Candidates preparing for the mock Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board would, henceforth, pay the sum of N1,000 as service charge to CBT centres where they would sit for the examinations.
The examination body made the disclosure in its weekly bulletin, on Monday.
The board stated that it increased the service charge from N600 to N1,000 due to the high cost of diesel in the country.
The examination body earlier promised to provide soft-landing for CBT centres due to the hike in the price of diesel in the country.
The board also reiterated its stance that the mock examination was optional.
This year’s mock examination is set to hold on Saturday, April 9.
The bulletin read that “All candidates who indicated their interest to sit for the optional Mock-UTME are to pay N1,000 to the CBT centre where they are assigned to sit for the examination as a service charge.
“The optional mock examination was introduced by the board to give candidates the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the CBT environment.
“The candidates who indicated their interest to take the examination are to pay the N1,000 at their respective centres for the use of the private facilities deployed for the examination.
“However, candidates assigned to JAMB-owned centres would not be required to pay for the use of the centres. Much as the board would like to keep the cost at a minimum, the prevailing high cost of diesel and other consumables has necessitated the increase from N600 to N1,000 to enable the CBT centres provide the needed infrastructure, as partners of the board, to host the examination which is scheduled to hold on Saturday, April 9, 2022.
“The board has thought through this increase and resolved that instead of cancelling the mock-UTME, which introduction has improved candidates’ confidence in sitting for the examination owing to the high cost of diesel, it is better to increase the service charge to make the exercise worthwhile to participating centre.”
