JAMB TO REDUCE ITS EXAMINATION HOUR

 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board registrar,,  Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, on Wednesday said the board has set to reduce examination hour for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) from three hours to two hours.

He further stated that question for the exam will be uploaded five minutes before the examinations in order to check malpractice and questions leakage.



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He made this known during the Strategic Planning retreat on Supervision and Evaluation of 2017 UTME examinations.

counting on his words,he further said As for the 2017 UTME, it is likely we reduce the duration of the examinations. We are looking at two hours for the examinations instead of the present three-hour timeline. This is in line with international best practices.As for the candidates, for their age, the maximum time they can sit for examinations is two hours. Even in terms of international standard, for primary school pupils, the maximum time for examinations is between 45 minutes and one hour. furthermore,he  confirmed that about 300,000 candidates might sit for the mock UTME examinations on April 8 which will be used to test the  new technology to make its examinations easier for students''

He said JAMB has embraced new technology which will make jamb exams  the best exam to write for students in urban environment and those in rural areas and the reduce in the examination hour  for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations is not excluded in the new technology.

the candidates that look for admission into some Nigeria’s Federal, Private and Universities or State, Federal or Private Polytechnics, different Colleges of education and other educational specialized institutions can be notified hereby. Also each secondary school leaver who wishes to get admission in the future 2017/2018 Jamb session through UTME, which is Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, must follow the released guide strictly. If you want to register for new JAMB 2017 successfully, here is the main required information Read more: https://www.naij.com/1096473-20172018-jamb-registration-requirements.html

17/2018 Jamb registration is already available online at Jamb official site jamb.org.ng. The form has already been sold and Jamb registration closing date has already been announced. We have created a full guide, Jamb 2017 requirements and also all needed information, which can help you walk you through the whole registration process Read more: https://www.naij.com/1096473-20172018-jamb-registration-requirements.html