Evaluation at NYSC Headquarters Abuja when their certificate of Exemption and the letter of Exclusion are ready for collection.

In case you couldn’t get the necessary document needed above, I will advise you to contact you school for smooth process. Trust me it’s way faster and less stressful. All you need to do is to write to the school and apply for it, the school is expected to do a follow up and get all the requirements needed and you’re good to go. Click here to read more https://www.nysc.gov.ng/certcollectexp.html

kindly read thoroughly the above listed facts about the Certificate of Exemption and Exclusion Letter.