UTME: JAMB denies increasing exam registration fee, gives reason for low cost

UTME: JAMB denies increasing exam registration fee, gives reason for low cost

 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has
refuted reports of increasing the registration fee for its Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination, UTME.

 

JAMB said contrary to reports, the cost of UTME remains
N3,500

 

Fabian Benjamin, the JAMB Public Communication Advisor, said
the cost of the Board examination fee was low to ensure that candidates are not
overburdened.

 

A statement by Benjamin reads: “The attention of the Joint
Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been drawn to several
publications in recent times insinuating that the Board has increased its
examination registration fee.

 

“This is far from the truth as the cost of obtaining the
Board’s UTME application documents remains N3,500, which has been the cost of
its application documents since it was brought down from N5,000 in 2018.
Therefore, the Board wishes to state that the cost of the application document
price has not been increased in spite of the prevailing economic reality in the
country which has also affected the cost of the Board’s operations.

 

“Consequently, the Board wishes to assure the general public
that the Board has been doing all within its powers to ensure that candidates
are not overburdened in any way.

 

“One of these measures is to deliberately keep cost low
hence its decision to make available its Use of English reading text free of
charge through a QR code to ensure that the increase in cost of production is
not passed to candidates. Therefore, all UTME candidates would access the
reading text free of charge through multiple channels, which include their
profiles, e-mail addresses, notification slips and the Board’s website.

 

“It is, however, pertinent to state the fact that what is
being perceived in some quarters as an increment in its fees is nothing other
than the fallout of its cashless policy through which all fees payable by
candidates to CBT centres have been consolidated and are paid along with their
application fees to prevent their wanton exploitation by unscrupulous centre
owners.

 

“These fees are in turn remitted to partnering centres on a
weekly basis. For instance, candidates are expected to pay N700 for
registration, N1500 as examination fees and N1500 for the optional Mock-UTME at
privately – owned centres.

 

“For the avoidance of doubt, the 2024 UTME/DE e-PIN remains
N3500. The registration fee of N700, which is to be paid to CBT centres by
candidates, is now to be collected by the Board along with N1500, which is the
cost for sitting the main UTME, and N1500 as the cost of the optional Mock-UTME
etc is to be collected by the Board on behalf of the CBT centres.”

Source: UTME: JAMB denies increasing exam registration fee, gives reason for low cost

 - NigerianEye

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