Janet Samuel, Abuja
Over 260,000 candidates sat for this year’s Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Mock UTME) on Thursday across 793 Computer-Based Test,CBT centres across the country.
The Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, made this known after monitoring the mock exam in some of the centres in Abuja.
Oloyede, who expressed delight over the seamless conduct of the exercise nationwide, said the exam was to test the preparedness for the main UTME, which will commence on Friday, 19th April, 2024.
He revealed that the exam body also successfully conducted recruitment examination for Nigerian Police on Wednesday, adding that the only few incidents recorded in lthe Mock UTME in about four centres would be resolved.
The JAMB boss said that 1.98 million candidates registered for the main 2024 UTME out of which over 260,000 took part in the mock exam.
He revealed that the results of the Mock UTME will either be released on Thursday (today) evening or tomorrow (Friday).
Oloyede said JAMB was fully prepared for the smooth conduct of the main UTME adding that new mechanisms would also be deployed to further fortify the exam system.
Earlier, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) consultant at JAMB, Damilola Bamiro, said the exam body was also fully in touch with all the centres taking part in the examination through the JAMB’s Situation Room.
Bamiro said the situation Room allows for real time interaction between the centres and JAMB to speedily resolve any issue during the exam.
