Breaking News: FG Scraps Post UTME

Latest report reaching schoolwatch.com.ng has it that the Federal Government has officially scrapped the conduct of post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) for candidates seeking admission into higher institution.
Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, said this on Thursday in Abuja after declaring open the 2016 Combined Policy Meeting on Admissions to Universities, Polytechnics and other higher institutions in Nigeria.
Adamu, expressed confidence in the examination conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), adding that there was no need for other examination to be conducted by universities after JAMB.
He said: “As far as I am concerned the nation has confidence in what JAMB is doing. The universities should not be holding another examination and if the universities have any complain against JAMB let them bring it and then we address it.
“If JAMB is qualified enough to conduct tests and they have conducted test then there will be no need to conduct another test for students to gain admission.”
The Minister also asked the JAMB to stop extra charges on several categories of changes on admissions such as the change of course, change of school and others.

UNILORIN Rain Semester Examination Date 2015/2016 Announced

This is to inform all prospective students of the University Of Ilorin (UNILORIN) that the 2015/2016 Rain (2nd) Semester Examinations will commence on Monday, 27th June, 2016 and come to an end on Saturday, 25th July, 2016.
To this end, students are hereby advised to note the code of conduct on examination malpractices as contained on pages 72 and 73 in the University Academic Programmes (Undergraduate and Sub-Degree 2009-2013) Rules and Regulations and Students Handbook of Information and Regulations, pages 19-23 which are reproduced here below:
Candidates shall:
i. use or consult during an examination only such books, papers, instruments or other materials or aids are specifically permitted or provided by the Department in which the examination is being held;
ii. No introduction or attempt to introduce into the examination venue handbags, books notes, instruments (handsets, i-pod, Bluetooth, flash drives, etc.) or other materials or aids that are not permitted;
iii. not enter any examination venue with any inscription on any part of the body e.g. palm, arm, thigh, etc. If such inscriptions bear any relevance to the examination;
iv. not pass or attempt to pass any information from one person to another during an examination.
v. neither act in collusion with any other candidate(s) or person(s) nor copy nor attempt to copy from another candidate, nor engage in any similar activity;
vi. not disturb or distract any other candidate(s) during the examination;
vii. only use their matriculation number for examination, (no names should be written);
viii. not be allowed to leave an examination venue until after 75% of the time allocated for that particular paper has expired;
ix. use of mobile sets 1-pods, etc are prohibited and any hand set discovered in and around the examination hall would be impounded, irrespective of it being switched off.
Students will be required to present the following vital documents at the entrance of the examination hall before He/She would be allowed into the hall:
i. duly signed original registration forms (not copies) and no registration form with any form of alteration without proper endorsement by the Level Adviser and Faculty Officer would be accepted
ii. University Identity-Card evidence of payment of approved charges/levies
It is advisable that students who have misplaced their I.D. Cards should make request for a replacement urgently.
Procedure for password recovery can be accessed on the University of Ilorin Website, www/unilorin.ed.ng. Students are therefore advised to recover their Password ahead of the examinations.

UNILAG Yet to Fix Date For 2016 Post-UTME, says Official

The Management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) wish to inform all candidates who choose the institution as their preferred institution in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) that was conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation board that the institution is yet to fix a date for its 2016 Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)
The Deputy Registrar Information, Toyin Adebule, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
He spoke on the heels of mounting pressure from candidates who chose UNILAG as first choice, waiting to sit for the examination.
According to Adebule, the department in-charge of admission will work out all the necessary modalities before announcing the date to all concerned.
NAN reports that some state and federal universities have started announcing dates for post-UTME examination in their respective institutions.
“No date has been fixed for our Post-UTME for now. The official in-charge of admissions is to attend a stakeholders meeting where the national cut off for admission will be decided.
It is only after then that she will come back and sit with the UNILAG admissions committee to deliberate on the outcome of the meeting. After critical deliberations, the committee’s position will be presented to the university authorities for approval.
It is only after all these logistics are put in place that we can decide on an appropriate date for the post-UTME examination,” Adebule said.
He, therefore, urged all qualified candidates who made the institution their first choice during the 2016 Computer Based Test (UTME) to constantly visit the institution’s website for updates.
The Deputy Registrar said whenever the management fixed the date, it would also reach out to the candidates through the media.

Breaking News: FG Scraps Post UTME

Latest report reaching schoolwatch.com.ng has it that the Federal Government has officially scrapped the conduct of post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) for candidates seeking admission into higher institution.

Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, said this on Thursday in Abuja after declaring open the 2016 Combined Policy Meeting on Admissions to Universities, Polytechnics and other higher institutions in Nigeria.

Adamu, expressed confidence in the examination conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), adding that there was no need for other examination to be conducted by universities after JAMB.

He said: “As far as I am concerned the nation has confidence in what JAMB is doing. The universities should not be holding another examination and if the universities have any complain against JAMB let them bring it and then we address it.

“If JAMB is qualified enough to conduct tests and they have conducted test then there will be no need to conduct another test for students to gain admission.”

The Minister also asked the JAMB to stop extra charges on several categories of changes on admissions such as the change of course, change of school and others.

Official: JAMB Cut – off Mark For admission For 2016 Announced

This is to inform all candidates who duly registered and participated in the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that was conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for the 2016/2017 session that the cut – off mark for admission for 2016 has been release.

Schoolwatch gathered that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has pegged the cut – off mark for admission for 2016 at180.

The 180 benchmark, applies to all universities and higher institutions in the country, including polytechnics, colleges of education, and others.

JAMB’s Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, after a long debate with delegates from various institutions, told journalists that no institution would go below the 180 cut-off set by the board.

He said: “180 is given, no institution will go below 180 this year, And some universities can go above it, I know University of Ife will not go below 200 and University of Lagos will not go below 200 and also UI. All these ones stand but 180 as bench mark for others.

“This year we have more than enough candidates, we have over 1.5 million candidates so we will get enough candidates to take in all the schools if they are serious. Re-distribution is already ongoing, because it is embedded in the registration procedure.”