The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the list of items that will not be allowed into examination hall by candidates for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The Registrar of JAMB, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, revealed that the prohibited items include mobile phones, pens/biros, ear pods/ear piece, smart button, wallet/purse, keyholders and calculators.
Oloyede, who made this known at a virtual training organised for invigilators listed other items to include Bluetooth devices, cameras, microphones, recorders, contact lenses, books, spyglasses, smart watches, flash drives, among others.
In it’s weekly bulletin, JAMB also revealed that no candidate would be allowed to begin the examination one hour into the stipulated start time.
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It noted that only candidates who have been biometrically verified successfully would be able to login for the examination.
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JAMB further disclosed that it has put in place features aimed at simplifying its examination delivery with the use of nine kays, in lieu of the mouse, in addition to explicit instructions to candidates.
It however charged candidates to ensure that they carefully read and follow all the instructions as stated on the screen before, during and after the examination, while urging them to refrain from acts contrary to the rules guiding the conduct of the examination.
