JAMB fixes new date for sale of forms
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has fixed a date for the commencement of the sale of the 2018 application forms.
The board said the sale and registration for all candidates includingĀ those from foreign countries will hold from December 6 toĀ February 6, 2018.
The spokesperson of the board, Fabian Benjamin, said this in an interaction with PREMIUM TIMES Sunday evening.
He said Ā registration fee isĀ N5,000 while an additional N500 will be paid to obtain a compulsory reading text āIN DEPENDENCEā for UTME candidates and āThe LastĀ DaysĀ at Forcados High Schoolā for direct entry candidates.
According to the board, candidates who are interested in the mock examination are advised to register before December 31.
āThe MOCK examination shall commence from Monday 22 to Wednesday 24 January, 2018 and theĀ CBT Centres are allowed to collect, through their bank accounts, a separate ā¦700 for this exercise fromĀ interested candidates after notiļ¬cation of centre has been received by
the candidate.ā
PREMIUM TIMES had earlier reported how the board postponed the date for the sale ofĀ 2018 application formsĀ due to the delay in meeting the agreed deadline by the publisher of the compulsory text meant for prospective candidates.
The board had also proposed March 9 to 17, 2018 as the date for the examination.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB,Ā Ā is a NigerianĀ Ā entrance examination board for tertiary-level institutions.