JAMB Increases Registration For Local, Foreign Candidates

By Christie Asakem

Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB has increased registration fees for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.

The increment, CONVERSEER report is ahead of the date earlier fixed by JAMB for the sale of the form to run (15 January to 26 February 2024).

According to a statement shared by the Board on its X (Twitter) account on Sunday, the cost of the form for local candidates will be N6,200 and an additional N1,500 for candidates willing to take the voluntary mock exams, bringing the total cost to N7,700.

This is a N2000 difference from the N4,700 paid for registration and N1,000 for Mock exams in the 2023 UTME.

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The JAMB statement also added that the sale of application documents for foreign candidates is $30.

“This is to inform all prospective 2024 UTME/DE candidates that the creation of profiles for registration has officially started, while the sale of application documents will commence on Monday 15th January 2024.

“Registration Fee for the 2024 UTME: N7,700 (with Mock); N6,200 (without Mock),” the statement read in part.