1.4m Candidates To Write Computer-Based UTME In March --JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday said
that at least 1.4 million candidates nationwide would write the 2015
All Computer Base Test (CBT) on March 4.

According to Fabian Benjamin, JAMB Public Relations Officer, who spoke
to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, the board would be
migrating all to computer-based mode of examination for the first
time.

"I want to say that we are expecting no fewer than 1.4 million
candidates that will be attempting the examination in all
computer-based mode of examination, commencing from this year,"
Benjamin said.

"We are also happy to announce that we also have enough centres that
will match the number of candidates that will be writing the
examination.

"We have gone round to all the centres to assess the level of
preparedness of the centres we intend to use for the examination and
that they have all met the standard.

"I can assure that JAMB is fully ready for take-off of the examination
as all logistics to ensure a successful outcome of the examination are
fully on ground.

"We urge candidates to be fully prepared, avail themselves of the
opportunity of practising with the computer on their own.

"There is nothing strange about writing the examination through this
mode and their normal telephone usage," Benjamin said.

He therefore urged public spirited individuals and corporate
organisations to invest in CBT by way of building and equipping more
centres.

He disclosed that even the West African Examinations Council (WAEC),
the National Examinations Council (NECO) and other examination bodies
would soon migrate to the computer-based examination mode.

"There is no going back on the issue of CBT for examination as a body,
so we are optimistic that soon this will apply to other sister
examination bodies.

"One thing we are currently excited about on our own as a board is
that currently, we have commenced exporting the CBT technology for
examination to other parts of the world.

"Recently, we were in Ghana where we educated them on the conduct of
the CBT mode of our examination.

"The registrar had also visited other African countries and Europe to
educate them on the conduct and success of this mode of examination
and I think this is quite laudable," Benjamin said.