2017 UTME: JAMB Officially announced the Commencement of Registration
This is to debunk the false
information on the media over the release of 2017/2018 UTME JAMB form. The general
public is hereby notified that the 2017/2018 UTME Registration has NOT
commenced. To this end disregard any contrary information capable of misleading
the general public or you can visit jamb official website
Meanwhile, JAMB has
released an official publication regarding the guidelines for the 2017/2018
UTME Registration and relevant information every prospective UTME candidate and
owners of JAMB CBT Accredited centres should have in mind before the 2017/2018
UTME registration commences.
All prospective UTME
candidates are advised to carefully read the instructions below. This will help
you avoid some common mistakes candidates often make and safe you from falling
victim to fraudsters.
For the sake of clarity
and comprehension, each important aspect of the registration process and
relevant information is presented as a sub-heading.
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STOPPAGE OF SCRATCH
CARDS
The use of Scratch
Cards has been discontinued for the following reasons:
a.
Prone to fraudulent practices,
b.
Archaic,
c.
accountability (zero).
PAYMENT OPTIONS
The following channels
will be made available:
a.
Web Payment: ATM issued cards (Visa,
Verve and Master card)
b.
Online Quick Teller
c.
ATM Payment
d.
Quick Teller Mobile Application
e.
Bank Branch (CASH / CARD)
OPTIONS PROVIDED FOR
REGISTRATION
Four (4) options are
available to a candidate who wishes to register:
i. A mobile app will be
created for a candidate to download for his/her registration and payment after
which he/she goes to the Registration Centre for biometrics capturing only.
ii. All systems at the
Registration centre will be enabled for candidates who wish to go to the centre
to register by themselves using the Registration Centre Systems, pay with card
and then go for biometric capturing.
iii. An operator at the
Registration Centre assists the candidate with entering his/her data for
registration, then goes to the bank to pay and capturing of his/her biometrics.
iv. A bank official
from a bank selected by the Registration Centre will be available to accept
payment from candidates with cash. He does the registration, receive the cash
and the candidate goes for capturing of biometric.
ITEMS NEEDED BY
CANDIDATES FOR REGISTRATION
a.
Details of O’ Level result where it is
available or O’ Level subjects expected in the case of those awaiting results.
b.
Personal details of the candidate.
c.
Choice of Institutions, Courses and town
of examination the candidate has opted for.
CORRECTION OF DATA BY
CANDIDATES
a.
Candidates will be emphatically informed
to guard their registration numbers jealously as registration numbers are
personal and security items to candidates.
b.
Any candidate, who compromises his
registration number, does so at his/her own risk.
c.
Any candidate who wishes to correct
his/her data (e.g. age, date of birth, state of origin, s*x, name etc.) after
completing his registration and submitting will have to go through the
following process:
i. Payment of
administration fee
ii. Give reason for the
correction online and NOT coming to the Board’s Headquarters
iii. Wait for clearance
to be given before the correction can be made by the candidate online.
REGISTRATION AT THE
COMPUTER BASED TEST CENTRES
All candidates who wish
to do their registration at a registration centre should be assisted as
follows:
a.
The centre should provide systems for
candidates who wish to do their registration by themselves
b.
The Computer Based Test Centre should
have technical staff who will assist candidates who need help.
c.
Assist candidates who wish to complete
payments with their cards.
d.
Collect not more than Seven Hundred
Naira (N700) from both Candidates who do only biometric capture and those who
do full registration at the Registration Centres.
e.
Each Centre to choose its banker from
the approved banks.
PAYMENT TO COMPUTER
BASED TEST CENTRES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Computer Based Test
Centre in public institutions should be urged to register as ventures.
This will enable them
to receive payment and easily access funds to pay their workers without
necessarily going through bureaucratic processes.
While the NET profit
can be transferred to Treasury Single Account (TSA) where applicable.
PROVISION OF BROCHURE
TO CANDIDATES
a.
In order to minimize errors during
registration by candidates and also to ensure that candidates have ready access
to the brochure needed for registration, the brochure will be provided in three
(3) modes which are:
b.
The brochure will be on the JAMB portal.
As soon as a candidate creates his/her profile on the JAMB portal, there will
be a link that will take him/her straight to the brochure. He/she is to confirm
reading the brochure for continuation of registration
c.
As soon as the candidate creates his
profile, an
d.
electronic copy of the brochure will be
automatically sent to his/her e-mail which he/she has provided.
e.
A CD of the brochure and Syllabus will
be given to him/her at the biometric capturing site.
f.
Candidates can also access the JAMB
Brochure online
g.
At the point of capturing the
biometrics, there must be an evidence that the candidate collected the brochure
CD and recommended book.
ACTIVITIES OF BANKS AT
THE REGISTRATION CENTRE
a.
All Registration Centres will be given a
list of accredited banks.
b.
Each Registration Centre will be allowed
to choose the bank it would like to work with.
c.
After choosing the bank, an officer from
the bank will be stationed at the centre to do the following:
d.
Assist candidates to create their
profile and pay through any of the payment options they wish to use.
e.
Collect Seven Hundred Naira (N700) per
candidate for either registration and/or biometric capture directly into the
account of the centre.
f.
The banks will be expected to open
avenues of payment:
g.
Payment of Application Fees
h.
Payment of Seven Hundred Naira (N700) to
the designated account of the Registration Centre.
i.
At the end, give a receipt to each
candidate for the Seven Hundred Naira (N700) payment for registration or
biometric capturing at the centre.
ABUSE BY APPROVED CBT
CENTRES AND CYBER CAFÉ OPERATORS
a.
It has been observed by the Board, that
in the past, there were lots of irregularities during registration of
candidates. Some of which are as follows:
1. IRREGULARITIES
OBSERVED
a.
Off-line registration means that
candidates are given template form to fill and enter their details and the
Registration centres would later enter their data for them on-line at a later
time when the candidates were not present.
b.
Registration Centres did off-line
registration for candidates and in the process of completing them on-line,
mismatched their images and made mistakes in the candidates’ data.
c.
Registration Centres deliberately went
to the hinterland to register candidates off-line in order to create Special
Centres where they could further perpetrate Irregularities during examinations.
d.
Punish uncompromising candidates by
changing their centres and/or institutions without their knowledge/consent.
e.
Swapped and replaced particulars of
uncompromising candidates with others and used money paid for other candidates.
MEASURES TAKEN BY THE
BOARD
a.
Payment for access code by Registration
Centres has been cancelled. All systems in the Registration Centre will be
enabled for the registration.
b.
None of these systems therefore can be
used for registration outside the Registration Centre.
c.
Candidates will now have access to all
the systems at the Computer Based Test (CBT) Centre for the registration
exercise.
d.
This is unlike before where only one
system was used by the Computer Based Test (CBT) Centre for registration.
e.
Candidates will be properly educated to
understand that their registration numbers are private and security numbers
which they must not divulge.
f.
Any candidate who discloses his/her
registration number, does so at his/her own risk.
g.
An alert system has been created for
notifications on changes in the candidates details at each stage of the
registration process.
JUST IN
ACCOUNTABILITY IN
REGISTRATION CENTRES
a.
Registration Centres are hereby urged to
appoint credible staff to man their Centre to ensure credibility and
accountability.
b.
It has also been observed that some
Public Registration Centres refused registration because of “low return”.
c.
These returns are not low as claimed but
officers in charge do not remit appropriately.
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