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.
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.
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.
“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 47candidates
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.

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Like seriously!

So I know of only one CBT centre in Akwa Ibom State - Ibom e-Library.

But why this punishment and shortchanged? How will the economy grow when we do don't patronize the small business subsector? I fear for the future of this country.