Sale of the 2017 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB Form has commenced. Cyber cafés will not be allowed to render services on behalf of JAMB. So please visit ONLY JAMB accredited centres. There will be no sales of scratch cards for the registration. Continue reading for more details.
Latest Update: JAMB Extends Registration Deadline to May 28.
2017 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB UTME registration procedures, instructions and everything you need to know is available here. Bookmark this page and always check back often. We will continue to supply you with adequate information to help you have a stress free registration.
This is to inform the general public that the 2017/2018 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration commencement date has been announced..
We decided to create this Portal to avail our readers with the latest trend about 2017 JAMB UTME.
2017 JAMB UTME registration will now be done through JAMB certified registration centres nationwide.
The 2017 JAMB UTME will only feature Computer Based Test – CBT (just like the previously conducted UTME).
The registration period for the examination will last between Monday 20th March,2017 and May 28th, 2017..
It’s important you Download JAMB CBT Practice Software from Here
Below are some important links you should check:
- JAMB UTME Registration Data Correction [Change of Course/Institution/Names/DOB & Others]
- Mobile Application to Register for 2017 JAMB UTME & DE
- 2017 JAMB Mock Examination Date & Registration Details
- JAMB Brochure
- JAMB Accredited Registration Centre Nearest to You
- Textbooks Recommended for 2017 JAMB UTME: All Subjects
- Price, Selling Points of 2017 JAMB UTME E-Pin (Scratch Card)
- Approved Fee to Pay for 2017 UTME Registration.
- Compulsory Novels to Read for 2017 JAMB UTME General Paper
- JAMB Subjects Combination for Science Students
- JAMB Subjects Combination for Arts, Commercial, Social Sciences Students
- 2017 JAMB UTME Examination Date
2017 JAMB UTME Registration Documents.
At the point of purchase of the e-registration scratch cards, the following documents shall be made available for collection by every candidate.
- Syllabus for the examination in soft copy.
- Guidelines on admission (Brochure) in soft copy, detailing list of Tertiary Institutions and available programmes of study.
Please note that the items listed above are at NO EXTRA cost to the candidates, and writing materials and calculator will be made available to the candidate on the day of the examination.
2017 UTME Order of Choice of Institution.
On the 2017 registration platform, Candidates are to note that their 1st choice can be a College of Education, University, Innovative Enterprise Institutes, Polytechnics/Monotechnics, NDA (Nigerian Defence Academy) or Nigeria Police Academy.
Update: JAMB Approves 12 New Federal/State Varsities or NPA or NDA as 2nd Choice.
2017 JAMB UTME Registration General Instructions and How to Apply.
NB: The payment platform for UTME Registration is through PIN vending.
Update: How to Purchase 2017 JAMB UTME Form via Remita and How to Purchase 2017 JAMB UTME Form via Interswitch
- Each candidate must have personal e-mail address and mobile phone number.
- Each candidate is to use his/her functional and valid personal e-mail address. The system would reject at the point of registration any already used e-mail address.
- Each candidate must personally create a JAMB profile on the JAMB portal through JAMB Mobile App available on Android, Windows and iOS platforms OR on the JAMB portal: www.jamb.org.ng. Name. date of birth, personal e-mail address and place of origin are required to create the profile.
- Payment for JAMB’s E-PIN-registration and the recommended reading text is done at the banks and NIPOST. Banks have also agreed to make these services available at CBT centres and JAMB State Offices.
- Each Candidate should visit any accredited CBT centre (the list of accredited CBT centres are on our website i.e. www.jamb.gov.ng) with his/her personal details, the profile and evidence of payment.
- The CBT centre or JAMB State Office, supplies, at no extra cost, the prescribed reading text and the CD containing:
- e-brochure showing guidelines on admission detailing list of tertiary institutions and available programmes of study.
- Syllabus (e-syllabus) forthe examination.
- Step by step guide on completing the application form.
- A video messages from the Registrar of JAMB and a demo on how to use eight (8) keys for UTME examination without mouse.(For candidates with little familiarity with Computers)
- Each Candidate is to complete the online application form by supplying the required details such as name, e-mail address, L.G.A., academic qualifications, etc.
- At the CBT centre, Candidate’s ten fingers biometric and image will be captured and uploaded.
- O/L and/or A/L grades are to be provided by candidates. Candidates who are awaiting result should suppIv the result online as soon as the results are available on JAMB’S Portal. No recommendations from anv Institution will be considered by JAMB if the candidate has not supplied his/her O/L result on the Portal of JAMB.
- Each Candidate is to collect his e-slip at the end of registration as evidence of registration.
- There will be no offline registration, as all the accredited CBT centres have been empowered for real life online registration. No candidate should register at any centre other than the accredited CBT centre and JAMB State office. Any candidate who is registered outside approved centres will be identified and disqualified.
Registration fee for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination or Direct Entry is Five Thousand Naira (₦5,000) Candidates are also, as usual, to pay Five Hundred Naira (₦500) only to obtain the reading text- ‘In Dependence’ for UTME candidates and ‘‘The Last Days at Forcados High School’‘ for Direct Entry Candidates.
Candidates should note that e-PINS being purchased are tied to individual profile and are not transferable.
Candidates are advised to keep as confidential their security details such as registration numbers, password/numbers of ATM Cards, e-mail addresses and E-Pins.
As it is the practice, centres are allowed to charge not more than Seven Hundred Naira (₦700) only as registration Any centre that charges more than Seven Hundred Naira (₦700) should be reported to JAMB for appropriate sanctions.
2017 JAMB UTME Date and Venue.
- The 2017 CBT will commence on
6th May to 20th May, 2017Saturday 13th to 20th of May 2017. - The venue of the examination will be at the candidates’ chosen town during on-line registration.
JAMB General Entry Requirements.
The general entry requirements for admission into the First Degree, National Diploma (ND), National Innovation Diploma (NID) and Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes in Universities, other Degree-Awarding Institutions, Monotechnics, Polytechnics, Innovation Enterprise Institutes and Colleges of Education are available in the e- Brochure which would be given to each Candidate at the accredited CBT centres and JAMB state offices.
General Information
- The registration fee, once paid is non-refundable.
- Registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is available at the CBT centres and JAMB Offices The accredited centres have been empowered to assist in this regard.
- As it is the practice, centres are allowed to charge not more than Seven Hundred Naira (₦700) only as registration Any centre that charges more than Seven Hundred Naira (₦700) should be reported to JAMB for appropriate sanctions.
- All CBT centres have been mandated to select any of the participating These banks are to be presentin their premises for the purposes of collecting all fees. No centre-staff is allowed to conduct cash transaction with the candidates.
- Candidates are advised to read and understand the guidelines on admission and instructions on how to complete the online registration before commencing the process of registration.
- Multiple registrations are not Candidates who register more than once will be identified and disqualified.
- Candidates should note that their uploaded image or photograph will be embossed on their result slips and admission
- Candidates are to note that irrespective of their choice of course of study or method of testing, they will also be tested on a general text: “In Dependence” by Sarah Ladipo Manyika for UTME and “The Last Days at Forcados High School” by H. Mohammed for Direct Entry Candidates.
- Candidates are warned that the Board has not authorised or solicited the services of ANY establishment/group or individual other than the accredited CBT centres for this registration exercise.
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Sir Please What is the cutoff mark….. list
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Please sir I did the jamb regulization last year but I didn’t go back there for the tumb printing and the registration..but I still have the code the jamb sent for the registration here with me ..what is the way out right now sir or I will need to do it again?
You can still use the previous payment.
Sir, can candidate without pass in English language WAEC enrol for JAMB 2017
I only have 4 credit on chemistry, physics, English and Agric science
Please sir I kind of lost my Registeration number, I tried retrieving it with my e-registeration card but they wrote invalid pin or serial number. Pls can you help me out, here is my details. NAME:Chidera Desmond okpala PIN:1539133931383215 SN:500926609
@chidera, which year?
pls anyone out there should me, it is urgent, “i dont know my access code for change of course/institution”
@promise, go to JAMB accredited registration centre.
I tried to register post utme and the result I got was”“invalid registration number”
@samuel, which school?
my registration number had been exhusted
hello sir i lost my exam slip which contain my reg number and am unabel to check and print my result i need your help sir how can i do it here are my scrach card details pin(1582397890371292)serial number(501650138) name abe adesina
@raheem invalid pin and serial number.
pls which chemical science course dat the cut-off mark is from 60 downward in unilag
@Alao-Quadri, UNILAG cut-off mark not yet known.
pls admin. I scored 216 in jamb where I opted in law but can i change my course to pub admin with these subjects eng,govt,crs,lit
@KC, you need maths for public admin. However, they can work for political science.
hello schoolgist!…pls I want to ask when direct entry card is off to close pls!
@titilope omobolaji, DE form is not yet on sale.
am suppose to write my jamb exam yesterday but i was having exam at school so i couldnt make it…..so is there anything i can do at all
@adeeso oluwatosin, a new date is not possible.
I scored 227 in the Jamb, I applied for Education/Biology in Fukashere. but, now want to change institution to FCE(Tech) Gombe for same course. I hold nabteb two sittings results. can I be admitted?
@Mohammed, it’s possible. But currently, the change of course form is not yet out.
pls sir, i wrote my jamb on 14th of march 2015.n i avn’t see my result up till date.
@ADET, CLick Here to check online.
if I am taking change of course form , can i also change my state of origin?
@victor, you won’t be able to change your state of origin with ‘Çhange of Course’card.
Pls I really need ur help,i want to study chemical engineering but I don’t really knw the subject required…emmanuel by name.
@Emma, English, Maths, Physics and Chemistry for Jamb.
Good day,
Please I would like to know if it would be possible to change my JAMB centre after it had been printed.
@Chairo, it is impossible to change your Jamb centre.
I want to do a change of subject..i told the idiot to use C.R.S during registration bt he used economics instead
@Rahamanu, there is no way you can change your course. You can either change your course or your Institution.
Pls sir I will like to change ma skul n course from computer science @ kogistate university to what I want to study which iz electrical engeneering @ futmina,,,,kogistate university does not have my course
@Joshua, you will have to wait till after Jamb Exam to obtain a change of course form.
Please I want to obtain NDA form and the said I have to register for jamb and I have not register, sir I want to know if the jamb registration is still on so that I will regster
@Emmanuel, Jamb Registration is closed for this year.
pls can i gain admission through direct entry with my result while waiting for my certificate???
@Sandra, you need to have your certificate and yes, you can gain admission with direct entry. Make sure you carefully check out the requirement of the course you intend to study and that of the school you wish to choose.
Will there be any problem if i reprint it twice?
@Jeni, there is going to be no problem.
Please can i reprint my jamb slip twice?
@Jeni, yes you can. Just visit the page and enter the required details again.
Pls this is my jamb subjects combination Eng Econs Government and bio can I go for English and literary studies?
@Dominic, No, Your combination should be English, Lit. in Eng., one other Arts or Social Science subject.
Pls can i study communication and language art at university of ibadan wit dis o’level result math c6. eng c6, govt c6, literature c6, computer c6, civic c6, yor d7, crk d7
@Folorunsho, yes you can.
i heard jamb 2015 date has been postponed i want to know how true it is…and if possible
@Mike, 2015 JAMB UTME CBT Examination Date
Can I reprint my JAMB slip anywhere else except the centre I registered? Like in any cybercafe nearby?
@Precious, yes you can.
please how can i print my jamb slip to know my examination date because i have my system at home and my printer loaded with paper guyz its like we need to go back to where we register to reprint our jamb slip again or any idea please
@p4real2, visit a registration center to reprint.
sir i was completely unaware about the jamb details because i wasn’t around. Sir can you give me just an opportunity to register. Sir am begging with the name of God
@Innocent, there is nothing we can do. The registration is already closed.
Wats d date for dis year/ next year jamb
@Asmau,Check 2015 JAMB UTME CBT Examination Date but the date f0r 2016 JAMB is not yet known.
Please sir,I registered psychology as my jamb course but would love to switch the course to Law,how do I go about it? And would there be much changes in subject combination? Your response would be appreciated,thanks
@Franklin, Psychology SSCE requirement: Five SSCE credit passes to include English Language, mathematics, Biology and any two relevant subject from Arts, Social Science or Science subject as specified by the institution while for Law, Five ‘O’ level credit passes to include English Language, Literature in English and Mathematics. The Jamb combination isn’t different.
pls their is a .mistake in the number I registered with jamb,how can I change it.
@Victoria, you can’t change it and I don’t think your number is needed.
pls what can i study with dz result
maths-b3
english-c6
physics_c5
chemistry-d7
biology-e8
economics-c4
@247, You can study physics in polytechnic or better still use a combined result.
Pls Sir, can one have a change of course from PHARMACOLOGY to GEOGRAPHY, even with the slight differences in their utme subject combination? Which obviously is “geography”! If yes, I hope disqualifcation will not arise from the exemption of geography itself,since I’m now opting for PURE GEOGRAPHY? PLS I NEED URGENT HELP
@Rapheal, it is possible after you have written your jamb exam but it might affect your chances of being admitted due to differences in the Jamb required subjects.
Pls Sir I initially applied for PHARMACOLOGY in Unilag with the utme combination of ENG,PHYSICS,BIOLOGY& CHEMISTRY. Now I wanna opt for Geography,and from my research I need to apply geo in my utme combination…Pls will this cause me a fatal regret? Thanx
@Rapheal, it will affect you.
is Dere a religion disadvantage in unilorin. as in if u re not a Muslim. maybe u can still be put aside b4 d Muslim given admission???
@olayinka, Admission are not given based on Religion.
Please is Jamb registeration still going On?
@udochukwu, yes but ending Jan 30th.
pls can i register online because am not in nigeria and i was told that the registration will close on the 30th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Bj, you cannot register online because you will need to do your biometric which is only approved via the Jamb accredited Centres.
Pls when is DE form gonna b out??… or is out on sale or perhapz after jamb??…nid yhur help @admin
@Pals, the DE form should be out after exam.
sir.. 1. I wanted to study psychology and I was registered to study phisiology. Pls what can I do. 2. I have Waec as my O level and my O level was registered as Neco.. I hope it won’t affect me. Though my Utme subjects r English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
@Olalekan, it won’t affect you since you will register afresh.