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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) has assured students who missed writing the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) due to encountered glitches that there would be rescheduling for them.
Some candidates lamented glitches they encountered while writing the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Friday.
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar, promised that all students who had challenges due to technical difficulties would have their exams rescheduled.
Speaking after overseeing the exam at Kogo-Bwari, Abuja, Prof. Oloyede stated that thus far, the UTME has been running successfully, with only one centre reporting problems.
“We appeal to the public to understand this, some centres will fail. I have heard of only one centre that has failed today,” he said.
He continued: “By the end of today, I expect about 10 percent of the centres to have one problem or the other because we know the level of development in different parts of the country.
“We are not encouraging this, but when it happens, please do not disrupt others.
“It is important to note that when a session fails because of a problem, you cannot bring those candidates to do session two, they will have to step aside, and the headquarters will have to be contacted.
“The earliest time they can be scheduled will be after 4:30 p.m. so that those slated for sections two and three can write, and these candidates can now write for session four, and in some cases, they can even be scheduled for the following day.”
He expressed displeasure over award of scholarships to UTME best-performing candidates without consideration of other criteria factored in admission.
According to him, such awards were premature.
Oloyede, who commended the public, especially parents, for their smooth conduct, said parents usually cause problems for students in previous exercises.
