Education

JAMB suspends 2 CBT centres for blank UTME registration

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended two Computer Based Centres (CBT) for a period of 14 days, for procedural breach in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration.

The JAMB Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.

The two centres are Federal College of Education (Technical) centre 2 in Potiskum, Yobe State; and the CBT Centre, Otukpo in Benue State.

Benjamin said the suspension followed a significant procedural breach that jeopardised the security measures implemented to prevent infractions.

He added that this could also prevent the integrity of the information provided to JAMB in case of any contestation.

The JAMB spokesman said: “Candidates are required to manually fill in their details before uploading them to the registration portal.

“The template containing these details must also be uploaded as evidence of their choices and the information provided.

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“Some centres, despite being fully briefed on the implications of failing to adhere to these guidelines, have chosen to disregard them by submitting blank copies of the registration template in a misguided effort to increase candidate submissions.

“This suspension serves as a stern warning to any centres considering similar actions.

“Any centre found uploading blank templates in the future will face cancellation and will be barred from participating in the Board’s activities.”

Benjamin, therefore, urged CBT centres to ensure that all templates were filled out clearly and accurately before uploading.

It would be recalled that the 2025 UTME registration commenced on Monday, February 3, 2025, and will end on March 8, 2025.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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