The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), organiser of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), is to commence the sale of forms for 2018/2019 admission process this month. It has also banned the use of wrist watches and pens during the conduct of its 2018 test.

The board’s Registrar, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede disclosed this to newsmen on the sideline of the sensitisation workshop for Computer Based Test (CBT) centre owners on Wednesday in Lagos.

According to him, the workshop was to appraise the registration and conduct of the 2017 examination.

“What we are doing here today is to appraise the registration and conduct of our past examination and we have taken some lessons from our experience.

“To this end therefore we have introduced some measures that will further add to the integrity of the registration process as well as the conduct of the examination proper.

“For instance, we discovered during the conduct of the last examination that some electronic devices such as pens, wristwatches and other devices were used to perpetrate examination malpractice.

“So, for next year, we have banned the use of wristwatches and pens by candidates and other persons in the examination hall.

“We are also going to introduce some detection devices to ensure that those who plan to cheat in the examination hall are frustrated, as we will also jam (communication network) of the centres,” he said.

Oloyede noted that the sale of the registration document for the 2018 UTME would commence before the end of November.

“We are planning to meet with all stakeholders on Nov. 15 and the sale of the registration document will definitely commence before the end of this month.

“But before that, we expect candidates to go and download our app, go to our website and download the syllabus and brochure, so that they can now study the process.

“This is in order to minimise the errors that usually occur during the registration process,” he said.

The JAMB boss added that no fewer than 617 centres have been accredited nationwide for the exercise.

“We are still considering about 60 more centres as we have their applications waiting for consideration.

“However, a total of 72 centres nationwide have earlier been delisted owing to their involvement in some infractions and they remain delisted.”

On the board’s plan to construct mega CBT centres for its examinations, Oloyede said: “The mega centre plan is still on, we said that last year.

“But the process of planning will take sometime.

“There will be design, there will be contact with private operators, just as there will be advertisements and also due process will be followed,” he said.

Earlier, Oloyede called for the support of the CBT centre owners in checking anti-examination activities capable of compromising the examination.

“While thanking you for your deligence during the 2017 examination, we want to seize this opportunity to inform you of the flagging off of the 2018 excercise.

“We will like to also assure you that we will make use of the best CBT centres in the coming examination.

“You will be culpable if you do not expose any CBT centre that is doing what is evil because they will attract condemnation from all of us.

“It is on this premise that we are appealing that you assist us in identifying the bad eggs among you and ensuring that they do not participate in our activities,” he said.

According to him, monitoring starts from the time of arrival of the centre owners to the workshop.

He added that during the 2018 UTME examination, the board would include some other requirements for CBT centres.

“We are not going to accept wireless CCTV cameras. Any examination conducted in any CBT centre that we cannot monitor from Abuja will not be paid for.

“The onus is on you to ensure that your CCTV are working and must be on and no CBT centre is allowed to sell any kind of materials under the guise of past questions.

“We will also not tolerate candidates leaving the centre to go out to use the toilet. It is expected that all accredited CBT centres have an in-house convenience,” Oloyede said.

http://www.solidng.com.ng/2018-utme-jamb-bans-wristwatches-centres/

Good step.. It's about time that everything should be on merit and achievement

JAMB is really upping there game

Jamb seem to regain some relevance this period

Yeligray:
Good step.. It's about time that everything should be on merit and achievement

Read and understand before you rush to comment.

Good moves!
but sadly this is Naija, all these Revolution still wont end malpractice!

Nice

Lol. Make dem scrap the yeye JAMB totally biko. Too many exam bodies when only few are needed.

Jam networks? how biko?

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Hehe...

JAMB be looking for new ways to jam people like Dangote trucks since 20AD

lelvin:
Hehe

guy why na? You will just be booking space upandown.

Good

How will one solve maths and physics. Nigeria a country without vision

kolo jamb

Partnerbiz:
Jam networks? how biko?

Google still remains ur friend.

how do they expect candidates to solve questions ? maybe they will probably provide pencils

#NothingWorksInNigeria

Mickeydray:
how do they expect candidates to solve questions ?
maybe they will probably provide pencils


#NothingWorksInNigeria

pencils are probably allowed. There are a lot of electronic pens out there, and mobile phones that look like watches, that's probably why the two were banned.

But who go cheat, go still cheat!

Hmn! Finger Cross..... We shall see how all that works...... But wait?..... This year JAMB is yet to do any goods..... Schools refuse to release admission and another form is patiently waiting in the corner....? Kole Werk.......

Partnerbiz:
Jam networks? how biko?

through technological devices that do that

Yeligray:
Good step.. It's about time that everything should be on merit and achievement

my brother forget merit oo, my daughter scored 289 Jamb and 68% post utme she has was not giving admission despite she came from Ondo state and ger 1st choice is Elect/elct FUTA, i was surprise to see another fellow from ogun state with Jamb 262 and post utme 60% giving that same admission you you won't believe that am still in shock.

Nigerians using Wrist watch for Exam Malpractise？Lord save this country from Educational Dilipitation and Take stability as a Priority...Thank you Jesus

chily11:
How will one solve maths and physics. Nigeria a country without vision

maybe u will b given pencil in the entrance now

domesifa:
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), organiser of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), is to commence the sale of forms for 2018/2019 admission process this month. It has also banned the use of wrist watches and pens during the conduct of its 2018 test.

The board’s Registrar, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede disclosed this to newsmen on the sideline of the sensitisation workshop for Computer Based Test (CBT) centre owners on Wednesday in Lagos.

According to him, the workshop was to appraise the registration and conduct of the 2017 examination.

“What we are doing here today is to appraise the registration and conduct of our past examination and we have taken some lessons from our experience.

“To this end therefore we have introduced some measures that will further add to the integrity of the registration process as well as the conduct of the examination proper.

“For instance, we discovered during the conduct of the last examination that some electronic devices such as pens, wristwatches and other devices were used to perpetrate examination malpractice.

“So, for next year, we have banned the use of wristwatches and pens by candidates and other persons in the examination hall.

“We are also going to introduce some detection devices to ensure that those who plan to cheat in the examination hall are frustrated, as we will also jam (communication network) of the centres,” he said.

Oloyede noted that the sale of the registration document for the 2018 UTME would commence before the end of November.

“We are planning to meet with all stakeholders on Nov. 15 and the sale of the registration document will definitely commence before the end of this month.

“But before that, we expect candidates to go and download our app, go to our website and download the syllabus and brochure, so that they can now study the process.

“This is in order to minimise the errors that usually occur during the registration process,” he said.

The JAMB boss added that no fewer than 617 centres have been accredited nationwide for the exercise.

“We are still considering about 60 more centres as we have their applications waiting for consideration.

“However, a total of 72 centres nationwide have earlier been delisted owing to their involvement in some infractions and they remain delisted.”

On the board’s plan to construct mega CBT centres for its examinations, Oloyede said: “The mega centre plan is still on, we said that last year.

“But the process of planning will take sometime.

“There will be design, there will be contact with private operators, just as there will be advertisements and also due process will be followed,” he said.

Earlier, Oloyede called for the support of the CBT centre owners in checking anti-examination activities capable of compromising the examination.

“While thanking you for your deligence during the 2017 examination, we want to seize this opportunity to inform you of the flagging off of the 2018 excercise.

“We will like to also assure you that we will make use of the best CBT centres in the coming examination.

“You will be culpable if you do not expose any CBT centre that is doing what is evil because they will attract condemnation from all of us.

“It is on this premise that we are appealing that you assist us in identifying the bad eggs among you and ensuring that they do not participate in our activities,” he said.

According to him, monitoring starts from the time of arrival of the centre owners to the workshop.

He added that during the 2018 UTME examination, the board would include some other requirements for CBT centres.

“We are not going to accept wireless CCTV cameras. Any examination conducted in any CBT centre that we cannot monitor from Abuja will not be paid for.

“The onus is on you to ensure that your CCTV are working and must be on and no CBT centre is allowed to sell any kind of materials under the guise of past questions.

“We will also not tolerate candidates leaving the centre to go out to use the toilet. It is expected that all accredited CBT centres have an in-house convenience,” Oloyede said.

http://www.solidng.com.ng/2018-utme-jamb-bans-wristwatches-centres/

na dem sabi

Lomprico2:


Google still remains ur friend.

u don't know how they jam network jst a device in d room is ok

How can one ban pen in an exam? Sounds ridiculous

Fingers crossed

Yeligray:
Good step.. It's about time that everything should be on merit and achievement

Wetin concern pen and merit?

Person no go calculate for exam hall again.

All these old men wet dey govern organisations don reach to retire jare