JAMB directs candidates sitting for mock/main UTME to enter exam hall with HB pencil

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that all candidates sitting the 2024 Mock-UTME scheduled to hold on Thursday, 7th March, 2024, are allowed to enter the examination hall with ordinary HB pencil for numerical analysis if they so desire.

This clarification became necessary following the series of enquires from candidates and the general public alike regarding whether HB pencils are permitted in the examination hall as a writing material.It should be noted that the Board had hitherto prohibited the use of pencils and other banned materials in view of the nefarious ends that these materials are put.In a statement by the Pubic Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, the Board, has, however, okayed the use of ordinary HB pencil during the upcoming Mock-UTME and the main scheduled to commence on Friday, 19th April, 2024.Consequently, candidates are urged to note that they are to come with only one pencil to their respective examination centres as specified while ensuring that they are not in possession of any other prohibited items.