JAMB commences sale of Direct Entry forms

THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has commenced the sale of Direct Entry application form for candidates with A-level results and wish to gain direct admission to Degree programmes in Nigerian universities.

The Board has equally commenced the sale of UTME application for Nigerians abroad and foreign candidates who desire to attend tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

A statement by the spokesperson of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Tuesday in Abuja said the process is as it was with the UTME where a candidate is expected to create a profile and obtain the pins and proceed for biometric capturing at the CBT centres for Direct Entry candidates.

He urged all candidates wishing to register through direct entry to obtain the pins at Interswitch, Remita or any of the commercial banks approved earlier for the vending of UTME pins.

He also disclosed that the Board has not commenced the change of course and institutions for candidates who sat for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), explaining that when the process begins, the changes would be done in all approved CBT centres nationwide.

Benjamin said: “Candidates need not necessarily come to the Board’s centres for the change. It can be done in any of the CBT centres. This is to avoid overcrowding of our offices for services that can be obtained at the utmost comfort by the candidates.

“The delay has been occasioned by the Board’s preparation to ensure that the system is smooth and without encumbrances.

“The Public is urged to note that every candidate desirous of a change of course or institution will be allowed to do so as the platform will be open until the close of admission.

“Candidates need not panic or get desperate as it will not be closed as being speculated by those who want to use the opportunity of candidates desperation to defraud them.

“In view of this, they are not to patronise any fraudulent individuals or organisations but to visit approved CBT centres and never to hesitate in cross checking any information they are not too clear about,” he said.

He advised candidates not to be a victim of fraudsters who claim to have the capacity to inflate candidates scores, saying they do not have such ability and when caught the Board will prosecute both the fraudsters and the candidate who patronise them.

“The Board has not determined the cut off marks for 2017. This is only done at a policy committee meeting with all stakeholders chaired by the Hon Minister of Education which is yet to hold. Candidates should disregard all figures being bandied all over,” he said.‎