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This year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination [UTME] will commence on Monday, February 29. It will be the second year since the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) started the full-blown Computer-Based Test (CBT) as against the pencil-based test that had been used over the years. JAMB experimented with CBT in select centres in 2013 and 2014 and beginning from last year, it made CBT compulsory for all candidates sitting for its exam. As it were, JAMB sold the CBT idea to Nigerians with what it considers to be the advantages of this test-system over the previous PBT. First, CBT can be better supervised. Secondly, JAMB claimed that CBT would eliminate the high cost of producing written materials and of transporting them to various locations across the country. The test software would now be sent electronically to internet portals at designated examination centres. Also, CBT is expected to reduce examinati...

The Post-UTME is an internal exam organised for  students seeking admission, by Universities of their choice, after the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB). Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu told newsmen of the government’s decision on Thursday, June 2, 2016. He made the announcement at the opening of the 2016 combined policy meeting on admissions to Universities, Polytechnics and other higher institutions in Nigeria Adamu also said the Universities are free to hold screening interviews for prospective candidates, adding that he has confidence in JAMB’s ability to hold exams. The minister also called on JAMB to stop all forms of multiple charges on change of school and course forms. He said “As far as I am concerned the nation has confidence in what JAMB is doing. The universities should not be holding another examination and if the universities have any complain against JAMB let the...