JAMB Computer Base Test Scheduled on May 17th 2014

According to latest report reaching us today, the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Professor Dibu Ojerinde, said on Thursday that computer-based test (CBT) would hold on the 17th of May 2014, across 300 centres in Nigeria.

According to the registrar, who stated in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

He disclosed that the examination will be written based on Paper Pencil-based Test (PPT) as well as Computer-Based Test (CBT)

“We are going to do the examination on the 12th of April, for paper, pencil and dual-based test all over the country.

However, the Computer-Based Test (CBT) will commence on the 17th of May, and it will continue for 12 days.

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“In any case we are prepared; we have 300 centres for CBT while we have 2000 centres for PPT (Paper-Pencil Test).
This is to show you, that JAMB is putting more efforts in bringing CBT to the educational sector and saying goodbye to PPT and PPT.

“The year 2014 is the last time we are going to do PPT in Nigeria, it will be all CBT next year, JAMB want education to move forward, and one of the best methods/ways of moving it forward is to eradicate examination malpractice, and this is made possible by the introduction of CBT.

“That is our ambition and Nigeria will join the committee of nations in terms of technological development.”

According to the registrar, Ojerinde enjoined candidates to study hard to be able to pass as it will use the PPT.

The registrar also said, therefore, expressed the organisation’s resolve to eliminate examination malpractices.

The registrar explained that the choice of the CBT was to help to curb examination malpractices, release results at the same time and encourage candidates to prepare adequately.
“Our experience last year showed that the CBT candidates passed better than the PPT ones; there was no single examination malpractice, there was no missing result and answer script,” he said.

The registrar said further that the reasons for limiting the choice of candidates to one university was outcome of the meeting held sometime at the Nigerian Universities Commission.

He commended the decision as it would help to tackle problems about cost and delay experienced by candidates seeking admission through post JAMB tests.
He said that candidates were limited to choosing from four institutions as against six to achieve target goal.

“We limited them to four institutions; one University, one College of Education, one Polytechnic and one I.E.I. that is Institute for Entrepreneurship, because of the actions of our institutions.

“They will call both first and second choice candidates for Post UTME, collect money from them and when the second choice candidate even scores higher than the first choice; they will prefer first choice candidates.
“So, we are saying `take a university, let that university finish’.
“When it finishes we will send the rest of the material to the Polytechnic, instead of waiting for two Universities.

“Let us make it one choice. It also will reduce cost of candidates going from one institution to another, doing post UTME.

The registrar also went further to cautioned candidate against registering for both PPT and CBT the same time; and we quote him:

“it is not possible for somebody to register for the two, you register for only one.”

Likewise, the JAMB board registrar, also warned candidates that there would be cancellation of registration for anyone caught registering for both exams.

Ojerinde also urged candidates to change their choices of university, to do so on or before close of the registration or stand the risk of paying the sum of N1. 000. as late fee.

The registrar disclosed to us, that the sales of UTME form would end on the 14th of March, also adding that the jamb registration websites would close on March 25.

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