#CODED-ish News:: JAMB increases CBT centres to 256

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says it has designated 256 centres for the 2014/2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination Computer Based Test across the country. JAMB’s Head of Public Relations, Mr Fabian Benjamin, said this in a telephone interview with theNews Agency of Nigeriain Lagos on Monday.

Benjamin said the centres were increased from 56 in 2012/2013 to 256 for the forthcoming examination. He said the increase was made to accommodate the large number of candidates applying for the CBT. He said, “Application form is out; preparation for the technical aspect is in top gear and we are always ready. “Centres that had hitches during the 2012/2013 examination will be corrected, while some may not be used.

“What we already have on ground is close to perfection.” The board, in an earlier statement, had announced the commencement of the sale of the application forms for the 2014/2015 academic session It advised qualified candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria that online registration would be on until March 14, 2014, while the website would be closed on March 25.

JAMB said the examination would be conducted on April 5, 2014 for those writing the Paper Pencil Test and Dual Based Test. It said that the date for the Computer Based Test would be announced later. The board said the examination centers of the candidates would depend on their chosen towns during online registration.

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