The
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Tuesday said it has
commenced the sale of Direct Entry, DE, application forms for qualified
candidates into Nigerian universities.
JAMB
said only those who possessed A-level results and wished to gain direct
admission to degree programmes in Nigerian tertiary institutions could apply.
This
was contained in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin in
Abuja.
In the
statement, JAMB also said it had commenced the sales of Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination, UTME, application forms for Nigerians abroad and foreign
candidates who wished to attend tertiary institutions in the country.
The
organisation, however, said it was yet to determine the cut off marks for 2017
admissions, neither has it commenced the change of course and institutions.
The
statement reads, “JAMB has not determined the cut off marks for 2017. This is
only done at a policy committee meeting with all stakeholders chaired by the
Honourable Minister of Education which is yet to hold.
“Candidates
should disregard any unauthorised information about cut-off marks for the 2017
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
“The
process is as it was with the UTME where you create a profile and obtain the
pins and proceed for biometric capturing at the Computer-Based Test (CBT)
Centres for Direct Entry candidates.
“We
urge all candidates wishing to register through Direct Entry to obtain the pins
at Interswitch, Remita or any of the commercial banks approved earlier for the
vending of UTME pins.
“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 JAMB 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 delay has been occasioned by the
preparation by JAMB to ensure that the system is smooth and without
encumbrances.
“The
public is urged to note that every candidate desirous of a change of course or
institution will be allowed to do so as the platform will be open until the
close of admission.
“Candidates
need not panic or get desperate as it will not be closed as being speculated by
those who want to use the opportunity of candidates desperation to defraud
them.
“In
view of this, they are not to patronise any fraudulent individuals or
organisations but to visit approved CBT centres and never to hesitate in cross
checking any information they are not too clear about.
“Again
we will continue to advise candidates not to be a victim of fraudsters who
claim to have the capacity to inflate candidates scores, they do not have such
ability and when caught JAMB will prosecute both the fraudsters and the
candidate who patronise them.”
0 Comments