20/02/2019
Step-by-step JAMB 2019 registration process
It is high time to be ready for UTME in JAMB! Read about the JAMB 2019 registration procedure. What steps must a candidate take to register successfully? Today, there is a stir among young Nigerians who want to enroll in higher education this year. Now, you can register for UTME in JAMB. All services related to JAMB are provided only at its authorized centers. You can learn more concerning the JAMB 2019 registration in our article.
Firstly, you should know the JAMB 2019 registration form price. The registration fee is 3,500 Naira according to jamb.gov.ng.
JAMB 2019 registration procedure
One mobile number is allowed for use by one applicant only. This mobile number, for SMS receiving, is linked with the applicant’s name, and he or she will apply it for all connections dealing with 2019 application, exam, and admission to study.
The applicant should send his or her full name (surname, first name, and middle name if there is) as a text message to the short number ‘55019.’ The SMS can contain a max of 38 signs plus two gaps between names. So, it should be a maximum of 40 signs sent to 55019. Note: The surname and first name are obligatory.
Then, the applicant will get a 10-character ‘profile code’ on his or her mobile number.
The candidate provides the profile code to the places of JAMB form’s purchase. An applicant will then receive a pin code of the form via SMS.
The applicant will then provide the pin code to any authorized CBT center for check-in.
If you need correction of the applicant's name, send ‘CORRECT surname first name middle name’ to the short number 55019 via SMS from your registered mobile.
For restoring a lost profile code, send ‘RESEND’ to 55019 via SMS from your registered mobile. The applicant can discard a profile password on the registered mobile. He or she should send the ‘password’ gap ‘email address’ to 55019 via SMS from the registered mobile.
Note! If an applicant wants to make a complaint on one or some JAMB actions, he or she can make a support request at support.jamb.gov.ng using the candidate’s email logged on the official website. Then, the applicant indicates his or her name, mobile number, and the kind of problem, choose a sector for filing a complaint, and after that, generalize the character of the problem. The applicant can enclose confirming documents (if there are any) and send.
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Important! Do not share your password with anyone. For the full list of places where you can buy pin codes, see on the official website.
There are some ways of payment for the pin code. You can pay through:
Banks;
POS at various authorized JAMB, CBT centers, and other points;
Operators of mobile money;
ATM of authorized banks;
Online from the JAMB website
USSD by dialing *565*6*55019 #;
Foreign centers.
The procedure of the payment and obtaining the pin code is similar. The candidate should:
Provide or enter his or her profile code;
Pay for it either via card or online;
Receive the pin code on applicant’s registered mobile.
If you need more detailed information concerning the payment for pin code, turn to the official website of JAMB.
Note! If you didn’t receive, for some reason, or lost your pin code, you must send an SMS with ‘UTMEPIN’ or ‘DEPIN’ to the short number 55019 from your registered mobile. Then, you will get the pin code on your cell phone.
When the applicant has already paid and received the pin code, he or she must contact one of the authorized CBT centers to finish the registration — the full list of such centers can be found on the website. The candidate should be accompanied with their personal information, proof of payment, and his or her profile.
Now, let us talk about JAMB 2019 registration process at CBT centers. What should be indicated in the JAMB 2019 registration form?
JAMB registration procedure for 2019 at CBT centers
The applicant must personally visit and provide the pin code.
