NSS portal is the portal for NSS personnel to log in and access and manage important info regarding the National Service Scheme.
The National Service Scheme (NSS) is a youth-focused program designed to provide young Ghanaian graduates with practical experiences that were not provided in the classroom.
Once the public NSS posting is announced, you can access your account to see where you will be heading and to get your NSS login credentials.
NSS portal login
NSS personnel are strongly encouraged to log into their NSS dashboard. The process is as follows:
- Visit portal.nss.gov.gh
- Go to the top green icon and click “Sign In“
- Select the option “Sign In As Personnel“
- On the login page, enter your username (the email you used during registration)
- Enter your PIN CODE as your password
- Click on the green “Log In” button to access your dashboard.
How to retrieve your pin code via NSS dashboard
After payment, you will proceed to check the pin code in the system. The steps include:
- Go to the NSS portal
- Click on the dashboard menu “Check & Pay For PIN CODE“
- Enter your Index No. or your School ID No.
- Click search
- A display of your PIN CODE and personal data will appear. Write down your PIN CODE for future reference.
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How to check and activate your NSS PIN Code before registration
Activating your PIN Code before NSS portal registration for your national service 2023 obligation has been simplified. The process takes less than five minutes to complete. Just follow the instructions below:
- Visit the link portal.nss.gov.gh/check-pin
on the NSS portal and prefix your Index Number/student ID number and Date of Birth in the space provided and “SEARCH”. - A biodata of your pin code, full name, Institution, Course of study, and year of enrollment will be given. Kindly copy the pin code.
- The next thing is to use your pin code as a reference in payment for its activation.
The use of MTN Mobile money and Agricultural Development Bank Ltd. (ADB) are preferred.
How to activate PIN with MTN Mobile Money
- Kindly dial *170#,
- Choose option 2 for “PAY BILL”,
- Choose General Payments (Option 6),
- Enter Payment code as – NSS PINCODE (type NSS, put a space, then type your PINCODE). The menu will return to your name for confirmation,
- Enter the deposit amount (GH¢41.00),
- Enter “NSS” as the reference,
- Enter PIN to confirm payment,
- You will receive a message to confirm the transaction, then you can proceed to NSS Registration.
Features of Nss dashboard
The NSS dashboard has many features that can be used to do a lot of things.
- Replace lost ID
- Check NSS Posting
- Print NSS posting letter
- Update registration form
- Request for NSS certificate
- View Online Registration Form
- Print NSS Monthly Evaluation Form
- Request changes in name and other details
- Place Order for Items (NSS Life Starter Deals)
- Regional Registration Verification Appointment.
How to reset your NSS portal login password
Changing your password on your NSS personnel dashboard is very easy. Here is a step-by-step guide below.
Step 1
This step involves if you just want to change your login password.
- On your NSS dashboard, click on “Reset Password” on your left-hand side on the screen
- Enter your old password
- Enter new password
- Re-enter your new password
- Click on “Update Password”.
Remember: You must have the proper credentials to access your NSS Dashboard.
Step 2
If you have forgotten your password, then you need to request a new one.
To reset your NSS portal dashboard password, provide the email you submitted during registration and click on “Send Me Reset Link” as seen in the image above.
An email with instructions on how to allow you to access your account to create a new password will be sent to you.
Check your email and follow the process.
Frequently asked questions
These are common questions asked about the NSS portal with their answers. If you have other questions that are not covered here, feel free to ask via the comment section below.
How can I check my NSS posting 2023?
How to check national service posting on your phone or any other device in 2023
Click this link: portal.nss.gov.gh/check-posting.
Enter your User ID and Password.
You’ll see a page showing where you have been posted to.
Click on “print” to print the page.
How do I retrieve my NSS password?
To reset your Nss password, provide the email you submitted during registration and click on “Send Me Reset Link”. An email with instructions on how to allow you to access your account to create a new password will be sent to you.
How do I register for NSS in Ghana?
Go to the NSS Registration Portal, and enter your username (School Index number or ID number), and your password (payment Pincode) to log in and access the NSS application form.
What are the benefits of NSS?
NSS helps you to grow individually and also as a group. It makes you confident, develops leadership skills, and gains knowledge about different people from different walks of life in Ghana and other parts of the world. You also learn other skills that help you lead a better life in various situations.
How do I book an appointment at NSS?
To book an appointment at NSS,
1. Log in to your NSS portal dashboard.
2. Scroll down the dashboard area and select Regional Registration Verification appointment.
3. Click on it to show the Calendar and select the date and time of your choice.
4. Finally, click on Schedule appointment and then click on Print appointment slip.
How can I print NSS monthly evaluation form?
1. Head to nss.gov.gh/downloads/
2. Click on “End of Year Assessment Form” among other options.
3. A PDF copy of the form will be displayed.
4. Click and download the file on your computer.
5. Print the downloaded evaluation form and have yourself a hard copy.
Please i cannot retrieve my email address i used during registration
Hi Am Rabi pls I have not been posted yet,it still awaiting posting
Please I lost my password and I’m tried to reset a new one but the site is not opening for me to do so. I tried many times but nothing is coming
Please the email I used during registration is corrupted , which other way can i log in..
Am IDDRISU I. AWEISU.i have a problem with my enrollment status which is on hold failed Authentication,i submitted my documents such as voters I’d copy, school id copy and copy of the enrollment form to the regional nss office in tamale about 2 weeks now and the problem is still not solve.please i need your help thank you.
Please call them to follow up on your issue
Please sir my enrollment status is on hold I was asked to send a new passport but is still on hold please help me NSS GCC9208021
Please my enrollment status is on hold please help me
Please when are they releasing posting for 2021/2022
I have forgotten my password
Please I was at the NSS headquarters on the 17th of june to generate a pincode to register for my national service. I was given 3 weeks to check for the pincode on NSS dashboard. It wasn’t successful so went back to the office on the 7th of July again. Then I was given 2 weeks again. My mate who went the same time with me has his and registered. I still cant get access. The feedback I get is my school ID and the date of birth is incorrect. Please help
Pls I have sworn an affidavits, can nss use my new age on my nss certificate if I request?
Plase when I log into my dashboard they say invalid email,please what can I do to access my dashboard
Am Adu, I registered my nss this year and my enrollment status is on hold and failed authentication but I got message on successful registration and able to print my enrollment form which contains my voter’s I’d and passport picture, what should I do
Please when will Feb/March nurses also start the national service
Please I want my March monthly evaluation form but didn’t see it
Pls ve completed my services last year but my August allawance is still processing,have not been paid
Hi Samuel, Contact the NSS secretariat to resolve your issue.
Please my letter was released by my user agency and I made complaint to the NSS and assured me of reposting. I was told to keep checking my dashboard since Monday 7th but till now no sign of reposting. Please what do I do?
Wait for some time and see. If there’s still no change, call or go to the office. All the best.
Is there a way I can see a list of private institutions that are recognized by NSS. Where students can choose from or be posted to?
No please
On hold -failed authentification this what on my status enrolment.please help
And wat if the name on the old voters register and the names on ur cert or particulars doesn’t much.For instance, shaibu abdul mateen is on the old voters id whereas shaibu matinu is the name i use for all my particulars including school id and others.
Would be glad if you call the nearest nss office for better clarification. All the best.
Pls the id card i used during registration of the nss is lost but i have been deployed to a school in the ashanti region of which the headmaster have already endorsed my appointment letter, looking at the situation at hand, ive already booked an appointment to the regional registration on the 14 this month, can i use the new voters id for registration?
I’m not sure they are accepting the new voter’s ID card for such purposes yet.
So pls with all due respect, wat should i do then…Since I’ve booked for an appointment
Then, kindly call the nearest nss office for clarification. Hope this works.
Pls i have already registered the nss with my old voter’s ID but unfortunately, i have lost the card due to some fire outbreak, and i would like to ask if can use the new voters ID for validation?
I’m not sure about the new voter’s ID card.
Please I have a one year old baby and I requested for reposting of which they demanded the baby’s birth certificate and a letter attached,but till no changes have been done. 2020/2021
Deborah twumwaa
Please I have not been enroll. It says fail authentication. What should I do
Please my email address used during nss registration is been wrongly submitted and I can’t access my dashboard because it is an invalid email what is the way forward?.
Please am a 2020/2021 personnel and I can’t access my dashboard
Pls am national service personnel 2020/2021
Anytime I enter my email and pin to log in into my dashboard, they said invalid
Pls what should I do
Is that the same email you used during registration? If yes, then request a change of password. Also, ensure you’re using the correct PIN. All the best.
How can i retrieve my lost registered NSS number?
Hello please I made a mistake with my email, instead of serwaaama08@gmail.com I wrongly wrote serwaaama@gmail.com.
Please how can I rectify it
Try creating another account with the correct email
Please I’m about to register for my Nss ( 2020) I could not register because my old voters ID is misplaced i don’t have any of the other required cards. I have the new voters ID but its not valid yet, Please what do I do?
This is a real problem facing many nss applicants. Kindly call the nss secretariate for help as soon as possible. All the best.
Please when is the 2020 placement is going to be released
I Will let you know immediately it released.
Nss 2020 placement has been released. Go to your nss dashboard and check your placement.
Please I have been trying to login into my dashboard since I finished my online registration but I’ve denied of the access, i type my gmail that i used during registration try to chose password but invalid password.please what should I do
Pls my name has been captured wrongly since the beginning of the service l tried several and it’s still not corrected. What is the way forward? The name is HARUNA ALHASSAN and has been captured as ALHASSA
Please I want to no what is the user ID
That is the email you used during the nss registration process
Please I need help. I wasn’t able to print my monthly evaluation forms since March so I thought during this month all will be there to be print but unfortunately only this month form is there.
Please can I still register or is too late.
Hi Baaba,
According to the NSS website, the deadline was 31st May 2020. Due to COVID 19 and it’s challenging, many people may not be able to register. But, I Will let you know if there’s a chance to register again.
Please I need help. I wasn’t able to print my monthly evaluation forms since March so I thought during this month all will be there to be print but unfortunately only this month form is there.
Please I have been trying to login into my dashboard since I finished my online registration but I’ve denied of the access, please what should I do
Please I didn’t get my pin code so l need ur help
Please i have paid for the activation of the pin code through MTN mobile money but am trying to log in but I can’t log in. Please any help?
Do they tell you “invalid password” or what? What message do you get?
Please what is the opening and closing date for 2020
If you’re a prospective National Service Personnel, ensure that you complete your enrolment process on or before Friday the 31st of May, 2020.
The opening date was April 24, 2020
The NSS closing date 2020: 31st of May, 2020
Please, I want to reset my password and I received an email from nss that they have updated my password. When I type a password of my choice I am told it has been emailed to me but I can’t find this new password from nss. Have tried severally
Did you check the spam folder in your email?
Please my spam folder is empty
That’s quite unfortunate. Go over the process (password reset) again to see if it’ll come this time around.
please how do i change my username and password on my login page. 2019/2020 personnel
Hi Juliet,
Follow these steps if you want to change your login password and username…which is already in the post;
On your NSS dashboard, click on “Reset Password” at your left-hand side on the screen
Enter your old password
Enter new password
Re-enter your new password
Click on “Update Password”.
Do the same to update your username.
Remember: You must have the proper credentials to access your NSS Dashboard.
I hope this helps.
Please what do I do if I’m already registered but wanted to work with an institution? How do I go about it to be posted to that institution?
I went to the regional directorate to do my validations and biometric registration in December 2019.but unfortunately my biometric registeration was not done they said at the region that I should go and comes back in 2020 for the biometric registeration ,but my everything is moving on well, could it be possible if I didn’t go back to do the remaining registeration I will receive my certificate and my ID card.
To be sure, go back and finalize everything
Please 2020/2021 nss posting, has it been released?
Not yet
I can’t open my website to submit my monthly evaluation forms for May. Anytime i visit, it keeps on saying error. Please I need assistance. thanks
I can’t get my pincode. Anytime I click on the local side it doesn’t change
Pls are education nss bringing any forms in may 2020
Due to the COVID-19, info on these is not yet known. We’ll update you on any new development.
please have sworn an affidavits, can the nss use my new name on my certificate if i request for it?
Oh yes!
pls regional office or national office
Regional office
I called them sometimes ago n they said they can’t do anything about it so pls help me cos I’m not receiving message from the service
Good morning..please I can’t reach my nss dashboard. Anytime I log in I’m being told invalid email and pin..
My phone has been stolen and I’ve been signed out from my Gmail.. and that’s the mail I registered my nss with.. I want to change the email I used to register..
I need assistance please…
Hi Jennifer,
At this point, call the NSS secretariat or visit the nearest NSS office to solve your issue.
I’m Oppong Marfo Solomon, an NSS at Offinso in de Ashanti region, my problem is the phone number I used to register for NSS is blocked that I can’t receive any message from NSS, so pls I want to change it and use a different phone number, pls what are the guidelines.
Hi Solomon, if you can log in, go to your dashboard and change your personal contact info. You can also check your email used via registration for any updates.
When I login to my dashboard there is no change in personal contact info.
so pls what do I do now
Call the NSS office for help.
I want to know what going on in education system
As you already know, educational institutions are closed for now. However, some schools are innovating ways to come up with an effective online learning system.
Please I am 2019/2020 nss personnel. Please after my registration when I enter my email address to go into my dashboard it tells me that my email is invalid. Please what should I do now
Try and reset your password. If it doesn’t work, please call the NSS secretariat via these numbers…0554404422, 0554400078, 0554400069. Hope this helps.
Please I want to print my April monthly evaluation form but I can’t access the website
Try again. It could be as a result of a temporal problem