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Post UTME | Admission News / Re: JAMB educates candidates on computer based test
« on: April 13, 2014, 07:04:28 pm »
Kaduna – The Joint Admission and
Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Thursday in
Kaduna said only 15 per cent of candidates
sitting for its examinations in 2013 would
use the Computer Based Test.
Its Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde stated this
in Kaduna during a campaign to promote
the newly introduced method of
examination.
The campaign was conducted at the State
Ministry for Education, Kaduna State
University, Kaduna Polytechnic, National
Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and
the National Teachers’ Institute.
He said the sensitisation campaign was
designed to educate candidates sitting for
the Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examinations (UTME), on how to use the
computer.
The registrar said the computer based test
would only become compulsory for all
candidates in 2015.
Ojerinde said that the programme was
designed to migrate candidates from the
use of paper and pencil in examinations to
full usage of computers.
He said it would also guarantee faster
release of results, assuring that candidates
who sat for the examinations using the new
method will receive their results 30 minutes
after the examination.
The registrar added that it would also
“eliminate cases of incomplete results or
result blackout”.
“ It will ensure prompt delivery of raw
scores and will also check examination
malpractice.“
The JAMB officials had earlier visited Lagos
and Rivers States for the campaign during
which leaflets and other educational
materials were distributed.
At the state university, the Vice Chancellor,
Prof. Barnabas Qurix said the institution,
which serves as venue for UTME, was fully
ready for the commencement of the
computer based test.
On its part, the NBTE Executive Secretary, Dr
Mas’ud Kazaure, said the board would
ensure that all polytechnics and technical
institutions under it are equipped with
relevant facilities for the test. (NAN)
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Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Thursday in
Kaduna said only 15 per cent of candidates
sitting for its examinations in 2013 would
use the Computer Based Test.
Its Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde stated this
in Kaduna during a campaign to promote
the newly introduced method of
examination.
The campaign was conducted at the State
Ministry for Education, Kaduna State
University, Kaduna Polytechnic, National
Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and
the National Teachers’ Institute.
He said the sensitisation campaign was
designed to educate candidates sitting for
the Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examinations (UTME), on how to use the
computer.
The registrar said the computer based test
would only become compulsory for all
candidates in 2015.
Ojerinde said that the programme was
designed to migrate candidates from the
use of paper and pencil in examinations to
full usage of computers.
He said it would also guarantee faster
release of results, assuring that candidates
who sat for the examinations using the new
method will receive their results 30 minutes
after the examination.
The registrar added that it would also
“eliminate cases of incomplete results or
result blackout”.
“ It will ensure prompt delivery of raw
scores and will also check examination
malpractice.“
The JAMB officials had earlier visited Lagos
and Rivers States for the campaign during
which leaflets and other educational
materials were distributed.
At the state university, the Vice Chancellor,
Prof. Barnabas Qurix said the institution,
which serves as venue for UTME, was fully
ready for the commencement of the
computer based test.
On its part, the NBTE Executive Secretary, Dr
Mas’ud Kazaure, said the board would
ensure that all polytechnics and technical
institutions under it are equipped with
relevant facilities for the test. (NAN)
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