Self-Registration Introduced For UTME/ DE Applicants in Lagos, Abuja

 Self-registration outlets has been introduced by the Joints Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Abuja and Lagos for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) examinations.

The Board said the system would, in the long run, reduce the crowds at Computer-Based Test centres (CBT) in these cities.

The conception of this noble idea is to, besides advancing the digital competence of candidates who feel they can do the registration on their own, expand the registration access points in line with COVID-19 protocols,” JAMB said.

In its weekly bulletin released to reporters in Abuja on Monday by its Head of Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB said it was leveraging on the digital competence of its increasing number of computer-savvy candidates to ease registration processes.

The Board said the service provider, Bankfort, expressed optimism about the immense potential of the seamless registration mode, stating that it is the norm rather than the exception in more-developed climes.

Meanwhile, the Board has adopted 66019 as an additional and optional USSD code besides the 55019 code that had been in operation since 2018 for UTME/DE registration and other essential services offered by the agency.

JAMB explained that this was done to facilitate a hitch-free 2022 UTME/DE registration exercise by ensuring that there is no difficulty whatsoever in the creation of profiles by candidates, especially in a situation whereby many of them would be sending their requests via just one USSD code as hitherto the case.