Post-UTME: Unilorin Takes Drastic Action Against Candidates

The University of Ilorin has warned candidates seeking admission into the institution for the 2015/2016 academic session, against indecent dressing when coming for the  post UTME screening which started on Monday, August 17.

The school said 65, 000 out of 73, 250 candidates have been cleared for the post-UTME screening.

Kunle Akogun, the Deputy Director, Corporate Affairs of the institution, in a statement at Ilorin on Sunday, said the week long exercise would hold in Ilorin and Lagos simultaneously.

He cautioned the candidates to dress properly, noting that the institution will not fail to prevent indecently dressed candidates from writing the exams.

“Candidates for the pre-admission screening exercise are also advised to be decently dressed, as candidates with indecent dressing will not be allowed into the screening premises.” he said.

Akogun said only candidates who scored a minimum of 180 marks in the 2015 UTME and made the University their first choice would take part in the test.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), he advised candidates to bring along to their respective centres, printed copies of their examination schedules indicating that they were slated to write the examination at a particular date and time.

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He also advised prospective candidates to bring along with them payment receipts generated from the students’ portal of the University’s website.

Akogun warned that the accreditation team would insist on the receipt from the institution’s website to verify the candidate’s identity through pictures that tally with the face of each candidate.

He said that only registered candidates for the screening exercise would be allowed into the screening premises and bringing of mobile phones or any electronic appliance will not be allowed as well.

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Over 107,000 candidates that applied for admission into the University this year only 73, 250 scored 180 marks and above at the UTME.

Meanwhile, the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Dibu Ojerinde has predicted that Post-UTME screening exercise organized by higher institutions in Nigeria with soon stop following the introduction of the Computer-Based Test (CBT).

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