2023 UTME: JAMB Releases List of Prohibited Items in Exam Hall
Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB has released the list of strictly restricted/prohibited items in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination hall.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) still maintained its directive that no candidate would be allowed to come into the exam hall with electronic devices in the forthcoming 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
JAMB has published the list of Prohibited Items that won’t be allowed into any of its centres during this year’s examination. The items are:Electronic devices such as:mobile phones
calculators
wristwatches
recorders
spy reading glasses
cameras
ear piece
bluetooth devices
USB
CD
hard disk and other similar storage devices
pen/biro
smart lenses
books or any reading/writing material
ink/pen readers
key holders
ATM cards
erasers
smart rings/jewelries
The bulletin partly states: “to ensure that the board’s examinations meet best global practice, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has prohibited the use of the following items during examinations.
“Candidates are hereby advised not to bring these items close to the examination venue in their best interest. Any breach of this directive would bar the candidates from taking the examination.”
JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin disclosed that some candidates who breached the directive and brought some of the devices to the hall last year were caught and handed over to security agencies.
Instructions on Biometric Verification
1. Biometric Verification will be the only mode for the admittance of candidates into the examination centre. Strict adherence to the guide on compulsory biometric verification of every candidate is required.
2. No Candidate should be kept waiting if he/she cannot be verified. Such a candidate should be recaptured at the centre before leaving. ONLY genuine cases will subsequently be treated.
3. There is no other Attendance Register apart from the biometric verification. Biometric verification will also serve as Attendance Register during examinations.
4. Photo Albums will only carry pictures with no marking points for either Present or Absent status.
