JAMB commences sale of Direct Entry form

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced the sale of Direct Entry application form for candidates who have A-level results and wish to proceed to degree programmes in the nation’s university system.
A statement made available by the Board on Tuesday in Abuja and signed by its spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said the exami­nation body has also commenced the sale of Unified Tertiary Matric­ulation Examination (UTME) for candidates in foreign countries.
The statement advised prospec­tive candidates to obtain the pins at Interswitch, Remita or any of the commercial banks approved earlier for the vending of UTME pins, adding that JAMB is yet to start change of course and institu­tions for its UTME candidates.
Parts of the statement read: “The Board also wishes to state that it has not commenced the change of course and institutions. We will soon begin and when we do start, the changes will be done in all approved CBT centres na­tionwide.
“Candidates need not necessar­ily come to the Board’s centres for the change. It can be done in any of the CBT centres. This is to avoid overcrowding of our offices for services that can be obtained at the utmost comfort by the candidates.”
The Board said the delay was occasioned by the its preparation to ensure that the system is smooth and without encumbrances.
While urging candidates not to patronise fraudulent individu­als or organisations but to visit approved CBT centres and cross-check information from JAMB website, the statement warned against the antics of individuals who claim to have the capacity to increase UTME scores.