JAMB adjusts 2022 examination timelines for candidates

*The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board announces the 2022 UTME will be held from Friday, May 6 to Monday, May 16, 2022, while the Mock examination exercise, earlier scheduled for April 2, would now be held on April 16

Emmanuel Akosile | ConsumerConnect

In its bid to accommodate some exigencies, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has adjusted its examination timelines for the conduct of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).

ConsumerConnect reports Dr. Fabian Benjamin, Director of Public Relations, stated this development in a weekly bulletin issued Monday, January 31, 2022, in Abuja, FCT.

The Board also disclosed that the 2022 UTME would be held from Friday, May 6 to Monday, May 16, while the mock examination exercise, earlier scheduled for April 2, would now be held on April 16, for candidates who registered early and indicated their willingness to sit the mock UTME.

JAMB-UTME candidates at a CBT centre

It said that there was no alteration in the date for the commencement of the sale of forms.

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

“In its bid to accommodate some exigencies, which ultimate goals are to ensure maximal benefits to potential candidates, JAMB has made adjustments to its examination timelines,” said the Board.

JAMB further noted: “Given the breakdown of the adjusted timelines, the 2022 UTME would be held from Friday, May 6 to Monday, May 16, while the mock exercise, earlier scheduled for April 2, would now be held on April 16, for candidates who registered early and indicated their willingness to sit the Mock UTME.

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