One of the
prerequisites for admission into any higher institution of learning in Nigeria
for Senior Secondary School students is taking the Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination (UTME) coordinated by the Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB).
As the exam date
nears, many secondary school students are scrambling to get registered by
creating a JAMB profile and purchasing their ePIN to be eligible to sit for the
qualification exam and to make this easier, leading consumer digital payments
platform, Quickteller, powered by Interswitch, has made provisions for
prospective students to register and get rewarded.
The sale of
ePINs commenced on Saturday, February 19, 2022, on Interswitch-enabled
platforms, including on Quickteller
Mobile App/Web, Quickteller Paypoint (Agents), and Interswitch Webpay on JAMB’s
website. Students who go to these platforms to get their ePINs will be rewarded
with free tutorials that will run weeks prior to the date of the exam,
scheduled to hold from 20th April to 30th April 2022.
To reach as many
students as possible, Interswitch, in a press release, noted that the tutorials
will hold virtually across the country and will cover 10 subjects such as
Mathematics, English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Literature-in-English,
Economics, Accounting, Government, and Commerce.
All eligible
students are advised to purchase their ePINs so as to benefit from the tutorial
which will hold for six weeks. These
extra classes on core will facilitate their entry into their respectively
chosen universities.
The tutorials
will also serve as a confidence booster for students who are scheduled to take
the Mock Examination slated for April 2, 2022, as disclosed by JAMB, preparing
them in advance for likely questions in the exam.
There’s more;
the reward program is not exclusively set aside for the students. Quickteller
has also made provisions for Quickteller Paypoint agents who make sales of JAMB
ePINs on their platforms, giving them attractive commissions on each sale made.
The variety of
platforms made available by Interswitch for students to get their ePINs and
subsequently get rewarded, contribute to the ease with which these students can
get registered before the closing registration date of March 19, 2022.
The reward
program will provide an avenue for many students who are unable to access a
wide range of study resources. Interswitch has curated a list of experienced
teachers who will serve as guides to these prospective candidates.
Supporting young
people’s personal and communal growth like this reward programme is a testament
of Interswitch’s commitment to ensuring that the life of every Nigerian is
impacted.
