Students who sat for the March 2016 University
Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) made
the call on Friday during a protest to registers
their displeasure.
The 2016 exam was the first time computers
were used to write all the exams and students
and parents have cried out in outrage that the
computer-based exam was still in its trial state
and had a lot of irregularities.
Complaints ranging from non-provision of
calculator, irregular shutting down of computers
and non-release of the results of the students
have trailed the 2016 JAMB examination.
Disgruntled candidates have also urged JAMB to
find a lasting solution to alleged irregularities and
requested that the body should urgently release
the results still outstanding.
A member of the Association of Private Coaching
Centers, Olawuyi Olufemi, has also questioned
the supposed allocation of 40 marks to some
students; an act which he said was not clear,
wondering how some candidates would benefit
while others would be exempted.
Meanwhile, the Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB) has promised to
compensate candidates who missed their
examinations during the just concluded 2016
exercise with another test.
According to the Registrar, Professor Dibu
Ojerinde, the board has records of candidates
who genuinely missed their tests due to sudden
relocation from their original centers.
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