2019 JAMB LIST OF PROHIBITED ITEMS IN UTME EXAM HALL
JAMB’s Weekly Bulletin released in Abuja on Sunday, February 17, 2019, contains the list of prohibited Items that won’t be allowed into any of its centres during this year’s examination. The items are:
- Electronic devices such as:
- mobile phones
- calculators
- wristwatches
- recorders
- spy reading glasses
- cameras
- ear piece
- bluetooth devices
- USB
- CD
- hard disk and other similar storage devices
- pen/biro
- smart lenses
- books or any reading/writing material
- ink/pen readers
- key holders
- ATM cards
- erasers
- smart rings/jewelries
The bulletin partly states: “to ensure that the board’s examinations meet best global practice, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has prohibited the use of the following items during examinations.
“Candidates are hereby advised in their best interest not to bring these items close to the examination venue. Any breach of this directive would bar the candidates from taking the examination.”
JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin disclosed that some candidates who breached the directive and brought some of the devices to the hall last year were caught and handed over to security agencies.
