Jamb blacklist 48 Cbt centers For malpractice in 2017 Utme

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
(JAMB) has blacklisted 48 Computer-Based Test
(CBT) centres over their involvement in extortion
and organised examination malpractices during
the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination (UTME).
JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, made
the disclosure on Wednesday in Abuja at a news
conference at the end of an enlarged meeting
with external examiners and other stakeholders
in the conduct of the 2017 UTME. Oloyede, who also announced the cancellation of
the results of 59,698 candidates who sat for the
examination, said another 24 CBT centres had
been suspended for one year for failing to live up
to expectations.
“The (24 CBT) centres will not participate in the
2018 UTME, but they can be reconsidered for
2019 and above.
“The delisting of 48 centres from participating in
the board’s examination in future is as a result of
serious technical deficiencies, extortion,
organised examination malpractices and other
damaging infractions.”
He said that JAMB had fixed July 1, 2017 as the
date for supplementary examination for
candidates who registered late for this year’s
UTME.
Oloyede added that some of the candidates
whose results were cancelled, would also take
part in the rescheduled exam.
The JAMB boss said the decision to allow the
candidates sit for the rescheduled examination
was reached after a thorough review of all the
reports that emanated from their centres.
According to him, 1,386 candidates have their
results cancelled over examination malpractice;
57,646 results were also affected as a result of
centres-induced malpractices while the results
of 666 candidates were cancelled due to multiple
examinations.
He listed the categories of candidates whose
results were cancelled but would take part in the
rescheduled examination to include candidates of
centres with mass malpractices but who are
deemed innocent, biometric non-verification
machine related issues.
Others include technical and log out issues, late
registration, incomplete results and candidates
who lost examination sessions due to
malfunctioning of servers at the affected centre.
Why Some UTME Candidates Won’t Get Their
Results — Oloyede
May 26, 2017

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