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 form of changes to the data page or profile of candidates for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).

This was made known in a letter by the Director, Test Administration Department, on behalf of the Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede.

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.

According to JAMB, only candidates could make such changes to their data page or profile henceforth.

The board said its 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.

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

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

Additionally, the said fraudsters are now taking advantage of the naivety of some candidates to collect their vital access codes to effect unauthorised changes on a candidate’s profile.