Chidimma UCHEGBU
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Tuesday, April 18, for the conduct of its reschedule Mock-UTME.
The exam which earlier held on March 30, 2023 in 725 centres across the country, however, ran into some technical hitches at some centres and denied some candidates the opportunity to sit the examination.
A statement signed by Fabian Benjamin, Head, Public Affairs and Protocol at JAMB, said that “the Board’s mock examination was designed for the purpose of testing its preparedness and that of its partners for the UTME as well as give prospective candidates the opportunity to have hands-on experience of the CBT test environment”.
According to him, “it is, therefore, in order to give those candidates, who were unable to sit the examination owing to no fault of theirs, the opportunity to take the examination that the mock examination had been rescheduled to hold on Tuesday, 18th April, 2023.
“Similarly, candidates who were present and screened for the examination but could not sit the examination have been rescheduled to retake the mock examination on Tuesday, 18th April, 2023.”
Benjamin also announced the release of the results of the successful mock-UTME examination.
He said “the result of the candidates who successfully took the mock examination on 30th March, 2023, has been released.
“Also, the Board has moved forward the conduct of its 2023 UTME which was earlier scheduled to hold from Saturday, 29th April, 2023, to Tuesday, 25th April, to Tuesday, 2nd May, 2023.
“The adjustment in the date of the UTME is to accommodate some other major and critical national assignments. By so doing, the Board hopes that no citizen would be denied the opportunity of exercising their civic responsibilities.
“It should be noted that the Board does not have the liberty of shifting forward its examination as other public examinations are billed to commence their exercises in the early part of May, 2023. Yet another factor is the need to accommodate those institutions with stable academic calendar to resume as scheduled.
“The Board will continue to partner with relevant agencies of government to ensure that its candidates get the best. It, therefore, solicits the understanding of all as it delivers on its critical mandate.”
