The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, says the
post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, post-UTME, screening
for the 2020 admission processes will now begin not earlier than 7
September, 2020 in universities, polytechnics and colleges of
education in the country.

The board said the shift in the date of the admission process from the
earlier announced 21 August, is to accommodate candidates who will be
taking part in this year’s school-based Senior School Certificate
Examination, SSCE.

Registrar of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, made this known yesterday
after a consultative virtual meeting with vice chancellors, rectors,
and provosts of tertiary education institutions.

Similarly, on the 21st of September, NABTEB will commence its own
examination that will go on till the 15 of October, and immediately
after that, NECO starts on the 5th and will hold till 18 of November.
The JAMB boss said institutions whose post-UTME screening is mandatory
for candidates would have to spread such exercise in two phases.

He said, for those institutions who want to take post-UTME, it cannot
be earlier than the 7th of September and it will be held twice-7
September to 4 October, and then it will be held for the second time
on the 18 November to mop up those who are taking their school
certificate examination.