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The fully air conditioned ultra-modern 7,000 seaters magnificent Multi-Purpose Hall was the venue of the UTME examination exercise that was co-ordinated by JAMB officials and had its supervision by the Registrar of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Lady Christie Oluborode with the assistance of other members of staff.
The first phase of the exercise took place on 27th April, 2013 and was unanimously described by the candidates as smooth as silk.
By 1st June, the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 2013 would have been over with 1.7million students left alone to jostle for the 520,000 admission spaces in tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
It will be recalled that on April 27, 1,629,102 candidates wrote the Paper-Pencil Test (PPT), while 15,008 candidates did the Dual-Based Test, bringing the total number of candidates to1, 644,110 out of which over 1500 candidates sat for the examination at Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti.
Similarly, from 18th May – June 1st, the second phase of the 2013 UTME known as Computer-Based Test would have been ended with 91,610 candidates writing the examination. It is a known fact that Afe Babalola University, Ado – Ekiti centre had been made conducive for the candidates coming for the second phase of the exercise.
For those who meet JAMB cut-off marks for Universities, Polytechnics, Monotechnics and Colleges of Education, their chances of securing admission is slim as they are still going to face the challenge of beating their choice institution’s cut-off mark.
In ABUAD, the institution still maintains the stand that post- UTME is the sure way of maintaining sanity in the admission process. It enables each university to conduct its own admission examinations that would enhance sanity into the system. One of the measures put in place as Surveillance to check any sign of examination malpractices in the hall were CCTV Surveillance Cameras and thorough supervision that was conducted by ABUAD staff.
Addressing the candidates at the entrance of the school main gate, was a lecturer from the college of Law, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Barrister Okafor who congratulated the lucky candidates for having their venue in Afe Babalola University, he also urged the candidates to take a brief tour round the school premises to assess the magnificent structures and facilities put in place by the Founder of the institution.
The exercise was conducted peacefully in a conducive and welcoming environment.