JAMB/UTME Begins 2013/2014 Registration

Registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME 2013/2014 admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria has started. JAMB UTME scratch card for accessing the e-registration portal for JAMB UTME 2013 is now available at designated banks, NIPOST offices and JAMB offices nationwide. The date for JAMB UTME exam 2013 has not been fixed yet by the board. JAMB/UTME e-registration portal is at www.jamb.org.ng/Unifiedtme2013/. To access the JAMB/UTME portal for e-registration, you need a scratch card which is being sold for N4,000 at designated banks, Post offices and JAMB offices nationwide. The JAMB UTME Scratch card contains a serial number and your PIN, two vital information you require for your UTME e-registration. UTME 2013 registration will also require a finger print scanner like in 2012. However, registration can only be done at accredited centres. Returning JAMB UTME 2012 candidates may not require fingerprint scanner, since their fingerprint is already in JAMB’s database, but they may need to provide their JAMB 2012 registration numbers. JAMB has maintained the same process used in 2011 and 2012 UTME registration for 2013. JAMB/UTME 2013 registration, like in 2012, will require a biometric fingerprint scanner. The biometric scanner (finger print reader) will be used to capture the left and right thumbs of the candidates. Candidates are advised to make sure an approved fingerprint reader is available on the computer they intend using for their JAMB UTME 2013 registration as their finger print (left and right thumb) will be read before they can sign-up for a UTME account, which is the first step in the registration process. Also like in 2012, JAMB UTME 2012 registration must be done on a computer with the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed. This is because the application that runs the Jamb UTME registration portal is based on Java programming language. Minimum of JRE 1.6 is required. Java JRE can be downloaded free on the internet, if it is not already on your system (about 10MB). Make sure to read the instructions at the registration website before commencing your registration. The JAMB UTME 2013 Brochure is built-into the portal making it easy to search for details of your Jamb UTME courses of choice.