Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has described as erroneous, the report that candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, will not be transferred out of their state of registration.
The clarification was made on Wednesday by the Public Communication of JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement made available to FrontPage.
JAMB explained that any candidate who requested to sit for the examination outside his or her state of registration would have his or her request granted.
JAMB said that no candidate would be restricted to the state of registration against his or her wish.
The statement by Benjamin reads in full:
“The Public Communication Advisor of JAMB wishes to address a misleading publication regarding the UTME examination, which inaccurately claims that candidates cannot sit for the examination outside their state of registration. This information, widely disseminated by NAN, is incorrect.
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“In a recent interview with a NAN reporter, I clarified that candidates are not restricted to taking the examination within their state of registration. They have the flexibility to register anywhere in the country and select any town nationwide from any registration point. Computer-Based Test Centres are clustered according to towns for convenience, allowing candidates to choose the town where they wish to take the examination. For example, if a candidate selects Garki as their examination town, they must take the exam there and cannot do so or be posted as being alleged at times to a different town.
“It is crucial to rectify this misunderstanding to prevent confusion among candidates. Those who have registered for the UTME and selected examination towns outside their state of registration are indeed permitted to sit for the examination in their chosen towns.
“Candidates have the freedom to select their examination town from any location across the country, regardless of their state of registration. For instance, a candidate can register in Lagos and opt to take the examination in Sokoto or any other location.
“This flexibility is designed to accommodate candidates’ preferences and ensure they can choose a location that is convenient for them.
“We urge the public to disregard the erroneous report from NAN in its entirety.”
