It’s 2023 boys & girls, and it’s another jamb year, I know by now you will be searching for JAMB Registration Form 2023, whether you are writing jamb for the first time or due to one or two things you didn’t make your last year jamb, this article will give you the JAMB Registration Form 2023 Full Guidelines And Instructions.
This is a notice that JAMB Registration Form 2023 is out and the steps and procedures to successfully register have been shared below.
Note: The JAMB 2023 form will be released on Saturday, 14 January 2023.
JAMB Form for the 2023/2024 academic session is out and has been released by the management of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board.
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JAMB Registration Form 2023
Note: The Answer is Yes. JAMB Form 2023 can be purchased anywhere currently as the management has authorized any centre or anybody to start selling it.
When is JAMB 2023/2024 Registration Starting?
The JAMB 2023 form will be out on Saturday, 14 January 2023, and ends Tuesday, 14th February 2023, but it’s out now! we are going to update this page and release information concerning that later if there is any development.
JAMB 2023 Registration Starting Date
All candidates are by this notice informed that JAMB Registration for all candidates (UTME/DE) including those from Foreign Countries will commence on Saturday, 14 January 2023, and ends Tuesday, 14th February 2023.
General Entry Requirements For UTME JAMB Registration
The requirements to successfully apply for admission into the First Degree, National Diploma (ND), National Innovation Diploma (NID) and Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes in Universities, other degree-awarding Institutions, Monotechnics, Polytechnics,
Innovation Enterprise Institutions and Colleges of Education are five (5) O’Level Credit passes including Mathematics and English. Details are available in the online Brochure. A copy would be given to each Candidate at the accredited CBT centres and JAMB State-Offices.
Direct Entry Requirements For Registration
Candidates with one of the following qualifications may be considered for admission by Direct Entry:
A minimum of an O’Level credit pass in five (5) subjects at not more than two sittings with at least two prescribed subjects (for each discipline) at Principal or Advanced No subject shall be counted twice at both Ordinary and Advanced Level.
Two passes (in prescribed subjects for each discipline) at the Advanced-Level Examination of IJMB, Cambridge, JUPEB, or Institute of Baccalaureate with SSCE/GCE, NTS/NBC credits equivalents in three other subjects
Passes in two major subjects in the NCE with S.C.E., NTC/NBC credits, or equivalents in THREE other subjects (mainly for Education Courses) and ND. For Education courses, Education may be accepted as a third A’ Level subject Minimum of lower credit grade in the National Diploma or National Innovation Diploma and the O’Level requirements.
Note: DE CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THEIR JAMB REGISTRATION NUMBERS WITH WHICH THEY GAINED ADMISSION TO NCE/NID/DIPLOMA AND PREVIOUS DEGREE PROGRAMMES.
QUALIFICATIONS AWARDED BY EXAMINATION BODIES (IJMB, CAMBRIDGE, WAEC, JUPEB, etc) APPROVED BY NIGERIA SHALL NOT REQUIRE ANY PRIOR JAMB NUMBER.
Order Of Choice Of Institutions
Every candidate is to note that the 1st choice can be a College of Education, University, Innovation Enterprise Institution, Polytechnic/Monotechnic, Nigerian Defence Academy, or the Police Academy. This means that candidates are not limited to only choosing a University as their first or Second Choice during 2023 Jamb Registration.
STEPS TO COMPLETE JAMB 2023 REGISTRATION
The Following are to the step to step guides for candidates to successfully complete they jamb registration.
JAMB PROFILE CREATION
Creating a JAMB Profile enables a candidate’s information to be stored in the JAMB Database and allows for easy registration. The following information below is very important concerning JAMB Profile Creation.
One Cell (mobile) number can be used by one candidate The Cell phone number used for the text message is automatically tied to the Candidate’s name and will be used in all communications related to his/her 2023 Application/Examination.
Candidate sends his/her name [Surname First-Name Middle-Name (if any)] by text (SMS) to This should be a maximum of 38 characters + 2 spaces between names = 40 characters in all to 55019 e.g Tinubu Adamu Odumegwu (Surname and first name are mandatory) A Profile Code of 10 characters is received by the candidate on the same telephone number.
SELF HELP IN CASE OF MISTAKE/LOSS OF PROFILE CODE
Should you make any mistake and want to correct the error in the candidate’s name, send the [CORRECT Surname First-Name Middle-Name] to 55019 as a text message from the same mobile number with which you registered from.
To retrieve a lost Profile Code, send [RESEND] to 55019 as a text message from the same mobile number
Where To Buy JAMB ePIN For Registration
To Start your registration, you need to buy JAMB E-Pin which replaced the Scratch Card system previously used by JAMB. The points or locations where one can buy 2023 JAMB E-Pins are as follows:
- NIPOST
- ACCESS
- ECOBANK
- FIRSTBANK
- First City Monument Bank (FCMB)
- FIDELITY
- JAIZ
- SKYE
- STERLING
- UNION
- UNITY
- ZENITH
Or,
- Four Mobile Money Operators: Paga, e-Tranzact (PocketMoni), TEASYPay and Packway Projects (Readycash)
- Two participating Micro Finance Banks: FUD MFB (Dutse) and Regent MFB (Abuja)
- Two online Payment Platforms: SystemSpecs (Remita) and InterSwitch (Quickteller)
- POS (Citi-Serve)
- ATMs of banks listed in 5C (i) above (InterSwitch)
- USSD (NIBSS & ERCAS) for mobile banking
- Nigerian Embassies in Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Buea, Cotonou, Jeddah, Johannesburg and London
DUTIES OF PARTICIPATING BANKS/OUTLETS
- Collect the Profile Code from candidate’s phone
- Collect payment and vend ePIN by SMS to candidate’s phone
- Facilitate POS Payment, if necessary
- Issue Evidence of Payment
- Collect Centre Service Fees, if requested by the CBT Centre
HOW TO BUY OR PAY FOR JAMB REGISTRATION E- PIN
This is to inform all JAMB Candidates that JAMB Has Listed 6 ways in which JAMB Form (E-Pin) for 2023 will be procured. The Full six ways are as follows:
PAYMENT THROUGH BANKS INCLUDING MICRO FINANCE BANKS
- Present Profile Code and pay by cash or card
- ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number
PAYMENT THROUGH POS
This is available at State Offices of JAMB + CBT Centres, other POS outlets and any CBT Centre that demands it
Present Profile Code and pay by card ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number.
PAYMENT THROUGH MOBILE MONEY OPERATORS
- This is available at CBT Centres and Other Outlets
- Present Profile Code and pay by cash
- ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number
PAYMENT USING ATM MACHINE
This is available on all ATM outlets of Participating Banks listed in 5C(I) (InterSwitch Channel) The Procedures to buy JAMB E-pin using an ATM Machine are as follows:
- Select Bill Payment and then pick JAMB
- Enter Profile Code and pay
- ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number
ONLINE PAYMENT ON JAMB PORTAL
- Visit the JAMB website: jamb.gov.ng
- Click Purchase of 2023 Application Document
- Enter your Profile Code
- Select payment method (InterSwitch or Remita)
- Make payment
- ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number
PAYMENTS USING USSD (NIBSS/ERCAS)
- Dial *565*6*55019#
- Enter Profile Code
- Select the bank and follow the prompts to complete the payment
- ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number
HOW TO RECOVER LOST ePIN AFTER PAYMENT
- If ePIN is not Received or Lost, send [UTMEPIN] or [DEPIN] to 55019 for UTME or DE respectively from the unique number
- The ePIN would then be retrieved and delivered on the candidate’s unique number
Note: AFTER SUCCESSFUL PAYMENT AND OBTAINING ePIN, CANDIDATE SHOULD PROCEED TO ANY OF THE JAMB ACCREDITED CBT CENTRES TO COMPLETE HIS/HER REGISTRATION
JAMB REGISTRATION PROCEDURES FOR FOREIGN CANDIDATES.
The procedure for the eight foreign centres only is as follows:
The registration fee for candidates from the eight foreign countries is $20 or its equivalent in each of the eight countries.
Candidates from the eight foreign countries are to download the Application from the Board’s website (www.jamb.gov.ng) complete and submit it with the fee at the eight designated centres as indicated on the website.
HOW TO REGISTER WITH E-PIN AT CBT CENTERS
The candidate presents the ePIN at any JAMB accredited CBT Centre for completion of registration. The name of the candidate as typed by the candidate on his/her phone when registering the profile comes up automatically on the input of the e-PIN by the CBT centre, Candidates are to:
- Pay NOT more than N700 as Service Charge to the CBT Centre
- Provide Biodata including Date of Birth, Nationality, State of Origin, Local Government, Gender, e-mail address, among others
- Provide choice of institutions and programmes (disciplines)
- Provide qualification with grades and dates, if not awaiting result
- Upload relevant certificates, if not awaiting result
- O/L and or A/L grades are to be provided by candidates. Candidates who are awaiting results should supply the results online as soon as they are available on JAMB’s portal. No recommendations from any Institution will be considered by JAMB if the candidate has not supplied his/her result on the portal of JAMB
- Supply JAMB registration number for previous institutional certificates for DE only
- Provide UTME subjects and choice of examination town(s) for
- (a) Mock examination (optional)
- (b) Examination for UTME (actual examination)
- Do picture capture (no scanning of passport photograph)
- Do Biometric enrolment (ten fingers)
- Review entries and confirm correctness
- Print Registration Slip USING BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION
- Collect, at no other cost, the reading text and CD
- Each Candidate is to collect his/her e-slip at the end of registration as evidence of registration
- There will be no offline registration, as all the accredited CBT centres have been empowered for real-time online registration.
- No candidate should register at any centre other than the accredited CBT centre and JAMB State-Offices. Any candidate who is registered outside approved centres will be identified and disqualified
Note: JAMB DOES NOT POST ANY CANDIDATE TO ANY EXAMINATION TOWN (OR GROUP OF TOWNS) OTHER THAN THE ONE CHOSEN BY THE CANDIDATE AT THE POINT OF REGISTRATION. CANDIDATES ARE, HOWEVER, ADVISED TO REGISTER ON TIME BEFORE THE AVAILABLE SPACES IN THEIR TOWN OF CHOICE OR GROUP OF TOWNS ARE EXHAUSTED AND THEREFORE NO LONGER AVAILABLE
How Much Is JAMB Form?
Registration Fee is Five Thousand (N5,000) Naira Only. Additional Five Hundred (N500) Naira Only is paid to obtain the reading text “The Life Changer” for UTME Candidates and “The Last Days at Forcados High School” for DE Candidates and $20 for Candidates from the eight foreign centres
- A CD containing JAMB eSyllabus, eBrochure and other vital materials is also given free
- Candidates should note that ePINS purchased are tied to individual profile and are not transferable
- Candidates are advised to keep as private and confidential their security details such as registration numbers, password/numbers of ATM Cards, email addresses and ePINs
JAMB MOCK EXAMINATION
As was done last year, the Board will also conduct a mock examination in all the accredited CBT centres to prepare and familiarise INTERESTED Candidates with the CBT environment. Interested candidates are advised to indicate their interest in the mock examination during registration provided it is on the registration ends.
JAMB MOCK EXAM DATE
The MOCK examination was supposed to commence from Thursday, 16th March 2023 to Saturday, 18th March 2023, Jamb already announced the date.
The CBT Centres are allowed to collect, through their bank accounts, a separate One Thousand Naira (N1000 ) only, for this exercise from an only interested candidate after notification of the centre has been received by the candidate.
The payment for mock examination by the candidate shall be made to the centre to which the candidate is assigned after the notification of assigned centres for the mock examination. No Association or body is permitted to run any mock examination on behalf of JAMB.
Note: DO NOT PAY FOR MOCK UNTIL JAMB ASSIGNS YOU TO A CBT CENTRE. NO ONE SHOULD PATRONISE FRAUDSTERS, MANY OF WHOM ARE NOW IN CUSTODY FOR DEFRAUDING PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES. ONLY JAMB ACCREDITED CBT CENTRES CAN DO VALID REGISTRATION AND SERVE AS EXAMINATION CENTRES.
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR JAMB 2023/2024 REGISTRATION EXERCISE
- All candidates must mandatorily register their profiles through text messages as illustrated above before proceeding to buy the ePIN.
- The registration fee is non-refundable As it is the practice, centres are allowed to charge not more than Seven Hundred Naira (₦700) only as registration fee. Any centre that charges more than Seven Hundred Naira (₦700) should be reported to JAMB for appropriate sanctions.
- All CBT centres have been mandated to select any of the participating banks, MMOs, MFBs, etc. These financial institutions are to be present at the CBT centres for the purpose of collecting all fees. No CBT centre staff is allowed to conduct direct cash transaction with the candidates.
- Candidates are advised to read and understand the guidelines on admission and instructions on how to complete the online registration before commencing the process of registration.
- Multiple registrations are not allowed.
- Candidates who register more than once will be identified and disqualified.
- Candidates should note that they are required to be present and take live photograph which will be embossed on their result slips and admission letters.
- No scanned/stapled passport photograph is allowed
- Candidates are to note that irrespective of their choice of course of study, they will also be tested on a general text: “In Dependence” by Sarah Ladipo Manyika for UTME and “The Last Days at Forcados High School” by A.H. Mohammed for Direct Entry Candidates.
- As Mentioned Earlier, Candidates/Officials would not be allowed to enter into the examination centre with wristwatch, Phone, electronic device, or any pen/biro. The only common pencil is allowed
- Candidates are warned that the Board does not require nor authorize the services of ANY cyber cafe or establishment other than the accredited CBT centres for this exercise.
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS NEEDED FOR JAMB REGISTRATION
The Following materials are essential tools to ease and make the registration processes a success. One of those materials is the book titled: The Independence. All candidates who are to register for 2023 Jamb are going to be tested based on that general book which is to be made available to all candidates during registration.
Also, the following will be made available to all candidates:
- A soft copy of the current JAMB 2023 Syllabus for the examination.
- A material containing all the Admission procedures and requirements of Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria which also include the available programmes of study in the institutions.
Other JAMB 2023 Helpful Tips/Guide
The Procedures to complete JAMB Registration starting from Profile creation to Accredited Center registration have been explained above. it is now time to provide you with helpful guides to help you perform excellently during JAMB and to avoid making silly mistakes.
How To Prepare And Score High in Jamb 2023
Do you need an effective way to prepare and score high in JAMB so that you can reduce the competition you will face in your school during admission? See how you can do that by Clicking How To Prepare For And Score High in jamb 2023 Here.
Jamb Syllabus For 2023/2024
Preparing Early for JAMB is very important and leads to very high performance. the use of JAMB Syllabus helps you to prepare very well. See Waec Syllabus also
How To Choose JAMB Subject For Each Course During JAMB Registration
The Joint Admission and matriculation board (JAMB) has released Jamb 2023 subject to course combination of both Arts, Sciences and Social Sciences so as to eliminate the mistakes that people do make when choosing the subject combination that will tally the course in which they are going to study.
To see the subject combinations for 2023 jamb as released by jamb, Click Jamb Subject Combinations for all courses Here
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