The Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, reiterated this during
a virtual meeting with Commissioners of Education of the 36 States of the
Federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
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.