JAMB begins sale of 2017 UTME forms March
20 ON March 13, 2017 9:49 AM / IN News / Comments Bwari (FCT) – The Joint Admission and Matriculations
Board (JAMB) says it will begin the sale of the 2017
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)
forms on March 20. Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Head of Public
Relations made this known on Monday in Bwari. Benjamin said the date was fixed following an
agreement that was reached on the harmonization
of the examination timetable at a meeting with
other exam bodies on Jan. 24. “We will begin the sale of the admission forms on
March 20, while UTME is scheduled to hold in May. “We are ready to commence the sales of the
2017/2018 admission forms for UTME and Direct
Entry forms on the said date,’’ he said. JAMB recently emphasized that it would organise an
optional mock examination before the 2017 UTME. Based on information published on its Twitter
handle @JAMBHQ, the date of the Mock examination
will soon be announced. According to the board, the purpose of the mock
examination is to allow candidates “FEEL’’
what the main examination will be like. The board, however, said the mock examination
would be “completely optional’’ as it would
not be a pre-requirement for writing the actual
UTME. It added that candidates can choose to either take
the mock examination or not. The board also disclosed that Interswitch Payment
on the e-Facility portal has been temporarily
disabled and that the list of its accredited centres
soon be announced.