The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has announced an extension extension of the registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the Direct Entry (DE) by two weeks.
The Registrar who stated this at the end of a stakeholder’s meeting on Saturday in Abuja, also noted that the mock exam would now take place on June 3, 2021, while the registration which was supposed to end on Saturday, has been extended by two weeks.
He said this was to afford prospective candidates more time to complete their registration for the 2021 UTME/DE, which was expected to end on Saturday, May 15, 2021.
“The 2021 Mock UTME earlier scheduled for 20th May 2021 will now hold on June 3, 2021, while the main UTME will hold from June 19 – July 3, 2021,” he said.
A communiqué issued at the end of the meeting noted that the stakeholders recommended a two-week extension for registration on firm commitment to deliver on their respective responsibilities.
While noting that JAMB would dispatch monitoring teams to all states of the federation and the FCT during the extension period, it said the board will set up a committee to seek an alternative Value-Added Service (VAS) company.
“JAMB hereby directs CBT Centres to stop selling ePINs and flouting this directive should attract appropriate sanctions.
“No CBT centre should collect money for ePIN and registration fees simultaneously, until completion of registration” the communiqué said.
According to the communiqué, candidates for Direct Entry are reminded to, while procuring their ePIN, specify their category of admission, adding that where a DE candidate mistakenly purchases an ePIN for UTME, the selling point is directed to rectify the error by swapping the ePIN to DE at no further cost to the candidate.
