Those who missed UTME will retake it - JAMB

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaW-TbsiV8XLTq75fHWOj1bHI9RVgYn3jFfKpK4EszN5QgKW0X-UpZg73gK1rjRC-38AVWgTIO4AVGe3L-mdezOych04J4Kahv7Kx6tGr8bDlWR7xp-cXwZvMSoFq2geRNykHuqMAmM6R/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaW-TbsiV8XLTq75fHWOj1bHI9RVgYn3jFfKpK4EszN5QgKW0X-UpZg73gK1rjRC-38AVWgTIO4AVGe3L-mdezOych04J4Kahv7Kx6tGr8bDlWR7xp-cXwZvMSoFq2geRNykHuqMAmM6R/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday said that the board would reschedule examination for candidates who missed the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination because of relocation of centres by the board.<br/> <br/> The board said it relocated 59, 000 candidates in 15 states because of problems in some of the centres.<br/> <br/> It also said candidates who had system failure during the examination would retake it, if the board finds their complaint to be genuine.<br/> <br/> <br/> The Registrar of the board, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, who said this at a press conference in Abuja yesterday, added that the new development does not affect candidates who missed the examination deliberately or failed in the examination.<br/> <br/> He said among the 1,546,633 candidates that sat for the 2016 UTME, 145, 704 had issues of multiple results which have been resolved by the board.<br/> <br/> Prof. Ojerinde added that 23, 577 candidates were absent on the day of the examination.<br/> <br/> “We relocated candidates where the board had challenges. The board is looking at some of the issues raised during the examination, but most of the excuses raised by candidates are flimsy,” he said.<br/> <br/> “We relocated about 59, 000 candidates due to the problems in various centres which vary from town to town. There are about 59,000 of them spread across 15 states of the federation.<br/> <br/> “Those that were relocated never suffered any setback or inconvenience. For all these two sets of people, I want to apologise sincerely for what happened to them, but we are going to put on a redress for those whose relocation affected them in missing their examination.<br/> <br/> “Let me use this opportunity to offer explanation on the issue of the much-publicized two results. The process of our marking involves transformation and other qualitative programming. In the process of these configurations, we had a little challenge which we quickly corrected and ensured that this never happened in subsequent results. This challenge was only associated with the candidates that sat for this examination on Saturday, 27, and some candidates of Monday, 29 February, 2016.”<br/> <br/> Prof. Ojerinde said the board found out that some of the over 500 centres used for the CBT was compromised by the operators.<br/> <br/> He said that one of its centres in Uromi, Edo State was invaded by mercenaries during the examination.<br/> <br/> He blamed the education consultants for mobilizing candidates to protest against the conduct of the examination by the board, adding that the quality of the centres used for UTME would not be compromised.<br/> <br/> “In our quest to have adequate and effective centres for the exercise, we approved over 500 centres, but unfortunately, some of the centre operators were not sincere in proving us with the true position of their facilities.<br/> <br/> “They hired equipment during the period of accreditation and other necessary apparatus and on the examination day, they were found wanting. This led to relocation or rescheduling of candidates from some of them to more suitable centres.<br/> <br/> He said Nigeria was ready to take the CBT examination, adding that reverting to the PPT as directed by the House of Representatives would amount to lack of progress.<br/> <br/> According to him, the CBT would be improved upon.<br/> <br/> “Even the physically challenged are taking the CBT examination. One of the blind candidates scored 286, so why should others complain?<br/> <br/> “Going back to the Paper and Pencil Test will amount to taking one step forward and two steps backwards,” he said.</div>

Those who missed UTME will retake it - JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday said that the board would reschedule examination for candidates who missed the...

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JAMB cancels special centres, says registration will not be extended

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRii2Mhyp_FWSo8ETG_1pqv_yWRLEJqOf_J6odbhyphenhyphen9G2HGyod-HocZS57NJESmczdXpmNMOL-ctU7OrBrEXvcjCzVH2MCqpoSxnP5ndohyphenhyphenIRbssKboS6Y3IwNg6vsN13_mRsXyN_j8W9JC/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRii2Mhyp_FWSo8ETG_1pqv_yWRLEJqOf_J6odbhyphenhyphen9G2HGyod-HocZS57NJESmczdXpmNMOL-ctU7OrBrEXvcjCzVH2MCqpoSxnP5ndohyphenhyphenIRbssKboS6Y3IwNg6vsN13_mRsXyN_j8W9JC/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Sunday said it would not create any special centre for the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.<br/> <br/> The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the UTME, which will be Computer Base Test (CBT) mode all through, is expected to begin on Monday, February 29.<br/> This is contained in a statement signed by the Head, Media and Information of the board, Fabian Benjamin.<br/> According to the statement, the attention of the board was drawn to protests by some alleged prospective candidates in Edo and Lagos states over the closure of the board’s registration portal in preparation to the UTME.<br/> “The board sincerely sympathises with the plight of these prospective candidates.<br/> “It is indeed the wish of the board that the Nigerian youth desirous of tertiary education are given ample opportunity to register for its examination.<br/> “This is why it began the sale of its application document in August 2015, which is about seven months ago.<br/> <br/> <br/> “In the advertisement for the sale of the registration documents, the board clearly stated that the sales would close by January.<br/> “But due to public appeal it extended the registration process to February,” the statement read in part.<br/> The board further stated that it could not allow candidates to register perpetually, adding that it had a time table and it adheres strictly to it. It noted that this was to allow tertiary institutions to begin admission processes early.<br/> <br/> “We all must work to enshrine the culture of discipline in the system and ensure that tertiary institutions calendars are not truncated.<br/> “It is most unfortunate that some candidates waited until our website was withdrawn before making attempts to register,” the board stated.<br/> <br/> It noted that every aspiring candidate was expected to know the procedure as proper publicity involving the media was done.<br/> More than one million candidates have so far registered for the examination on the all CBT platform within and outside the country.<br/> More than 500 centres were also accredited for the conduct of the examination within and outside Nigeria.<br/> <br/> <br/> <b>NAN</b></div>

JAMB cancels special centres, says registration will not be extended

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Sunday said it would not create any special centre for the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matr...

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