The Joint Admissions and Matriculation
Board said, on Tuesday, that it would begin the sale of forms for the
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in March, 2017.
Board said, on Tuesday, that it would begin the sale of forms for the
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in March, 2017.
A statement by the spokesperson for
JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said the agency had taken time to add value
to the services it had been offering to Nigerians for over three
decades.
JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said the agency had taken time to add value
to the services it had been offering to Nigerians for over three
decades.
Benjamin stated, “In the course of
conducting admission, many institutions have admitted candidates on
merit only for them to discover that such candidates do not have
qualified O’Level results or the right combination of subjects for
admission and had to delete and start the process all over again. With
this, they would have denied other qualified candidates the
opportunities for admissions.
conducting admission, many institutions have admitted candidates on
merit only for them to discover that such candidates do not have
qualified O’Level results or the right combination of subjects for
admission and had to delete and start the process all over again. With
this, they would have denied other qualified candidates the
opportunities for admissions.
“This, we are addressing by ensuring
that no candidate is henceforth recommended without his O’Level result
being supplied. To achieve this, JAMB will insist that candidates supply
their result on its website during registration or later, but before
admissions commence for them to be considered for admissions. We believe
this will allow only qualified candidates to be considered for
admissions.”
that no candidate is henceforth recommended without his O’Level result
being supplied. To achieve this, JAMB will insist that candidates supply
their result on its website during registration or later, but before
admissions commence for them to be considered for admissions. We believe
this will allow only qualified candidates to be considered for
admissions.”
The board explained that candidates
would henceforth be allowed to make one choice of public university, in
which new registration platform will now be first choice, second choice,
third choice and fourth choice.
would henceforth be allowed to make one choice of public university, in
which new registration platform will now be first choice, second choice,
third choice and fourth choice.
According to him, the restructuring is
aimed at expanding the opportunities available to candidates since
almost all the public universities do not consider candidates on the
second choice list because they hardly exhaust the applicants on the
first choice list.
aimed at expanding the opportunities available to candidates since
almost all the public universities do not consider candidates on the
second choice list because they hardly exhaust the applicants on the
first choice list.
Benjamin said, “We have designed a
central admissions processing system, where the board will interface
with the institutions and ensure compliance with this reform.
central admissions processing system, where the board will interface
with the institutions and ensure compliance with this reform.
“The summary is that no candidate will
be admitted with awaiting result. Candidates and their parents are also
to note that JAMB has restructured the registration platform to allow
for only one choice of public university.
be admitted with awaiting result. Candidates and their parents are also
to note that JAMB has restructured the registration platform to allow
for only one choice of public university.
“The new registration platform will now
be first choice, second choice, third choice and fourth choice and not
most preferred, preferred e.t.c as it was.
be first choice, second choice, third choice and fourth choice and not
most preferred, preferred e.t.c as it was.
“Candidates’ first choice can be a college, university, innovative enterprises institutions or polytechnic/monotechnic.
“However, if a candidate makes a public
university his first choice, he will not have any public university to
choose for second, third and fourth choice. He will have on the
remaining three choices, a college, polytechnic, private university and
IEIs.
university his first choice, he will not have any public university to
choose for second, third and fourth choice. He will have on the
remaining three choices, a college, polytechnic, private university and
IEIs.
“However, candidates for the 2017 UTME
can now select the National Certificate in Education (College) or
National Diploma (Polytechnic/Monotechnic) as their first choice up to
third choice and the fourth IEI. They can select the IEI (Innovative
Enterprise Institution, ND) as their first choice up to the fourth
choice, but can only pick a public university once.”
can now select the National Certificate in Education (College) or
National Diploma (Polytechnic/Monotechnic) as their first choice up to
third choice and the fourth IEI. They can select the IEI (Innovative
Enterprise Institution, ND) as their first choice up to the fourth
choice, but can only pick a public university once.”
He added that the registration for the
2017 UTME and direct entry would go on at the same time, stating that
during registration, candidates’ 10 fingers would be captured through
the biometric verification machine.
2017 UTME and direct entry would go on at the same time, stating that
during registration, candidates’ 10 fingers would be captured through
the biometric verification machine.
Benjamin also warned candidates that no cyber café would register candidates for the UTME.
Benjamin stated, “On no account should
any candidate patronise any cyber café for registration. It is important
to note that the board will not deploy the use of any scratch card for
the 2017 UTME registration.
any candidate patronise any cyber café for registration. It is important
to note that the board will not deploy the use of any scratch card for
the 2017 UTME registration.
“The board is poised to see that a
reasonable percentage of candidates, who take this examination and are
qualified, find placement in tertiary institutions.”
reasonable percentage of candidates, who take this examination and are
qualified, find placement in tertiary institutions.”