The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed when registration for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME) would start.

JAMB registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede disclosed that registrations would start on January 13 and end on February 17, 2020.

Prof Oloyede disclosed this during a meeting with Commissioners for Education from the 36 states and other stakeholders on Monday in Abuja.

The JAMB Registrar said the examination would hold between March 14 and April 4 while an optional mock examination for candidates would take place on February 18.

The JAMB registrar noted that registration for the 2020 UTME and Direct Entry would be done simultaneously between 13th of January and February 17.

He said the board has collaborated with the National Identity Management Commission for the smooth conduct of the examination as directed by the Federal Government.

According to him, candidates are expected to obtain their National Identity Number from NIMC registration centres nationwide before they can sit for the examination.