2019/2020 UTME: Registration begins January, says JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed it
will commence registration for the 2019/ 2020 Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination (UTME) in January.

The Chairman of the governing Board, Dr. Emmanuel Ndukwe announced
the new date to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, during a ceremony to
celebrate some staff of the board who retired recently.

Candidates writing UTME

Some unverified report had claimed that JAMB would begin registration in December. But JAMB debunked it as fake news.

The registration fee is N3,500 as approved by the Federal Government recently.

Ndukwe explained that the reduction followed recommendations made by
management and board of JAMB to the government because it was becoming
difficult for some parents to raise the N5,000 currently charged by the
board.

While commending the government for approving the reduction, Ndukwe
said that the reduction may affect the board’s remittance to the federal
government in the coming year.

“You are aware that the federal government has reduced the cost of
JAMB forms from N5,000 to N3,500 but it is going to take effect from
next year.

“Therefore, if we start selling the forms today, we will still sell
at the cost of N5,000 because the approval does not cover for now, that
is why we have shifted the sale of the forms to any date from first of
January.

“It is a very good move from the federal government based on our recommendations.

” Even though we are returning money to the coffers of the Federal Government, our primary objective is not just to make money.

” That money is coming from somewhere and it is difficult for some
people to raise that money and pay for the forms, even though JAMB form
is among the cheapest in the whole world,” he said.

Ndukwe also said that the 2018/ 2019 admissions had so far been
offered to 470,000 candidates while adding that the process, was
ongoing.

He added that the board would fully implement the Central Admission
Processing System (CAPS) in its subsequent process of admissions as it
was “the best thing that will happen to education in Nigeria.”

” If any child is qualified, CAPS system will guarantee that he or she is admitted.

CAPS will come into full operation from 2019. You don’t need to know
anybody to have admission and that is our mission now,” he added.