The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has made the National Identity Number, NIN, a precondition for candidates intending to take this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME and Direct Entry.
This was revealed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the board’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, who added that all candidates would now be required to provide their NIN at the point of registration.
“This is mandatory for participation in the 2021 registration exercise.
“Registration will take place in 700 centres across the country; the list is available in all the state offices of JAMB and on its website at www.jamb.gov.ng.
“The approved schedule for registration and examination is that registration exercise will start on Thursday, April 8 and end on Saturday, May 15, 2021.
“Candidates are also to note that the registration for Direct Entry applicants will run concurrently with that of UTME candidates.
“There will be no extension of time for the sale of the UTME or DE application documents.
“Mock examination will be held on Friday, April 30 for those who indicate interest and are registered before April 24.
“UTME will hold from Saturday, June 5 to Saturday, June 19, 2021,” the statement read in part.
According to JAMB, registration fee for the 2021 application documents remains N3,500 and N500 for recommended reading text.
