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  • JAMB: Candidates narrate experiences at centres

    Candidates sitting for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME) on Thursday narrated their experiences on the conduct of the examination by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

    The candidates spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday.

    Over 1.8 million candidates who registered for the UTME were expected to sit for the examination from April 11 to April 15 in the 698 Computer Based Test (CBT) centres across the country.

    At the Global Distance Learning CBT centre, a candidate, Major Okeke, said the exam was well coordinated while commending the board for a smooth conduct.

    ”It did not take long before I got inside my examination hall after proper checking at the gate.

    ”The stipulated time for the exam is 120 minutes which is 2 hours but I was able to use 1 hour 30 minutes for my examination.

    ”The atmosphere is cool and calm which if JAMB can sustain, will add to the success of candidates,” he said.

    Okeke said some computer systems, however, were either not working or malfunctioning, adding that adequate inspection of the systems be made before subsequent examinations.

    He also called for the installation of up-to-date systems to enable candidates write the examination without any hitch.

    Another candidate, Jenifer Adeoye, who also sat for the exam at the cente, said the examination was conducted in a serene atmosphere.

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    She added that just few candidates experienced technical hitch.

    Also, Atuora Nkemjika, said the exercise was commendable, adding that some invigilators were too harsh on the candidates.

    Nkemjika explained that harshness of invigilators could intimidate the candidates thereby making them lose confidence in themselves.

    Meanwhile, at the Digital Bridge CBT centre, Mr David Onuegbu, said the examination went well only for minor internet problems which was corrected by the officials in the centre.

    Onuegbu said he was hopeful that after the examination, the results would be fine as he did not experience any problems throughout the exams.

    ”The conduct was timely and candidates arrived on time for the examination. JAMB just needs a few improvements in some of the systems used for the examination.

    ”They need to make sure the internet facilities are working very fast because candidates have limited hours to write their exams but internet problems can cause delays as well as distabilise students,” he said.

    JAMB had de-listed 14 Computer Based Test (CBT) centres out of the 712 accredited due to infractions like technical hitch and deceit.

    Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the board registrar had said that the 698 centres left in the operations were ready for the conduct of the UTME.

  • Candidates forced to abandon WASSCE for UTME

    Some candidates writing the ongoing 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for schools were not able to sit for their examination on Thursday because it clashed with the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) which started same day with three sessions scheduled daily.

    JAMB and WAEC had promised to sort out the clash in timetables which affects about 23 Entrepreneurship/Trade WASSCE subjects scheduled to hold during the six days that the UTME would last.

    SS3 candidates writing the WASSCE were scheduled to write Animal Husbandry and Store Management today (April 11, 2019) but they missed out because the paper clashed with the UTME examination.

    A parent who does not wish to be named, said his daughter and about 20 others at Providence High School, Fagba, could not sit for Animal Husbandry scheduled to start 9.30am – 30 minutes after they were to write their UTME at the Lagooz CBT Centre, O’Riley Agege, Lagos.

    “My daughter could not write Animal Husbandry today. She was to write UTME at Lagos School by 9a.m. But the exam did not start until 11am. By the time she got back to her school, she did not meet the invigilators for (Animal Husbandry). She was not the only one affected. There were about 20 of them. But their teachers told them they could get a chance to do an alternative version of the paper on the 15th,” he said.

    A teacher at Winners Treasure Kids School, Ketu, also said the clashing timetables did not affect most pupils in her school.

    A pupil from another school said nobody was affected in his school because none of them offered the subjects written on Thursday.

    Meanwhile, the UTME went well in centres monitored by The Nation.

    At Connection Computer training Institute, Cele, Ojo, accreditation, and biometrics of candidates started late and was slow.

    There were four sessions for the exam – 7am, 9am, 1:30pm and 3:00pm.

    Miss Shittu Ronke, a candidate in the first batch, said the examination went well save for minor delays.

    ‘’I started the examination after 8 and finished after 10. I am a science student. I did English, Chemistry, Biology, and physics. The physics was hard for me but I did my best.

    I am happy because my computer did not trip off during the examination.  After the examination, we were told to stay in a room from there we queued up and thumb printed out’’

    Mr Kalu Uche, another candidate in the second batch, also said his system did not malfunction.

    However, a female candidate, who was meant to write Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English 7am, missed her examination.

    She said she was late because she lived too far from the CBT Centre. She got to the centre some minutes to 8am.

    The candidate who identified herself as Oge, blamed her lateness on traffic.

    ‘’I stay at Ota. I left the house around to 6am this morning. On my way, there was traffic. When registering, I picked a centre closer to my place which is Festac but I was posted here. I was told to write a letter to the Jamb Zonal Regional Office if I have a reasonable excuse,’’ she said.

    A parent, who simply called himself Mr Orji, said stopping Oge from writing the exam was pure wickedness.

    ‘’With this new order now, a girl missed her examination and there is no way or remedy for it. She was asked to write a letter to the jamb headquarters office. For me if they had allowed her to write before immediately she came, she will almost be true by now. It is just pure wickedness,” he said.

    Speaking on the conduct of the examination, Mr Kayode Gbenga, a parent urged JAMB to improve on their biometrics.

    ‘’With what I have seen, JAMB is trying. But they should and improve on their biometrics. In my opinion, thumb printing out should be done immediately after the examination. Why do the candidates have to stay in a room, queue up before they thumbprint out. It is a long process,’’ he said.

     

  • System failure disrupts JAMB UTME in Kaduna

    Persistent system failure characterised the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Danbo International School Kaduna.

    Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who monitored the exercise in Kaduna on Thursday,  reports that the examination, which was supposed to last for two hours lasted for four hours at the centre.

    750 students wrote the examination at the centre, with the first batch, made up of 250 candidates expected to write from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. but could not start until around 9:00 a.m. and finished around 12:00 p.m.

    The second batch that was to commence at 10:00 a.m., could not do so until around 12:00 p.m. because all the computer systems tripped-off few minutes after commencement of the examination due to power cut.

    Other systems were bad and had to be replaced with back up, while others kept going off at different intervals while the students were writing the examination.

    One of the candidates, Akintola Isaac told NAN that his system tripped-off three times, adding that any time it tripped, he started all over again.

    Akintola, who sat for the emanation for the second time, added that the consistent failure of the system did not allow him to finish the examination before he was asked to leave the hall.

    Read also: WAEC, JAMB working on clashing timetables

    “We barely commenced the examination when all the system in the hall went off. After getting them running again, my system tripped-off three times and it takes 10 to 20 minutes to get it working again.

    “In the long run, I only finished two papers and was on the third one when I was asked to leave the hall that my time is up.

    “When I complained to the JAMB officials and appealed to allow me write again, they told me there is nothing they can do.

    Am still appealing to JAMB to give me another opportunity because it is not my fault,” he said.

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  • UTME: Police warn students against malpractice

    The Ogun Police Command on Tuesday warned students sitting for the forthcoming Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to desist from any form of malpractice and avoid getting into trouble.

    DSP Bimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Ota, Ogun.

    NAN reports that no fewer than 1.8 million Candidates will be sitting for the UTME Examinations organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), starting across the country on April 11.

    Oyeyemi reminded the students that examination malpractice is an offence and that anyone caught violating the law would be arrested.

    Read Also: Police nab man with ‘human parts‘

    “The police has the power under the laws to prosecute anybody caught in any form of malpractice during the JAMB examination,” he said.

    The PPRO said that the police would be in various centres in the state to monitor and ensure that there was no breakdown of law and order.

  • 3 easy ways to reprint your UTME slip

    If you intend to sit for the UTME 2019 examination, you should be aware of the ongoing registration slip reprinting. Although you must have gone through the rigours of printing the slip at the point of registration, it is sacrosanct to reprint before the closing date. This is because the initial slip given to the candidates does not include the examination centre, time, date and seat number.

    Moreover, no candidate would be let into any CBT centre without the slip containing the necessary information mentioned above.

    Follow the procedures to successfully reprint the 2019 JAMB examination slip:

    Method 1: Reprint using E-mail address

    1.       Login to your email address

    2.       In your inbox, a message would appear from JAMB. If otherwise, make sure to check your spam folder for the message.

    3.       Download and open the message which contains an attachment which is the JAMB slip

    4.       Print out the file (PDF Format) using the Ctrl + P buttons

    Method 2: Reprint from JAMB website

    1.       Go to JAMB website @ jamb.org.ng/PrintExamSlip/PrintExaminationSlip.

    2.       Log on to your profile after providing the necessary details (e-mail address and password).

    3.       Put in your registration number in the provided space and click reprint.

    4.       The information on your examination centre, time and seat number would be displayed on the slip.

    5.       Click on Print or press Ctrl + P button on the keyboard to print out.

    Method 3:  Reprint from JAMB Profile dashboard

    1.       Go to JAMB website

    2.       Click on e-facility Account /Log in

    3.       Input your e-mail address and password in the provided space

    4.       Click on ‘Login’ to view your JAMB profile dashboard

    5.       Click on bold green text “Reprint your examination slip” on the top right hand corner of the screen

    6.       Fill in your registration number and click ‘Reprint’

    7.       Proceed to print out the document by clicking on the Ctrl + P buttons on the keyboard

    Note the followings:

    ·       The examination slips are sent out in batches spanning across 5-7 days

    ·       You are advised to print 2 Copies of the Exam Slip because you would be required to submit 1 of them at the Exam Centre. You will then keep the other copy for reference.

    ·         You are not advised to use Opera Mini. Instead, use Chrome browser

    ·       Your JAMB slip can ONLY be reprinted from the methods listed above

    ·       The Jamb 2019 Examination will begin on the 11th of April, 2019

  • 2019 UTME slips: Adhere strictly to printing order, JAMB tells candidates

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged candidates for the 2019 UTME to adhere strictly to the printing order of their examination slips, to avoid unnecessary issues.

    This is contained in the board’s weekly bulletin tagged ‘JAMBULLETIN’, by the Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in Lagos.

    According to the bulletin, printing of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) notification slip is on-going, as the board has since made it ready for all candidates who registered for the examination.

    Over 1.8 million candidates registered for the examination which has been scheduled to commence on Thursday, April 11.

    “The notification is to allow candidates know their examination schedules, which includes time, date and venue of the examination.

    “Candidates are therefore advised to take the printing order seriously in order for them to have an idea of the location of their centres, well ahead of the examination.

    “It is also to enable them prepare for all necessary logistics of being at their respective centres on time,” the bulletin stated.

    It added that the e-slips of the candidates had been placed on their JAMB profiles created at the point of registration.

    “For those who are unable to access their slips through their portal at www.jamb.org.ng, the board has provided a step by step process of making the printing easy.

    “First, they should go to the official JAMB portal, www.jamb.org.ng/efacility /printexaminationslip.

    “Next, candidates would be required to enter their registration number, telephone number used in vending the pin at the point of registration or email in the appropriate column and follow the next command,” it said.

    “Candidates are advised to print two copies of the examination slip in full, as one copy will be submitted at the centre while the second copy will be kept by the candidates for reference purpose,” it said.

    The bulletin added that it was important to note that there would be no rescheduling of the examination, no matter the reason.

    It added that all candidates must ensure that they are verified using the Biometric Verification Machine.

    Meanwhile, the board has also warned candidates and parents or guardians to desist from paying UTME application fees to schools or tutorial centres.

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    It said that the warning became necessary owing to the growing practice of some elite schools/colleges and tutorial centres that collect money in bulk from candidates to register them en masse.

    According to the bulletin, through diligent investigation, the board discovered that schools involved in the practice usually levy candidates exorbitant sums running into millions of Naira for the purpose of the UTME registration.

    “In this regard, it should be reiterated that the board does not do group registration, as candidates are required to do individual registration.

    “The board has noted with displeasure a series of some of the unfortunate situation some of these schools, especially the elite ones, have put some candidates through.

    “In their bid to make money, they engage in series of infractions in the name of group registration and other acts inimical to the interest of the candidates and the sanctity of the examination.

    “This kind of fraudulent registration end up distorting candidate’s data,” it said.

    It warned the public to be mindful of such unscrupulous schools or centres who more often than not, register candidates at unauthorised centres.

    According to the bulletin, the board’s examination is not a school based examination and therefore does not require candidates registering in groups.

  • 2019 Mock: JAMB warns candidates against lateness

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will not condone lateness by candidates to its 2019 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), scheduled for Monday, April 1.

    The board’s Head, Media and Information, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos.

    NAN reports that a total of 157,631 candidates have been scheduled to sit for the optional examination in some accredited Computer Based Centres (CBT) across the country.

    According to Benjamin, all is now set for the conduct of the examination by the board.

    “Just like the main UTME, candidates are expected to adhere strictly to all the rules guiding the test.

    “I want to say that we are fully set to conduct the mock examination, which is scheduled to hold tomorrow, Monday across some centres nationwide.

    “We will also like to appeal to candidates to ensure that they get to their various centres early enough for the necessary accreditation.

    “No excuse for lateness will be entertained from any candidate, as the board takes this examination as seriously as the main UTME.

    “All candidates must also ensure that they do their biometrics as failure to do this will mean no examination for such candidates.

    “They are also expected not to access the examination hall with all the barred items by the JAMB, such as wrist watches, handsets and others,” he said.

    He added that the date for the conduct of the UTME proper would commence on April 11.

    NAN also reports that the mock test is being conducted mainly to test run facilities at the various accredited centres nationwide, as well as familiarise candidates with the process.

    Over 1.8 million candidates had registered for the 2019 UTME.

  • 157,631 candidates for mock UTME

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says candidates who have yet to receive notification for its Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) might not have indicated interest at the point of registration

    The Head, Media and Information of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos.

    NAN reports that, of about 1.9 million candidates who registered for the 2019 Computer Based Test (CBT), a total of 157,631 indicated interest for the mock as at the close of UTME registration on Feb. 21.

    “We have concluded plans for the conduct of this Mock UTME scheduled to hold on April 1.

    “Some candidates have been saying they are yet to receive and print their notification slips for this examination. I think that has nothing to do with the board because all those who indicated interest to participate have all been notified.

    “Again, some of them might have registered late. However, the examination is optional, and I do not think there is any cause to worry,’’ he said.

    NAN reports that printing of notification slip of the main UTME will begin on April 2, while the examination will start from April 11.

    Some parents in Lagos State have been worried that their children, who claimed they indicated interest in the mock UTME, have yet to be notified by JAMB.

    One of the concerned parents, Mrs. Florence Ibem, said it was worrisome that 10 days to the mock examination, her child had yet to be notified.

    She appealed to JAMB to notify the affected candidates to enable them to participate in it and be satisfied.

  • No biometric verification, no UTME, JAMB insists

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board ( JAMB ) on Monday insisted only candidates verified through biometrics would be allowed to write next month’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

    JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this in Abuja at the meeting of critical stakeholders on strategic planning and preparations for supervision and evaluation of administration of 2019 UTME.

    The examination is slated to hold from April 11th – 18th in 708 Computer Based Test centres nationwide.

    He said that biometric verification will be the only mode for admittance of candidates into the examination centres.

    The registrar explained the board decided to introduce BVN for capturing the biometrics of candidates to counter the increasing threat of identity fraud during its UTME.

    Oloyede said candidates whose fingerprints could not be captured during registration from centres across the country were brought to JAMB headquarters and were registered appropriately.

    The registrar said such candidates will have to write the UTME examination in his presence in Abuja.

    He said:” Any candidate that cannot be verified by BVM must not be allowed to take the examination under any guise. BVM is the only form of attendance register.

    “No Biometric Verification, No examination. Discretion is not allowed on this matter.

    “All candidates whose fingerprints could not be captured during registration from centres across the country were brought to JAMB HQ and were registered appropriately. JAMB paid for their transportation for the two trips.

    “They will come to JAMB HQ in Abuja to also sit for their examination and not any other centre.”

    The registrar said the board has introduced new innovations for the successful conduct of the 2019 UTME.

    He said: “A separate indicator had also been created for the deaf to differentiate them for special attention at the examination centre. Efforts are on to provide the option of special centres or mainstreaming for the blind.

    “We now have live report on centres that registered any candidate, the time the candidate was registered, who registered the candidate, computer system used, the location of registration.

    “All these are done through our enhanced monitoring system. I want to warn candidates expected to sit for its examination to ensure their biometrics were taken and verified for the examination.”

    About 1,989,181 million candidates registered for the examination.

  • JAMB registers 1.8m candidates for 2019 UTME

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board ( JAMB ) says it has registered over 1.8 million candidates for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

    The Head, Media and Information of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.

    NAN reports that registration of candidates for the all Computer Based Test (CBT) commenced on Feb. 10 and terminated on Feb. 21.

    Benjamin said that the registration was a huge success, adding that there were no hitches at all across the various accredited registration centres nationwide.

    “We have concluded the registration and we recorded over 1.8 million candidates for the UTME this year.

    “Registration closed on Feb. 21, when we stopped the pin vending for the exercise.

    “However, some candidates who had acquired the pin but were unable to register before Feb. 21, due to one reason or the other, were allowed to do so till 12 midnight, Feb. 25.

    “The registration finally closed on Feb. 25, he said.

    The JAMB spokesman dismissed rumours in some quarters that candidates could start printing their examination notification slip from March 2.

    “This is misleading and absolutely not correct.

    “Let me sound it clearly that the board has not come up with any date for both the examination and the printing of examination notification slip for candidates.

    “The board will announce the date for the 2019 UTME soon.

    “As it is now, no date has been fixed yet for both the examination and the printing of examination notification slip.

    “The examination slips are usually printed, two weeks to the main examination, but that is only after when the examination date has been fixed.

    “There is no way anybody can print examination notification slip when the examination date, itself, has not been fixed.”

    He, therefore, urged candidates and other stakeholders to remain calm, reassuring them that the board would make announcement and proper sensitisation about the date for the examination and printing of examination notification slip.