Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board

This article is about the examination board. For the actual entrance test, see Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
Founded1978; 46 years ago (1978)
TypeExamination board
PurposeAdmission into tertiary institutions.
HeadquartersBwari, Abuja
Location
Official language
English
Registrar
Prof Ishaq Olarenwaju Oloyede
Websitewww.jamb.gov.ng
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is a Nigerian entrance examination board for tertiary-level institutions.[1] The board conducts Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for prospective undergraduates into Nigerian universities.[2] 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.[3]

The pioneer registrar was Michael Saidu Angulu, who served from inception in 1978 until 1986.[4] The current registrar of JAMB is Prof Ishaq Oloyede, who was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in August 2016.[5] Registration for 2024 UTME commenced on 15 January 2024 and ended on 26 February 2024. The main examination is scheduled to commence on 19 April and end on 29 April 2024, while the optional Mock examination was held on 7 March 2024.[6]

  1. ^ "Ojerinde re-appointed JAMB registrar". Vanguard News. 9 April 2012.
  2. ^ "JAMB". Blueprint Academy. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  3. ^ "Varsities set irrelevant post-UTME questions and blame candidates for failing – Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, JAMB boss". The Punch.
  4. ^ "12 things to note about 2017 JAMB examination". www.premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  5. ^ "Buhari appoints new heads for 17 education agencies…names Oloyede JAMB registrar". Punch Newspapers. 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  6. ^ "2024 UTME: JAMB Announces Dates for Sales, Registration, Exams - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.