The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, (JAMB), yesterday, commenced the sales of 2015 application form that will usher in the full implementation of computer based test, CBT, in the 2015 universal tertiary matriculation examinations.
This is according to a press release by the registrar of JAMB, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde that was made available to the media on Tuesday (September candidates are expected to start purchasing their forms from Monday, September 15th, 2014 to Thursday January 15th, 2015.
Professor Ojerinde, who assured candidates that the Board has fine-tuned arrangements with computer based test (CBT) centres to register prospective UTME candidates, prayed for a stress free registration exercise for candidates.
The JAMB boss warned potential candidates about the impersonation and other malpractices usually initiated during the registration process by cyber-cafes. He also assured that the agency has decided to regulate JAMB registration centers to ensure the system is malpractice free.
According to the press release, candidates are to obtain their application forms at designated banks after which they are to proceed to any approved CBT centres and register for the examination at a regulated fee. The forms cost N4, 500. It was gathered that there are about 300 centres all over the country and that members of staff of the centres have been trained for purpose of registering candidates.
Professor Ojerinde also informed candidates that as part of ensuring standard and quality of public examination in line with President Goodluck Jonathan’s reading campaign, the board has reviewed textbooks hitherto read or recommended in previous matriculation examinations to give candidates broader spectrum of literary appreciation.
He stated that the board has introduced a book; “The Last Days at Forcados High School”, at a recommended price of N500. “Some of the designated banks from which the JAMB forms could be purchased include; Zenith Bank, Skye Bank, Union Bank, First Bank and NIPOST,” the statement read in
part.
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Source : naijaparrot.com
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