2015 JAMB Forms Out For Sale 2 hours ago The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Tuesday, 9 September, 2014,commenced the sale of 2015 application form that will usher in the full implementation of computer based test, CBT, in the 2015 universal tertiary matriculation examination, UTME. This is according to a press release signed by the registrar of JAMB, Professor Dibu Ojerinde and made available to the media on Tuesday. The registrar informed that candidates are expected to start purchasing their forms from Monday, 15 Septembers to Thursday, 15th January, 2015. Professor Ojerinde, who assured candidates that the Board has fine-tuned arrangements with computer based test (CBT) centres to register prospective UTME candidates, prayed for a stress free registration exercise for candidates. Students writing JAMB exams in Abuja recently. The JAMB boss warned potential candidates about the impersonation and other malpractices usually initiated during the registration process by cyber-cafes. He also assured that the agency has decided to regulate JAMB registration centers to ensure the system is malpractice free. READ ALSO: JAMB Set To Bar Candidates According to the press release, candidates are to obtain their application forms at designated banks after which they are to proceed to any approved CBT centres and register for the examination at a regulated fee. The forms cost N4, 500. It was gathered that there are about 300 centres all over the country and that members of staff of the centres have been trained for purpose of registering candidates. Professor Ojerinde also informed candidates that as part of ensuring standard and quality of public examination in line withPresident Goodluck Jonathan’s reading campaign, the board has reviewed textbooks hitherto read or recommended in previous matriculation examinations to give candidates broader spectrum of literary appreciation. He stated that the board has introduced a book; “The Last Days at Forcados High School”, at a recommended price of N500. READ ALSO: 33 Blind Candidates Unable To Use Braille During Exams “Some of the designated banks from which the JAMB forms could be purchased include; Zenith Bank, Skye Bank, Union Bank, First Bank and NIPOST,” the statement read in part. It would be recalled that the result of the 2014 UTME conducted across the country by JAMB released in April showed that out of a total of 1,015,504 candidates that sat for the exams, only 47 candidates scored 250 and above. The falling standard of education in the country has become a serious worry to stakeholders and analysts in the education sector. Your email: Subscribe Share this story:  twitter email  Know more about this news? Update the info! Sources: Naij news « I Can’t Forgive Him - 42-Year-Old Mother Infected With HIV By B
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 16:57:43 +0000
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