•extends DE registration to June 17
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rescheduled a total of 24,535 candidates to sit for a supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) holding on Saturday, June 22.
The Board has also cleared and released 3,921 additional 2024 UTME results. This release brings the total results released by the Board to 1,883,350.
Public Communication Advisor of JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin conveyed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja.
He, however, said the remaining 322 candidates have been migrated to the category of candidates under examination misconduct as a prima-facie case has clearly been established that those who had registered were not those who appeared for the examination.
He revealed that the number of examination misconduct has consequently been increased by 322 to 431.
The Board has also yielded to pressure to extend the period for the 2024 Direct Entry (DE) registration, noting that it has decided to bring the DE registration to a close on Monday, 17th June 2024.
Benjamin disclosed in the statement that the Board had painstakingly analysed the process and conduct of the 2024 UTME in some centres where there were strong proofs of substantial non-compliance with the Board’s standards.
“Consequently, 24,535 candidates have been rescheduled to retake the examination in their chosen Examination Towns on Saturday, June 22, 2024,” he said.
According to him, the supplementary examination was scheduled for the candidates from Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies (CAILS) and the Kwara State University (KWASU), and about 20,550 UTME candidates whose results are up till now under investigation.
Also to take the supplementary examination are 2,702 of candidates whose fingers could not be verified and have been given the benefit of the doubt to sit the 2024 UTME.
The statement read in part: “The Board having yielded in the last one month to the request and pleas of many stakeholders and authorities for the extension of the period for the 2024 Direct Entry (DE) registration has decided to bring the DE registration to a close on Monday, 17th June,2024.
“In order to facilitate the wrap-up of the registration, the DE registration points have been expanded beyond the Professional Registration Centres (PRCs) owned by JAMB in the following states where there is an upsurge of prospective DE candidates:
“Lagos State:bJAMB PRC, No 11, Ojora Road, Ikoyi Lagos; JAMB PRC, No 35-37, Isheri Road, Ogba, Ikeja Lagos.
(c) ETC Nig. Ltd, 229, JKK House Ikorodu, Road, Ilupeju.
“Oyo State: JAMB PTC, JAMB Zonal Office, Quarters 845, Agodi G.R.A, Ibadan, Oyo State; Federal College of Education (FCE) Special, CBT Centre, Oyo; JAMB PTC, Igboho.
“Kwara State: JAMB PTC, National Headquarters Annex, After Oyun Bridge, Old Jebba Road, Ilorin, Kwara State;
University of Ilorin CBT Centre, Mini Campus.
“Osun State: JAMB PTC, behind Technical College WAEC Road, Alekuwodo, Osogbo, Osun State;
(b)JAMB PTC, Block Y (Commercial) OSPDC, Oroki Estate, Service Area, Ilobu Road, Osogbo, Osun State; JAMB PTC, Gbongon.
“It is our belief that all eligible candidates would take advantage of this opportunity to register as no further extension would be entertained. The previously announced criteria for DE registration remain unchanged.
“Also, having held high-stake meetings with the principal officers of the Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies (CAILS) and the Kwara State University (KWASU), on the CAILS-KWASU Diploma programme, the Board has agreed to conduct a special registration exercise for the 3,633 prospective candidates, who did not participate in the 2024 UTME based on the assumption that they would be accommodated in the 2024 DE exercise.
“These candidates are, therefore, to register at any of the approved CBT centres in Kwara, Oyo or Osun State within the next one week (ending on Monday, 10th June 2024.) to register for the UTME.
“469 others among this category of UTME candidates who had already taken the 2024 UTME need not retake the examination. The one they have already taken suffices.
“This concession is to ensure that, while standards are being maintained, efforts are in place to support and promote the aspirations of qualified and willing candidates even if it requires bending over backwards.
“Therefore, concerned candidates are urged to check their results from Saturday, 1st June 2024 by sending RESULT to 55019 or 66019 to ascertain their status as those cleared would have their results while those rescheduled would be told that they had been rescheduled.
“The rescheduled candidates are to print their supplementary Examination Notification Slip from Tuesday, 4th June 2024 to ascertain their designated examination centres.
“The rescheduled examination, which is taking place on Saturday, 22nd June 2024, two weeks from now, is to give affected candidates adequate time to prepare for the exercise.
“This notice does not concern candidates whose results have been released.
“Candidates with prima facie case (s) of examination misconduct, would be further interrogated to establish their culpability after which appropriate measures would be taken on them and announced,” he stated.
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