JAMB to conduct another mock-UTME for some candidates over glitch

 

Candidates have received an apology from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for the errors that occurred during the 2023 mock UTME.

On Thursday, the drill was conducted in 725 locations across the nation. However, some candidates bemoaned their incapacity to take the test.

The board said in a statement that candidates who were unable to take the test will have another chance. Fabian Benjamin served as the board's spokesperson for the announcement.

The exam will be free for such candidates, according to JAMB, who also stated that a new date will be published in due time.

The board claimed that new initiatives put in place to better the exercise's conduct were to blame for the hiccups.

"As expected, there were some problems with the exercise in a few centers, preventing some candidates from taking the test. The test will be rescheduled for these candidates at no additional cost and at a later date, according to the statement.

The board would like to take this opportunity to express its regret to all candidates for any trouble this may have caused them. This is a step in a development process meant to strengthen the board's efforts to raise the caliber, safety, and sanctity of its offerings while also using them to announce the arrival of the next stage of its transformational plan.

The practice also provided the board with a once-in-a-lifetime chance to improve this procedure.

The Board had, therefore, been better placed to execute a seamless UTME exercise in April 2023 in accordance with its projections. However, the benefits of the exercise cannot be quantified.

The board will keep asking applicants and the general public for their understanding because it won't give up on finding fresh, improved approaches to raising the standard of large-scale assessments in Nigeria.

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