The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board announced on Monday that candidates for its Direct Entry examination would be subjected to cognitive and verbal reasoning tests beginning in 2024.
Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Registrar, underlined this during a virtual meeting with Commissioners of Education from the Federation’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Oloyede stated in a special bulletin issued by the Board on Monday, “As of 2024, JAMB will conduct Aptitude Test for all Direct Entry candidates to assess their academic potential or career suitability, as well as their mental or physical capacity.”
The JAMB boss noted that “It is an intelligent test that will measure the candidate’s current cognitive skills and will not be the usual subjects such as Mathematics, Chemistry, Government, Physics, etc.”
The Registrar explained that the aptitude test would comprise the following, Verbal, Abstract, Mechanical and Numeric Reasoning, Data Checking, and Work Sampling.
The Registrar also informed the participants, “that the Direct Entry registration will be restricted to only JAMB Offices nationwide.”
He stated that at the point of registration, all DE candidates must provide the following information; Registration/Matriculation Number of the previous school attended where the qualification was obtained; Subjects) of qualification; Awarding Institution; Institution attended; and Year of graduation as well as admission letters where necessary.