Plans & Modalities for the Sale & Registration of 2018 UTME Application

STAKEHOLDERS

1. National Assembly
2. Educational Institutions / Regulatory Agencies
3. CBT Centres (Public & Private)
4. Parents (NAPTAN)
5. Teachers (ANCOPSS)
6. Candidates
7. Labour (ASUU/ASUP/COEASU/NASU)
8. Students (NANS)
9. Civil Society Groups & Media

For 2017 UTME

• For the 2017 Registration exercise, ePINs were sold through Banks and partner Institutions 
• JAMB implemented a central ePIN vending system
• Other channels employed included switches like Remitta & Interswitch
• Registration was essentially for a period of one month(with 2 weeks Federal House of Representative extension)

Observed/Abuse for the 2017 UTME by CBT Centres

• Extortion of candidates during profile/email creation at cyber cafes
• Sale of eBrochure & eSyllabus CDs to candidates meant to be free
• Collection of gate fee at CBT Centres
• Sale of Reading Text
• Usage of CBT centre emails & Telephone numbers for candidates
• CBT Extortion of candidates – charging fees above the approved rate
• Subletting Access Codes to cyber cafes
• Going outside their registered locations to register candidates, on & off line
• Dualisation of biometric capturing to multiple persons thereby encouraging Multiple Registration
• For the Coming Examination Candidates can start registration from home to prevent extortion
• Prospective Candidates are expected to have visited the JAMB Website ahead of Registration to study
• 2018 ebrochure

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Profile Creation from Home by Candidates Using Cellphones – Text (SMS)

1. Sends his/her Surname, First Name & Middle Name (where applicable). This should be maximum of 38 characters + 2 spaces between names = 40 characters in all to JAMB short code of 55019
2. One cell number (mobile number) can be used by one candidate only
3. A confirmation code of 10 characters is received by the candidate on the same telephone number which will be used to procure the ePIN  

PROFILE SELF HELP IN CASE OF MISTAKE / LOSS

• To correct a mistake in candidate’s name, resend a textmessage (from the registered number)
• “CORRECT Surname First name Middlename” to 55019
• To retrieve a lost confirmation code, resend a text message (from the registered number) “RESEND” to 55019

JAMB ePIN SELLING POINTS

• Participating Banks
• Mobile Money Operators including eTranzact (Paga, Cellulant, Teasy Mobile e.t.c.)
• Registered Microfinance Banks – (Ifesowapo, Regent, FUDMFB, Welfare MFB)
• Online Payment – Remita & Interswitch (Switches)
• POS (Citi-Serve)
• ATM (Interswitch)
• USSD (NIBSS & ERCAS) – for mobile (Internet/online) banking

Duties of Participating Financial Institutions at the CBT Centres

• Collect the confirmation code from candidates phone
• Collect payment and issue ePINs
• Facilitate POS Payments if necessary
• Provide Evidence of Payments
• Collection of Centre Service Fees if requested by the Centre

PAYMENT THROUGH BANKS INCLUDING MICROFINANCE BANKS

• Present confirmation code and pay by cash or card
• ePIN is delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number

PAYMENT THROUGH POS
(CITI-SERVE)

• This is available at State Offices of JAMB + CBT entres, Other POS Outlets & any CBT Centre that demands it.
• Present confirmation code & pay by card
• ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number

PAYMENT THROUGH MOBILE MONEY OPERATORS INCLUDING eTranzact

• This is available at CBT Centres & Other Agent Outlets
• Present confirmation code & pay by cash
• ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number

Also Read: 2018/2019 JAMB UTME Registration date

PAYMENT USING ATM

• This is available at all ATM outlets of participating Banks (Interswitch Channel)
• Select Bill Payment & then pick JAMB
• Enter confirmation code & pay
• ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number

ONLINE PAYMENTS USING REMITA / INTERSWITCH

• Log on to JAMB website: www.jamb.gov.ng
• Click Registration
• Enter confirmation Code
• Select payment Method e.g. Interswitch or Remita
• Make payment
• ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number

PAYMENTS USING USSD (NIBSS / ERCAS)

Dial USSD code (e.g. *565*6#)
Enter confirmation code
Select bank & follow the prompts to complete payment
ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number

PAYMENT SELF HELP

• If ePIN is not Received or Lost , send a text message from the registered telephone number “UTMEPIN” or “DEPIN” to 55019 for UTME or DE respectively
• The ePIN would then be retrieved After successful payment & obtaining ePIN, candidate should proceed to any of the accredited CBT Centres to complete his/her own registration After payment…

REGISTRATION PROCESS At CBT Centres

• Candidate is expected to pay not more than N700.00 as Service Charge to the CBT Centre
• Provides biodata
• choice of institutions and programmes
• UTME subjects
• Picture capture (no passport photography
• Biometric capture
• Print Registration Slip using biometric authentication
• Collect reading text & CD The candidate presents the ePIN at any JAMB accredited CBT Centre for validation and completion of registration

Payment & Registration Flow

What do you think about this new plans and modalities by JAMB?