JAMB Scraps Scratchcard And 7 Other Things You Need To Know About 2017 UTME.

The Unified Tertiary And Matriculation Examination (UTME) which usually holds in march will be holding in may this year....


prof. Ishaq oloyede, the registrar of the joint admissions and matriculation board (JAMB), said the examinations will be coming later than usual as part of steps to check malpractices.

JAMB has announced that the 2017 UTME will hold in may.

Here's is what you need to know about the much awaited 2017 UTME.

1. The forms for this year's UTME will be on sale within 2 weeks.

2. The examination will be conducted in may and will not clash with any SSCE examinations.

3. The new date was agreed upon by all examination bodies after going through their time tables.

4. The new timing of the UTME was to check any form of malpractices, especially upgrading of results.

5. JAMB has scrapped the use of scratch cards because UTME candidates were being extorted.

6. The agency has handed over 10 officials to the police for investigation in connection with fraud associated with sales of scratch cards.

7. 1.7 million people are expected to sit for UTME this year (about 1.5 million for UTME and about 200,000 and 300,000 for Direct Entry).