The 2023 JAMB UTME form is out for interested and qualified candidates to apply. This post is aimed at helping JAMB applicants to know the 2023 approved  JAMB UTME centers, application form, registration fee, and deadline. Don’t worry about what you may have heard. JAMB is not as costly as people claim and it is not difficult to pass. I will show you all you need to know about the 2023 JAMB UTME Registration Form including how to apply and pass. Let’s go there together.

JAMB UTME Form 2023 Registration Fee Quick Catch

• UTME/DE APPLICATION FEE — ₦3,500.00
• PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — FREE
• READING TEXTBOOK — ₦500.00
• CBT CENTRE SERVICE CHARGE (WITHOUT MOCK) ₦1,700.00 OR ₦2,700.00 WITH MOCK
• REGISTRATION CENTRE SERVICE CHARGE — ₦700.00
• CBT (EXAMINATION) SERVICE CHARGE — ₦1,000.00
• GRAND TOTAL WITHOUT MOCK — ₦5,700.00
• GRAND TOTAL WITH MOCK — ₦6,700.00
• DE APPLICATION FEE — ₦4,700.00
• JAMB APPLICANTS HELP CENTER

While I gave you JAMB a quick catch to help you make a quick decision I still advise you to calm down and get the important 2023 JAMB gist to stay above the trends.

The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), an examination conducted by JAMB, is a prerequisite entry-level examination that candidates interested in securing admission to approved Nigerian tertiary institutions must pass to be successfully admitted to study their dream course. The 2023 JAMB UTME Registration Form just got started, but you are not yet late until the JAMB registration deadline.

Note this:  No candidate is allowed to apply for both UTME and DE at the same time. Should you apply via JAMB UTME and obtain DE qualification later, then you can upgrade from UTME to DE at no cost.  Two JAMB registrations under the same candidate is a punishable offense of instant cancellation and prosecution. Avoid such intent by all means.

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JAMB Form Registration Fee

The 2023 JAMB registration fee is as stated above in the quick catch section. For a further breakdown, see the table below

2023 JAMB form registration dates and deadlines

According to the governing board, the 2023 JAMB registration dates and deadlines vary for both the UTME and DE candidates.

UTME ONLY: This category is for candidates who have obtained their WAEC or NECO results or those still awaiting their results both national and international candidates. Qualified candidates must have a valid National Identification Number (NIN), phone number, and email address.

JAMB 2023 application date starts on Saturday, 14 January 2023, to Tuesday, 14 February 2023. PIN vending for UTME ends on Tuesday, 14th February 2023, while registration closes on Friday, 17th February 2023.

DIRECT ENTRY (DE) ONLY: This includes those who have obtained NCE, ND, HND, or other equivalents who are interested in enrolling for Degree courses in Nigerian universities. Qualified candidates must have a valid National Identification Number (NIN), phone number, and email address.  The 2023 JAMB Direct Entry registration date starts on Monday, 20th February, to Thursday, 20th April 2023.

Note: The registration for DE would only be at the Board’s State and Zonal Offices.

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General Requirements for 2023 JAMB UTME entry registration

The main requirements for admission into the First Degree, National Diploma (ND), National Innovation Diploma (NID), and Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programs are five (5) O’Level Credit passes, including the English Language. In addition, credit in Mathematics is required for science-based and social science programs.

How to buy the 2023 JAMB Form and register for JAMB 2023

Buying JAMB form 2023 is not something difficult and qualified candidates can buy it in a short while. The guide below will help you very much. Join other JAMBites here.

As I pointed out in the quick catch section, the general JAMB registration fee is N3, 500 with an extra N500 for compulsory reading textbooks.

Once the money is paid, an ePIN is generated for the candidate. The ePIN is tied to the candidate’s profile. No candidate can have more than 1 ePIN. The ePIN is not in any way transferable. Therefore, every candidate is expected to keep their ePIN, phone number, email address, and password private.

Candidates are not permitted to register more than once. In the event of any error during the registration process, such candidates are to seek correction from the Board and not to obtain a fresh application as doing so would attract sanction.

Nobody, including parents/guardians or any proxy, is allowed to transact any business on any candidate’s profile. The Board monitors the registration process and all activities on candidates’ profiles, and defaulters shall be severely sanctioned. Any candidate who makes their password, profile code, or other security codes available to another person (parents, friends, tutorial teachers, fraudsters, etc.) is liable for any alteration done by such person(s). DO NOT GIVE YOUR PASSWORD TO ANYBODY, INCLUDING JAMB OFFICIALS. These security codes are not to be demanded at any registration center by any person for any purpose.

How to Create JAMB Profile

1. Every candidate would require the use of a unique phone (mobile) number (SIM)for the process of registration. The unique phone number can be used by one candidate only (Note: This number (SIM) remains your unique identification for all your transactions with the Board.
2. The candidate will send his/her National Identification Number (NIN) by text (SMS) to 55019 or 66019 from his/her personal GSM number, e.g. write the word “NIN” then space and add your 11 digit NIN Number and send to 55019 or 66019 in this format (NIN 00123456789). There should be a space between the word “NIN” and your 11 digit NIN (Note that another person must not have used the number to register for UTME/DE in the past). Do not use postpaid or special bundle SIM cards; They don’t work unless specially loaded with credit.
3. The candidate receives a Profile Code of 10 characters on the same telephone(SIM) number.
4. The phone number used for the text message is automatically tied to the candidate’s 2023 application, Examination and Admission. CANDIDATES SHOULD NOTE AND ALWAYS REMEMBER THE SIM NUMBER USED; IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE FOR SUBSEQUENT COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD BY OBTAINING UTME/DE APPLICATION DOCUMENTS; A CANDIDATE HAS ACCEPTED TO RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES FROM JAMB (55019 or 66019) EVEN WHEN THE “DO NOT DISTURB” IS ACTIVATED
5. The candidate presents the profile code to the point of procurement of form (Banks, MMOs, MFBs, Switches, USSD Partners). The form- ePIN is then sent as a text message to the candidates’ Phone numbers.
6. The candidate presents the ePIN at any JAMB accredited CBT Centrefor registration.
7. The Application cannot be completed until the candidate’s biometric (all ten fingers) is captured and photographed physically (No submission of passport photograph). The successful capture of biometrics and photograph will authorize a candidate to print his/her e-registration slip. The fingerprint shall be required for any further transaction with JAMB on the candidate’s profile.
8. Only candidates whose biometrics verification is successful on examination day will be permitted to sit the UTME. No parent or proxy is allowed to make any transaction on the candidates’ profile.
9. Candidates with biometric challenges can only register at JAMB headquarters in Abuja. The arrangement will be made for this through JAMB state offices

METHODS OF PAYMENTS OF ePIN FOR JAMB FORM REGISTRATION

There are several methods of payment. Read them below and choose the best one for yourself.

1. PAYMENT THROUGH BANKS, INCLUDING MICRO FINANCE BANKS
   • Present Profile Code and pay by cash, card, or through e-wallet (either N6,700 with Mock or N5,700 without Mock) for UTME as DE is N4,700
   • ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number
2. PAYMENT THROUGH POS – This is available at State Offices of JAMB + CBT Centres, other POS outlets, and any CBT Centre that demands it
   • Present Profile Code and pay by card
   • ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number
3. PAYMENT THROUGH MOBILE MONEY OPERATORS – This is available at CBT Centres and Other Outlets
   • Present Profile Code and pay by cash
   • ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number
4. PAYMENT USING ATM – This is available on all ATM outlets of Participating Banks listed in C(I) (InterSwitch Channel)
   • Select Bill Payment and then pick JAMB
   • Enter Profile Code and pay
   • ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number
5. ONLINE PAYMENT ON JAMB PORTAL
   • Visit the JAMB website: jamb,gov.ng
   • Click Purchase of 2023 Application Document
   • Enter your Profile Code
   • Select payment method (InterSwitch or Remita)
   • Make payment
   • ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number
6. PAYMENT PROCEDURE AT FOREIGN CENTRES
   • The registration fee for candidates from the nine foreign countries is $20 or it’s equivalent in each of the nine countries’ local currencies.
   • Candidates from the nine foreign countries are to download the Application from the Board’s website (jamb.gov.ng), complete and submit it with the fee at the nine designated centers as indicated on the website.
     OR
   • Foreign candidates visit jamb.gov.ng/efacility
   • create a profile
   • Login to the profile
   • On the menu on the left pane, click on 2023 Foreign UTME/DE registration
   • Go through guided questions until the payment page
   • Make payment using any of the authorized cards
   • Complete the registration directly online

How to recover lost JAMB ePIN after payment.

1. If ePIN is not Received or Lost, send [UTMEPIN] or [DEPIN] to 55019 or 66019for UTME or DE, respectively, from the unique number
2. The ePIN would then be retrieved and delivered on the candidate’s unique number

After successful payment and obtaining ePIN, the candidate should proceed to any of the jamb-accredited cbt centers to complete his/her registration.

Registration Process at CBT centers

Registration is carried out only at the accredited Computer Based Test Centres (CBT) and Professional Registration Centres (PRC). Each candidate should visit any accredited CBT center with his/her profile code and e-PIN

Candidates must PERSONALLY present his/her profile code and e-PIN at any JAMB-accredited CBT Centre for registration. The candidate’s photograph and biometrics (all ten fingerprints) would be captured at the CBT center

Candidates are to:

1. Note that the service charge of N700 payable to the Board for CBT center registration as well as UTME (Examination ) fee of N2000 (including mock) or N1000 (without mock) are now part of the registration fee as such candidates are not to pay any other fee at the CBT center.
2. Provide a choice of institutions and programs (course of study)
3. Provide qualification with grades and dates, if not, awaiting result
4. Upload relevant certificates, if not awaiting result (this is applicable for both UTME and Direct Entry (DE) candidates
5. Provide O/L and or A/L grades are to be provided by candidates. Candidates who are awaiting results should supply (upload) the results online on CAPS (JAMB) as soon as they are available on JAMB’s portal. JAMB will consider no recommendations from any Institution if the candidate has not uploaded his/her result on the portal of JAMB. No institution is allowed to take a new picture/photograph, or biometrics or require any other upload of the result. All results are downloadable by institutions from the Board’s website (and the download is tracked to avoid abuse)
6. Supply JAMB registration number for previous institutional certificates for DE only.
7. Provide UTME subjects and choice of examination town(s) for
   1. Mock examination (optional)
   2. Examination for UTME (actual examination)
8. Review entries and confirm the correctness
9. Print Registration Slip USING BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION to confirm valid fingerprint (UTME/DE). Note that authentication with your fingerprint removes blame for errors from CBT centers. Candidates are to check before confirming their fingerprints.
10. Collect, at no other cost, the reading text
11. Collect the e-slip after registration as evidence of registration.

NOTE: There will be no offline registration, as all the accredited CBT centers have been empowered for real-time online registration. No candidate should register at any center other than the accredited CBT center and JAMB State Offices. Any candidate who is registered outside approved centers will be identified and disqualified.

BLIND CANDIDATES:

• Candidates who are blind are to indicate by typing BLIND and also picking the option of writing their examination through CBT mode or Read Examination Aloud. A candidate is either blind or sighted. It is important to be factual.
• During registration, once a candidate indicates that he or she is blind, there would be a drop-down box for the candidate to select the town closest to his/her residence to write the exam. The towns available for the blind candidates are as follows: Abuja, FCT; Bauchi, Bauchi State; Benin, Edo State; Ekiti, Ekiti State; Enugu, Enugu State; Kano, Kano State; Kebbi, Kebbi State; Lagos, Lagos State; Oyo, Oyo State; Plateau, Plateau State; Yola, Adamawa State.

DEAF/MUTE CANDIDATES:

• A special indicator for the deaf/mute has been created to differentiate them for special attention at the examination hall. Deaf candidates are, therefore, to confirm this appropriately during registration.

BIOMETRIC CHALLENGES:

• Candidates with biometric challenges can only register at JAMB headquarters in Abuja.
• No other CBT centre is permitted to register such candidates
• They will also sit for their examination at JAMB Headquarters in Abuja
• No candidate will be allowed to enter the examination hall or sit for the examination if his biometrics is not verified
  • The system will not permit or process any examination without biometric verification.
  • Candidates with Biometric abnormality can only register and take examinations at the Abuja headquarters of the Board. The Board will facilitate the travel.
  • Candidates with biometric challenges would sit for the examination in Abuja on the last day of the national examination calendar.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

1. All candidates must mandatorily register their profiles through text messages, as illustrated above, before proceeding to buy the ePIN
2. The registration fee is non-refundable
3. Candidates are advised to read and understand the guidelines on admission and instructions, as shown on the scan QR Code, on how to complete the online registration before commencing the process of registration. He or she is also to sign an MoU on ethical standards.
4. Multiple registrations are not permitted. Candidates who register more than once will be identified, disqualified, and prosecuted.
5. Candidates are to note that irrespective of their choice of programme; they will also be tested on a general text: ‘The Life Changer‘ by Khadija Abubakar Jali. All Candidates are also expected to read the text.
6. Candidates/Officials would not be allowed to enter the examination center with earphones, wristwatches, mobile phones, electronic devices, or any pen/biro. Only a common pencil is allowed.
7. Candidates are warned that the Board does not require nor authorize the services of ANY cyber café, school, or establishment other than the accredited CBT centers for this exercise.
8. Examination malpractice is a criminal offense that attracts, in addition to the cancellation of results, publication of names, and prosecution of such offenders.

How to Apply for the 2023 JAMB Form in Foreign Countries

• The JAMB Registration fee for candidates from the nine foreign countries is $20 or its equivalent in each of the nine countries.
• Candidates from the nine foreign countries are to download the Application from the Board’s website (www.jamb.gov.ng), complete and submit it with the fee at the nine designated centers as indicated on the website.

Foreign Candidates are to visit the following foreign missions;

1. Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire
2. Accra, Ghana
3. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
4. Beau, Cameroun
5. Cotonou, Benin Republic
6. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
7. Johannesburg, South Africa
8. London, United Kingdom
9. Berlin, Germany

The procedure for registration at the nine foreign centers only is as follows:

• Registration fee for candidates from the nine foreign countries is $20 or its equivalent in each of the nine countries’ local currency
• Candidates from the nine foreign countries are to download the Application from the Board’s website (www.jamb.gov.ng), complete and submit it with the fee at the nine designated centers as indicated on the website.

Foreign candidates visit www.jamb.gov.ng/efacility

1. create a profile
2. Login to the profile
3. On the menu on the left pane, click on 2023 Foreign UTME/DE registration
4. Go through guided questions until the payment page
5. Make payment using any of the authorized cards
6. Complete the registration directly online

Date and Venue of the 2023 JAMB UTME

The 2023 CBT EXAMINATION will commence on Saturday, April 29, and end on Friday, May 12, 2023. Foreign centers’ UTME is scheduled for Monday, 30th May 2023, at all nine foreign centers.

The venue of the examination will be at any center in the candidate’s chosen examination town(s)

JAMB DOES NOT POST ANY CANDIDATE TO ANY EXAMINATION TOWN (OR GROUP OF TOWNS) OTHER THAN THE ONE CHOSEN BY THE CANDIDATE AT THE POINT OF REGISTRATION. CANDIDATES ARE, HOWEVER, ADVISED TO REGISTER ON TIME BEFORE THE AVAILABLE SPACES IN THEIR TOWN OF CHOICE OR GROUP OF TOWNS ARE EXHAUSTED. DUE TO DISCOVERED CONSPIRACY AMONG SOME CBT CENTRES, NO EXAMINATION TOWN WITH FEW CENTRES IS ALLOWED. MANY TOWNS HAVE BEEN MERGED

JAMB Mock Examination (Optional)

The Board will also conduct a mock examination in all the accredited CBT centers to prepare and familiarise INTERESTED Candidates with the CBT environment. Interested candidates are advised to indicate their interest in the mock examination during registration, provided they register early enough.

The date for the MOCK examination shall be from Thursday, 16th March 2023.

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