JAMB releases dates for UTME registration, examination in 2023
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released dates for its major activities in 2023.
The board approved the calendar at the end of its management meeting held on Tuesday, 20th December 2022, Guardian reports.
According to the board, registration for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will commence from Saturday, 14th January to Tuesday, 14th February 2023.
The date however does not include registration for Direct Entry (DE) application documents as the DE registration would commence from Monday, 20th February to Thursday, 20th April 2022.
The Board also fixed Thursday, 16th March 2023, for the conduct of its optional mock UTME.
Furthermore, JAMB said candidates 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.
Also, Saturday, 29th April 2023, has be slated for the conduct of the 2023 UTME, which is expected to end on Monday, 12th May 2023.
JAMB urged all candidates, who desire to register for the 2023 UTME to start creating their respective profiles ahead of the formal commencement of the registration exercise.
