UTME: JAMB bars parents, third parties from making changes to candidates’ profile

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has barred
parents, guardians or other proxies from making any changes to the
data page or profile of candidates for the 2020 Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examinations(UTME).

The board said only candidates could make such changes to their
data page or profile henceforth.

The board warned its zonal and state offices nationwide,
including Computer-Based Test Centres not to transact any business
on candidates’ profiles on the request of parents, guardians or
other proxies, except the candidates come in person.

JAMB stated these in a letter by the Director, Test
Administration Department, on behalf of the Registrar, Prof Is-haq
Oloyede.

The board said that it observed that there were cases of
conflict on authorisation of changes on candidate’s data, majorly
between candidates and their parents or guardians.

The board noted that it would apply sanctions to any of its
workers or CBT operators who default in the rule.

The letter reads: “It has been observed that there are cases of
conflict on authorisation of changes on candidate’s data, majorly
between candidates and their parents or guardians.

“This is in addition to fraudsters taking advantage of the
naivety of some candidates to collect their vital access codes to
effect unauthorised changes on a candidate’s profile.

“Consequently, nobody, including parents or guardians or any
proxy should be allowed to transact any business on any candidate’s
profile.

“No third party should be allowed access into or alter the
profile of any candidate at any of the board’s offices or any
Computer-Based Test Centres.

“Only candidates themselves (not with anybody, any agent or
parent/guardian) should be entertained to conduct transactions on
their profile at the board’s offices and the computer based test
centres. There is no exception to this instruction.

“All JAMB Zonal and state offices and accredited and approved
CBT centres are hereby directed to strictly comply with this
instruction without any waiver or use or misuse of discretion.

“The board’s system is automated to monitor, report and alert on
access and alteration on every candidate’s profile, including
providing information on the person, the place and the system or
facilities that transacted such activities.

“The board will not hesitate to sanction any person or centre
that fails to comply with this directive.”