JAMB Shifts 2022 UTME Date

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a new date for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

This was made known In the boards weekly bulletin which was released on Monday, January 31.

The bulletin reads in part, “In a bid to accommodate some exigencies, which ultimate goals are to ensure maximal benefits to potential candidates, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has made adjustments to its examination timelines. Given the breakdown of the adjusted timelines, the board disclosed that the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination will be held from Friday, May 6 to Monday, May 16, 2022.

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“While the mock UTME exercise earlier scheduled for April 2, 2022 will now be held on April 16, 2022, for candidates who registered early and indicated their willingness to sit the mock UTME.

“The date for the commencement of the sale of the 2022 UTME/DE application document, which was slated to start from February 12 to March 19, 2022, remains as stated earlier.

“This review, as approved by management, is to ensure that the candidates, who will be sitting the examination and others are not denied the opportunity to express themselves in other public examinations without forfeiting any examination.”

The board also added that candidates are now allowed to pick Computer Studies or Physical and Health Education as part of the four required subjects. Also the addition of the two subjects to the existing 23 subjects will commence from the 2022 UTME.

According to the board, the move is to enhance the career prospects of students transiting to tertiary institutions

However, the date for the commencement of the sale of the 2022 UTME/DE application forms which was fixed for February 12 to March 19 still remains.