On Monday, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board announced that starting in 2024, applicants for the Direct Entry exam would have to pass verbal and cognitive reasoning exams.
In a virtual conference with the commissioners of education from the 36 states of the federal government and the federal capital territory, the registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, reaffirmed this.
A special bulletin published by the Board on Monday quoted Oloyede to have said that
“As from 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.