The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-Haq Oloyede, has urged stakeholders in the education sector to establish a pedigree of integrity.<\/p>\n
He urged them to do this by sticking to honesty, probity and transparency in examination processes and result computation in tertiary universities.<\/p>\n
Oloyede, erstwhile Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, made the assertion at the annual lecture organised by the Faculty of Arts, Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, on Thursday in Lagos.<\/p>\n
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the lecture was: \u201cNormalising the Abnormal: JAMB Operations During the COVID-19 Era\u201d.<\/p>\n
He said that transparency in examination processes should become the new normal in our social consciousness.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the fundamental impacts of COVID-19 global pandemic has been the way it has altered or rather awakened us to the alterations and mutations in our notions.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, hardly can it be controverted that before the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, our world had actually entered or descended into the abyss of the abnormal.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe original mandate of JAMB was assessment and ranking of prospective matriculants into tertiary institutions,\u201d Oloyede said.<\/p>\n
He listed the traditional methods of cheating as impersonation, collusion, examination leakages, mass cheating, smuggling of answer scripts, dubbing, among others.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe new normals in examinations malpractices have now gone digital, they now feature illegitimate movement of routers to unregistered locations, an illegal extension of registration points from the central network to other hidden locations,\u201d Oloyede said.<\/p>\n
He said that JAMB had also not relented which made the board introduce new strategies that preserve the old but preferred normal against the new normal of examination racketeers and scammers.<\/p>\n
Oloyede said that some of the new strategies include strict identification, stringent accreditation of standard CBT centres, creation of candidate\u2019s profile during registration, biometric capturing of the entire 10 fingers, among others.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the innovative interventions by the board that have positively impacted on its mandate, particularly in ensuring seamless conduct of an integrity-driven UTME has been the Central Admissions Processing Systems (CAPS).<\/p>\n
\u201cCAPS restored the autonomy of institutions in admission exercise, enhanced inclusiveness, allowed automation and expanded admission opportunities for candidates,\u201c he said.<\/p>\n
In her opening remarks, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, LASU Vice-Chancellor, said that the adaptability and dynamism needed for academics to survive in the middle of a pandemic could only complement new pedagogical strategies.<\/p>\n
According to Olatunji-Bello, the new strategy is when every member of the academic community works with a singularity of purpose.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect many sectors of economies around the world, Nigeria was also faced with new challenges.<\/p>\n
\u201cHere at LASU, the wellbeing of every member of the university community is of paramount importance, this is why we have managed our affairs with the recommendations of the WHO in mind,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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