The Joint Admissions
and Matriculation Board ( JAMB) on
Thursday advised candidates intending
to register for the 2015 Computer
Based Test ( CBT) to do so immediately.
JAMB said the advice became
necessary because the website of the
board would be open on January 30 .
A statement signed by the Public
Relations Officer of JAMB , Fabian
Benjamin , in Lagos noted that over 1 . 4
million candidates had registered for
the first ever all -computer mode of
examination.
It said the sale of forms for the
examination commenced since
September 2014 .
“ The 2015 UTME application closes on
Friday , January 30, 2015 and all
candidates desirous of sitting for the
examination are advised to immediately
obtain the application documents at
the designated banks .
“ This is to ensure that they get
registered and avoid being left out .
“ In view of the above , the board has
completed all processes and
preparations and has put in place all
logistics needed to conduct a hitch -free
examination, ” the statement said .
It said that no fewer than 400 centres
would be used for the examination in
Nigeria and abroad .
According to the statement , members of
other examination bodies in Africa and
beyond have indicated interest to
understudy the board ’s CBT during the
examination.
It said the development was an
indication of the confidence of the
international community in the board’ s
ability as manifested in the two
previous exercises in 2013 and 2014 .
The statement urged candidates to be
conscious of the fact that the 2015
UTME was only on the CBT mode.
“ Candidates are to disregard any
contrary information as the
examination is scheduled to hold on
March 4 , 2015 ,” he stated .
The statement further advised
candidates to shun all acts that were
contrary to the conduct of an
examination of international standard
like the board’ s CBT.
It warned that the board would not
hesitate to impose severe sanction on
any candidate found wanting.
“ For the avoidance of doubt , the board
wishes to state that any candidate who
registered twice will have his or her
result cancelled.
“ JAMB has a mechanism that detects
double registration, irrespective of how
it is disguised .
“ The board has also made adequate
arrangements to ensure that blind
candidates sit for the 2015 UTME,
using CBT, ’’ it said.
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