UTME: Pin Vending, Others Force JAMB To Put Registration Exercise On Hold

The inability of candidates to create their profiles on Thursday
forced the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to put
registration for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) on hold.

The exercise was expected to commence on 8th April to Saturday,
15th May, 2021.

But on Thursday, most banks were not able to generate the ePin
(forms) for candidates.

A Computer Based Test Centre operator told The Nation they were
unable to download the application to use for the registration.

The CBT owner said candidates who visited his centre were turned
back because of these challenges.

The board, while announcing the guidelines for this year’s UTME,
made the use of the National Identity Number (NIN) compulsory for
the examination.

In a statement by JAMB’s Head of Media and Protocol, Dr. Fabian
Benjamin in Abuja, the board confirmed the challenges surrounding
the registration exercise.

He said the delay followed the examination body’s effort to
ensure candidates have access to its registration app for the 2021
UTME/DE and also finalise work on its pin vending process before
the take-off of the exercise.

JAMB advised prospective candidates to follow up on
advertisements for the 2021 registration exercise to understand the
steps involved and the actual date of the registration
exercise.

”To be sure all processes are completed before the commencement,
the Board didn’t place its advertorial as it was yet to complete
the process of a smooth pin vending and candidate access to the
registration app for the 2021 UTME/DE.

”This delay is caused by some unforeseen circumstances
occasioned by our determined effort to have a NIN integration. This
challenge is being resolved and once that is done, all processes
shall commence,” the statement added.

The inability of candidates to create their profiles on Thursday
forced the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to put
registration for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) on hold.

The exercise was expected to commence on 8th April to Saturday,
15th May, 2021.

But on Thursday, most banks were not able to generate the ePin
(forms) for candidates.

A Computer Based Test Centre operator told The Nation they were
unable to download the application to use for the registration.

The CBT owner said candidates who visited his centre were turned
back because of these challenges.

The board, while announcing the guidelines for this year’s UTME,
made the use of the National Identity Number (NIN) compulsory for
the examination.

In a statement by JAMB’s Head of Media and Protocol, Dr. Fabian
Benjamin in Abuja, the board confirmed the challenges surrounding
the registration exercise.

He said the delay followed the examination body’s effort to
ensure candidates have access to its registration app for the 2021
UTME/DE and also finalise work on its pin vending process before
the take-off of the exercise.

JAMB advised prospective candidates to follow up on
advertisements for the 2021 registration exercise to understand the
steps involved and the actual date of the registration
exercise.

”To be sure all processes are completed before the commencement,
the Board didn’t place its advertorial as it was yet to complete
the process of a smooth pin vending and candidate access to the
registration app for the 2021 UTME/DE.

”This delay is caused by some unforeseen circumstances
occasioned by our determined effort to have a NIN integration. This
challenge is being resolved and once that is done, all processes
shall commence,” the statement added.