The chief Register Prof. Dbu Ojeririne of The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Thursday in Kaduna said only 15 per cent of candidates sitting for its examinations in 2013 would use the Computer Based Test.
He gave this statement in Kaduna during a campaign to promote the newly introduced method of examination. That Only 15 per cent of candidates would write 2013 Computer Based Test.
Prof. Dbu Ojeririne said the sensitization campaign was designed to educate candidates sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), on how to use the computer. He alslo said that the computer based test would only become compulsory for all candidates comes 2015. Ojerinde said that the programme was designed to migrate candidates from the use of paper and pencil in examinations to full usage of computers.
He said it would also guarantee faster release of results, assuring that candidates who sat for the examinations using the new method will receive their results 30 minutes after the examination.
“ It will ensure prompt delivery of raw scores and will also check examination malpractice.“
The JAMB officials had earlier visited Lagos and Rivers States for the campaign during which leaflets and other educational materials were distributed.(NAN)
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