JAMB Bans Use Of Email For UTME, Direct Entry Registration

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that the use of email would no longer be needed for the processing of registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry.

The Registrar and Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, announced this while speaking with journalists on Tuesday evening.

He said email would only be requested at the successful completion of the registration processes by candidates to access information on the examination.

According to him, “As from Thursday, April 15, 2021, candidates will no longer be required to provide any email address during registration.

“Consequently, candidates will have the following options to access their profile during or after registration.

“1) Mobile APP on the candidates’ phone

”2) On the 55019 option (being designed) for example admission status checking, acceptance of admission etc on their profile.

“Printing of examination slip (Notification) or Result notification slip or ticketing can be done anywhere using the candidates JAMB registration number only.

“At the conclusion of the 2021 UTME/DE registration exercise, candidates will provide their email addresses only after the 2021 UTME/DE registration exercise has been declared closed by JAMB through;

(a) Mobile APP on his/her registered phone.

(b) Sending the word email (space then the email address) on his /her registered phone to 55019.

“The email is typed twice for correctness (Email addresses will be entered twice for validation and prevention of typographical errors.”

Oloyede also mentioned that the new method was to make surer candidates’ information are not exposed to dubious cyber cafe operators and some other criminal elements who in the course of UTME/ Direct Entry registration steal email passwords to enable fraud.

He stated that an individual’s mobile phone now remains the only major tool to carry out all the registration procedures.

The JAMB CEO further said that the organization has ruled out the use of cash for any transactions in the Computer-Based Test centers owned by JAMB but Automated Teller Machine cards.

The move was to frustrate the works of touts who hang around JAMB CBT centres as well as prevent illegal charges, according to him.

Oloyede said candidates who are only bent on using cash can visit privately owned centres for their registration and other activities.