This is all you need to
know about JAMB's 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and
Direct Entry (DE) examination.
1. 2019
UTME/DE APPLICATION
Applications
are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission to Tertiary
Institutions in Nigeria for academic session beginning in 2019.
2.
SALE/REGISTRATION PERIOD
The period of
sale/registration for all candidates (UTME/DE) including those from Foreign
Countries is from 10th January, 2019 to 21st February, 2019
3. GENERAL
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The general
entry requirements for admission into the First Degree, National Diploma (ND),
National Innovation Diploma (NID) and Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE)
programmes are five (5) O'Level Credit passes including English Language.
Details are available in the eBrochure which would be given to each Candidate
at the JAMB accredited CBT centres and State-Offices. It is also available for
download at www.jamb.gov.ng and on Android Mobile App(JAMB IBASS) from the
Google Play store.
DO NOT GIVE
YOUR PASSWORD to any centre (or Cyber Café). Any centre that asks for more than
your profile code, email address and registration number is a fraudster. Do not
give any password.
3.2 Direct
Entry
Candidates
with any of the following qualifications may be considered for admission by
Direct Entry:
i. A minimum
of O'Level credit pass in five (5) SSCE subjects at not more than two sittings
with at least two prescribed subjects [for each programme (course of study)] at
Principal or Advanced level.
ii. Two passes
(in prescribed subjects for each course of study) at the Advanced-Level
Examination of IJMB, Cambridge, JUPEB or Institute of Baccalaureate with SSCE/GCE,
NTS/NBC credits equivalents in three other subjects
iii. Passes in
two major subjects in the NCE with S.S.C.E., NTC/NBC credits or equivalents in
THREE other subjects (mainly for Education Courses) and ND.
iv. Minimum of
lower credit grade in National Diploma or National Innovation Diploma and the
O'Level requirements
DE CANDIDATES
WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THEIR JAMB REGISTRATION NUMBERS WITH WHICH THEY
GAINED ADMISSION TO NCE/NID/DIPLOMA AND PREVIOUS DEGREE PROGRAMMES.
QUALIFICATIONS
AWARDED BY EXAMINATION BODIES (IJMB, CAMBRIDGE, WAEC, JUPEB, etc.) APPROVED BY
NIGERIA SHALL NOT REQUIRE ANY PREVIOUS JAMB NUMBER.
3.3 CANDIDATES NEED NOT TAKE
UTME AND DE AT THE SAME TIME. IF THEY APPLY THROUGH UTME AND LATER OBTAIN DE
QUALIFICATION, THEY CAN UPGRADE THEIR UTME TO DE AT NO COST.
CAVEAT: Registration can
only be done at the centres listed on our site (www.jamb.gov.ng) and
pasted at JAMB offices in each State capital. Anybody who registers outside
these centres does so at his/her risk.
4. ORDER
OF CHOICE OF INSTITUTIONS
Every
candidate is to note that the 1st choice can be a College of Education,
University, Innovation Enterprise Institution, Polytechnic/Monotechnic,
Nigerian Defence Academy or the Police Academy.
5. STEPS
FOR 2019 REGISTRATION
A. PROFILE
REGISTRATION
i. One Cell
(mobile) number (SIM) can be used by one candidate only. The Cell phone number
used for the text message is automatically tied to the Candidate's name and
will be used in all communications related to his/her 2019 Application,
Examination/Admission. NOTE THE SIM-NUMBER USED. IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE FOR
SUBSEQUENT COMMUNICATION.
ii. Candidate
sends his/her name [Surname First-Name Middle-Name (if any)] by
text (SMS) to 55019. This should be maximum of 38 characters + 2 spaces between
names = 40 characters in all to 55019 e.g Tinubu Adamu Odumegwu.
Surname and
first name are mandatory.
iii. A Profile
Code of 10 characters is received by the candidate on the same telephone(SIM)
number.
iv. Candidate
presents the profile code to the point of procurement of form (Banks, MMOs,
MFBs, Switches, USSD Partners). The form-ePIN is then sent as text message to
the candidate.
v. Candidate
presents the ePIN at any JAMB accredited CBT Centre for registration
B. SELF
HELP IN CASE OF MISTAKE/LOSS OF PROFILE CODE
i. To correct
a mistake in candidate's name, send the [CORRECT Surname First-Name Middle-Name]
to 55019 as a text message from the same mobile number.
ii. To
retrieve a lost Profile Code, send [RESEND] to 55019 as text message from the
same mobile number.
iii. Candidate
can reset lost or forgotten Profile Password on their
registered cell phone by sending [password] space [email address] to 55019 as a
text message from the same mobile number.
C. (FREE
COMPLAINT) TICKETING
For ALL
complaints on JAMB processes, candidates can create a support ticket at
(support.jamb.gov.ng) with his/her email address registered on the Board's
site. The candidate then provides his/her name, phone number and the nature of
issue, select a complaint area on a drop down and then summarize the nature of
complaint. He/she may also attach supporting documents (if available) then
send.
NOTE THAT YOUR
PASSWORD SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED TO ANYONE. JAMB CAN ONLY HELP ON
PROFILE-PASSWORD, NOT E-MAIL-BOX-PASSWORD. YOU CAN ALSO CHECK YOUR ADMISSION
STATUS ON JAMB IBASS APP ON YOUR PHONE. DO NOT CHECK AT ANY CYBER CAFÉ THAT
WOULD DEMAND YOUR PASSWORD WHICH IS THEN USED TO STEAL YOUR RECORDS. “TO BE
FOREWARNED IS TO BE FOREARMED.”
D. JAMB
ePIN SELLING POINTS
The ePIN
outlets are:
i. NIPOST and
eleven Participating Banks (ACCESS, FCMB, FIDELITY, FIRSTBANK, JAIZ, Polaris,
Stanbic IBTC, STERLING, UNION and UNITY).
ii. Mobile
Money Operators: Paga, e-Transact, Pocket Moni, TEASYPay ,Packway Projects
(Readycash) and Xpress payment solutions.
iii.
Participating Micro Finance Banks: Trust MFB, Zazzau MFB, Obeledun MFB and
Regent MFB.
iv. Online
Payment Platforms: System Specs (Remita),InterSwitch (Quickteller) Upper-link,
e-Transact and Unified Payment Services (UPS).
v. Cooperative
Society: JAMB Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society.
vi Others:
Unique ICT, Digital Partners Network.
vii. POS
(Citi-Serve).
viii. ATMs of
banks listed in 5D (i) above (InterSwitch).
ix. USSD
(ERCAS) for mobile banking.
x. Nigerian
Embassies in Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Beau, Cotonou, Jeddah, Johannesburg,
and London.
E. DUTIES
OF PARTICIPATING BANKS/OUTLETS
i. Collect the
Profile Code from candidate's phone.
ii. Collect
payment and vend ePIN by SMS to candidate's phone (Not dictating or copying).
iii.
Facilitate POS Payment, if necessary.
iv. Issue
Evidence of Payment.
v. Collect
Centre Service Fees, if requested by the CBT Centre.
vi. ePIN is to
be delivered electronically to candidates and not to be handwritten.
F. SIX DIFFERENT MODES/METHODS OF PAYMENT/PROCUREMENT OF ePIN FOR REGISTRATION (CHOOSE SUITABLE ONE)
i. PAYMENT
THROUGH BANKS INCLUDING MICRO FINANCE BANKS
a. Present
Profile Code and pay by cash or card.
b. ePIN is
then delivered to the candidate's unique telephone number.
ii. PAYMENT
THROUGH POS
This is
available at State Offices of JAMB + CBT Centres, other POS outlets and any CBT
Centre that demands it.
a. Present
Profile Code and pay by card.
b. ePIN is
then delivered to the candidate's unique telephone number.
iii.
PAYMENT THROUGH MOBILE MONEY OPERATORS
This is
available at CBT Centres and Other Outlets.
a. Present
Profile Code and pay by cash.
b. ePIN is
then delivered to the candidate's unique telephone number.
iv. PAYMENT
USING ATM
This is
available on all ATM outlets of Participating Banks listed in 5D (I)
(Interswitch Channel).
a. Select Bill
Payment and then pick JAMB.
b. Enter
Profile Code and pay.
c. ePIN is
then delivered to the candidate's unique telephone number.
v. ONLINE
PAYMENT ON JAMB PORTAL
b. Click
purchase of 2019 Application Document.
c. Enter your
Profle Code.
d. Select
payment method (Interswitch, Remita, e-Transact, Unified Payment Solutions,
Upper –link or Paga).
d. Make
payment.
e. ePIN is
then delivered to the candidate's unique telephone number.
vi.
PAYMENTS USING USSD (ERCAS)
a. Dial
*565*6*55019#
b. Enter
Profile Code.
c. Select bank
and follow the prompts to complete payment.
d. ePIN is
then delivered to the candidate's unique telephone number.
vii.
Procedure for the eight foreign centres only is as follows:
a.
Registration fee for candidates from the eight foreign countries is $20 or its
equivalent in each of the eight countries.
b. Candidates
from the eight foreign countries are to download the Application from the
Board's website (www.jamb.gov.ng)
complete and summit it with the fee at the eight designated centres as
indicated on the website.
G. HOW TO
RECOVER LOST ePIN AFTER PAYMENT
a. If ePIN is
not Received or Lost, send [UTMEPIN] or [DEPIN] to 55019 for UTME or DE
respectively from the unique number.
b. The ePIN
would then be retrieved and delivered on the candidate's unique number
AFTER
SUCCESSFUL PAYMENT AND OBTAINING ePIN, CANDIDATE SHOULD PROCEED TO ANY OF THE
JAMB ACCREDITED CBT CENTRES TO COMPLETE HIS/HER REGISTRATION
H.
REGISTRATION CENTRES
a. Only the
accredited Computer Based Test Centres and JAMB Offices will be allowed to
register candidates.
b. Each candidate should visit any
accredited CBT centre (the list of accredited centres is on our website
(www.jamb.gov.ng), with his/her personal details, the profile and evidence of payment.
I.
REGISTRATION PROCESS AT CBT CENTRES
The candidate
PERSONALLY presents the ePIN at any JAMB accredited CBT Centre for validation
and completion of registration. The name of the candidate as typed by the
candidate on his/her phone when registering the profile comes up automatically
on the input of the e-PIN by the CBT centre.
Candidates
are to:
i. Pay NOT
more than N700 as Service Charge to any of the accredited CBT Centres (Do not
accept to leave your particulars for proxy registration. It will disqualify
you).
ii. Provide
Biodata including Date of Birth, Nationality, State of Origin, Local
Government, Gender, e-mail address, telephone number, among others ( It is wait
and get service).
iii. Provide
choice of institutions and programmes (course of study).
iv. Provide
qualification with grades and dates, if not awaiting result.
v. Upload relevant certificates, if not
awaiting result (this is applicable for both UTME and Direct Entry (DE)
candidates.
vi. O/L and or
A/L grades are to be provided by candidates. Candidates who are awaiting
results should supply (upload) the results online on CAPS (JAMB) as soon as
they are available on JAMB's portal. No recommendations from any Institution
will be considered by JAMB if the candidate has not uploaded his/her result on
the portal of JAMB.
vii.
Supply JAMB registration number for
previous institutional certificates for DE only.
viii. Provide
UTME subjects and choice of examination town(s) for:
a. Mock
examination (optional).
b. Examination
for UTME (actual examination).
ix. Do picture
capture (no scanning of passport photograph).
x. Do
Biometric enrolment (ten fingers).
xi. Review
entries and confirm correctness.
xii. Print
Registration Slip USING BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION to confirm valid finger-print
(UTME/DE). Note that authentication with your thumb removes blames of
error from the CBT operators. Check before you confirm with your thumb.
xiii. Collect,
at no other cost, the reading text and CD.
xiv. Each
Candidate is to collect his/her e-slip at the end of registration as evidence
of registration.
xv. There will
be no offline registration, as all the accredited CBT centres have been
empowered for real time online registration. No candidate should register at
any centre other than the accredited CBT centre and JAMB State-Offices. Any
candidate who is registered outside approved centres will be identified and
disqualified.
J. BLIND
CANDIDATES
Candidates who
are blind are to indicate by typing BLIND and
also picking the option of writing their examination through CBT mode or Read
Examination Aloud.
K.
DEAF/MUTE CANDIDATES
A special
indicator for the deaf/mute has been created to differentiate them for special
attention at the examination hall. Deaf candidates are therefore to confirm
this appropriately during registration.
L.
BIOMETRIC CHALLENGES
i. Candidates
with biometric challenges can only register at JAMB headquarters in Abuja.
ii. No other
CBT centre is allowed to register such candidates.
iii. They will
also sit for their examination at JAMB headquarters in Abuja.
6. DATES
AND VENUE FOR UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION
6.1 The
2019 CBT EXAMINATION will commence on Saturday, 16th March and end on Saturday,
23rd March, 2019.
6.2 The venue
of the examination will be at any centre in the candidate's chosen examination
town(s).
JAMB does not post any candidate to any examination town (or group of towns) other than the one chosen by the candidate at the point of registration. Candidates are, however, advised to register on time before the available spaces in their town of choice or group of towns are exhausted.
7. REGISTRATION FEE/PROCUREMENT OF REGISTRATION EPINS
7.1
Registration Fee is Three Thousand Five Hundred (N3, 500) Naira Only.
Additional Five Hundred (N500) Naira only is paid to obtain the reading text
“Sweet Sixteen” by Bolaji Abdullahi for UTME Candidates and “The Last Days at
Forcados High School” by A. H. Mohammed for DE Candidates and $20 for
Candidates from the eight foreign
centres.
7.2 A CD
containing JAMB eSyllabus, eBrochure and other vital materials is also given
free.
7.3 Candidates should note that ePINS purchased
are tied to individual profile and are not transferrable.
7.4 Candidates are advised to keep as private and confidential
their security details such as registration numbers, password/numbers of ATM
Cards, email addresses and ePINs. No centre is allowed to request for or accept
a candidate's password.
8. OPTIONAL
MOCK-EXAMINATION
8.1 The Board
will also conduct a mock examination in all the accredited CBT centres to
prepare and familiarise INTERESTED Candidates with the CBT environment.
Interested candidates are advised to indicate their interest in the mock
examination during registration provided it is on or before 31st January, 2019
8.2 The date
for MOCK examination shall be from Saturday 23rd February, 2019.
8.3 Non-JAMB CBT Centres are allowed to collect, through their bank accounts, a separate Seven Hundred Naira (₦700) only, for mock exercise from only interested candidate(s) after notification of centre has been received by the candidate(s).The payment for mock examination by the candidate
shall be made to the centre to which the candidate is assigned after the notification of assigned centres for the mock examination. No Association or body is permitted to run any mock examination on behalf of JAMB.
Do not pay for mock until JAMB assigns you to a CBT centre. No one should patronise fraudsters. only JAMB accredited centres can do valid registration and serve as examination centre.
9. GENERAL INFORMATION
9. 1 All candidates must mandatorily register their profiles through text messages as illustrated above before proceeding to buy the ePIN.
9.2 Registration fee is non-refundable.
9.3 As it is
the practice, centres are allowed to charge not more than Seven Hundred Naira
(₦700) only as registration fee. Any centre that charges more than Seven
Hundred Naira (₦700) should be reported to JAMB for appropriate sanctions.
9.4 All CBT centres have been mandated to select
any of the participating banks, MMOs, MFBs, etc. These financial institutions are to be present at the CBT centres for the purpose of collecting all fees. No CBT centre staff is allowed to conduct direct cash transaction with the candidates.
9.5 Candidates
are advised to read and understand the guidelines on admission and instructions
on how to complete the online registration before commencing the process of
registration.
9.6 Multiple registrations
are not allowed. Candidates who register more than once will be identified and disqualified.
9.7 Candidates
should note that they are required to be present and take live photograph which
will be embossed on their result slips and admission letters. No
scanned/stapled passport photograph is allowed.
9.8 Candidates
are to note that irrespective of their choice of course of study, they will
also be tested on a general text: Sweet Sixteen by Bolaji Abdullahi for UTME
and “The Last Days at Forcados High School” by A.H. Mohammed for Direct Entry
Candidates
9.9 Candidates/Officials would not be allowed to enter into the examination centre with earpiece, wristwatches, mobile phones, electronic devices, or any pen/biro. Only common pencil is allowed.
9.10
Candidates are warned that the Board does not require nor authorise the
services of ANY cyber café or establishment other than the accredited CBT
centres for this exercise.
Source: JAMB's Official Website.
