The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB is set for another Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination to screen candidates into various universities in the country. The year which is the 2020 edition may be like others in terms of the conduct, but it will vary in terms of results checking. There will be a medium to check the result by receiving a message showing your result details.
If there is the less stressful way of getting your JAMB UTME results, then this is the method, because it only involve typing a simple message to JAMB and a reply will be delivered to you as message showing the details of your examination scores.
In this post, we are gonna explicit this method you can use to check your JAMB results i.e through SMS message. And we'll as well state the advantages of using this method. All this will be below in our review of SMS method of checking JAMB UTME results.
How to check your JAMB UTME Results through the Short Message Service (SMS)
Your JAMB UTME results can be checked through the short message service. All involve there is just to send a direct message to the board Service number, and a reply showing your result details will be sent to you through SMS.Note: But first, before going through the process of checking your JAMB results by SMS, there are some things to keep in note, as they are essential to going through the process successfully. Here are what you should note;
1. You must have a registered number to JAMB portal. i.e. it must be the number you used for your JAMB registration.
2. The number must be active in your phone, because its the number the result details will be delivered to.
3. In the case of lost or misplaced Sim card, you will have to register a new one with JAMB. This can be done by texting 'reset' in capital letters to the board's candidates service number, 55019. After which a you follow the instructions stated on the message.
These are the things you should note when you want to access your JAMB results via SMS message. That aside, let's look at how this can be possible.
Steps to check your JAMB UTME results via SMS
1. Open your SMS function in your phone and text “ RESULT” to 55019. As said earlier, this must be with the Phone number you registered with in the registration process.
2. A reply message will be sent to you. It is usually received within minutes of sending.
3. In the reply, it will be displayed your JAMB UTME result details also including some of your data information.
For the purpose of having complexity in checking your JAMB results, all the candidates are advised against approaching any CBT Centre or cyber café. But rather they should check it from JAMB result checking portal.
Message Information that will be displayed
These are the category of message details you will receive after requesting for your results through SMS method.
There are candidates who were ABSENT, or got their Registration centre CANCELLED. Some candidates may initially have their results WITHHELD. Either you fall into any case above, here is what it connotes.
These are the response you will get when you text for your UTME results from JAMB;
1. “ Dear Mr/Miss X, your JAMB Result is as follows…(and the details will be provided)”, is the message information you will see if your results is released.
2. “ This phone number was not used for registration .” is what you will get if you use a phone number that was not used to register for the particular year JAMB Examination.
3. In the case where a candidate’s JAMB result is withheld, a “ Result Withheld ” message will be sent to the recipient as a reply to your JAMB results enquiry.
4. “ Result withheld pending the upload of clarifications/document required from you. ”
This message is showed if a candidate belongs to the category of those that have incomplete registration. This may be rectified by visiting JAMB regional office and rectify the registration.
5. If a candidate was absent, He or She would get this message: “ CANDIDATE ABSENT ” as the reply for his or her results.
6. If you might have gained unauthorized access to the examination hall, you will receive this message: “ Invalid Entrance into the Exam Hall ”. This is possible through the sensitive CCTV cameras that monitors all happening inside and outside the examination hall.
After letting you know what each message pop up means when you receive them, and also elucidating the steps to check your JAMB UTME results via SMS message, we believe you have seen the answer to your enquiry.
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