NECTA is an abbreviation of National Examinations Council of Tanzania responsible for supervising all exams process for primary and secondary Secondary Education In Tanzania. It was Establish by the government of Tanzania 1973.

The Functions of National Examinations of Tanzania

NECTA use to perform various activities from primary to secondary and teachers college as following

To formulate examinations policy in accordance with the principles of education for self reliance and the education and training policy
To ensure responsibility for examinations within the United Republic of Tanzania and to make provision for places and centres for examinations
To receive from other persons or bodies of persons reports or other material affecting examinations policy and from from time to time to consider and review examinations policy as circumstances may require
To co-operate with other persons or bodies of persons in the orderly development of an examinations system in the United Republic of Tanzania
To conduct examinations for, and to grant, diplomas, certificates and other awards of the the council
To act as the body which shall facilitate, adminis