The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Nigeria, has shifted the 2023 Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) mock examination earlier scheduled for Thursday, March 16th to Thursday, March 30.
The Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin told newsmen in Abuja on Monday that the shift became necessary because of the postponement of governorship elections from March 11 to March 18.
He further disclosed that candidates who registered early and indicated their willingness to take the Mock-UTME would be notified as to when to print their Mock-UTME notification slips, which would contain their centres and other details.
“The Mock-UTME is an optional examination introduced by JAMB to provide an opportunity for candidates to have hands-on experience with the system.
“The shift also affords JAMB an opportunity to ascertain its readiness and that of its partners for the main UTME scheduled to hold between April 29 and May 12, 2023.
“The board uses this opportunity to announce that the 2023 UTME would witness some ground-breaking innovations to address observed infractions and centre failures.
“For instance, in the new regime, if there is a delay of up to one hour before the commencement of a particular session, that session stands cancelled and would be rescheduled along with the candidates,’’ he explained.
Benjamin added that by the same token, no examination would be started one hour after the scheduled commencement time as the session would be scheduled for any vacant or available slot
“JAMB has made it mandatory that candidates must be notified of their new scheduled sessions or centres, as the case may be before they leave their original centre.
“In addition, no candidate would be allowed to spend less than one hour before submission of responses during the UTME.”
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