The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has set the 31s of July 2024 as the deadline for the registration of all candidates at the different levels in its jurisdiction. A letter from the examinations body dated 29th July stated that the registration will end this week on 31st July.
The latest and final registration phase for this year’s Four Examinations (4Es) ends this week on 31 July 2024. Registration for the 4Es the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE), Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE-New Curriculum), UCE -Transitional Examination (Old Curriculum), and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) started in March 2024.”
It should be noted that UNEB in May this year announced how it’s going to conduct 4 sets of exams this year. The norm has been three sets namely, PLE, UCE and UACE. However, the UCE exams will have another set of exams for the old curriculum. After that the old curriculum will be done away with.
Furthermore, UNEB said that normal registration ended on May 31 2024, followed by a grace period of one week. Late registration was carried out during June, while July was dedicated to the final and latest phase of registration. Thereafter, UNEB will not register any more candidates for 2024 after the end of July.
Additionally, UNEB communicated in this notice that this final and latest phase of registration attracts a surcharge of 100% of the original fees of 34,000/- for PLE, 164,000/- for UCE, both Transitional and New Curriculum, and 186,000/- for UACE. Besides, Heads of Centers that intend to register candidates this year and have not done so are advised to make use of the last two days to do so.
Meanwhile, the Examinations body announced to the public about the old curriculum that “The public is hereby reminded that this is the last time UNEB is assessing UCE learners based on the old curriculum. The Board has therefore given a chance to those who qualify, to register for a one-off examination, the Transitional Examination, based on the old curriculum.”
Those who qualify to register for the transitional examination include learners who sat UCE in 2023 or earlier and would like to improve their grades; those who registered for UCE in 2023 or earlier, but did not sit, and those who failed to register for UCE in 2023. These must have sat PLE in 2018 or earlier.
Others include learners whose results were previously cancelled due to examination malpractice. Adults of 20 years and above, who have never sat for PLE, but would like to get a UCE certificate can also register, as long as they show proof of age and seek permission from the UNEB Executive Director.
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This last offer is only given to Ugandans. All those intending to run for political offices but do not have UCE certificates are specifically encouraged to register now for the transitional examination. The transitional examination will be conducted alongside the other UCE examination in October November.
Registration can be done from the Private Halls accredited by UNEB to register candidates in different parts of the country, or other UNEB examination Centers, including USE Schools.
