JAMB, WAEC Resolve Clash In Exam Schedule

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday said it has met with the executives of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC) to determine issue of conflict in test dates.

Pillar guaranteed competitors sitting during the current year's Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination that they would not be precluded the open door from claiming composing the examination.

Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB's Head of Public Relations, gave the affirmation in a meeting with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos following feelings of dread concerning a conflict in the timetable of West African Senior School Certificate Examination and UTME.

As indicated by the timetable, WAEC understudies who are relied upon to compose Animal Husbandry on April 11 by 9:00 a.m. are likewise expected to sit for the UTME around the same time.

At any rate 1.8 million applicants are required to compose the current year's UTME, while more than one million understudies likewise enrolled for the May/June examinations of the WASSCE the nation over.

Benjamin clarified that WAEC begins with practicals and that it has such huge numbers of sessions for its practicals.

"Individuals have been discussing conflicts among WAEC and JAMB timetable.

"We (JAMB) have met with the WAEC the executives and WAEC has recently given us a confirmation that there is no conflict; that individuals don't simply comprehend the usual way of doing things of the timetable particularly as it influences the practicals.

"The WAEC Practicals are in areas. There is no conflict at all and that claim of a conflict in timetable is unwarranted and unjustifiable.

"WAEC has given us a confirmation that it has obliged every one of the feelings of dread of hopefuls. That the down to earth subjects are planned for areas so that there would not be any conflict (among UTME and WASCCE) by any stretch of the imagination.

"We need Nigerians to realize that WAEC has really suited the apprehensions of competitors.

"This is because of the gathering between the Head of the National Office of WAEC, Mr Isaac Adenipekun and JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede.

"Pillar examination takes pretty much two hours, however WAEC is stating that competitors ought to proceed to plan for their examinations,'' he said.