2021 UTME: JAMB Issues Fresh Statement to Candidates, Gives Reason
- JAMB has told the 2021 UTME candidates to reprint their mock examination slips
- The board made this statement in Abuja on Monday, May 24
- According to the examination body, the slip contained the expected time for the candidates to be at the centre
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has asked candidates sitting for its mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to reprint their examination slips.
Daily Nigerian reports that the board gave the directive in its Weekly Bulletin of the office of the Registrar, made available to newsmen on Monday, May 24, in Abuja.
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Legit.ng gathered that JAMB stated that candidates, who had indicated interest to sit for the mock-UTME and had earlier printed the examination slips, were advised to reprint, following the shift in examination date.
“It is imperative to reprint as the new slip will have a new date. As disclosed earlier, the optional mock notification slip can be printed from anywhere that candidates find convenient, provided they have internet access. To print the slip, candidates are to visit https://www.jamb.gov.ng then click on the facility and print their slips."
The Guardian also reports that the board explained that each slip contained candidates’ details such as registration number and most importantly, the centre they were to sit for the examination within their chosen examination town.
The statement added that the slip also contained the expected time to be at the centre.
JAMB further advised that candidates were expected to print and study the contents in the slip to avoid mix up in the location of their centres and name of the examination centres.
It stated that unlike the West African Examination Council (WAEC) or National Examination Council (NECO), the UTME and Direct Entry (DE) registration and examination were not school-based.
JAMB also said it had so far, registered 1,223,962 UTME candidates and 63,586 DE candidates.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that JAMB extended registration for the annual UTME by two weeks, saying the registration exercise would now end on Saturday, May 29.
It was reported that the registrar of JAMB, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, made the announcement at a press conference on Saturday, May 15, in Abuja.
The JAMB registrar had earlier given notification that the possibility of shifting the date for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) was very high.
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