The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said the 2017 Unified Matriculation Tertiary Examinations will begin on May 6.



The board said it will begin the sale of application forms on March 20 and end on April 19.


The exams will end on May 20, excluding May 12 to allow candidates write further mathematics examination for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).

Candidates are expected to pay N5,500 for the registration package which includes registration fees, reading text, syllabus and brochure.

“UTME 2017 exam starts May 6 to May 20, 2017 (excluding May 12, 2017 because of Candidates sitting for WAEC’s Further Maths exam),” the board wrote on Twitter.

JAMB to begin sale of 2017 application on Monday 20th March,2017 to Wednesday 19th April,2017.

— JAMB (@JAMBHQ) March 13, 2017

“Sales of form ends on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 while the registration portal closes on Saturday, April 22, 2017.

“For direct entry candidates, the application will be on sale from Sunday, April 23, 2017.”