nn JAMB to begin sale of 2017 UTME forms March 20

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 in an interview 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.