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From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has announced change in date for the commencement of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
JAMB spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement, on Sunday, noted that the date for the commencement of the UTME which was earlier scheduled for Saturday, 29th April, 2023, has been shifted forward, and will commence on Tuesday, 25th April, and run till Tuesday, 2nd May, 2023.
Dr. Benjamin explained that the adjustment in the date of the UTME was to accommodate some other major and critical national assignments, and was optimistic that no citizen will be denied the opportunity of exercising their civic responsibilities.
He noted that JAMB 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, and the fact that some institutions with stable academic calendar are expected to resume as scheduled.
He assured that the Board will continue to partner with relevant agencies of government to ensure that candidates get the best, hence he solicited the support and understanding of all as it delivers on its critical mandate.
Meanwhile, the Board has announced a new date, Tuesday, 18th April, 2023, to conduct mock examination for candidates who could not take the examination earlier due to technical hitches and other challenges.
Dr. Fabian recalled that JAMB had earlier conducted its 2023 mock-UTME on Thursday, 30th March, 2023, in 725 centres across the country, but the exercise ran into some technical hitches in some centres which frustrated the efforts of some candidates to participate in the examination.
He explained that the mock examination was designed to test the preparedness and readiness of JAMB and that of its partners for the UTME, and as well as give prospective candidates the opportunity to have hands-on experience of the CBT test environment.
He added: “It was, therefore, in order, to give the candidates who were unable to sit for the examination owing to no fault of theirs the opportunity to take the examination, hence the mock examination was rescheduled to hold on Tuesday, 18th April, 2023.
“Similarly, candidates who were present and screened for the examination but could not sit for the examination have also been rescheduled to retake the mock examination same day.”
He, however, confirmed that the result of the candidates who successfully took the mock examination on 30th March, 2023, has been released.
