The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said on Tuesday it has commenced the sale of Direct Entry application form for candidates with A-level results and wished to gain direct admission to degree programmes in Nigerian institutions.
JAMB’s Head of Media, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
The body also said it has commenced the sale of unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) application for Nigerians abroad and foreign candidates who desire to attend tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
Dr. Fabian said the application process for Direct Entry candidates is similar to the UTME where candidates created a profile and obtained their pins and proceeded for biometric capturing at the computer based test (CBT) centres.
He urged all candidates wishing to register through DE to obtain their pins at Interswitch, Remita or any of the commercial banks approved earlier for the vending of UTME pins.
The board warned candidates not to make payment into any individual’s account.
The statement reads: “The Board also wishes to state that it has not commenced the change of course and institutions process. 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 delay has been occasioned by the Board’s preparation 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 patronize any fraudulent individuals or organizations 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 the Board will prosecute both the fraudsters and the candidate who patronize them.”
