By Modupe Toba / Rotimi Famakin
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, today conducted the 2025 optional UTME Mock examination in Computer-Based Test, CBT centres across the nation.
As early as half past six this morning most of the JAMB Accredited CBT centres in Ibadan, Oyo State Capital, saw candidates and parents thronging into their premises.
Radio Nigeria Correspondents who monitored the exercise in Araromi area of Apata, Kuola, Oluyole Estate, UI and Polytechnic Road, Sango, all in Ibadan report that Security Personnel from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC were on ground to ensure peace and orderliness.
Two parents who spoke with Radio Nigeria, Mr Oluwole Ladejo and Mrs Olajumoke Durodola said they opted for the Mock to help their children gain confidence during the main Unified Tertiary Matriculation. Examination, UTME.
A JAMB technical Staff, at one of the CBT centres, Miss Rukayat Lawal explained that the candidates who were thoroughly searched before being allowed into the examination hall were not permitted to take any electronic gadget, such as handsets, earphones or calculator into the examination, except their pencils.
Miss Lawal said JAMB was much more prepared for a hitch-free examination this year, adding that CBT centres approved by JAMB were only allowed to hold the UTME running on power generators.
Another Jamb official at a CBT centre along Akala Expressway, Mrs basirat Hassan explained that there were no hitches as candidates conducted themselves in an orderly manner.
Mrs Hassan noted that the Mock examination was to assess the preparedness of the CBT centers and prepare the students for the main examination, which would be in batches starting from the 25th of this month.
Each centre visited had not less than Two Hundred and fifty candidates sitting for the 2025 Mock UTME, while over two hundred thousand candidates registered for the 2025 Optional UTME Mock examination Nationwide.
Similarly, our correspondent who monitored the situation at the Distance Learning CBT Centre of the University of Ibadan and PEFTI Computer Based Test Centre situated at Leventis, Sango Ibadan reports that the exercise was conducted in an orderly manner.
According to reports the centre witnessed the presence of security personnel manning the entrance, while parents of the students were hanging around.
In an interview, the Coordinator of the centre, Mr Ayobami Adeoye said the candidates arrived as early as 6 o’clock in the morning based on their examination time schedule.
He maintained that the centre with a 250-seater capacity had facilities required by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board for the conduct of UTME-CBT examination.
Mr Adeoye advised students to update themselves with JAMB requirements and prepare adequately to have a hitch-free exam experience.
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