Candidates to pay N700 for mock UTME, says JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that candidates are expected to pay N700 to the Computer Based Test (CBT) centres before taking their mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

JAMB disclosed this three days before commencing the mock examination through its official Twitter handle.

The payment is different from the N3,500 paid by the candidates for UTME forms (ePINs), and N500 for the reading text.

It was gathered that this is different from the N700 expected to be paid to the CBT centres for the examination.

JAMB said, “All candidates sitting the 2021 Mock examination scheduled for Thursday, 3rd June 2021 are advised to go to their assigned centres with N700. The amount would be paid to the Centre owner as the mock examination fee.”

All candidates sitting the 2021 Mock examination scheduled for Thursday, 3rd June 2021 are advised to go to their assigned centres with N700. The amount would be paid to the Centre owner as the mock examination fee.

— JAMB (@JAMBHQ) May 31, 2021

Previously, JAMB requested candidates, who had showed interests to sit for the mock-UTME and had earlier printed the examination slips, were instructed to reprint, subsequent to the shift in examination date.

It said, “Candidates, who had registered for the 2021 UTME and indicated interest to sit for the optional mock examination, are to reprint their mock notification slips.

“This is consequent on the change of date for the mock- UTME earlier scheduled for Thursday, May 20 and now to hold on Thursday, June 3.

“It is imperative to reprint as the new slip will have a new date.

“As disclosed earlier, the optional mock notification slip can be printed from anywhere that candidates find convenient, provided they have internet access.”

The examination body clarified that each slip contained the details of candidates which included registration number and most significantly, the centre they were to sit for the examination within their chosen examination town.

It further said that the slip additionally contained the expected time to be at the centre.

JAMB added that candidates were required to print and study the contents in the slip to avoid mix up in the location and name of the examination centres.