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JAMB Unveils New Guidelines For CBT Centres To Register For 2017 UTME

Published

7 years ago

January 5, 2017

THE JOINT ADMISSIONS AND Matriculation BOARD ( JAMB) HAS UNVEILED NEW Guidelines THAT WOULD HELP TO CURB THE Fraudulent PRACTICES IN THE EXAMINATION SYSTEM Ahead OF 2017 UNIFIED TERTIARY Matriculation EXAMINATION ( UTME) .

THE GUIDELINES SHOULD ALSO BE FIRMLY Held BY BOTH THE EXISTING AND INTENDING CBN CENTRE OWNERS .

1) MINIMUM 15 INCHES FLAT Screen COMPUTER MONITOR FOR DESKTOP OR 17 INCHES FOR LAPTOP.

2) THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS MUST Be CONNECTED TO A ROBUST Computer SERVER WITH A CAPACITY TO CARRY 250 SYSTEMS CONCURRENTLY.

3) ALL THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS MUST Be LINKED TOGETHER ON CABLE LOCAL Area NETWORK TOPOLOGY ( LAN ) . ( Wireless COMPUTER CONNECTION IS NOT ALLOWED ) .

4) ADEQUATE SECURITY AND MINIMUM Of FIVE ( 5) TECHNICAL PERSONNEL AND One NETWORK Engineer AVAILABILITY OF BACK -UP POWER Supply ( POWER GENERATING SET OF Minimum 40KVA FOR A CENTRE WITH 250 SYSTEMS; 60 KVA FOR 350 SYSTEMS AND 100KVA For ABOVE 350 SYSTEMS) AND UPS / Inverters THAT CAN CARRY ALL SYSTEMS FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO ( 2) HOURS.

5) — THE CENTRE MUST BE Adequately FENCED . PROVISION MUST BE MADE FOR A HOLDING ROOM OR RECEPTION Facility E.G CANOPY WITH CHAIRS , ETC .

6) — THE CENTRE MUST NOT BE IN Shared PREMISES SUCH AS CINEMA HALL, SHOPPING MALL , MARKET , ETC .

7) —AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND FUNCTIONAL AIR – CONDITIONERS AND LIGHTING. PROVISION OF UP TO DATE Antivirus AND ALL THE SYSTEMS MUST BE Virus FREE.

9) MINIMUM OF WINDOWS 7 OR Higher VERSION OF WINDOWS Operating SYSTEM .

10) IP CAMERA ( CCTV) IS COMPULSORY For ALL CBT CENTERS ( SPECIFICATION TO Be GIVEN BY JAMB ) .