Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) is a Nigerian entrance examination board for tertiary-level institutions.[1]
| Acronym | JAMB |
|---|---|
| Type | Internet-based. |
| Knowledge / skills tested | Academic performance in selected subjects. |
| Purpose | Admission into tertiary institution. |
| Year started | 1978 |
| Duration | 3 hours 10 minutes. |
| Score / grade range | 0 to 400 |
| Score / grade validity | 1 year |
| Offered | Once in a year |
| Countries / regions | Over 500 centres in all states of the federation |
| Languages | English |
| Annual no. of test takers | more than a million |
| Prerequisites / eligibility criteria | SSCE results or awaiting SSCE results. |
| Scores / grades used by | Over 900 universities, agencies and other institutions in Nigeria. |
| Website |
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The board conducts entrance examinations for prospective undergraduates into Nigerian universities. The board is also charged with the responsibility to administer similar examinations for applicants to Nigerian public and private monotechnics, polytechnics, and colleges of educations. All of these candidates must have obtained the West Africa School Certificate, now West African Examinations Council, WAEC, or its equivalent, National Examination Council (Nigeria), NECO.[2]
Leadership
- Dibu Ojerinde, the Executive Registrar
References
- ↑ "Ojerinde re-appointed JAMB registrar". Vanguard News. 9 April 2012.
- ↑ "Varsities set irrelevant post-UTME questions and blame candidates for failing – Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, JAMB boss". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper.
- ↑ "The 10 Reasons why Nigerian students fail Jamb CBT Examination". myedu.ng. 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
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