More Students Apply For Polytechnics – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB),
on January 4, disclosed that it now has more candidates interested in
gaining admission into Colleges of Education, Polytechnics and
Monotechnics and Innovative Enterprise Institutions.
According to TheNation, JAMB’s Head, Media and
Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in a statement in Lagos yesterday, said
the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) had expanded the
carrying capacity of the institutions and addressed admission access in
the country.
“Today, we are not there yet, but the enrolment
for colleges of education, polytechnics, monotechnics and Innovative
Enterprise Institutions has improved,” he said.
“Having said this, I want to say that we are
worried by a recent interview granted by the Vice-Chancellor, University
of Lagos, Prof. Rahmon Bello, where he allegedly blamed the Board for
admission challenges in tertiary education.’“The respected scholar also
said that the board’s matriculation examination should be split into
three, with the universities, polytechnics and colleges of education
each having separate entrance examination.
“We sincerely appreciate this concern over the
challenges of admission, especially as it affects carrying capacity and
the preferences of candidates for universities over other tiers of
tertiary institutions.
“However, the board would want the public to note that it was this same concern among others that led to the unification of the matriculation examination,’’ the statement said.
