The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says there will be no going back on the use of biometrics in conducting its UTME exam.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will not rescind its decision on the use of biometrics in the conduct of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
This is contained in the board’s weekly bulletin issued on Sunday in Lagos.
According to the bulletin, the importance of biometrics in the conduct of the board’s examination cannot be over emphasized.
It noted that the Biometrics Verification Machine was introduced by the board in an attempt to get rid of the numerous forms of examination malpractice.
The examination said the BVM was a security mechanism used for the authentication of candidates’ identity as it provided access to the individual data, based on physiological characteristics.
“The core value of a biometric verification process lies in its ability to provide extra layers of security and protection against counterfeiting and impersonation.
“The increasing threat of identity fraud during the board’s UTME before the advent of the BVM necessitated its introduction for capturing biometrics of candidates to counter fraud.
“The candidate’s 10 fingers are captured during registration and are used as clearance to admit them into the examination hall.
“There are various types of biometric solutions but JAMB opted for fingerprint recognition, to eliminate all forms of infractions.
“Biometric security is surely a breakthrough for the board, because the fingerprints recognition technology provides a greater degree of security as it is impossible to steal, forget, lose or compromise data already captured.
“Therefore, the adoption of biometrics in the conduct of our examination is here to stay,” the bulletin noted.
It reassured candidates that their fingerprints would not be used for any purpose other than identification.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has registered over 1.8 million candidates for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The Head, Media and Information of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.
Registration of candidates for the all Computer Based Test (CBT) commenced on Feb. 10 and terminated on Feb. 21.
Benjamin said that the registration was a huge success, adding that there were no hitches at all across the various accredited registration centres nationwide.
“We have concluded the registration and we recorded over 1.8 million candidates for the UTME this year.
“Registration closed on Feb. 21, when we stopped the pin vending for the exercise.
“However, some candidates who had acquired the pin but were unable to register before Feb. 21, due to one reason or the other, were allowed to do so till 12 midnight, Feb. 25.
“The registration finally closed on Feb. 25, he said.
The JAMB spokesman dismissed rumours in some quarters that candidates could start printing their examination notification slip from March 2.
“This is misleading and absolutely not correct.
“Let me sound it clearly that the board has not come up with any date for both the examination and the printing of examination notification slip for candidates.
“The board will announce the date for the 2019 UTME soon.
“As it is now, no date has been fixed yet for both the examination and the printing of examination notification slip.
“The examination slips are usually printed, two weeks to the main examination, but that is only after when the examination date has been fixed.
“There is no way anybody can print examination notification slip when the examination date, itself, has not been fixed.”
He, therefore, urged candidates and other stakeholders to remain calm, reassuring them that the board would make announcement and proper sensitisation about the date for the examination and printing of examination notification slip.
Source: Concise News
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