REMINDER TO STUDENTS, SCHOOLS AND PARENTS:JAMB 2014: REGISTRATION CLOSES 14TH MARCH, EXAM HOLDS SAT. APRIL 5TH 2014

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has designated 256 centres for the 2014/2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Computer Based Test (CBT) across the country.

Mr Fabian Benjamin, the board’s Head of Public Relations, made the disclosure in a telephone interview on Monday in Lagos.
Benjamin said that the centres were increased from 56 in 2012/2013 to 256 for the forthcoming examination.
He said that the increase was made to accommodate the large number of candidates applying for the CBT.

“Application form is out; preparation for the technical aspect is in top gear and we are always ready.
“Centres that had hitches during the 2012/2013 examination will be corrected, while some may not be used.
“What we already have on ground is close to perfection,“ he said.

The board, in an earlier statement, had announced the commencement of the sale of the application forms for the 2014/2015 academic session UTME.

It advised qualified candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria that online registration would be on until March 14, 2014, while the website would be closed on March 25.

JAMB said that the examination would be conducted on April 5, 2014 for those writing the Paper Pencil Test (PPT) and Dual Based Test (DBT).

It said that the date for the Computer Based Test (CBT) would be announced later.
The board said that the examination centres of the candidates would depend on their chosen towns during online registration.

10 STRATEGIC TIPS FOR UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS IN THE COMING YEAR 2014...ALSO TO BE READ BEFORE FILLING YOUR JAMB REGISTRATION FORMS!

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How to be successful in Jamb 2014 Examination

Tip 1. Following the words of the JAMB Registrar after the 2013 exercise, Prof Dibu Ojerinde said: “We have gone digital in JAMB.” What he meant by ‘going digital’ is that  in the Jamb 2014/2015 UTME examination the Computer Based Test is likely to be more popular than it was in 2013 . To avoid surprises in the exam hall, we encourage participants to learn how to operate a computer system which is as simple as ABC. In the examination hall, your computer will be “timed”  and when it reaches the allotted time, it will switch off, even if you have not answered any question! So the call to be fast is important.

Tip 2. All admission-seeking candidates in the Jamb 2014, mostly candidates from  the Southern states are advised to make early registrations  to avoid missing out on available centers. Last season (Jamb 2013), with a record number of 1.8 million candidates centres were exhausted  within three months of beginning of registrations, and late registrants were pushed to the North, north east and north central zones  to take their examinations.If you are not used to the the north, why risk going there to write your Jamb exam? A lot of candidates missed  last year’s jamb exams due to this problem.So we encourage you to purchase the form  and register VERY EARLY!

Tip 3. Applicants who wrote the JAMB 2013/2014 UTME examination and selected the Paper and Pencil Type (PPT) were basically victims of various inefficiencies of by the board, with majority of them, forced to settle with scores that are not theirs. We therefore advise candidates applying for the JAMB 2014/2015 UTME to thread carefully, on what  type of exam to select, We recommend the Computer Based Test (CBT) and if you are good with computers, and there is no need to be scared of it. From last year’s experience, many candidates who chose CBT came out with flying colours.

Tip 4. From statistics, over 1.8 million students registered  for the 2013 exams but less than 500,000  were going to be admitted.Let us also note that  about 1.2 million students may also be in their final secondary school years now.So more than 2 million candidates may  participate in the next exams in 2014. We therefore suggest an all-round  preparations by candidates. One way to beat  JAMB is to read more tips on http://lagosbooksclub.com  and her sister blogs.


Tip 5. Only very confident candidates should select from the most popular institutions such as UNILAG,OAU,UI,UNN,UNIBEN,UNILORIN,UNIZIK,FUTO,UNIPORT,ABU...


These are about the most popular institutions in Nigeria. The reason why we recommend that you stay away from these universities is to boost your chances of admission and not because you are not intelligent, Admission slots are very limited and the competition for these institutions is fiercer. Also if a Federal University is not your catchment area, then your chances of getting admitted is equal to zero. But still, if you must choose any of them please also look for courses that are not too competitive. Take note of all these before you register.


Tips 6. All candidates  are  also advised to be very careful in their selection of courses.It is no news that the following courses USUALLY have the highest number of applicants.
• Medicine And Surgery
• Economics
• Accounting
• Law/Civil Law
• Pharmacy etc.
• Mechanical Engr/Civil/Elect Elect etc.

Selecting one of the above means you will be competing with thousands of candidates for the space, which is likely to be lesser than hundreds in all the Institutions. But if you are however interested in any of the above courses, you must learn how to balance your selections appropriately to increase your chances of getting admitted. Ensure you also select courses such as EDUCATION that have fewer numbers of candidates. By so doing, you can be sure of a higher probability of admission.You may thereafter apply for a change of course after been admitted. This suggestion is to  boost your chances of and not because you are not intelligent.The reality is that the slots of many of these courses are limited, competition is higher and you are getting older.After factoring in ASUU there is a possibility may get discouraged or age  before ones time. Hence, make hay while the sun shines.

Tip 7. These days it has also become important  that you know about the accreditation status of the course(s) you want to apply for in your choice Institutions before submitting your application.

What is accreditation of  a course?
Some university offer courses that have not been approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC), and if you end up in one of those departments not eventually approved you would have wasted your years for nothing. You won’t be given any original certificate by the University! For example; Medicine and Surgery has NOT been accredited in the Benue State University, BSUM and many others Universities, and candidates  admitted there might  end up spending 8+ years in vain.

How will you know if your course has been accredited in your choice institution?
You can know this from the Jamb 2014 Brochure that will be given to you when you purchase the Jamb 2014-2015 UTME Form.


Tip 8. Most Institutions require a cut-off of 240 in the JAMB-UTME. (example of such institution is University of Ilorin) the minimum cut off for Medicine in Unilorin is 240 and 220+ for major courses, while admission at the University of Ibadan and Unilag begins with your O-Level results, therefore, its very important that you have the basic requirements of the Institution before applying for admission. In fact, this apply to almost all the Institutions in Nigeria. Ensure you have your COMPLETE O’LEVEL RESULTS for your chosen courses before buying Jamb, if you don’t have… you are only going to frustrate yourself. Even when you are admitted, you will be screened out after they collect your acceptance  and school fees.

Tip 9. DO NOT apply for admission into Institutions outside your catchment areas.You lower your chances of being admitted by doing so

What are catchment areas?(See your Jamb Brochure for more notes in this)

Tip 10. Take note: Once you have submitted your application form for the JAMB 2014/2015 UTME and gotten registered through an approved centre there is no more opportunity to initiate any change.Therefore, we advice candidates to check all the fields properly, including passport, names,  institutions of choice and fingerprints before submission.This is because all would be verified one time or the other along ehe way before you are admitted for the Examination.

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TO STUDENTS, PARENTS,SCHOOLS,CHURCHES AND MOSQUES...HERE ARE REASONS/ ADVANTAGES OF REGISTERING YOUR WARDS FOR JAMB 2014 THROUGH OUR CENTRE (EDUPEDIA ASSOCIATES)

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Kindly note that our office,EDUPEDIA ASSOCIATES is a duly registered and accredited JAMB/UTME registration centre for 2014.You can confirm this  through here..


http://jamb.org.ng/unifiedtme/RegistrationCentres.aspx...

On getting to this page please TYPE LAGOS and filter it with FESTAC  in the two spaces provided.You'll  then see the list of all such centres in FESTAC WITH OUR NAME EDUPEDIA ASSOCIATES AT NUMBER 7.

ADVANTAGES/SERVICES WE SHALL PROVIDE YOU ON PAYMENT OF N700

The advantages you'll have in registering through us are many.These include


1.Our 25-yr association and link to the JAMB office through our tutorial school called PASS which was established in 1988.This makes us believe without any atom if pride that we know how JAMB works like the back of our hands.The advantage of this is our zero tolerance for BIOMETRIC errors which delay the results of many students registered elsewhere.


2. Your registration and fingerprinting with scanners approved by JAMB PLUS 2 E-SLIPS as indicated by  the examination body.


3.To this we can add other miscellaneous advisory and follow-up services on your behalf through post-utme till admission into a higher institution.

4. We are not an overnight emergency  registration centre.Even before you fill your forms you can ask for our advice on your choices including higher institutions,courses and Jamb subjects to pick on an individual basis.


5.We can also provide group services  to jamb students on location at schools,churches, mosques,blocks of flats and closes (cul de sacs) if desired and if so invited.Discounts out of the N700 are available for group registrations and can be discussed before service.

6. Databases on our systems are available 24hrs round the clock for  change of registrations if need be and where allowed by JAMB.This is because of the location of our systems.Our internet connections are also on 24 hrs and run on one of the fastest servers in Lagos if not in Nigeria.

7.You can register with us from any place in Nigeria as long as you can be present physically in our office for less than an hour for  fingerprinting or at your location  if it is a group service.

OPTIONAL SERVICES/(N1300 -N2000 DEPENDS ON  NUMBER OF STUDENTS INVOLVED)

8.We can point out  some of the pitfalls contained in JAMB Brochures which  many students are not aware of.Some of these were listed through  posts on our 3 blogs here...


a.http://lagosbooksclub.com (this one)

b.http://lagosbooksclub.wordpress.com and

c.http://edupedianigeria.wordpress.com

8.If you choose, we can also give further explanations on many of our write-ups covering


a.How to pass JAMB exams without relying on examination hall alligators or internet and telecom cheaters.Remember how Jamb caught many students napping  this year and how many students wasted their parents money on exam subject alternatives that did not exist.

b.What to do before the exam date and in the exam hall.But we SHALL NEVER ENCOURAGE OR TEACH YOU HOW TO CHEAT or claim we can help you upgrade your results as some people do in attempts to play 419 game with students' lives

c.How to overcome Use of English which many students think they know how to handle when they actually don't.

d.Tips on how to overcome JAMB MATHS.

9. So do NOT  register ANYHOW or  ANY WHERE. Ensure you register WITH US TO AVOID BIOMETRIC PROBLEMS  AT EXAM CENTRES WHICH CAN FURTHER DELAY YOUR RESULTS.LOOK FOR DEPENDABLE OUTFITS LIKE EDUPEDIA WITH DETAILED EXPERIENCES AND TRACK RECORDS OVER SO MANY YEARS AS SHOWN HERE...http://lagosbooksclub.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/who-says-experience-does-not-matter-in-nigeriafrom-our-archives/


10.KINDLY TAKE NOTE THAT THE FIRST TELEPHONE NUMBER LISTED BY JAMB FOR US ON THEIR LIST OF REGISTERED CENTRES IS NOT  CORRECT.THE CORRECT GSM number is 08033010872 and not 08023024213 as shown.Our location as shown on the JAMB  page of approved centres is 5th Avenue,M Close,House 27,Festac,Lagos.


Thank you.

EDUPEDIA ASSOCIATES

O.O.ODUMOSU

JAMB 2014/2015 REMINDERS…READ THESE BEFORE YOU FILL YOUR REGISTRATION FORM!…(PART 2)

 

 



…JAMB student

RE-BLOGGED FROM LAGOSBOOKSCLUB.WORDPRESS.COM/CLICK ON BLUE LINES BELOW

1.WHY ADMISSION TO NIGERIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IS LIKE GOING TO THIRD WORLD WAR….like-going-to-third-world

2.JAMBITES RECOUNT THEIR VARIOUS ORDEALS OVER THE YEARS…ordeals-over-the-years

3.RESULTS HAVING BIOMETRIC VALIDATION PROBLEMS…biometric-validation-problems

4.WHETHER YOU PASS WAEC OR JAMB STARTS FROM HERE AND NOW! (2)

5.DO NOT BE DECEIVED BY ANYONE HAWKING ANY “SPECIAL” BOOK ON JAMB.IT IS SCAM!

6.WHY DO MANY NIGERIAN STUDENTS FAIL JAMB? HERE ARE THE REASONS!

7.WHETHER YOU PASS WAEC OR JAMB STARTS FROM HERE AND NOW! (1)

REMINDERS FOR JAMB 2014/2015... REGISTRATION/EXAM DATE,RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS TO BE READ FOR USE OF ENGLISH...AND NOTES ON APPROVED REGISTRATION CENTERS!

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To Students, Parents,Schools,Churches and Mosques…Here Are Reasons/ Advantages of Registering Your Wards for Jamb 2014 Through Our Centre (Edupedia Associates) (lagosbooksclub.wordpress.com)

2014 Jamb Tips For University Admissions...Read Before Filling Your Jamb Registration Forms! (lagosbooksclub.wordpress.com)

A.JAMB 2014/2015 REGISTRATION/EXAM DATE

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)  began the sale of application forms into the nation’s tertiary Institutions a while ago. The early sale of the application forms is to enable Nigerians desirous of tertiary education have access to the forms so that they could prepare ahead for the examination slated for April, 2014.

According to a statement issued in Abuja by JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, the two modes of tests hitherto conducted by JAMB- the Paper and Pencil Test (PPT) and Computer Based Test (CBT) – are still opened to prospective candidates for the 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

Candidates across the globe who have successfully completed their secondary school education with a minimum of six (6) credits, including the English Language and Mathematics, are expected to obtain the forms at the designated banks and register with the approved cyber cafés across Nigeria and at the Nigeria High Commission Offices in Ghana, United Kingdom (UK), South Africa (SA), Cameroon, Jeddah and Biu.

Candidates are urged to ensure that their data are well captured at the cyber cafés and their subject choices are accurately entered. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. ‘Dibu Ojerinde, urged parents, guardians and café operators to ensure that candidates are well guided in the filling of the forms to avoid wrong filling and unwholesome practices that may affect their choices.

B.RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS  FOR USE OF ENGLISH

The public is also urged to note that candidates will be tested on two general books to enhance their reading culture, irrespective of their courses. The books are

1.The Successor by Jerry Agada 

2.Potter’s Wheel by Chukwuemeka Ike

C.TO CHECK FOR APPROVED REGISTRATION CENTERS

CLICK HERE.....http://jamb.org.ng/unifiedtme/RegistrationCentres.aspx

a.Do not turn yourself into a victim of fake jamb registration/ scratch card!

b. For the 2014 UTME Biometrics, only DIGITAL PERSONA scanner will be allowed for finger prints capture.

c. No registered center allowed to charge more than N700 from candidates. This amount  includes printing of 2 copies of your e-slip.

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