Interswitch
Group, Africa’s leading technology-driven company focused on the digitization
of payments in Africa has announced the opening of its platform for the 2021
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registrations.
Parents and
guardians of prospective candidates intending to register for the 2021 Unified
Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) can now obtain their ePINs from
enabled Interswitch platforms such as Quickteller Mobile App/Web, Quickteller
Paypoint (Agents), via payment with Interswitch WebPAY on JAMB’s website and
through payment using Interswitch Paydirect at any bank branch nationwide from
Thursday, April 8, 2021.
The Interswitch
platforms simplifies the registration process and eliminates the cumbersome
JAMB registration process faced by many candidates nationwide. Registration for
the exam (UTME) will last for six weeks and end on Saturday, May 15, 2021.
Candidates are advised to optimize this registration period.
For a
seamless registration process, prospective candidates including those
registering from foreign countries should follow these easy steps:
1.
Candidates should obtain the National
Identification Number (NIN), this is mandatory
2.
SMS ‘NIN’, space, & your 11-digit NIN
number to 55019 e.g [NIN 00123456789]. Note that there should be a space
between the word ‘NIN’ and your 11-digit NIN.
3.
You’ll receive
an SMS with your 10-digit profile code and your registered NIN name.
4.
Visit JAMB
website, click purchase of 2021 application document, and enter your 10-digit
5.
Select ‘Pay
Online’ to pay on the website via Interswitch or pay via the Quickteller
website/app or at the nearest Quickteller Paypoint outlet.
6.
Your ePIN will be delivered to your registered
telephone number.
The cost of
registration is N3,500 as directed by Federal Government since 2018. However,
each candidate will also pay an additional N500 for reading text to be provided
by CBT Centres at the point of registration. Consequently, every prospective
candidate will pay a total of N4,000.
According
to Tomi
Ogunlesi, Group Head, Corporate Marketing, “At Interswitch, as the leading
enabler of electronic transaction solutions in Nigeria, we have provided a
variety of payment platforms that are reliable, user-friendly and secure, to
ensure JAMB's UTME registration process is seamless for prospective
candidates”.
“Since
our
accreditation by JAMB in 2017, Interswitch has successfully enabled a seamless
registration process for UTME candidates. Our services are available online,
across more than 18,000 ATMs, at all bank branches nationwide and through over 32,000
Quickteller Paypoint Agents across Nigeria” Ogunlesi added.
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