PRACTICAL DETAILS YOU SHOULD

KNOW BEFORE AND AFTER

STEPPING INTO
JAMB CBT HALL

PRACTICAL STEPS
ABOUT JAMB

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is

a Nigerian entrance examination board for tertiary-level institutions. The board conducts

entrance Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination 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 Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) conducted yearly by

the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, or its equivalent, National Examination

Council (Nigeria), Senior School Certificate Examination, NECO SSCE.

The pioneer registrar was Michael Saidu Angulu, who served from inception in 1978 until

1986. The current registrar of JAMB is Prof Ishaq Oloyede, who was appointed by

President Muhammadu Buhari in August 2016.

CBT CENTRES

Jamb CBT (Computer Based Test) Centres are the various locations and centres in

Nigeria approved by JAMB for the registration of the UTME examination. There are

various JAMB CBT centers/locations in the 36 states in Nigeria including the Federal

Capital Territory (Nigeria), FCT.

As of March, 2024, there are a total of 793 Computer-Based Test centres across the

country.

EXAMINATIONS

Every year, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board conducts one of the most

credible examinations in Nigeria that determines whether a student will be admitted to a

tertiary institution of learning. A record number of more than 1.7 million candidates

registered nationwide
The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination is only valid for a year with score range 0–

400. The examination is a test of knowledge, speed and accuracy. It consists of 180

questions with a time frame of 2 hours (120 minutes). The subject combination vary

based on a candidate's desired course of study, although English language is

compulsory for all candidates.

The examination is conducted for international candidates who wish to be admitted into

any Nigerian Tertiary institution by the West African Examination Council (WAEC).

After the conduct of the year's examination, the board sits and deliberates on the cut-off

mark for universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and monotechnics, often

universities have the highest cut-off mark, while other institutions require lower marks.

MISSION

TO PURSUE WITH INTEGRITY, VIGOUR, COMMITMENT, DEDICATION,

TRANSPARENCY AND SELFLESSNESS THE REALIZATION OF THE OBJECTIVE OF

A UNIFORM STANDARD IN THE CONDUCT OF MATRICULATION EXAMINATION

AND THE PLACEMENT OF SUITABLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES INTO THE

NATION’S TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS.

MISSION STATEMENT

TO ACCURATELY MEASURE CANDIDATES’ ABILITIES AND DETERMINE THEIR

SUITABILITY FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION

WHAT SHOULD I TAKE TO JAMB CBT CENTRE?

You’re to print your Examination Slip or printout. On this, you’ll have your bio-data

including names, gender, date of birth, etc, and passport photos, both for the NIN and the

one captured during the JAMB registration.

This slip, also contains your venue, date of the exams, and time. This is called the JAMB

exam slip.

The question at hand is if candidates will be required to submit this slip during the exams.

Will UTME candidates submit their exam slips after completing their CBT?

Another slip or printout was the one given to you after your JAMB registration at the CBT

center, back then which you need to take along to the JAMB venue/hall.
 7 THINGS YOU MUST DO WHEN YOU GET TO JAMB EXAM VENUE

Step 1: Eat Well the night before your exam and on the day of the exam

Avoid food that can give you toilet worries. You don't want to be put under pressure.

Step 2: Take only allowed items

You’ll need at least 2 color copies of your JAMB exam slip. You are to submit one to the

invigilator while you keep the other one for reference purposes.

You may need a Biro. You might probably not use it. But just should in case, you may need it.

Do NOT bring in bags and electronic devices such as phones, calculator

Step 3: Go to your centre early

Don't put yourself under the pressure of rushing especially in the city avoid putting yourself

under the stress of traffic leave home before traffic hour.

Get familiar with the centre environment. Find out where the hall is located. Make sure you

know where the rest rooms are, where you can keep your belongings in case you are with one

and maybe fire exit.

Step 4: Avoid negative candidates, Believe in yourself

Some candidates are afraid or might have failed the exam in the past and they are at the centre

spreading fear and failure to other candidates. Stylishly flee from such people. Don't let them

mess with your mindset

It is true some candidates write JAMB more than once, but some candidates also write it just

once.

Don't be pressurized into cheating as well, we believe in you as the future of the country.

Step 5: Ensure your Bio-metric (Thumbprints) Verification is done at the examination centre

It is COMPULSORY. you do this. If it is not done, ask for it.

Step 6: Read and obey instructions

I repeat Read and obey instructions.

Step 7: Manage your time: speed and accuracy is the only rule of the game

By now you should know that JAMB CBT exam will have a total of 180 questions within 2 hours.

Use of English: 60 Questions

Subject 2: 40 Questions

Subject 3: 40 Questions

Subject 4: 40 Questions

Total Duration: 2 hours

We suggest you need to use not more than 40 secs on each question and overall for each

subject:

ENGLISH=60 Questions=40 mins

2nd Subject=40 Questions=27 mins

3rd Subject=40 Questions=27 mins

4th Subject=40 Questions=26 mins

TOTAL of 120 mins=2 hrs

Off course this might not work you, you can spend more time on the area of your strength.