JAMB 2025 UTME Registration to Commence on February 3rd
JAMB registration date has been announced! Latest: JAMB 2025 UTME Registration to Commence on February 3rd BREAKING: The commencement of the 2025 UTME registration has been postponed. According to reports, the registration will now commence on Monday, February 3rd, 2025. This was disclosed by JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor Dr Fabian Benjamin in a statement in …
JAMB registration date has been announced!
Latest: JAMB 2025 UTME Registration to Commence on February 3rd
BREAKING: The commencement of the 2025 UTME registration has been postponed. According to reports, the registration will now commence on Monday, February 3rd, 2025. This was disclosed by JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor Dr Fabian Benjamin in a statement in Abuja.
He stated that the change was necessary to allow the Board to implement essential adjustments to its registration templates following the recent suspension of certain law programmes at selected universities and the discovery that some computer-based test (CBT) centres gained approval through deceptive means.
Earlier: JAMB Announces 2025 UTME and DE Registration Commencement Date, Mock Schedule
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that the registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), and sale of forms, will commence from Monday, February 3rd, 2025 and end on March 5th, 2025.
This information was disclosed by the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during a meeting with media executives in Lagos on Sunday.
Also See: JAMB Registration CBT Centres
In summary:
- Sales of Registration PINs will close on March 5th, 2025, while actual registration will end on March 8th, 2025.
- Candidates wishing to take the mock UTME must register and indicate their interest by February 23rd, 2025.
- The sale of Direct Entry application documents and e-PIN vending will run from March 10th to April 7th, 2025.
The Mock-UTME will take place on April 5th, 2025, while the main UTME will start on April 25th, 2025, and conclude on May 5th, 2025.
Age Limit and New Mock-Trial Test for Underage Candidates
In addition, JAMB will introduce a mock-trial testing examination for candidates who may not qualify for admission into universities, polytechnics, or colleges of education due to being below 16 years of age.
The Board will enforce the 16-year age limit for this year’s UTME registration. However, gifted candidates below 15 years old may still register, but to be eligible for admission, they must score at least 280 marks in the UTME and excel in the Senior Secondary Certificate and Post-UTME exams.
JAMB Registration Costs and Categories
JAMB also revealed that the cost of registration will vary, with four categories of e-PINs based on candidates’ interests and financial capabilities:
Mock Only Trial Testing (for underage candidates) – ₦3,500
Direct Entry Application – ₦5,700
UTME Only (without Mock-UTME) – ₦7,200
UTME with Mock-UTME – ₦8,700
The breakdown of the application documents includes:
UTME/DE JAMB Application Fee (same as previous year): ₦3,500
Reading Text: ₦1,000
CBT Centre Registration Service Charge: ₦700
CBT Centre UTME Service Charge: ₦1,500
CBT Mock Service Charge: ₦1,500
Bank Charges: ₦500
CBT Mock-UTME Centre Charge: ₦1,500
Candidates will need to specify the type of e-PIN required at the time of purchase, as there will be no refunds after purchase.
We, therefore, advise candidates to start preparing for their exams using the JAMB CBT computer softwares and JAMB CBT mobile app.
Recommended: JAMB Registration Form | UTME and DE Registration Guidelines
Please Note:
NIN: Before you begin your application for the 2025 UTME, you will be required to supply your National Identification Number (NIN). This means getting your NIN is mandatory if you intend to write the 2025 UTME. If you’re yet to get your NIN, please follow this link to the: NIN Application Guidelines
What to do next: Full information regarding how to actually fill the 2025 JAMB registration forms will be provided to you immediately the 2025 UTME registration begins on January 31st.
Also See: How to Create JAMB Profile
Meanwhile, we advised candidates to begin preparing for their JAMB, if they haven’t started already.
So, with no further ado, you can check the JAMB Brochure for various courses and faculties, the JAMB Syllabus for the various subjects, study JAMB Past Questions and Answers or simply start to Practice JAMB CBT for 2025 Exam for Free.
Recommended: JAMB Registration Required Information
About JAMB
Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) is a renowned Nigerian entrance examination board for tertiary-level institutions. The board conducts entrance examinations for prospective undergraduates into Nigerian universities. The board is charged with the responsibility to administer similar examinations for applicants to Nigerian public and private monotechnics, polytechnics, and colleges of educations.
- general control over the conduct of matriculation examinations into all Universities, Monotechnics, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education;
- appointment of examiners, moderators, invigilators, members of the subject panels and committees and other persons with respect to matriculation examinations;
- placement of suitably qualified candidates in the tertiary institutions in collaboration with those institutions.
In furtherance of these functions, the Board conducts a matriculation examination for candidates seeking admissions to tertiary institutions within the country. This examination is known as the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Eligibility for the Examination
Those eligible to sit the UTME are holders or prospective holders (those awaiting results) of the following qualifications or their equivalents:
- the West African School Certificate (WASC)
- the Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE)
- the National Technical Certificate or the National Business Certificate (NTC/NBC)
- Teachers’ Grade II Certificate
Candidates who have sat or are scheduled to sit for examinations in any of these qualifications in the year of application may also sit for the UTME.
Structure of the Examination
The UTME is conducted once a year in the computer based test mode. The test is a two-hour multiple-choice in four subjects, with a compulsory paper, the Use of English and three other subjects of a candidate’s choice. Prospective candidates are advised to seek the advice of their teachers, parents/guardians or career counselors in their choice of elective subjects for the UTME. Candidates are encouraged to visit the CBT practice test platform to familiarize themselves with features of the computer-based test at no extra cost.
Admission Requirements
Prospective candidates for the UTME are to note that for them to secure admissions into tertiary education programme, they have to:
- attain an appreciable standard of pass in the UTME in the relevant subjects;
- have credit passes in five relevant subjects in the appropriate WAEC/NECO SSCE/Teachers’ Grade II examination.
The credit/merit passes in question should be attained at not more than two sittings. Normally, credit passes Mathematics and English Language are required for all tertiary education courses except where it is stated other wise. In addition to the general entry requirements specified above, candidates must meet any other specific entry.
Candidates are therefore advised to consult the appropriate sections of the UTME/DE brochure for information about the specific entry requirements for different programmes. It is also important to note that admissions are subject to general guidelines enunciated from time to time by the proprietors of higher educational institutions. Such guidelines may set out admissions quotas or implementation principles which the Board and the institutions are expected to uphold.
Beware of Examination Malpractice
Increasingly, candidates, examination officials and other persons are yielding to the temptation to cheat in examinations. Cheating (or aiding or abetting cheating) in examinations is criminal act punishable in law. The Examination, Malpractices Decree 1999 provides penalties for persons convicted of examination malpractice. Punishment provided include imprisonment for 3-5 years or a fine of ₦50,000 or more, or both prison sentence and fine. By provision of the decree, the following are considered criminal acts:
Cheating, use of electronic device, impersonation, collusion with others with the intent to cheat or secure unfair advantage for self or for another, disturbance at examinations, misconduct in the course of an examination, failure to obey lawful orders of supervisors, proctors or agents of the examination body, forgery of result notification, breach of duty, conspiracy, aiding, multiple application, etc.
