UTME 2017: JAMB insists CBT centres must have CCTVs

Ahead of the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has insisted that henceforth, all computer-based centres to be accredited for the registration and the examination must be installed with Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras.

This position was revealed Tuesday by the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during the examination body’s interactive meeting with the operators of CBT centres drawn across the federation. The meeting held at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka.

 

According to Oloyede, the move was part of the measures being taken by JAMB to avoid errors of the past and ensure that the best is offered Nigerians.

He said the new process has completely phased out cybercafé operators, adding that the computer-based centres to be accredited must have 250 desktop or laptop systems in a single room with provision for additional 25 systems as back-ups.

 

Oloyede, who also revealed that during registrations of candidates at the cybercafés there should be no exchange of cash, said accredited banks should be partnered to ensure the success of the cashless policy.

The board also informed the CBT operators that all the 10 fingers of candidates must be captured during data capturing, and that anyone whose whole 10 fingers cannot be captured by the CBT centres should be directed to the headquarters of JAMB in Abuja.