The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a new date for the commencement of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). According to a statement signed by JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the UTME which was initially scheduled to begin on April 29, 2023, will now commence on April 25, 2023.
The board also disclosed that the rescheduled mock-UTME will now hold on April 18, 2023. JAMB had earlier conducted its 2023 Mock-UTME on Thursday, March 30, in 725 centres across the country, but the exercise ran into some technical hitches in some centres, which denied some candidates the opportunity to sit for the examination.
The board’s mock examination was designed to test its preparedness and that of its partners for the UTME as well as give prospective candidates the opportunity to have hands-on experience of the CBT test environment. To give those candidates who were unable to sit for the examination, owing to no fault of theirs, the opportunity to take the examination, the mock examination has been rescheduled to hold on Tuesday, April 18.
Candidates who were present and screened for the examination but could not sit for it have been rescheduled to retake the mock examination on April 18. The result of the candidates who successfully took the mock examination on March 30 has been released.
The board has brought forward the conduct of its 2023 UTME, which was earlier scheduled to hold from Saturday, April 29, to Tuesday, April 25, to accommodate some other major and critical national assignments. JAMB hopes that no citizen will be denied the opportunity of exercising their civic responsibilities.
It should be noted that the board does not have the liberty of shifting forward its examination as other public examinations are billed to commence their exercises in the early part of May 2023. Another factor is the need to accommodate those institutions with stable academic calendars to resume as scheduled.
The board will continue to partner with relevant agencies of government to ensure that its candidates get the best. JAMB also solicits the understanding of all as it delivers on its critical mandate.
In conclusion, JAMB has announced the new date for the 2023 UTME exam, and candidates are advised to take note of the new date and prepare accordingly. Candidates who were unable to sit for the mock examination earlier can now take advantage of the rescheduled mock examination to have a hands-on experience of the CBT test environment. The board has assured all candidates that it will continue to partner with relevant agencies of government to ensure that they get the best.