JAMB Assures of Rescheduling Exams for Candidates with System Malfunction

As some candidates lament the glitches they encountered while writing the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), yesterday, Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has assured that candidates who experienced system malfunction will be given an opportunity to write their exams.

On this, he said there's no cause for alarm as the Board is set to put things in order.

Speaking after monitoring the commencement of the nationwide exam in Kogo-Bwari, Abuja, Prof. Oloyede said so far the UTME had been going on smoothly as only one centre had been reported to have encountered issues.

He said: “We appeal to the public to understand this, some centres will fail. I have heard of only one centre that has failed today.

“By the end of today, I expect about 10 per cent of the centres to have one problem or the other because we know the level of development in different parts of the country.

“We are not encouraging this, but when it happens, please do not disrupt others.

“It is important to note that when a session fails because of a problem, you cannot bring those candidates to do session two, they will have to step aside, and the headquarters will have to be contacted.

“The earliest time they can be scheduled will be after 4:30 p.m. so that those slated for sections two and three can write, and these candidates can now write for session four, and in some cases, they can even be scheduled for the following day.”

He expressed displeasure over award of scholarships to UTME best-performing candidates without consideration of other criteria factored in admission, noting that such awards were premature.