JAMB to begin sale of 2025 Direct Entry forms on March 12 

The examination body disclosed this in a statement by JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor, Fabian Benjamin following the closure of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) application sales on Saturday, March 8, 2025.

“The commencement of sales for the 2025 Direct Entry (DE) application documents, set to begin on Wednesday, March 12, 2025,” they stated.

JAMB recorded 2,030,627 registrations for the 2025 UTME, 200,115 for the Mock-UTME, and 630 applications for the trial mock examination.

The Direct Entry (DE) registration is specifically designed for candidates who have already obtained higher academic qualifications beyond the secondary school level and wish to gain admission directly into the second year of a university program, bypassing the traditional Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

“A special committee will verify all submitted Advanced A Level Qualifications, and any fraudulent results will lead to prosecution,” the board stated.

Additionally, higher institutions have been urged to verify candidates’ certificates before granting admissions.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is Nigeria’s central examination body established in 1978, it is responsible for conducting entrance examinations into tertiary institutions, including universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.

JAMB conducts its examinations through Computer-Based Testing (CBT), a system that replaces the traditional paper-and-pencil method. CBT ensures a more secure, efficient, and standardized assessment process, reducing cases of malpractice while allowing candidates to receive their results faster. The National Identification Number (NIN) remains a mandatory requirement for UTME registration, with strict measures in place to verify data accuracy.