UTME: JAMB Reacts To Reports Of Registration Fee Hike

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has refuted reports alleging an increase in the registration fees for its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry.

JAMB made this clarification in a statement by its spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, on Friday.

According to JAMB, its registration fees remained unchanged at N7,200 (without mock examinations), N8,700 (with mock exams), and N5,700 for DE, respectively.

The Board insisted that claims of registration fees hike are false, misleading, and entirely unfounded.

“These fees have remained unchanged since 2019. It is pertinent to recall that in 2018, the Federal Executive Council approved a reduction in the UTME application fee from N5,000 to N3,500, with effect from the 2019 registration exercise.

“Since the government-approved reduction, the Board has maintained the same fee structure without any increase, despite rising operational costs,” the statement reads.