The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has disclosed that candidates for its Direct Entry examination would undergo cognitive and verbal reasoning tests starting from 2024 examination year.
Speaking on Monday 11th December 2023 during a virtual meeting with Commissioners of Education from the Federation’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, the Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, said that It is an intelligent test that will measure the candidate’s current cognitive skills.
He stated that it will not be the usual subjects such as Mathematics, Chemistry, Government, Physics, etc.
“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.”
Oloyede said that the aptitude test would comprised of verbal, abstract, mechanical, and numerical reasoning, data checking, and work sampling adding that the Direct Entry registration will be restricted to only JAMB Offices nationwide.
The Registrar maintained that all DE applicants must provide the following information at the time of registration: Registration/Matriculation The number of previous schools where the qualification was acquired; Qualification subjects; The awarding institution; the institution attended; the year of graduation; and, if applicable, entrance letters.
