The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Wednesday, said the use of email is no longer required for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) registration’s processes.
JAMB registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Abuja. He said email will only be requested after the successful completion of the registration exercise by candidates to access information on the exam.
“As from Thursday, 15th April 2021, candidates will no longer be required to provide any email address during registration. Consequently, candidates will have the following options to access their profile during or after registration.
“i. Mobile APP on the candidates’ phone
ii. On the 55019 option (being designed) for example admission status checking, acceptance of admission etc on their profile.
“Printing of examination slip (Notification) or Result notification slip or ticketing can be done anywhere using the candidate’s JAMB registration number only.
“At the conclusion of the 2021 UTME/DE Registration exercise, candidates will provide their email addresses only after the 2021 UTME/DE registration exercise has been declared closed by JAMB through (a) Mobile APP on his/her registered phone
(b) Sending the word email (space then the email address) on his /her registered phone to 55019.
“The email is typed twice for correctness (Email addresses will be entered twice for validation and prevention of typographical errors,” Oloyede said.
Oloyede said this move is to put an end to the dubious activities of cybercafe operators and other criminals who under the guise of registering candidates for the examinations steal their email passwords to carry out crimes.
The JAMB boss said an individual’s mobile phone now remains the only major tool to carry out all the registration processes.