December 12, (THEWILL) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says effective 2024, all Direct Entry (DE) candidates applying for admission would undergo cognitive and verbal reasoning tests to assess their academic potential or career suitability, as well as mental or physical capacity.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this on Monday, during a virtual meeting with Commissioners of Education of the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
In a special bulletin published by JAMB, Oloyede was quoted to have said, “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.
“It is an intelligent test that will measure the candidate’s current cognitive skills and will not be the usual subjects such as Mathematics, Chemistry, Government, Physics, etc.
“The tests would comprise Verbal, Abstract, Mechanical and Numeric Reasoning, Data Checking, and Work Sampling.”
