The Deputy
Registrar (Information) of the University of Lagos, Mr Olagoke Oke. disclosed that more than 32,000
candidates has been shortlisted to write the 2015 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) into the institution.
The examination
is scheduled to hold from Aug. 12 to Aug. 14.
Oke said on
Saturday that the figure was close to four times the 9,000 that was initially
posted to the institution by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
(JAMB).
JAMB in collaboration
with some public universities had agreed to raise the bar of the cut-off marks
of their institutions from 200 to 250 for the various courses.
The development
had generated an outrage among candidates, their parents and other
stakeholders, who called on Federal Government to intervene.
The decision was
later reversed after consultations between the Prof. Dibu Ojerinde-led JAMB and
the Federal Government.
Oke said:“I want
to say that all logistics toward a smooth conduct of this examination are fully
in place.
“We have always
been ready for situations like this and have always got it right.
.
“Before now, we
were hoping to put logistics in place for the initial 9,000 candidates, but
with the reversal of the decision, we now have to re-adjust and I want to say
that we are fully prepared.
“All our
computers and its accessories, the backups, alternative power supply as well as
adequate personnel that will conduct the examination are all ready.’’
The deputy
registrar said the university was compelled to extend the exercise to three
days because of the large number of candidates seeking admission into the
institution.
He, however,
advised candidates to arrive early at the examination centres for a hitch-free
exercise.