The days of candidates leaving the comfort of their homes to travel for entry examinations into tertiary institution in Nigeria might just have been numbered.
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has hinted plans towards sit-home entry examinations into tertiary institutions for its candidates.
This was disclosed by the Spokesman of the board, Dr. Dr. Fabian Benjamin. He said that the board is already considering options to make this work but there would be need for the necessary technology to be deployed before it can kick off.
Benjamin said, “We are thinking of open book examinations or allowing them write the examination from their houses. Once we get the required technology, we can do it,” he disclosed.
According to reports, JAMB may be considering this option following criticisms for its inability to provide adequate Computer Based Test (CBT) centres in some states.
As observed by some critics, some local government councils (LGAs) in the country do not have CBT centres at all, and even the few that have are overcrowded usually forcing candidates to travel to other towns for the exercise.
According to Itedgenews, more than 1.4 million candidates registered for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and current checks show that there are only about 280 approved CBT centres across the country, indicating that about 5000 students manage just one CBT centre for the entry examinations.
