JAMB Set to Issue New USSD Code for UTME/DE Registration and Examination
- JAMB, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board said it plans to launch a new USSD code for its 2022 exams
- The body already operates a USSD code which is used to capture candidate's profiles and identities as they prepare for exams
- JAMB issued the news on its website and through its Director Public of Public Relations, Fabian Benjamin
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Nigeria’s examination body, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced new plans to adopt an additional Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) to be used by candidates in the forthcoming 2022 examinations. It hopes to use technology to drive its services and curb hitches and examination malpractice in the system.
This is besides the already existing 55019 code in operation since 2018 which is used for registration and other essential services.
Source: UGC
The exam body said the move is part of measures for a hitch-free UTME/DE exam and also ensures that congestion is taken away during the registration process when a lot of candidates would be requesting registration for the examination.
Why JAMB is issuing a new code
JAMB said this in its weekly bulletin released recently by its Director of Public Relations, Fabian Benjamin and on its portal.
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According to the exam body, the existing code, 50019 is used to capture candidate’s profiles and identities.
This disclosure is contained in JAMB’s weekly bulletin recently released by its Director of Public Relations, Fabian Benjamin, and can be seen on its website.
The 55019 code is used to create profiles for registration by candidates who are required to send their National Identification Number (NIN) via the code for their details to be pulled from the database of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) before proceeding to a certified centre for their biometric capturing.
JAMB Sends Important Warning to Prospective Candidates
Recall that Legit.ng reported that The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has not yet commenced the sale of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations and Direct Entry forms.
The examination body in a statement signed by the board’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, warned prospective candidates against being scammed, The Punch reports.
In another report by Daily Trust, the JAMB spokesperson noted that any claims that the sale of forms had commenced was fraudulent and should be disregarded.
Source: Legit.ng
