JAMB to introduce CCTV in exam centres

JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said all computer-based test centre proprietors must install closed circuit televisions as one of the requirements for operations on Tuesday during a standardisation meeting with CBT centre proprietors at the University of Lagos.

’’Among other newly approved standardisation methods, the board said the CCTV must show live recordings of the “entry door (from the inside), exit door (from the outside), cross sectional coverage for examination rooms, external building and server rooms.’’

He,also, accused CBT centres of “extorting candidates by charging above approved rates, subletting access codes to cyber cafes, encouraging multiple registration and punishing uncompromising candidates by changing their centres and/or institutions without their knowledge/consent,’’ among other infractions.

He also said some operators are involved in sending fake messages to defraud candidates and providing mandatory training for same.

The Registrar announced that a total sum of N6,200, covering  the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination form, CBT centre service fee and the JAMB textbook which would be paid by prospective candidates in 2017.