JAMB to commence sales of 2015 UTME forms

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, yesterday, announced the commencement of the sale of 2015 application form that will introduce the full implementation of computer based test, CBT, in the 2015 universal tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) .

In a press release signed by the registrar of JAMB, Professor Dibu Ojerinde, he stated that candidates are expected to start purchasing their forms from Monday, Septembers 15th to Thursday, 15th January, 2015. Continue...

Professor Ojerinde who assured candidates that the Board has fine-tuned arrangements with computer based test (CBT) centres to register prospective UTME candidates, prayed for a registration error and stress free exercise for candidates.

The JAMB boss recalled the discovery by the board of cases of impersonation and other malpractices usually initiated during the registration process by cyber-cafes and assured the agency has decided to regulate the registration centers to ensure the system is malpractice free.

Prospective candidates are to obtain their application forms at designated banks after which they are to proceed to any approved CBT centres and register for the examination at a regulated fee. There are about 300 centres all over the country and the centre members of staff have been trained for this purpose.

Designated banks from where the form could be purchased include;  Skye Bank, Union Bank, Zenith Bank First Bank and NIPOST. The forms will sold at the cost of #4,500.00 only.