IDRIS ABDULKADIR AUDITORIUM, NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION, THE 2015 COMBINED POLICY MEETING ON ADMISSIONS TO DEGREE, NIGERIA CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION AND NATIONAL DIPLOMA AWARDING INSTITUTIONS TO BE HELD AT THE IDRIS ABDULKADIR AUDITORIUM, NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION, MAITAMA, ABUJA ON TUESDAY, 14TH JULY, 2015

2015 UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION INTRODUCTION GENERAL CONDUCT OF 2015 UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION The 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination was conducted EXCLUSIVELY on a Computer-Based Testing (CBT) mode from Tuesday, 10th to Tuesday, 24th March, 2015. The examination was conducted throughout the Federation and eight (8) Foreign Centres viz: 1. Benin Republic 2. Cameroun. 3. Cote D’ Ivoire 4. Ethiopia 5. Ghana 6. Saudi Arabia 7. South Africa and 8. United Kingdom

JAMB MODEL CBT CENTRE

COMPUTER BASED TEST (CBT) – for the Visually Impaired JAMB has adopted modern technology for greater efficiency in her operations since 2007. The adoption of all-inclusive CBT for the entire population of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates in 2015 created some unique challenges and issues with respect to incorporating candidates with special needs. Categories of UTME candidates with special needs include: Visually impaired candidates Albinos and partially sighted candidates Prison inmates candidates Physically disabled candidates. Nigerians in diaspora Foreigners wishing to study in Nigeria. The purpose is to accommodate all categories of candidates

2015 CBT ANECDOTES “GOD DON WIN OOO!” A physically-challenged candidate on his wheelchair was crying before the examination in Osogbo, Osun State and begged if he could be given extra time. We urged him to start and that if the need arose, he would be given additional time. Surprisingly, he sang aloud after 1 hour, 50 minutes “I don finish oh! God don win ooo etc”. Moving closer to him, it was observed that he had actually finished. Amazingly, he almost jumped off his wheelchair later that afternoon when he received his result through an SMS. He scored 245.

THE PHYSICALLY-CHALLENGED CANDIDATE IN OSOGBO, OSUN STATE

“JUST EIGHT KEYS” The reaction of one of the visually impaired candidates at the practice session on the eve of the CBT at the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, is worthy of documentation. On being presented with a BrailleNote Apex (a refreshable computer braille), one candidate, John Norman Friday, exclaimed ‘You mean with just these eight (8) keys on the machine, I can write the UTME on my own?’ We thus replied in the affirmative. He immediately dumped the bulky and antiquated typewriter that he had brought with him and called out to his guide outside that he was in safe hands and that he could leave.

“SO WE CAN ALSO GET OUR RESULTS AS OTHER CANDIDATES!” A visually impaired candidate, Ladan Mustapha Ishah, wrote the 2015 UTME CBT at the JAMB Zonal Office, Minna. After his examination, he asked the technical staff in charge of the visually impaired when his result would be released and he was told that he would get it later that day. In astonishment, he shouted “Whao! This is good, so we too can also get our results as other candidates?!”.

“This...is...ama...zing!” The CBT for the visually impaired candidates in Edo State came as a welcome development to the candidates, their parents and relatives. To make things easier for the candidates, a training session was organized on the use of the BrailleNote Apex gadget a day to the examination. As the examination was going on the first day, 10th March 2015, one of the proctors at the University of Benin ICT Centre came to the Boardroom where the visually impaired candidates were taking their examination. She did not believe it when she was told that the candidates were blind. She went ahead to ask them if they were actually blind. When they affirmed this, she further asked, if they could see her and they said no. She observed them for a while and screamed aloud in surprise ‘This...is...ama...zing!.’

Visually Impaired……IF THE BLIND CAN ……ALL CAN DO IT COMPUTER BASED TEST (CBT) – For the Visually Impaired Visually Impaired……IF THE BLIND CAN ……ALL CAN DO IT In order to adapt CBT for the Visually Impaired, they are further classified as: Those who can read Braille Those that cannot read Braille Those with low vision including albinos.

Acquisition of Refreshable Braille Display Gadgets. COMPUTER BASED TEST (CBT) – for the Visually Impaired (Contd) Acquisition of Refreshable Braille Display Gadgets. The gadget is fitted with in-built screen reader in addition to the voice prompt for listening complement. Training of technical staff on the use of the BrailleNote Apex gadget. Demonstration and pilot testing of the functionality of the BrailleNote Apex with candidates in selected schools for the blind in Abeokuta, Lagos, Enugu and Gindiri.

PICTURE OF CBT DEMO IN LAGOS Picture of a Visually Impaired candidate using the BrailleNote Apex at Bethesda Home for the Blind, Lagos.

PICTURE OF CBT DEMO IN LAGOS A visually impaired instructor practicing the use of the BrailleNote Apex at the Bethesda Home for the Blind, Lagos.

VIDEO OF CBT TRIAL TESTING FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED CANDIDATES

VISUALLY IMPAIRED CANDIDATES ADMISSION OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED CANDIDATES Institutions are requested to give special preference and easy clearance to candidates who are Visually Impaired. On this note, the Board commends and thank the authorities of the following institutions: Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Bayero University, Kano University of Lagos, Lagos University of Calabar, Calabar University of Ilorin, Ilorin Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

ADMISSIONS OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED FOR THE 2014/2015 ACADEMIC SESSION S/N INSTITUTION NO. OF APPLICANT NO. ADMITTED 1. Ambros Ali University, Ekpoma 2 Bayero Univ, Kano 3 Gombe University, Tudun Wada 1 4 Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko 5 Nnamdi Azikiwe Univ., Awka 6 Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina 7 Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 8 Kogi State University, Anyigba 9 University Of Portharcourt 10 University Of Ilorin, Ilorin 11 Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife 12 Fed. University Of Tech. Owerri 13 University Of Calabar, Calabar 14 Imo State University, Owerri 15 University Lagos, Lagos 16 University Of Uyo, Uyo 17 Nirapor Orizu Coll. Of Education, Nsugbe 18 University Of Nigeria, Nuskka 19

CANDIDATES WITH LOW VISION THE ALBINOS AND CANDIDATES WITH LOW VISION The albinos and partially-sighted candidates sat for the examination at the regular CBT centres alongside the normal-sighted candidates. For this group of candidates, the font size of the characters on the screen of the computer was increased. The candidates were given extra time of 1½ hrs making 4½ hrs duration.

PRISON INMATES CANDIDATES A total of two hundred and eight (208) candidates who were inmates of the prisons sat for the 2015 UTME in the CBT mode in Lagos and Kaduna. TOWN NO. OF CANDIDATES EXAMINATION CENTRE Lagos 28 Ikoyi Prisons Kaduna 180 Borstal Training Centre, Barnawa, Kaduna. Total 208

PICTURE OF A VISUALLY IMPAIRED CANDIDATE TAKING THE 2015 UTME CBT The Honourable Minister of State for Education observing a visually impaired candidate using the BrailleNote Apex

The Hon. Minister of Education and the Registrar/CEO, JAMB, monitoring the 2015 UTME CBT for visually impaired candidates

VIDEO OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED CANDIDATES TAKING THE 2015 CBT UTME Play video VIDEO OF A POST 2015 UTME CBT VISITATION TO JAMB NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS Play video COMMENDATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF ANGLO-NIGERIA ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND Play video

CANDIDATES WHO SAT FOR THE UTME IN FOREIGN CENTRES ADMISSIONS OF CANDIDATES WHO SAT FOR THE UTME IN FOREIGN CENTRES Institutions are also requested to admit candidates who sat for the UTME in foreign centres without the post-UTME test. Putting into consideration the distance whereby these candidates have to travel and to encourage Nigerians in diaspora.

DIRECT ENTRY REGISTRATION Beginning from 2015/2016 Direct Entry registration, the Board would ONLY allow candidates with verifiable record of admissions with the Board from their previous programmes (Degree, NCE and ND) to be considered for admission. Foundation programmes and University Diplomas which are not recognised by law would also NOT be allowed for Direct Entry.

REGULARIZATION OF ADMISSIONS With effect from 2015/2016 academic session, the Board will adequately sanction defaulters who seek for regularization of admissions. This is to ensure that our institutions complete their admissions within the period of admissions exercise.

WORST CASES OF REGULARIZATION - UNIVERSITIES 1 University Of Port-Harcourt 4,132 2 Ladoke Akintola University Of Technology, Ogbomoso 3,746 3 Delta State University, Abraka. 3,278 4 Niger Delta University, Bayelsa 3,217 5 Lead City University, Ibadan. 1,873 6 Caritas University, Amorji-Nike, Enugu 1,078 7 University Of Abuja, Abuja 1,031 8 Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu 943 9 Tai Solarin Univ. Of Education, Ijebu-Ode. 855 10 Tansain University Oba Anambra State 833 11 The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro 832 12 University Of Calabar 760 13 Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara State 673 14 Madonna University, Okija. 612 15 Crescent University, Abeokuta 471

WORST CASES OF REGULARIZATION - POLYTECHNICS 1 Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna 5,510 2 Abia State Polytechnic,Aba 4,322 3 Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, 3,907 4 Delta State Polytechnics, Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. 3,765 5 Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi 3,137 6 Yaba College Of Tech, Yaba 2,534 7 Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri 2,293 8 Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi 2,066 9 Fed. Polytechnic, Nekede, 2,017 10 Fed. Polytechnic, Nassarawa 1,661 11 Heritage Polytechnic, Eket, Akwa Ibom State. 1,587 12 Fed. Polytechnic Oko 1,583 13 Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo 1,544 14 The Polytechnic, Ibadan, 1,519 15 Lagos State Polytechnic, Isolo 1,422

WORST CASES OF REGULARIZATION - COE 1 The College Of Education, Nsukka, Enugu State. 1,175 2 Umar Suleiman College Of Education, Gashua 1,058 3 Kano State College Of Education, Kano 951 4 Annur Institute For Islamic Education, Kwalajawa, Kano 908 5 Federal College Of Education, Kontagora Niger State (Affiliated to ABU, Zaria) 887 6 Federal College Of Education, Zaria 675 7 Oyo State College Of Education, Oyo, 477 8 College Of Education Gindiri, Plateau State 475 9 Federal College Of Education, Pankshin. 461 10 Federal College Of Education, Yola 460 11 Shehu Shagari College Of Education, Sokoto (Affiliated to ABU, Zaria) 454 12 College Of Education Kafanchan, Kaduna State 441 13 Osun State College Of Education, Ila-Orangun (Affiliated to Ekiti State University) 438 14 College Of Education Akwanga, Plateau State 428 15 Federal College Of Education, Okene 400

ADMISSIONS OF CANDIDATES FROM PRINTOUT AND THE NEED TO WAIT FOR FEEDBACK All institutions MUST admit from the printout during the whole process of admissions. Admissions Officers should wait [minimum of forty-eight (48) hours] and get a feedback on the submission of candidates recommended for admission. This is to ensure that only the list of candidates duly admitted are pasted on their campuses.

CANDIDATES NOT ADMITTED BY THE CERTIFICATE-ISSUING INSTITUTIONS Affiliate institutions may not have enough applicants to admit. Certificate-issuing institutions are therefore encouraged to forward the list of excess candidates on their admissions print-out to their affiliated institutions.

ADMITTING IJMB CANDIDATES INTO 100 LEVELS It has been discovered that some institutions admit holders of IJMB to 100 levels. This practice SHOULD STOP. Henceforth, all holders of IJMB results should be admitted into 200 levels of the programmes of their choices.

DOCUMENTS FOR CLEARANCE OF CANDIDATES - A Reminder Presentation of the Board’s admission letter; Photo Album and Biometric data verification.

STATISTICAL REPORTS ON 2014 ADMISSIONS AND 2015 UTME APPLICATIONS

REPORT ON THE CONDUCT OF THE 2014/2015 ADMISSIONS TO TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS Guidelines and decisions of the 2014 Policy meeting were implemented at the Technical Committee meetings, under the Chairmanship of the Registrar/Chief Executive of the Board through fifty-three (53) Admissions Panels; Each was chaired by a Management staff of the Board. Institutions present at the meetings also made submissions for consideration and approval by the Admissions Panels. University of Benin for commendation for thorough and prompt admission exercise.

FIRST (1ST) CHOICE PREFERENCE 2015 UTME APPLICATIONS BY FIRST (1ST) CHOICE PREFERENCE PREFERENCE TOTAL APPLICATIONS PERCENTAGE (%) DEGREE 1,436,867 97.38 NCE 18,341 1.24 ND 20,392 1.38 NID 35 0.002 1,475,600 100

GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF 2015 APPLICATIONS STATISTICS OF INSTITUTIONS BY FIRST CHOICE PREFERENCE

STATISTICS ON 2015 UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION COMPARED WITH 2014 UTME S/N ITEM 2014 UTME 2015 UTME PPT DBT CBT TOTAL A Total Number of Applications 989,530 23,461 619,182 1,632,173 1,475,600 B Number of Centres Used 2,253 131 163 2,547 402 C Results Processed 946,111 19,121 576,946 1,542,178 1,417,341 D Absentees 31,227 2,322 39,125 72,674 37,973 E Visually impaired candidates 183 178 196

CUMMULATIVE PERFORMANCE STATISTICS 2015 UTME CUMMULATIVE PERFORMANCE STATISTICS S/N CUMMULATIVE RANGE NO OF CANDIDATES (%) INDIVIDUAL RANGE 1 Below 160 122,091 8.27 2 160 and above 1,353,509 91.73 160 - 169 147,227 9.98 3 170 and above 1,205,922 81.72 170 - 179 273,886 18.56 4 180 and above 931,559 63.13 180 - 189 267,657 18.14 5 190 and above 663,570 44.97 190 - 199 207,720 14.08 6 200 and above 455,639 30.88

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF 2015 UTME CUMMULATIVE PERFORMANCE STATISTICS

2015 APPLICATION STATISTICS BY STATE OF ORIGIN S/N STATE TOTAL 1 ABIA 51620 2 ADAMAWA 15615 3 AKWA IBOM 62369 4 ANAMBRA 77692 5 BAUCHI 19462 6 BAYELSA 21207 7 BENUE 60163 8 BORNO 15693 9 CROSS RIVER 29764 10 DELTA 78856 11 EBONYI 32809 12 EDO 66106 13 EKITI 34398 14 ENUGU 69379 15 GOMBE 19729 16 IMO 104382 17 JIGAWA 12665 18 KADUNA 54233 19 KANO 48580

S/N STATE TOTAL 20 KATSINA 23523 21 KEBBI 8946 22 KOGI 57695 23 KWARA 54597 24 LAGOS 24162 25 NASARAWA 30591 26 NIGER 18228 27 OGUN 62974 28 ONDO 54113 29 OSUN 72757 30 OYO 72303 31 PLATEAU 34470 32 RIVERS 41329 33 SOKOTO 10007 34 TARABA 15672 35 YOBE 10045 36 ZAMFARA 5292 37 FCT 4086 38 OTHERS 88

2015 UTME APPLICATION STATISTICS BY STATE OF ORIGIN 42

2015 UTME APPLICATION STATISTICS BY STATE OF ORIGIN AND GENDER 43

2015 UTME APPLICATION STATISTICS BY STATE OF ORIGIN AND FCT (TOP TEN)

2015 UTME APPLICATION STATISTICS BY STATE OF ORIGIN AND FCT (LOWEST TEN)

2015 UTME APPLICATION STATISTICS BY FACULTY 46

2015 UTME APPLICATION STATISTICS BY TECHNOLOGY AND NON-TECHNOLOGY BASED COURSES (POLYTECHNICS/MONOTECHNICS/IEI’s) – FIRST CHOICE

2015 UTME APPLICATION STATISTICS BY SCIENCE AND ARTS BASED COURSES (COLLEGES OF EDUCATION): FIRST CHOICE

TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS 2015 UTME APPLICATION STATISTICS BY INSTITUTION TOP TEN INSTITUTIONS – (UNIVERSITIES) – FIRST CHOICE 2015 POSITION INSTITUTIONS TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS PERCENTAGE (%) 2014 POSITION 1ST UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN 105,032 7.12 2ND UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, BENIN CITY 71,273 4.83 3RD NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA 70,430 4.77 4TH UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA. 66,577 4.51 5TH UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS 62,125 4.21 6TH AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA 56,585 3.84 7TH UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN, 46,812 3.17 10TH 8TH BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO 45,454 3.08 NOT IN TOP TEN 9TH OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE, 43,037 2.92 UNIVERSITY OF UYO, UYO 40,005 2.71

TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS 2015 UTME APPLICATION STATISTICS BY INSTITUTION TOP TEN INSTITUTIONS- (POLYTECHNICS/MONOTECHNICS/IEI’s) – FIRST CHOICE 2015 POSITION INSTITUTIONS TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS PERCENTAGE (%) 2014 POSITION 1ST FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, OFFA 2,157 0.15 5TH 2ND AKWA-IBOM STATE POLYTECHNIC, IKOT-OSURUA 1,584 0.11 1st 3RD FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC,ILARO 1,300 0.09 4TH FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, EDE, 1,251 9TH KADUNA POLYTECHNIC, KADUNA 1,131 0.08 6TH NUHU BAMALLI POLYTECHNIC,ZARIA 880 0.06 4th 7TH KWARA STATE POLYTECHNIC, ILORIN, KWARA STATE. 754 0.05 8th 8TH FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, BAUCHI, 674 NOT IN TOP TEN AKANU IBIAM FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, UNWANA, AFIKPO 672 10TH MOSHOOD ABIOLA POLY, ABEOKUTA 509 0.04

TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS 2015 UTME APPLICATION STATISTICS BY INSTITUTION TOP TEN INSTITUTIONS- (COLLEGES OF EDUCATION) - FIRST CHOICE 2015 POSITION INSTITUTIONS TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS PERCENTAGE (%) 2014 POSITION 1ST COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AZARE 3,751 0.254202 NOT IN TOP TEN 2ND FED. COLLEGE OF EDUC. ZARIA 2,047 0.138723 3RD FED COLLEGE OF EDUC. (TECH.) POTISKUM 1,867 0.126525 4TH FED COLLEGE OF EDUC. (TECH.) GOMBE 1,562 0.105855 5TH COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AKWANGA 1,279 0.086677 6TH COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GIDAN-WAYA, KAFANCHAN 1,164 0.078883 7TH FCT COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ZUBA, 771 0.05225 9TH 8TH KASHIM-IBRAHIM COLLEGE OF EDUC., MAIDUGURI 551 0.037341 FED. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, KANO 479 0.032461 10TH FED. COLLEGE OF EDUC. PANKSHIN, 473 0.032055

2014 UTME ADMISSIONS STATISTICS BY FACULTY

EXAMINATION IRREGULARITIES REPORT ON EXAMINATION IRREGULARITIES 2012 UTME (PPT EXCLUSIVE) VS 2015 UTME (CBT EXCLUSIVE)

NATURE OF IRREGULARITY S/N NATURE OF IRREGULARITY 2012 2015 1. Colluded With Other Candidates/Examiners/ External Agents 603 7 2. Lateness To Examination Hall 852 385 3. Left Examination Hall Without Permission 39 6 4. Smuggled Out Question Papers/Answer Sheets 149 5. Spying/Copying From Prepared Answers 2,030 263 6. Swapping Of Examination Documents 163 7. Use Of GSM Phone/Electronic Device 2,972 87 8. Violent/Unruly Behaviours To Examiners 732 9 9. Wide-spread Cheating 35 10. Impersonation 398 100 11. Absconded With Examination Materials 297 12. Multiple Examination 1,681 13 No E-registration Slip 1,562 43 TOTAL 9,833 (0.7%) 2,581 (0.2%)

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