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Nice one.
[url]uivents.[/url]......stay educated.

Shabib:
Nice piece, bro.

thanks friend.

What should have been done before scrapping post-utme. Drop your opinions.

https://uivents./2016/11/10/before-scrapping-post-utme-these-should-have-been-done/

Lalasticlala, Fynestboi, Richeiz, Olawalebabs. Do the needful.

seunlayi:
Thank you for this great piece

I'm glad you like it. Thanks for reading through. Don't forget to check the full article on the blog.

It was on the 2nd of June, 2016 when the Minister of education, Malam Adamu Adamu scrapped the Post-utme method of admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria which was introduced in 2005 by the then Minister of education, Mrs. Chinwe Obaji. To some, the scrapping was long overdue but to some, they feel Nigeria wasn’t ready just yet.

A long story short, in this article, I’ll be stating three reasons why Nigeria wasn’t ready yet and what should have been done instead.





1. Conduct of the examinations.

Almost all of the candidates who wrote the UTME exam can testify to the irregularities featured in the exam. Starting from technical problems like the system being suddenly logged out or switching itself off, which are pardonable since noone’s perfect, to being marked wrongly despite how simple the exam was (all questions were past questions). Some were even given 40 marks after releasing their initial marks, an evidence to how imperfect the exam was. Why then should the future of over a million candidates be determined by this same exam? They should have made their exam hitch-free before taking such a huge step as to scrap the post-utme!

Come to think of it, why should an exam be used twice to screen a candidate? The UTME exam was used to determine the minimum cutoff marks a candidate should have before being eligible to apply for screening in tertiary institutions which was 180. It was then also used in addition to the O’level results to determine a candidate’s screening score and cutoff marks in each tertiary institution. Should that be so? Whatever method of screening is used, if I had 170 in the UTME with my 5/8 As, then I’m good to go. Why then should I not be allowed to partake in the screening process?

We also know clearly without anyone saying it that not all O’level results are worthy of the owners. If we all want to be truthful, we will agree to malpractices being rampant in those exams, be it NECO or WAEC.

All these should have been considered before scrapping post-utme.





2. Regulating the price

In one of the reasons stated for scrapping post-utme, the high price charged by tertiary institutions for conducting another needless exam was a key reason. Though they got it right there but what was done afterwards was worse.

All tertiary institutions charged candidates who were to register for the new screening method an amount of money. I saw a university charge up to ₦6000. Then why scrap post-utme in the first place if you won’t see to the key reason why you scrapped it? Does that even make sense at all?

They were supposed to see to it that no price was charged or if at all, a small amount which should be known to all was charged. Any tertiary institution that doesn’t comply should be sanctioned according to laid down rules. That should be the right thing to do.

They have that much power, don’t they?


NOTE: I am not saying that the new method isn’t good, what I’m saying is that we were not ready for it yet. As voting is to be done before announcing the winner, some things are to be done before scrapping post-utme.

Lastly, I can authoritatively say it that most of the candidates who didn’t meet the cutoff marks of their respective tertiary institutions due to their O’level result now know what to do. They all are planning to resit the O’level exams. And not just at any centre but at ‘special centres’.

Using this new method of screening is like voting Trump to be president of the USA, you don’t know what will happen in the years to come.


Read fully at [url]uivents.[/url]. Visit the blog for equally great articles. Thanks for reading this.

Source: [url]uivents./2016/11/10/before-scrapping-post-utme-these-should-have-been-done/[/url]

Aminat508:
present sir

Your head dey there! You sabi beta thing!

We are The Gunners!

thankyouJesus:
Math, Physics, Stat and any of the Edu.
Olaitan93. please apply, forget about the 65 stuff.

That's what I'm saying. Try your luck.

mrvik425:
i got this text to report unfailinly at the admission office monday tommorow for some o level results submition. i dont even live close to ibadan. is this news true?

I haven't seen anybody who got an info like that.

Ridollahi:
my score was 57.3 and political science cut off is 61. can change to phychology knowing fully well that biology was not included in my o'level result because biology is compulsory.
Note= I have d7 in biology

Pick up your jamb brochure and check the subject requirement for psychology.

shanky45:
please no hope for we science students that scored below 65?

Since it's free, change with hope. But try to get another option.

JeffreyJamez:
You're not making any sense right now

Sir, i need your help. Pls, reply my mail.

RalphVwede:
UIvents please I need your phone number.

send anything to 1uivents@gmail.com.

RalphVwede:
Please advice.
Had 63.5 for an engineering course, didn't meet the cut off point.
Which course should I change to??
Pls advice

check your subject combo and compare with the subject combo of the courses in the COC. You'll see one or two courses. Can't advise.

Ridollahi:
pls I choose political science and my weight score was 57.3 which does not meet the cut off which is 61, the only option left now is psychology but am concern about my subject combinations which are jamb=Maths, English Government, Economics...... o'level= Maths, Economics, English, Government, Commerce.....

check jamb's brochure

All wanting to do COC should read this. It will be helpful.

https://www.nairaland.com/3435366/ui-change-course-coc-finally

Lalasticlala, richiez, olawalebabs, fynestboi, mynd44

UI finally released the much awaited Change of Course yesterday's night.

UI left a condition to be fulfilled which is the score of 65% for Sciences and technology and the score of 55% for Arts and social sciences before one can change course but i don't think that should anyone wishing to change course. Just try your luck. You may be lucky.

Then, it is very clear that you shouldn't change to a course that has a cut-off higher than your score.

Be wise if you really need the admission as i stated in my last article. Remember there are many who got far higher scores than yours. Don't rush to a course you know those i mentioned will rush to. Once again, be wise.

Lastly, if there's any other option for you apart from the COC, use it. Don't just wait helplessly for an admission that may not come through. Don't forget to use your long legs. With the way things are going, i think it'll really help.

Now, to the courses in the COC.

No 'spaces available' was indicated for each course. You'll just choose the faculty of your choice and choose any course of your wish. UI seems really strict this year but there's God.

No course under the College of medicine, faculty of pharmacy, faculty of engineering (not sure if there's that faculty) was listed; just to mention a few.

These are the faculties and courses under them listed in the COC:

Faculty of education;
- Adult education.

Faculty of social science;
- Geography,
- Psychology.

Faculty of arts;
- Religious studies,
- German.

Faculty of agriculture;
- Agricultural extension and rural development,
- Agronomy,
- Aquaculture and fisheries management,
- Crop protection and environmental biology,
- Forest resources management,
- Wildlife and ecotourism management.

Faculty of science;
- Archeology,
- Botany,
- Chemistry,
- Geography,
- Mathematics,
- Physics,
- Statistics,
- Zoology.


Note that the COC will close on Tuesday, November 2, 2016, so be fast.

It seems the two lists will be released together and it won't be long, say two weeks time? I wish you all best of luck.

Any question or opinion should be dropped in the comment box. Don't forget to share this with your friends. If you're following me through mail, kindly confirm it through your e-mail.

Thank you and God bless.

Written by UIvents.
Source: https://uivents.

I'm not accountable for any call made or text sent to any number on this thread.

StupidYorubaFool:
this stupid school is just an over hype bastard.

You think so?

chinikes:
Pls I had 75.25 and d cut off 4 medicine was 76.75 if I go 4 dis change of course will I be able 2 go back 2 medicine in 200lvl and wat are d course I can change 2 pls I need 100% assurance

You can cross-over to medicine after your 1st year with courses like biochemistry, physiology and human nutrition but not all will be on the COC.

blessedvikky:
my weighted score was 63.67 and my cut off was 64.29 ,chosed Dentistry,a difference of 0.67, How possible am to be on Dentistry list?,

I already answered, bro. Thanks.

blessedvikky:
my weighted score was 63.67 and my cut off was 64.29 ,chosed Dentistry,a difference of 0.67, How possible am to be on Dentistry list?,

Very possible. But it'll be better if you also do the change of course.

If you'll be given dentistry, you'll be given irregardless.

taiwofawole:
Had 59.5 choosed computer sceince,what course can I change to

Let the COC come out first.

olatunji21:
Just Malaria......

A person that was here just a week before the last. May God forgive him his sins.