Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is a Nigerian entrance examination board for tertiary-level institutions. The board conducts entrance examinations for prospective undergraduates into Nigerian tertiary institutions.

JAMB Registration Statistics: 1,985,642 Candidates to Sit for 2024 UTME, See Statistics for Each States
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JAMB Registration Statistics: 1,985,642 Candidates to Sit for 2024 UTME, See Statistics for Each States

JAMB Registration Statistics reports on Application for Universities, Polytechnics and Others. JAMB Registration Statistics: 1,985,642 Candidates to Sit for 2024 UTME, See Statistics for Each States The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that a total number of 1,985,642 candidates will sit for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). Based on the …

2024 UTME: See JAMB’s List of Banned Items in Examination Halls
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2024 UTME: See JAMB’s List of Banned Items in Examination Halls

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the list of Prohibited items in both mock and the main examination hall. Candidates are to note that the only an HB pencil and an extra copy of the JAMB exam slip is allowed into the 2024 UTME exam hall. The board has warned that candidates …

JAMB Clears Air on Reading Texts for 2024 UTME
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JAMB Clears Air on Reading Texts for 2024 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has stated that the Board is aware of the anxiety on whether the featuring of questions from the text, “Sweet Sixteen” and some other prescribed texts in Arabic, Hausa, Igbo and Literature-in-English in the 2024 Mock-UTME is indicative of its replacement of the chosen reading text “The Life …

Don’t Register Minors for UTME – JAMB Registrar Warns Parents
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Don’t Register Minors for UTME – JAMB Registrar Warns Parents

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned parents against enrolling minors for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), urging parents to allow their children to be matured before registering for UTME. This warning came from the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, while reacting to a suit, filed by one Mrs. Ifeanyi Eke against …

JAMB Now Permits Use of HB Pencils in CBT Exams
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JAMB Now Permits Use of HB Pencils in CBT Exams

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that candidates for the 2024 UTME mock scheduled to hold today, March 7th, 2024 would be allowed to enter the examination hall with an ordinary HB pencil for numerical analysis if they want to. This was disclosed by the JAMB spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in a …

2024 JAMB Mock: How to Know If You’re Eligible for JAMB Mock
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2024 JAMB Mock: How to Know If You’re Eligible for JAMB Mock

2024 JAMB Mock: How to Know If You’re Eligible for JAMB Mock Indication shows that alot of UTME candidates seem not to know whether or not they are eligible for the 2024 JAMB Mock exam, while others are asking how they can register now for the mock exam. Let’s quickly clear the confusion so you …

2024 UTME Candidates With Disabilities Can Now Register for Free – JAMB
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2024 UTME Candidates With Disabilities Can Now Register for Free – JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that candidates with disabilities can register for the 2024 UTME free of charge. This was made known by the JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, while confirming the commencement of the registration exercise. Apart from the blind candidates, other groups to benefit from the free registration according to …

JAMB to Exclude Diagrams from Questions for Visually Impaired Candidates
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JAMB to Exclude Diagrams from Questions for Visually Impaired Candidates

In line with its inclusivity mantra, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has excluded diagrams, illustrations and maps in test items meant for the conduct of the 2024 UTME for candidates with disabilities. The Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, dropped this hint in Abuja during a virtual meeting with the nation’s Commissioners of Education. The …

JAMB Increases UTME Registration Fees for 2024
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JAMB Increases UTME Registration Fees for 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has increased the registration fee to be paid to acquire its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) form for 2024.  In an official statement shared by JAMB, the updated registration fees are outlined as follows: Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred Naira Only,(N7,700 )for UTME registration inclusive of a mock examination, …

Direct Entry Candidates to Take Cognitive and Verbal Reasoning Tests from 2024 – JAMB
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Direct Entry Candidates to Take Cognitive and Verbal Reasoning Tests from 2024 – JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that candidates for its Direct Entry examination would be required to take part in cognitive and verbal reasoning tests as from 2024. This was affirmed by the Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, during a virtual meeting with Commissioners of Education of the 36 States of the Federation …

JAMB Announces Date for UTME Mop-Up Exam
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JAMB Announces Date for UTME Mop-Up Exam

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a mop-up exam for 2023 UTME. According to board, the mop-up UTME, which is a computer-based standardized examination for prospective undergraduates in Nigeria, will hold on Saturday, May 6th, 2023 in select locations across the country. See details below; Determined to give equal opportunity to candidates desirous …

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