This is one of the most competitive undergraduate scholarships in Nigeria. The reason is that most students shortlisted for the test/exam are those who have a CGPA of 4.5 and above, i.e., they are in first class.
In the past, Snepco considered both the O’level results and the UTME score. The reason was to show them you have been consistent academically. No scholarship board in Nigeria will want to waste their money on students who will relent as time goes on.
I got this information from my students who wrote the SNEPCO test and are currently among the students who won the scholarship.
You can get dragnet questions by downloading free aptitude test question here. Ensure you practice all the numerical and verbal reasoning questions there.
The scholarship is highly competitive as I have said earlier, and there is a need to prepare well because you will be competing with the best. It is also worthy to let you know that Dragnet conducted the test.
This is not an attempt to make the NNPC/SNEPCo scholarship look scary but to let you know that you will be competing with the best from all Universities in Nigeria. If you are shortlisted to participate in the scholarship test, make sure you prepare adequately.
What I want to discuss is my personal opinion and not from the board. However, from the information gathered from those who have written the test in the past, it was inferred that the SNEPCo communicated the test format to the shortlisted students.
The form for last year was Mathematics (50 questions), they were a mix of numerical and pure mathematics questions with some foundational further mathematics questions (basic calculus)) and English 50 questions (Antonyms & Synonyms & other normal lexis and structure Comprehension passage). Some of the questions in English are from JAMB Past questions. The use of a calculator is allowed, the duration was 60 minutes, and the test was CBT.
Work on your speed and accuracy
To succeed in this test, you must be as fast and able to minimize your mistakes and errors as possible. The test is computer-based and the time given is short. The approach should include skipping through questions that may take time and attempting those you can solve in less than 20 seconds. This will give you ample time to solve those that may require a longer time. From the information that I gathered, you can always go back to questions you have not attempted.
