ASHENEWS reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says that the 2024 UTME Notification Slip, which shows candidates the date, venue and time of their examination, is ready for printing.
JAMB stated this in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin on Thursday.
The board urged all candidates, who have registered for the 2024 UTME scheduled to commence on Friday, 19th April 2024, to print their Notification Slips before Friday, 19th April 2024, to know the date, venue and time of their respective examinations as well as some other vital information regarding the examination.
“To print the slip, candidates are to visit the JAMB website: www.jamb.gov.ng; click on “2024 UTME Slip Printing”, input their registration number, then click on print. The slip can be printed anywhere provided there is an internet-enabled computer.
“To successfully sit the examination, candidates are advised to print on or before Friday, 19th April, 2024, so as to locate the venue of their centre to prevent lateness on their scheduled examination date.
The statement added that the 2024 UTME is scheduled to commence on Friday, 19th and end on Monday, 29th April 2024.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is a Nigerian entrance examination board for tertiary-level institutions. The board conducts entrance Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for prospective undergraduates into Nigerian universities.
The board is also charged with the responsibility to administer similar examinations for applicants to Nigerian public and private monotechnics, polytechnics, and colleges of educations.
All of these candidates must have obtained the West Africa Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) conducted yearly by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, or its equivalent, National Examination Council (Nigeria), Senior School Certificate Examination, NECO SSCE.
The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination is a computer-based standardized examination for prospective undergraduates in Nigeria. It is designed to assess problem solving, critical thinking, knowledge of scientific concepts and principles significance of each subject taken.
Prior to 2014 the exam was a paper-and-pencil test; since May 17, 2014, however, all administrations of the exam have been computer-based.
