2017 UTME: New Guidelines To Note Before Registration Commences

Rumours have been flying around that the
2017/2018 UTME Registration has commenced.
We want to categorically state that the
2017/2018 UTME Registration has NOT
commenced.
We will inform your once it has been officially
announced and provide you every details you need
for a successful registration
....
Meanwhile, JAMB has released an official
publication regarding the guidelines for the
2017/2018 UTME Registration and relevant
information every prospective UTME candidate
and owners of JAMB CBT Accredited centres
should have in mind before the 2017/2018 UTME
registration commences.
All prospective UTME candidates are advised to
carefully read the instructions below. This will
help you avoid some common mistakes
candidates often make and safe you from falling
victim to fraudsters.
For the sake of clarity and comprehension, each
important aspect of the registration process and
relevant information is presented as a sub-
heading.

STOPPAGE OF SCRATCH CARDS
The use of Scratch Cards has been discontinued
for the following reasons:
 Prone to fraudulent practices,
 Archaic,
 accountability (zero).
PAYMENT OPTIONS
The following channels will be made available:
i. Web Payment: ATM issued cards (Visa, Verve
and Master card)
i. Online Quick Teller
ii. ATM Payment
iii. Quick Teller Mobile Application
iv. Bank Branch (CASH / CARD)
OPTIONS PROVIDED FOR REGISTRATION
Four (4) options are available to a candidate who
wishes to register:

i. A mobile app will be created for a candidate to
download for his/her registration and payment
after which he/she goes to the Registration
Centre for biometrics capturing only.

ii. All systems at the Registration centre will be
enabled for candidates who wish to go to the
centre to register by themselves using the
Registration Centre Systems, pay with card and
then go for biometric capturing.

iii. An operator at the Registration Centre assists
the candidate with entering his/her data for
registration, then goes to the bank to pay and
capturing of his/her biometrics.

iv. A bank official from a bank selected by the
Registration Centre will be available to accept
payment from candidates with cash. He does the
registration, receive the cash and the candidate
goes for capturing of biometric.

ITEMS NEEDED BY CANDIDATES FOR
REGISTRATION
i. Details of O’ Level result where it is available
or O’ Level subjects expected in the case of those
awaiting results.

ii. Personal details of the candidate.

iii. Choice of Institutions, Courses and town of
examination the candidate has opted for.

CORRECTION OF DATA BY CANDIDATES

 Candidates will be emphatically informed to
guard their registration numbers jealously as
registration numbers are personal and security
items to candidates.
 Any candidate who compromises his registration
number, does so at his/her own risk.
 Any candidate who wishes to correct his/her
data (e.g. age, date of birth, state of origin, s*x,
name etc.) after completing his registration and
submitting will have to go through the following
process:
i. Payment of administration fee
ii. Give reason for the correction online and NOT
coming to the Board’s Headquarters
iii. Wait for clearance to be given before the
correction can be made by the candidate online.
REGISTRATION AT THE COMPUTER BASED TEST
CENTRES
 All candidates who wish to do their registration
at a registration centre should be assisted as
follows:
i. The centre should provide systems for
candidates who wish to do their registration by
themselves
ii. The Computer Based Test Centre should have
technical staff who will assist candidates who
need help.
iii. Assist candidates who wish to complete
payments with their cards.
iv. Collect not more than Seven Hundred Naira
(N700) from both Candidates who do only
biometric capture and those who do full
registration at the Registration Centres.
v. Each Centre to choose its banker from the
approved banks.

PAYMENT TO COMPUTER BASED TEST CENTRES
OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
 Computer Based Test Centre in public
institutions should be urged to register as
ventures.
 This will enable them to receive payment and
easily access funds to pay their workers without
necessarily going through bureaucratic processes.
 While the NET profit can be transferred to
Treasury Single Account (TSA) where applicable.

PROVISION OF BROCHURE TO CANDIDATES
 In order to minimize errors during registration by
candidates and also to ensure that candidates
have ready access to the brochure needed for
registration, the brochure will be provided in three
(3) modes which are:
i. The brochure will be on the JAMB portal. As
soon as a candidate creates his/her profile on the
JAMB portal, there will be a link that will take
him/her straight to the brochure. He/she is to
confirm reading the brochure for continuation of
registration
ii. As soon as the candidate creates his profile, an
electronic copy of the brochure will be
automatically sent to his/her e-mail which he/she
has provided.
iii. A CD of the brochure and Syllabus will be
given to him/her at the biometric capturing site.
iv. Candidates can also access the JAMB
Brochure online
 At the point of capturing the biometrics, there
must be an evidence that the candidate collected
the brochure CD and recommended book.

ACTIVITIES OF BANKS AT THE REGISTRATION
CENTRE
 All Registration Centres will be given a list of
accredited banks.
 Each Registration Centre will be allowed to
choose the bank it would like to work with.
 After choosing the bank, an officer from the bank
will be stationed at the centre to do the following:
 Assist candidates to create their profile and pay
through any of the payment options they wish to
use.
 Collect Seven Hundred Naira (N700) per
candidate for either registration and/or biometric
capture directly into the account of the centre.
 The banks will be expected to open avenues of
payment:
 Payment of Application Fees
 Payment of Seven Hundred Naira (N700) to the
designated account of the Registration Centre.
 At the end, give a receipt to each candidate for
the Seven Hundred Naira (N700) payment for
registration or biometric capturing at the centre.

ABUSE BY APPROVED CBT CENTRES AND
CYBER CAFÉ OPERATORS
 It has been observed by the Board, that in the
past, there were lots of irregularities during
registration of candidates. Some of which are as
follows:

1. IRREGULARITIES OBSERVED
 Off-line registration means that candidates are
given template form to fill and enter their details
and the Registration centres would later enter
their data for them on-line at a later time when
the candidates were not present.
 Registration Centres did off-line registration for
candidates and in the process of completing them
on-line, mismatched their images and made
mistakes in the candidates’ data.
 Registration Centres deliberately went to the
hinterland to register candidates off-line in order
to create Special Centres where they could further
perpetrate Irregularities during examinations.
 Punish uncompromising candidates by changing
their centres and/or institutions without their
knowledge/consent.
 Swapped and replaced particulars of
uncompromising candidates with others and used
money paid for other candidates.

MEASURES TAKEN BY THE BOARD
 Payment for access code by Registration
Centres has been cancelled. All systems in the
Registration Centre will be enabled for the
registration.
 None of these systems therefore can be used for
registration outside the Registration Centre.
 Candidates will now have access to all the
systems at the Computer Based Test (CBT)
Centre for the registration exercise.
 This is unlike before where only one system was
used by the Computer Based Test (CBT) Centre
for registration.
 Candidates will be properly educated to
understand that their registration numbers are
private and security numbers which they must
not divulge.
 Any candidate who discloses his/her registration
number, does so at his/her own risk.
 An alert system has been created for
notifications on changes in the candidates details
at each stage of the registration process.

ACCOUNTABILITY IN REGISTRATION CENTRES
 Registration Centres are hereby urged to appoint
credible staff to man their Centre to ensure
credibility and accountability.
 It has also been observed that some Public
Registration Centres refused registration because
of “low return”.
 These returns are not low as claimed but
officers in charge do not remit appropriately.