National Service Registration Procedures 2024/2025

National Service Scheme Registration for 2024/2025 service year. The NSS Registration Procedures contains the NSS registration closing date, NSS registration requirements, NSS PinCode for enrollments, and other details for the 2024/2025.

The management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has today, Tuesday, August 1, 2023, released the registration of a total of One Hundred and Forty-Two Thousand and Three Hundred and One (142,381) PIN Codes for eligible Ghanaian final year students from all accredited tertiary institutions in the country to enable them to enrol to do their mandatory national service for the 2024/2025 service year.

All prospective national service personnel is, therefore, requested to follow the procedures on this page to access their PIN Codes with their respective index numbers, and to proceed to any branch of Agricultural Development Bank Ltd (ADB) throughout the country to make payment of an amount of GH¢40.00 or GH¢41.00 using MTN Mobile Money to activate the enrolment process.

However, the use of MTN Mobile Money is advised to reduce the frequency of human contact. For those who resort to  PIN Code activation via MTN Mobile Money, payment of an amount of GH¢41.00 is required.

Also, Prospective national service personnel can also make payment through MTN mobile money by following steps:

MTN Mobile Money Payment for NSS PinCode

1. Dial *170#
2. Choose Option 2 “Pay Bill”
3. Choose General Payments (Option 6)
4. Enter Payment code as – NSS PINCODE(type NSS, put a space, then type your PINCODE). The menu will return to your name for confirmation.
5. Enter deposit amount (GH¢41.00).
6. Enter NSS reference
7. Enter PIN to confirm payment
8. You will receive a message to confirm the transaction, then you can proceed to NSS Registration

Check NSS Pin Code Online

To check and obtain NSS Pincode on the NSS portal, you must follow the below step by step procedures:

Personnel – This process is to illustrate how to check your payment pin code on the system.

STEP 1 –Visit the NSS Portal URL https://portal.nss.gov.gh. 

STEP 2 – Click on Check & Pay for PINCODE, and enter your Index Number or School ID Number. Then click Search.

STEP 3 – Your PINCODE and personal information would now be displayed for your confirmation. Please make a note of your PINCODE and visit any branch of Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) to make a payment of GHS 40 before online registration.

HOW TO COMPLETE NSS REGISTRATION FORM

To complete your online registration after obtaining your pin code, you must follow the below step-by-step procedures to successfully enroll to the NSS 2024/2025.

All the information you need regarding NSS registration 2024/2025 has been made available below with tutorial pictures and detailed guidelines. So let’s start with the NSS Registration Requirements.

2024 NSS REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS: 

1. At least one valid National ID – Passport, Voters Card, SSNIT Card or Driver’s License 
2. Scanned passport photograph – not more than 1mb. Would appear on the final certificate, so needs to be formal. 

This process is for personnel to complete NSS online registration application form to be issued an NSS number. Please note that all field with an ASTERISK (*) sign on them are compulsory to fill, and you cannot progress until the requested information is supplied.

STEP 1 – 2024 NSS REGISTRATION PROCEDURES 

Go to the NSS Registration Portal via https://portal.nss.gov.gh/, and enter your username (School Index number or ID number), and your password (payment pincode) to login and access NSS application form.

STEP 2 – 2024 NSS REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

You should now be on the first page of the NSS Application form (Applicant Info). Please confirm all the information displayed is yours and correct. If not, please contact Live Chat for support. Select the means of Identification you intend to submit, and enter the ID number.

For any of the IDs you have selected, below is the details the system requires you to enter for ID confirmation

• Voters ID Card: Required detail is the Voters ID Number as printed exactly on the card.
• Passport: Required detail is the Official Ghana passport
• Driver’s License: Required details are Certificate of Competence number, and name as written exactly on the license
• SSNIT Card: Required details is the SSNIT number.

STEP 3 – 2024 NSS REGISTRATION 

The system would compare the information on your ID, and that submitted by your Institution and would provide you with an Identity Match Score.

Note: Personnel with scores FAIR and BAD would need further approval from NSS before final posting. However, everyone can proceed to fill in the form.

Regardless of your Identity Match Score, please click on the disclaimer message, and click on ‘Confirm and Continue’ to progress to the next page.

STEP 4 – 2024 NSS REGISTRATION

You would now be required to complete the rest of the applicant information. Upload your passport photograph and ensure it is within the size specification of not more than 1mb. Address and contact information are all compulsory fields. Please ensure the information here is current and active, as this is the only way the NSS can reach you. Enter your Next of KIN information for use as an emergency contact.

Click on SAVE & CONTINUE.