Test developers working with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board no longer need to gather in physical locations to set questions for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, following the completion of a digital question authoring system that allows remote work from anywhere in the country.
The development marks the end of a 10 year automation programme that began in the mid 2010s. Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the JAMB Registrar, announced this at the University of Ibadan during a training session for test developers.
According to Prof. Oloyede, the digitisation of question authoring represents the tenth and final phase of the board's automation drive.
"We are here at the University of Ibadan to do the last round of our automation process. This phase is about automating the authoring of questions. Our authors can now set questions from their various locations without having to travel across the country," he said.
He noted that the system eliminates travel costs, reduces logistical challenges, speeds up the question development process and maintains the security measures required to protect examination integrity. Prof. Oloyede stated that the board had put robust checks and balances in place to prevent breaches.
On infrastructure expansion, the registrar revealed that JAMB had scaled up its Computer Based Test centres from around 800 in 2025 to more than 1,000 in 2026.
The increase is expected to address longstanding registration and examination access challenges, giving candidates in different parts of the country more convenient options for completing their UTME processes.
