JAMB to consider use of mobile phones for UTME: Oloyede
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB ) says it is contemplating a new policy to allow the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates write the examinations with their personal phones and other devices.
The registrar of JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this in Abuja on Saturday at the 2023 policy meeting on admissions to tertiary institutions.
He said this proposed policy was based on the rising cost of logistics in taking the UTME nationwide.
According to him, it costs the JAMB over N1.2 billion to equip a Computer Based Test (CBT) centre in Kaduna state, particularly in procuring computers that candidates use to take the examination.
“The policy which falls under the “Bring Your Own Device” may require candidates wishing to take UTME in the future to bring their own devices to the examination hall,” he said.
At the policy meeting, the registrar expressed concern over the crave for university education among candidates at the detriment of polytechnics and colleges of education.
While condemning the wide disparity in admission quotas in the country, he advised aspiring candidates to explore other options within the tertiary education sector for admission.
(NAN)
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