The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it
has adopted new guidelines to ensure the seamless conduct of next year’s
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The board revealed the new guidelines in the latest edition
of the weekly bulletin of the office of the registrar on Monday.
JAMB introduced double fingerprints, where a candidate is
expected to register at least two fingers.
The exam body said any finger may be used for biometric
verification before entering the examination hall on the appointed date.
The board also said candidates with bad fingerprints would
be scheduled for the exam as “exemption candidates.”
It warned that some cybercafes and tutorial centres had been
prohibited from participating in UTME.
The board also introduced the CBT centre accreditation to
vet centres based on whether or not they meet the board’s new requirements
which include the use of laptop computer systems with a specified RAM capacity.
Ishaq Oloyede, the JAMB registrar, also announced the
introduction of biometric accreditation for CBT centre registration officers
which he said will now be captured ahead of the exercise.
He said the board would consider separating UTME
registration from that of Direct Entry (DE) starting from 2023.
According to Oloyede, the idea of the separation is to
further consolidate its data collection efforts.
Earlier in the month, JAMB said it would no longer be
conducting mop-up exercises for UTME candidates.
Mop-up exercise is usually held for candidates who could not
participate in the UTME during the period of the exercise for some verified reasons.
JAMB said the move was to further strengthen the noose
around examination malpractice.
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