Tag: CBT

Arewa youths reject proposed CBT for WAEC exam

Aminu Imam

Northern youths, under the umbrella of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), have called for the cancellation of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) format in the forthcoming West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examination in the country. The AYCF said that if such a mode of examination is introduced will ultimately result in massive failure for students, particularly in rural States where computer skills are scarce or completely absent. In a statement issued yesterday by the Forums President-General, Yerima Shettima, the group pointed out that the CBT exams should have been optional,…

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JAMB increases UTME service charge at CBT centres to N2,000

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved that its accredited Computer Based Tests (CBT) centres should increase service charge per candidate from N1,400 to N2,000. JAMB made this known in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar on Monday in Abuja. The board explained that initially, each candidate paid the sum of N1,400 made up of N700 for mock-UTME and another N700 for the UTME. The board said that the decision for approval by its management followed the high cost of diesel and other energy challenges…

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