JAMB extends deadline for 2023 Direct Entry (DE) registration

JAMB has announced the extension of the deadline for the 2023 direct entry (DE) registration. The DE registration, earlier scheduled to end on 20th April, has now been extended by one week. The deadline is now April 28th, 2023.

This contained in a statement by the board’s head of public affairs and protocol, Fabian Benjamin. He said the extension was to allow candidates with Cambridge A’Level results to verify their certificates during registration and to accommodate other applicants more time to register.

He added that the board has partnered the British Council to make the process of verifying the Cambridge A/L Certificate seamless.

According to JAMB, the certificates acceptable for the registration include a university diploma, Ordinary National Diploma (OND), National Diploma (ND), Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE), Higher National Diploma (HND) and a university degree.

Others include; Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB), Joint Universities Preliminary Examination Board (JUPED), NABTEB Advanced National Business Certificate, NABTEB Advanced National Technical Certificate, NABTEB GCE-A’ Level (2015 – 2021), Higher Islamic Studies Certificate by NBAIS, International Baccalaureate and the National Registered Nurse/ Midwife certificates.