JAMB's Computer-based Tests To Hold On May 17, 2014.

The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, said on Thursday that
computer-based test (CBT) would hold on May 17,2014, across 300
centres.
Ojerinde stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
According to him, 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 April 12, for paper, pencil and
dual-based test all over the country, but the CBT(Computer-Based
Test), will start on May 17, and it will continue for 12 days.
"In any case we are prepared; we have 300 centres for CBT while we
have 2000 centres for PPT(Paper-Pencil Test).
"This is the last time we are going to do PPT; it will be all CBT next
year, we want education to move forward, one of the ways of moving it
forward is to eradicate examination malpractice.
"That is our ambition and Nigeria will join the committee of nations
in terms of technological development."
Ojerinde enjoined candidates to study hard to be able to pass as it
will use the PPT.
He, 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.
He cautioned candidate against registering for both PPT and CBT;
saying "it is not possible for somebody to register for the two, you
register for only one."
The registrar, however, warned that there would be cancellation of
registration for anyone caught registering for both exams.
He urged candidates wishing 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 fine.
Ojerinde said that the sale of UTME form would end on March 14, adding
that sites would close on March 25.

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