This thread highlights the
Problems that candidates
experienced during their
exams on 27th Feb, 2016 and
their possible solutions. We believe you’ve been
waiting for this thread, so we
will just jump right into the
issues and tackle them using
Our staff experience of
computers and exams generally. First, we will like to thank all
27th Feb JAMB Candidates for
giving us the the hints and
inspiration to write the post.
We love you all and we equally
wish you success. 1. TIME: The timing for the
2016 CBT exams has changed,
although the number of
questions are the same. This
means you have to work with
time while Practicing JAMB Past Questions. The new time is
2hrs 45Mins. The time in
previous exams used to be 3hrs
30mins. We are still not sure
what inspired the decision for
shortening the time but it simply means you have to now
work harder. 2. CALCULATOR: For the 2016
JAMB, you will be using what is
called an “ON-SCREEN
Calculator”. You will no
longer be using physical, hard
calculator. This type of calculator is the type you
activate from the computer and
you simply click on the values
as you see them on the screen.
It’s just like the type on your
mobile phone. According to reports from candidates that
wrote on 27th Feb, the button
for the calculator is located at
the bottom right corner of the
JAMB CBT Environment. Just
click on it and the calculator will appear.
If you want to practice how to
use an “ON-SCREEN
Calculator” on a computer
system. Open the calculator
from your computer, follow these steps;
i. Click on the start menu at the
bottom left of your screen.
ii. Find and Click on “All
Programs”.
iii. Find and Click on “Accessories”
iv. Then Find and Click on
“Calculator”.
v. It should be very easy to use.
If the calculator you see now,
is the type you see on the exam day, you can easily switch to
the “Scientific” or
“Statistics” part of the
calculator by clicking “View”
among the top menus in the
calculator. If you will be needing a
calculator, you should
practice using it before the
exam to save you a lot of time
and errors you can avoid by
calculating using paper. 3. Rough Sheet: Some
candidates have complained
they were not given rough
sheet, while others say they
were given. Either way, you
have to go prepared. We suggest, you make 2 extra photo
copy of your Exam Slip. I
believe you will be allowed to
take this into the hall and you
can use that as a back-up. 4. Log-Out Issues: Some
candidates complained that
sometimes, the system just
logs them out of the exam.
Don’t Panic! Just simply log in
again by using your JAMB Registration Number or call
the attention of an invigilator. 5. Result Released – From some
of the Candidates that did
their Exam Yesterday, some of
them get message from Jamb
about there result around
12-2am in the midnight. According to the report,
candidates will receive a
graphical result of the
examination via SMS on the
mobile phone numbers they
provided during registration. The actual result will be made
available online within four
days. 5. Circumstances beyond your
control:There are some issues
that may occur, which are way
beyond your control e.g. Power
Shutdown, Network or Server
Issues e.t.c. In this case, you have to pray that the issue is
resolved as quickly as possible
by the staff of the centre. 6. GUESSING Software: There
is really no guessing software.
If you see your time is almost
running out, do the best you
can to select the right guesses
and ensure you select an option for every question. You might
just guess right. 8. We may UPDATE this number
if there is any further
solution to an experience we
feel we should share so please
come back later and reload this
page from time to time to see if we have added any new thing on
this number. If you have any point you think
we missed out, post it as a
comment to inform others. We
will monitor this thread to see
if this publication needs to be
updated with your point