JAMB 2018 Sales Of UTME/DE Form Begins - Registration & Exam Details

Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has Announced the Sales of the 2018 UTME/DE Registration Form.




The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the sales of the 2018

UTME/DE registration form. Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for

admission to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria for academic session beginning in 2018. 

Sale/Registration Period 

 The period of sale/registration for all candidates (UTME/DE) including

those from Foreign Countries is from 6th December, 2017 to 6th February, 2018.

 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 Institutions and Colleges of Education are five (5) O'Level Credit passes including

Mathematics and English. Details are available in the online Brochure. A copy would be given to

each Candidate at the accredited CBT centres and JAMB State-Offices.

Direct Entry

Candidates with one of the following qualifications may be considered for admission by Direct Entry:
A minimum of O'Level credit pass in five (5) subjects at not more than two sittings with at least two

prescribed subjects (for each discipline) at Principal or Advanced No subject shall be counted twice

at both Ordinary and Advanced Level Two passes (in prescribed subjects for each discipline) at the 

Advanced-Level Examination of IJMB, Cambridge, JUPEB or Institute of Baccalaureate with

SSCE/GCE, NTS/NBC credits equivalents in three other subjects


 Passes in two major subjects in the NCE with S.C.E., NTC/NBC credits or equivalents in THREE

other subjects (mainly for Education Courses) and ND. For Education courses, Education may be

accepted as a third A' Level subject Minimum of lower credit grade in National Diploma or National

Innovation Diploma and the O'Level requirements 

DE CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THEIR JAMB REGISTRATION

NUMBERS WITH WHICH THEY GAINED ADMISSION TO NCE/NID/DIPLOMA AND

PREVIOUS DEGREE PROGRAMMES. QUALIFICATIONS AWARDED BY EXAMINATION

BODIES (IJMB, CAMBRIDGE, WAEC, JUPEB, etc) APPROVED BY NIGERIA SHALL NOT

REQUIRE ANY PRIOR JAMB NUMBER.

 Order Of Choice Of Institutions 

 Every candidate is to note that the 1st choice can be a College of Education, University, Innovation

Enterprise Institution, Polytechnic/Monotechnic, Nigerian Defence Academy or the Police Academy 

Steps For 2018 Registration 

 PPROFILE REGISTRATION

 One Cell (mobile) number can be used by one candidate The Cell phone number used for the text

message is automatically tied to the Candidate's name and will be used in all communications related

to his/her 2018 Application/Examination Candidate sends his/her name [Surname First-Name

Middle-Name (if any)] by text (SMS) to This should be maximum of 38 characters + 2 spaces

between names = 40 characters in all to 55019 e.g Tinubu Adamu Odumegwu (Surname and first

name are mandatory) A Profile Code of 10 characters is received by the candidate on the same

telephone number

 SELF HELP IN CASE OF MISTAKE/LOSS OF PROFILE CODE

 To correct a mistake in candidate's name, send the [CORRECT Surname First-Name Middle-Name]

to 55019 as a text message from the same mobile number To retrieve a lost Profile Code, send

[RESEND] to 55019 as text message from the same mobile number

 JAMB ePIN SELLING POINTS

The ePIN outlets are: NIPOST and eleven Participating Banks (ACCESS, ECOBANK,

FIRSTBANK, FCMB, FIDELITY, JAIZ, SKYE, STERLING, UNION, UNITY and ZENITH)

Four Mobile Money Operators: Paga, e-Tranzact (PocketMoni), TEASYPay and Packway Projects

(Readycash)

Two participating Micro Finance Banks: FUD MFB (Dutse) and Regent MFB (Abuja)

Two online Payment Platforms: SystemSpecs (Remita) and InterSwitch (Quickteller)

POS (Citi-Serve)

ATMs of banks listed in 5C (i) above (InterSwitch)

USSD (NIBSS & ERCAS) for mobile banking

Nigerian Embassies in Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Buea, Cotonou, Jeddah, Johannesburg and

London

 DUTIES OF PARTICIPATING BANKS/OUTLETS 

 Collect the Profile Code from candidate's phone

Collect payment and vend ePIN by SMS to candidate's phone

Facilitate POS Payment, if necessary

Issue Evidence of Payment

Collect Centre Service Fees, if requested by the CBT Centre

 Six Different Modes/ Methods of Payment/Procurement of ePIN For Registration (Choose 

Suitable One)

 PAYMENT THROUGH BANKS INCLUDING MICRO FINANCE BANKS

 Present Profile Code and pay by cash or card

ePIN is then delivered to the candidate's unique telephone number

 PAYMENT THROUGH POS 

 This is available at State Offices of JAMB + CBT Centres, other POS outlets and any CBT Centre

that demands it

 Present Profile Code and pay by card

ePIN is then delivered to the candidate's unique telephone number

 PAYMENT THROUGH MOBILE MONEY OPERATORS 

 This is available at CBT Centres and Other Outlets

 Present Profile Code and pay by cash

ePIN is then delivered to the candidate's unique telephone number

 PAYMENT USING ATM 

 This is available on all ATM outlets of Participating Banks listed in 5C(I) (InterSwitch Channel) 

Select Bill Payment and then pick JAMB

Enter Profile Code and pay

ePIN is then delivered to the candidate's unique telephone number

 ONLINE PAYMENT ON JAMB PORTAL

 Visit JAMB website: jamb.gov.ng

Click Purchase of 2018 Application Document

Enter your Profile Code

Select payment method (InterSwitch or Remita)

Make payment ePIN is then delivered to the candidate's unique telephone number

 PAYMENTS USING USSD (NIBSS/ERCAS) 

 Dial *565*6*55019#

Enter Profile Code

Select bank and follow the prompts to complete payment

ePIN is then delivered to the candidate's unique telephone number

 Procedure for the eight foreign centres only is as follows:

 Registration fee for candidates from the eight foreign countries is $20 or its equivalent in each of the

eight countries Candidates from the eight foreign countries are to download the Application from the

Board's website (www.jamb.gov.ng) complete and submit it with the fee at the eight designated

centres as indicated on the website.

 HOW TO RECOVER LOST ePIN AFTER PAYMENT 

 I. If ePIN is not Received or Lost, send [UTMEPIN] or [DEPIN] to 55019 for UTME or DE

respectively from the unique number

 ii. The ePIN would then be retrieved and delivered on the candidate's unique number

 AFTER SUCCESSFUL PAYMENT AND OBTAINING ePIN, CANDIDATE SHOULD 

PROCEED TO ANY OF THE JAMB ACCREDITED CBT CENTRES TO COMPLETE 

HIS/HER REGISTRATION

 Registration Centres 

 I. In line with the Board's regulated registration exercise, only the accredited Computer Based Test

Centres and JAMB Offices will be allowed to register candidates

 ii. Each candidate should visit any accredited CBT centre with his/her personal details, the profile

and evidence of payment

Registration Process At CBT Centres:

 The candidate presents the ePIN at any JAMB accredited CBT Centre for completion of registration.

The name of the candidate as typed by the candidate on his/her phone when registering the profile

comes up automatically on the input of the e-PIN by the CBT centre

 Candidates are to:

 i. Pay NOT more than N700 as Service Charge to the CBT Centre

 ii. Provide Biodata including Date of Birth, Nationality, State of Origin, Local Government, Gender,

e-mail address, among others

 iii. Provide choice of institutions and programmes (disciplines)

 iv. Provide qualification with grades and dates, if not awaiting result

 v. Upload relevant certificates, if not awaiting result

 vi. O/L and or A/L grades are to be provided by candidates. Candidates who are awaiting results

should supply the results online as soon as they are available on JAMB's portal. No

recommendations from any Institution will be considered by JAMB if the candidate has not supplied

his/her result on the portal of JAMB

 vii. Supply JAMB registration number for previous institutional certificates for DE only

 viii. Provide UTME subjects and choice of examination town(s) for

 (a) Mock examination (optional)    (b) Examination for UTME (actual examination)

 ix. Do picture capture (no scanning of passport photograph)

 x. Do Biometric enrolment (ten fingers) xi. Review entries and confirm correctness

 xii. Print Registration Slip USING BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION

 xiii. Collect, at no other cost, the reading text and CD

 xiv. Each Candidate is to collect his/her e-slip at the end of registration as evidence of registration

 xv. There will be no offline registration, as all the accredited CBT centres have been empowered for

real time online registration. No candidate should register at any centre other than the accredited

CBT centre and JAMB State-Offices. Any candidate who is registered outside approved centres will

be identified and disqualified

 Dates And Venue For 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination 

The 2018 CBT EXAMINATION will commence on Friday 9th March and end on 17th March, 2018. 

The venue of the examination will be at any centre in the candidate's chosen examination town(s)

JAMB DOES NOT POST ANY CANDIDATE TO ANY EXAMINATION TOWN (OR 

GROUP OF TOWNS) OTHER THAN THE ONE CHOSEN BY THE CANDIDATE AT 

THE POINT OF REGISTRATION. CANDIDATES ARE, HOWEVER, ADVISED TO 

REGISTER ON TIME BEFORE THE AVAILABLE SPACES IN THEIR TOWN OF 

CHOICE OR GROUP OF TOWNS ARE EXHAUSTED AND THEREFORE NO LONGER 

AVAILABLE

 Registration Fee /Procurement of Registration ePINS 

 Registration Fee is Five Thousand (N5,000) Naira Only. Additional Five Hundred (N500) Naira

Only is paid to obtain the reading text “IN DEPENDENCE” for UTME Candidates and “The Last

Days at Forcados High School” for DE Candidates and $20 for Candidates from the eight foreign

centres A CD containing JAMB eSyllabus, eBrochure and other vital materials is also given free 

Candidates should note that ePINS purchased are tied to individual profile and are not transferable 

Candidates are advised to keep as private and confidential their security details such as registration

numbers, password/numbers of ATM Cards, email addresses and ePINs

Optional Mock Examination 

 As was done last year, the Board will also conduct a mock examination in all the accredited CBT

centres to prepare and familiarise INTERESTED Candidates with the CBT environment. Interested

candidates are advised to indicate their interest in the mock examination during registration provided

it is on or before 31st December, 2017


 The MOCK examination shall commence from Monday 22nd to Wednesday 24th January, 2018.


 The CBT Centres are allowed to collect, through their bank accounts, a separate Seven Hundred

Naira (₦700) only, for this exercise from only interested candidate after notification of centre has

been received by the candidate. The payment for mock examination by the candidate shall be made

to the centre to which the candidate is assigned after the notification of assigned centres for the mock

examination. No Association or body is permitted to run any mock examination on behalf of JAMB. 

DO NOT PAY FOR MOCK UNTIL JAMB ASSIGNS YOU TO A CBT CENTRE. NO ONE 

SHOULD PATRONISE FRAUDSTERS, MANY OF WHOM ARE NOW IN CUSTODY FOR 

DEFRAUDING PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES. ONLY JAMB ACCREDITED CBT 

CENTRES CAN DO VALID REGISTRATION AND SERVE AS EXAMINATION 

CENTRES 



 GENERAL INFORMATION 

All candidates must mandatorily register their profiles through text messages as illustrated above

before proceeding to buy the ePIN The registration fee is non-refundable As it is the practice, centres

are allowed to charge not more than Seven Hundred Naira (₦700) only as registration fee. 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 banks,

MMOs, MFBs, etc. These financial institutions are to be present at the CBT centres for the purpose

of collecting all fees. No CBT centre staff is allowed to conduct direct 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 allowed. Candidates who register more than once will

be identified and disqualified Candidates should note that they are required to be present and take

live photograph which will be embossed on their result slips and admission letters. No

scanned/stapled passport photograph is allowed Candidates are to note that irrespective of their

choice of course of study, 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 A.H. Mohammed for

Direct Entry Candidates Candidates/Officials would not be allowed to enter into the examination

centre with wristwatch, Phone, electronic device, or any pen/biro. Only common pencil is allowed 

Candidates are warned that the Board does not require nor authorise the services of ANY cyber cafe

or establishment other than the accredited CBT centres for this exercise