A brand new date has been introduced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for the conduct of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

In its weekly bulletin launched on Monday, January 31, the UTME exercise initially scheduled for April 20 to 30, would now hold as from Friday, May 6 to Monday, May 16. Similarly, the mock-UTME exercise earlier scheduled for April 2, would now be held on April 16.

Nevertheless, JAMB mentioned the date for the commencement of the sale of the 2022 UTME/DE application forms fixed for February 12 to March 19 stays.

It explained that the changes had been meant to accommodate the curiosity of candidates who would be sitting for the UTME and others external examinations in April to make sure they weren’t caught in a conflict of dates that could see them lacking any of their examinations.

The board additionally mentioned it has launched Computer Studies and Bodily and Health Education as a part of its UTME topics for 2022. It additionally mentioned it will undertake an optional USSD code to allow candidates seamlessly register for the 2022 UTME without a lot stress or problem.