• About Us
Thursday, July 7, 2022
  • Login
The Daily Reality
  • Home
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
    • All
    • Sports
    Poetifying the North: Six years of Poetic Wednesdays poetry revival

    Poetifying the North: Six years of Poetic Wednesdays poetry revival

    Monstrous Madrid face Liverpool in UCL final after eliminating Man City

    Monstrous Madrid face Liverpool in UCL final after eliminating Man City

    Transition of Tashe

    Transition of Tashe

    Ronaldo could leave Man United this Summer—Danny Mills

    Ronaldo could leave Man United this Summer—Danny Mills

    ‘RRR’ Review: A visually stunning, exhilarating epic

    ‘RRR’ Review: A visually stunning, exhilarating epic

    Singer, Rema, begs ASUU to call off strike

    Singer, Rema, begs ASUU to call off strike

    World Cup Qualifier: Federal civil servants close from work at 1 pm ahead of Nigeria vs Ghana clash

    World Cup Qualifier: Federal civil servants close from work at 1 pm ahead of Nigeria vs Ghana clash

    Angel Di Maria vacates PSG this season

    Angel Di Maria vacates PSG this season

    Ronaldo, Osaka and Us: Between grit and rethinking

    Ronaldo, Osaka and Us: Between grit and rethinking

  • Local
  • Education
  • International
  • Kannywood
  • Entertainment
  • Religion
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
    • All
    • Sports
    Poetifying the North: Six years of Poetic Wednesdays poetry revival

    Poetifying the North: Six years of Poetic Wednesdays poetry revival

    Monstrous Madrid face Liverpool in UCL final after eliminating Man City

    Monstrous Madrid face Liverpool in UCL final after eliminating Man City

    Transition of Tashe

    Transition of Tashe

    Ronaldo could leave Man United this Summer—Danny Mills

    Ronaldo could leave Man United this Summer—Danny Mills

    ‘RRR’ Review: A visually stunning, exhilarating epic

    ‘RRR’ Review: A visually stunning, exhilarating epic

    Singer, Rema, begs ASUU to call off strike

    Singer, Rema, begs ASUU to call off strike

    World Cup Qualifier: Federal civil servants close from work at 1 pm ahead of Nigeria vs Ghana clash

    World Cup Qualifier: Federal civil servants close from work at 1 pm ahead of Nigeria vs Ghana clash

    Angel Di Maria vacates PSG this season

    Angel Di Maria vacates PSG this season

    Ronaldo, Osaka and Us: Between grit and rethinking

    Ronaldo, Osaka and Us: Between grit and rethinking

  • Local
  • Education
  • International
  • Kannywood
  • Entertainment
  • Religion
No Result
View All Result
The Daily Reality
No Result
View All Result
Home Education

Are candidates to blame for mass failure in the UTME exam?

Admin by Admin
1 July 2021
in Education, Opinion
3
Are candidates to blame for mass failure in the UTME exam?
0
SHARES
275
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

By Bashir Shu’aibu Jammaje

In 2016, Mr Shodunke Oludotun alleged that many candidates failed because the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) used the wrong software to mark the exam. From insiders’ finding in JAMB, they realized the 2015/2016 software interfered with 2016/2017 results, which led to the massive failure of the students. Fortunately, JAMB did nothing about it. What can you say about that?

Take the case of using the CBT, for instance, I’m not against using the Computer Based Test (CBT), but it’s full of irregularities that led to candidates’ mass failure. I sat for my JAMB in 2015, just after finishing my diploma – because I wouldn’t want to wait for a year to further my study. My computer was so bad; it would shut itself down and then come back on. That, I couldn’t finish answering the whole questions. Allah is the Greatest; I got 260.

Ever since the inception of JAMB in 1978, it has been many people’s Achilles hill as they can’t dance to the tune of the exams, thereby leading to mass examination failure. To worsen the whole case, then boom, the CBT came in.

To a certain extent, you are correct; no one can deny that more than 70% of the students don’t study in line with the syllabus. But, there are numberless students, who read like mad, amongst them, those who sat for it more than thrice.

It’s high time you stopped placing the blame only on the students and turning a blind eye to the system’s failure. The government should bring about another body, as a JAMB competitor, so they act their ages when they realize they don’t have a monopoly over the test.

It is appalling that many candidates still cannot operate the computer system during the exam, thereby failing. I can hear you saying why can’t they join some extramural centres? How about the abject failure of the government to provide a way to help them with the training? Do you think of the parents who can’t afford that? The critics of these candidates should get themselves some more time to think this issue over. Please, do not worsen their misery.

Bashir Shu’aibu Jammaje can be reached via bashjam90@gmail.com

Previous Post

Why the north needs a news channel

Next Post

JUST IN: Fugitive Nnamdi Kanu re-arrested

Next Post
JUST IN: Fugitive Nnamdi Kanu re-arrested

JUST IN: Fugitive Nnamdi Kanu re-arrested

Comments 3

  1. Ahmad Rabiu Gwadabe says:
    1 year ago

    Well said Prof

    Reply
  2. Nuruddeen Aliyu Idris says:
    1 year ago

    May your writing be considered.

    Reply
  3. Ahmad Bashir Isma'il says:
    1 year ago

    I know i shouldn’t kick the ball directly to the students but the mass failure happens due lack of concentration of our brothers in their academic activities, they are just addicted to use GSM for downloading and watching a series films, Charting with their friends and their vibes, playing games, e.t.c they don’t know how that GSM will help them archive their ambitions in any field.
    You won’t suprise till when you see Basic 9 students using a lattest Android version to watch movies, and charts, but he doesn’t even know the purpose or how to use an email address.😥
    I don’t attend any private or government board Schools and I write my jamb 2018 and most of my friends haven’t start using Android phone till when when we are about to start UG 1 lectures in BUK and thank God I am now writing my second semester exams in level 2.
    I proud of my success and I know It comes due to my prayers to Allah ,performance,
    and attending alot of public extra mural lessons in my neighborhood.

    Sincerely speaking our parents have a tremendous role to play like preventing their children to use phones till they become matured enough.
    Our elders in the community too have to wake up and guide&counsel our yongs to what will benefit them through organising a foundations, forums, etc for extra mural lessons for computer literacy.
    Jamb are doing better but we are begging to increase their performance excersising their machines before the commencement of exams and employing expert in that field
    Because no one is perfect.
    May Allah help us

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recommended

Lagos shuts down a hospital over Illegal operation, inadequate personnel

Lagos shuts down a hospital over Illegal operation, inadequate personnel

3 months ago
Insecurity: school closures not the best option

Significance of the ten days of Zhul-Hijja

12 months ago

Popular News

  • Almajiri and the road to Armageddon: Nafisa Abdullahi is right

    Why you should take advantage of free tuition to study in Germany

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • FUDMA student wins Sanger Institute Prize

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Connect with us

Facebook Twitter
The Daily Reality

The Daily Reality

The Daily Reality is an online news medium with a physical address in Kano State, Nigeria. As our name suggests, we aim to be realistic and truthful to our readers. Moreover, we are an independent, non-partisan company. Thus, we will always do our best to be fair, factual and accurate in our journalism.

Follow us on social media

Category

  • Business (18)
  • Education (144)
  • Engausa (5)
  • Entertainment (18)
  • Health (25)
  • International (87)
  • Kannywood (18)
  • Lifestyle (23)
  • Literature (24)
  • Local (167)
  • National (152)
  • News (692)
  • Opinion (645)
  • Politics (142)
  • Religion (94)
  • Science (10)
  • Sports (17)
  • Technology (28)
  • Travel (4)
  • Uncategorized (3)
NYSC refutes rape of female Corps Members in Akwa Ibom attack

NYSC refutes rape of female Corps Members in Akwa Ibom attack

7 July 2022
Police arrest 24-year old  ex-convict in Kano, recover 32 phones

Police arrest 24-year old ex-convict in Kano, recover 32 phones

7 July 2022
FUDMA student wins Sanger Institute Prize

FUDMA student wins Sanger Institute Prize

7 July 2022

© 2022 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Business
  • National
  • Entertainment
  • International
    • Kannywood

© 2022 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In