The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that it would commence the sale of 2015 application forms from 15th September, adding that it is committed to the full implementation of Computer Based Test (CBT) in the 2015 Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
A press statement released and signed by the Registrar of JAMB, Professor Dibu Ojerinde informed candidates that they can begin the purchase of their forms, priced N4,500.00, at designated banks among which are Zenith Bank, Skye Bank, Union Bank, First Bank as well as NIPOST, as from Monday, September 15 to Thursday, January 15, 2015.
The Registrar, who assured candidates that the exam body had fine-tuned arrangements with Computer Based Test (CBT) centres to register prospective UTME candidates, prayed for a registration error and stress-free exercise for candidates.
He recalled the discovery by JAMB of cases of impersonation and other malpractices usually recorded during the registration process by cyber cafes and noted that the agency has decided to regulate the registration centres to ensure that the system is malpractice free.
Candidates are expected to obtain their application forms from designated banks after which they should proceed to any approved CBT centres and register for the examination at a regulated fee.
“There are about 300 centres all over the country and staff of the centres have been trained for this purpose,” he said.
The JAMB boss also informed candidates that as part of ensuring standard and quality of public examination and to encourage reading culture in line with President Jonathan’s reading campaign, the board has reviewed textbooks hitherto read or recommended in previous matriculation examinations to give them broader spectrum of literary appreciation, by introducing a book, “The Last Days at Forcados High School”, at a recommended price of N500.00.
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