The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rescheduled the printing of exam slips for the 2019/20 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to Thursday, April 4.
This was disclosed by JAMB’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dr Fabian Benjamin in an interview with News Agencies in Abuja.
The printing of the examination slips was initially scheduled to begin on Tuesday, April 2.
Dr. Benjamin said the shift in date came after 14 Computer Based Tests (CBT) centres were suspended on Monday
“The suspension has caused some distortion in the initial arrangement and the board will have to relocate candidates who were scheduled to write in the affected centres to other suitable centres.
“We all know that one of the essence of the mock exercise was to check the level of preparedness of not only candidates but also centres that keep to the rules and regulations of the board.
“It is to check on centres that are desperate to cheat and to make sure that they do not achieve their aim.
“Immediately after the exercise yesterday, we went into a meeting and examined the conduct of the exercise, identified the structural problems and made adjustments immediately.
“We want to ensure no centre fails during the conduct of the exercise.
“So we need today and tomorrow to redistribute the candidates affected by these suspended centres who had planned to extort them, defraud and frustrate the system, to centres that are more suitable, then printing can begin Thursday,” Benjamin said.
He reassured that the board was putting all hands on deck to ensure that candidates sat for the examination in centres where they were safe, suitable and conducive.
He later apologised to all candidates for the inconvenience, and stated that the exams are still billed to hold between April 11 and April 15.
