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By Chika Mefor-Nwachukwu
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has approved the commencement of registration for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from Saturday, 14th January to Tuesday, 14th February, 2023.
A statement signed by its spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin on Tuesday stated that the date was approved at the end of the Board’s management meeting held on Tuesday, 20th December, 2022.
The statement added that the registration for Direct Entry (DE) application will commence from Monday, 20th February to Thursday, 20th April, 2023.
The Board also fixed Thursday, 16th March, 2023, for the conduct of its optional mock-UTME.
“Candidates are to note that they would be required to pay the sum of N1000 service charge for CBT centres for the conduct of mock examination at the point of registration so as to prevent a situation where candidates would indicate their interest to sit the mock-UTME leading the various centres to commit human and material resources only for them to stay away on the day of the examination.
“With the new arrangement, candidates indicate their interest by paying for the mock at the point of UTME registration, therefore, precluding the centres from incurring any loss whether candidates turn up or not.
“Also, the Board, after considering its other commitments, fixed Saturday, 29th April, 2023, for the conduct of the 2023 UTME, which is expected to end on Monday, 12th May, 2023.
“The Board advises all candidates, who desire to register for the 2023 UTME to immediately embark on the creation of their respective profiles (creation of profile code) ahead of the formal commencement of the registration exercise to avoid being caught up in any ensuing bottleneck,” the statement read.