The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Direct Entry ~ DE Registration Form For 2024/2025 | Check The Registration Details, Instructions And Guidelines On How To Apply

Latest update on: JAMB Direct Entry Registration Form 2024/2025: This post will focuse on everything you need to know on how to successfully register for the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB (DE) 2024.

Is JAMB Direct Entry Registration Form out?

When is JAMB 2024/2025 Direct Entry (D.E) Form, Closing date and Exam Date, Registration closing Date, Screening Dates, Latest form Updates And Other JAMB D.E News: JAMB direct entry form for the year 2024 Should start selling the same time with JAMB UTME.

UTME candidates should check (JAMB UTME Form Application Details) for how they can obtain JAMB DE form and also register.

This post will focuse on Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (Jamb) Direct Entry (DE) Registration form, screening date, Closing Date and Exam Date, time for current admission session.

When Will JAMB / Direct Entry 2024/2025 Registration Start

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially announced that the JAMB Direct Entry Registration will commence on Wednesday, 28th February, 2024.

How Much Is JAMB Direct Entry Registration Form?

Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB Direct Entry form is now on-sale. The price of the scratch card is N6,200. More details are available below.

The JAMB Mandatory Textbook For Direct Entry ‘The Last Days at Forcados High School is #500 Only (Which may not be used).

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What Is JAMB Direct Entry Admission?

JAMB Direct Entry is mainly for those that already possess a diploma certificate and wishes to go for a degree programme in the university. Normally, those who gained admission into the university via direct entry will start from part 2 or 200 level in their university of choice provided they were offered admission.

Will Direct Entry Students Sit For JAMB (Why The Novel)?

JAMB direct entry (DE) candidates are more likely not to sit for JAMB examination. However, JAMB has announced that schools are at liberty to set aptitude tests for candidates who apply for direct entry there.

Therefore, any school that decides to set exams for their DE candidates will adapt questions from the JAMB recommended novel in addition to other subjects offered by the candidate.

JAMB Direct Entry Eligibility.

Candidates with one of the following qualifications may be considered for admission by Direct Entry:

• A minimum of O’Level credit pass in five (5) subjects at not more than two sittings with at least two prescribed subjects (for each discipline) at Principal or Advanced level. No subject shall be counted twice at both Ordinary and Advanced Level
• Two passes (in prescribed subjects for each discipline) at the Advanced-Level Examination of IJMB, Cambridge, JUPEB or Institute of Baccalaureate with SSCE/GCE, NTS/NBC credits equivalents in three other subjects
• Passes in two major subjects in the NCE with S.C.E., NTC/NBC credits or equivalents in THREE other subjects (mainly for Education Courses) and ND. For Education courses,Education may be accepted as a third A’ Level subject
• Minimum of lower credit grade in National Diploma or National Innovation Diploma and the O’Level requirements

DE CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THEIR JAMB REGISTRATION NUMBERS WITH WHICH THEY GAINED ADMISSION TO NCE/NID/DIPLOMA AND PREVIOUS DEGREEQUALIFICATIONS AWARDED BY EXAMINATION BODIES (IJMB, CAMBRIDGE, WAEC, JUPEB, etc) APPROVED BY NIGERIA SHALL NOT REQUIRE ANY PREVIOUS JAMB NUMBER.

How to Apply for 2024 JAMB Direct Entry Form.

Jamb Direct Entry Registration form Instructions & Guidelines:

• Registration Fee is Three Thousand Five Hundred (N6,200) Naira Additional Five Hundred (N500) Naira Only is paid to obtain the reading text “The Last Days at Forcados High School” for DE Candidates and $30 for Candidates from the eight foreign centres
• A CD containing JAMB eSyllabus, eBrochure and other vital materials is also given free
• Candidates should note that ePINS purchased are tied to individual profile and are not transferable
• Candidates are advised to keep as private and confidential their security details such as registration numbers, password/numbers of ATM Cards, email addresses and ePINs

A. PROFILE REGISTRATION

1. Every candidate would require the use of a unique phone (mobile) number (SIM) for the process of registration. The unique phone number can be used by one candidate only (Note: This number (SIM) remains your unique identification for all your transactions with the board.
2. Candidate will send his/her National Identification Number (NIN) by text (SMS) to 55019 or 66019 from his/her personal GSM number e.g write the word “NIN” then space and add your 11 digit NIN Number and send to 55019 or 66019 in this format (NIN 00123456789). There should be a space between the word “NIN” and your 11 digit NIN (Note that the number must not have been used by another person to register for UTME/DE in the past)
3. A Profile Code of 10 characters is received by the candidate on the same telephone(SIM) number
4. The phone number used for the text message is automatically tied to the candidate’s 2024 application, Examination and Admission. CANDIDATES SHOULD NOTE AND ALWAYS REMEMBER THE SIM NUMBER USED, IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE FOR SUBSEQUENT COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD BY OBTAINING UTME/DE APPLICATION DOCUMENTS, A CANDIDATE HAS ACCEPTED TO RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES FROM JAMB (55019 or 66019) EVEN WHEN THE “DO NOT DISTURB” IS ACTIVATED
5. Candidate presents the profile code to the point of procurement of form (Banks, MMOs, MFBs, Switches, USSD Partners). The form- ePIN is then sent as text message to the candidates Phone number
6. Candidate presents the ePIN at any JAMB accredited CBT Centre for registration
7. The application cannot be completed until the candidate’s biometric (all ten fingers) are captured and photograph taken physically (No submission of passport photograph). Successful capture of biometrics and photograph will authorize a candidate to print his/her e-registration slip. The finger print shall be required for any further transaction with JAMB on the candidates’ profile.
8. Only candidates whose biometrics verification is successful on examination day will be permitted to sit the UTME. No parent or any proxy is allowed to make any transaction on the candidates’ profile.
9. Candidates with biometric challenges can only register at JAMB headquarters Abuja

B. SELF HELP IN CASE OF MISTAKE/LOSS OF PROFILE CODE

1. To correct a mistake in candidate’s name, send the [ CORRECT Surname First-Name Middle-Name] to 55019 or 66019 as a text message from the same mobile number
2. To retrieve a lost Profile Code, send [RESEND] to 55019 or 66019 as text message from the same mobile number

(FREE COMPLAINT) TICKETING: For ALL complaints on JAMB processes, candidates can create a support ticket at (support.jamb.gov.ng) with his/her email address registered on the Board’s site. The candidate then provides his/her name, phone number and the nature of the issue, select a complaint area on a drop-down and then summarize the nature of the complaint. He/she may also attach supporting documents (if available) then send. Complaints from 3rd parties are merely noted. Letter writing is not encouraged. Rather all complaints should be channelled through the ticketing system for prompt attention and documentation.

For complaints relating to NIN (e.g a candidate sends a message to 55019 or 66019 to create a profile but does not receive any response or receives wrong data, he/she can follow the same process on the ticketing and click on 2024 NIN related issues then select the related topic on the drop-down).

NOTE THAT YOUR PASSWORD SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED TO ANYONE. JAMB CAN ONLY HELP ON PROFILE-PASSWORD, NOT E-MAIL-BOX-PASSWORD. YOU CAN ALSO CHECK YOUR ADMISSION STATUS ON JAMB IBASS APP ON YOUR PHONE. DO NOT CHECK AT ANY CYBER CAFÉ THAT WOULD DEMAND YOUR PASSWORD WHICH IS THEN USED TO STEAL YOUR RECORDS. “TO BE FOREWARNED IS TO BE FOREARMED”

Candidates and the public are to note that nobody can help with admission or upgrade of scores; they would only deceive and defraud those who patronize fraudsters.

C. JAMB ePIN SELLING POINTS The ePIN outlets are:

1. NIPOST and other Participating Banks ( FIRSTBANK, JAIZ, Polaris, STERLING, TAJ, UNION and UNITY)
2. Mobile money Operators/Microfinance Banks/Online Platforms listed below: Paga, e-Transact, TEASYPay, Packway Projects (Readycash) and Xpress payment solutions, Zazzau MFB, Capricorn Digital limited, cloud interactive Associates, Funds and electronic Transfer, Interswitch (Quickteller), Upperlink, Itex Integrated Services, System Specs (Remita) and Unified Payment Services (UPS), JAMB Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society, Digital Partners Network, payvantage, PayCom, Nomiworld and Cottage Assets and Global Accelerex
3. Foreign Candidates are to visit the Nigerian Embassy for guidance on how to apply in any of the following countries
   1.  Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire
   2. Accra, Ghana
   3. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
   4. Beau, Cameroun
   5. Cotonou, Benin Republic
   6. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
   7. Johannesburg, South Africa
   8. London, United Kingdom
   9. Berlin, Germany

D. DUTIES OF PARTICIPATING BANKS/OUTLETS

1. Collect the Profile Code from candidate’s phone
2. Collect payment and vend ePIN by SMS to candidate’s phone (Not dictating or copying)
3. Facilitate POS Payment, if necessary
4. Issue Evidence of Payment
5. Collect Centre Service Fees, if requested by the CBT Centre
6. ePIN is to be delivered electronically to candidates and not to be handwritten

E. SIX DIFFERENT MODES/METHODS OF PAYMENT/ PROCUREMENT OF ePIN FOR REGISTRATION (CHOOSE SUITABLE ONE)

1. PAYMENT THROUGH BANKS INCLUDING MICRO FINANCE BANKS
   • Present Profile Code and pay by cash or card
   • ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number
2. PAYMENT THROUGH POS – This is available at State Offices of JAMB + CBT Centres, other POS outlets and any CBT Centre that demands it
   • Present Profile Code and pay by card
   • ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number
3. PAYMENT THROUGH MOBILE MONEY OPERATORS – This is available at CBT Centres and Other Outlets
   • Present Profile Code and pay by cash
   • ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number
4. PAYMENT USING ATM – This is available on all ATM outlets of Participating Banks listed in C(I) (InterSwitch Channel)
   • Select Bill Payment and then pick JAMB
   • Enter Profile Code and pay
   • ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number
5. ONLINE PAYMENT ON JAMB PORTAL
   • Visit JAMB website: jamb.gov.ng
   • Click Purchase of 2024 Application Document
   • Enter your Profile Code
   • Select payment method (InterSwitch or Remita)
   • Make payment
   • ePIN is then delivered to the candidate’s unique telephone number
6. PAYMENT PROCEDURE AT FOREIGN CENTRES
   • Registration fee for candidates from the nine foreign countries is $30 or its equivalent in each of the nine countries local currency
   • Candidates from the nine foreign countries are to download the Application from the Board’s website (www.jamb.gov.ng) complete and submit it with the fee at the nine designated centres as indicated on the website.
     OR
   • Foreign candidates visit www.jamb.gov.ng/efacility
   • create a profile
   • Login to the profile
   • On the menu on the left pane, click on 2024 Foreign UTME/DE registration
   • Go through guided questions until the payment page
   • Make payment using any of the authorised cards
   • Complete the registration directly online

F. HOW TO RECOVER LOST ePIN AFTER PAYMENT

1. If ePIN is not Received or Lost, send [UTMEPIN] or [DEPIN] to 55019 or 66019 for UTME or DE respectively from the unique number
2. The ePIN would then be retrieved and delivered on the candidate’s unique number

AFTER SUCCESSFUL PAYMENT AND OBTAINING ePIN, CANDIDATE SHOULD PROCEED TO ANY OF THE JAMB ACCREDITED CBT CENTRES TO COMPLETE HIS/HER REGISTRATION.

G. REGISTRATION PROCESS AT CBT CENTRES:

The candidate presents the ePIN at any JAMB accredited CBT Centre for completion of registration. The name of the candidate as typed by the candidate on his/her phone when registering the profile comes up automatically on the input of the e-PIN by the CBT centre

Candidates are to:

1. Pay NOT more than N700 as Service Charge to the CBT Centre
2. Provide Biodata including Date of Birth, Nationality, State of Origin, Local Government, Gender, e-mail address, among others
3. Provide choice of institutions and programmes (disciplines)
4. Provide qualification with grades and dates, if not awaiting result
5. Upload relevant certificates, if not awaiting result
6. O/L and or A/L grades are to be provided by candidates. Candidates who are awaiting results should supply the results online as soon as they are available on JAMB’s portal. No recommendations from any Institution will be considered by JAMB if the candidate has not supplied his/her result on the portal of JAMB
7. Supply JAMB registration number for previous institutional certificates for DE only
8. Provide UTME subjects and choice of examination town(s) for
   • Mock examination (optional)
   • Examination for UTME (actual examination)
9. Do picture capture (no scanning of passport photograph)
10. Do Biometric enrolment (ten fingers)
11. Review entries and confirm correctness
12. Print Registration Slip USING BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION
13. Collect, at no other cost, the reading text and CD
14. Each Candidate is to collect his/her e-slip at the end of registration as evidence of registration
15. There will be no offline registration, as all the accredited CBT centres have been empowered for real time online registration. No candidate should register at any centre other than the accredited CBT centre and JAMB State-Offices. Any candidate who is registered outside approved centres will be identified and disqualified.

H. GENERAL INFORMATION/NOTICE 

1. All candidates must mandatorily register their profiles through text messages as illustrated above before proceeding to buy the ePIN
2. The registration fee is non-refundable
3. As it is the practice, centres are allowed to charge not more than Seven Hundred Naira ( ₦ 700) only as registration Any centre that charges more than Seven Hundred Naira ( ₦700) should be reported to JAMB for appropriate sanctions
4. All CBT centres have been mandated to select any of the participating banks, MMOs, MFBs, etc. These financial institutions are to be present at the CBT centres for the purpose of collecting all No CBT centre staff is allowed to conduct direct cash transaction with the candidates
5. Candidates are advised to read and understand the guidelines on admission and instructions on how to complete the online registration before commencing the process of registration
6. Multiple registrations are not Candidates who register more than once will be identified and disqualified
7. Candidates should note that they are required to be present and take live photograph which will be embossed on their result slips and admission letters. No scanned/stapled passport photograph is allowed
8. Candidates are to note that irrespective of their choice of course of study, they will also be tested on a general text: “The Life Changer” by Khadija Abubakar Jali” by H. Mohammed for Direct Entry Candidates
9. Candidates/Officials would not be allowed to enter into the examination centre with wristwatch, Phone, electronic device, or any pen/biro. Only common pencil is allowed

Candidates are warned that the Board does not require nor authorise the services of ANY cyber cafe or establishment other than the accredited CBT centres for this exercise

How to Apply for JAMB Direct Entry Form in Foreign Countries.

• Registration fee for candidates from the eight foreign countries is $30 or its equivalent in each of the eight countries
• Candidates from the eight foreign countries are to download the Application from the Board’s website(www.jamb.gov.ng) complete and submit it with the fee at the eight designated centres as indicated on the website.

Foreign Candidates are to visit the following foreign missions;

• Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire
• Accra, Ghana
• Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• Beau, Cameroun
• Cotonou, Benin Republic
• Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Johannesburg, South Africa
• London, United Kingdom
• Berlin, Germany

MPT TEAM wish you luck in purchasing your Jamb Direct Entry (DE) Registration form for 2024/2025 academic session.

Universities That Accept Lower Credit For Direct Entry

You may want to know this so, We have compiled the list of universities that accept Lower Credit In Direct Entry for Admission based on the admission requirements recorded in JAMB Brochure and each Institutions Recorded Admission Requirements.

1.  All private universities – you may need upper credit for some courses.
2. Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti
3. University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN)
4. Osun State University (UNIOSUN)
5. Ahmadu Bello University (ABU)
6. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University formerly Anambra State University (ANSU)
7. University of Calabar (UNICAL)
8.  University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)
9. Usman Dan Fodio University Sokoto (UDUSOK)
10. Niger Delta University, NDU, Wilberforce
11. Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT
12. Nasarawa State University (NSUK), Keffi
13. University of Jos, UNIJOS
14. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, UMYU
15. Federal University of Technology, Minna, FUTMINNA
16. University of Ilorin, UNILORIN (accepts lower credit in history and performer art).

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The deadline for registration/submission of JAMB Direct Entry application form is Thursday, 28th March, 2024.

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