Things to take to JAMB Exam Hall and those Prohibited

Knowing exactly what to take to the JAMB exam hall can save you a lot of stress on exam day.

Many candidates often ask:

• What items am I allowed to bring into the hall?
• What things are prohibited?
• How do I use the computer during the exam?

In this post, we’ll cover the official list of allowed and prohibited items released by JAMB, plus simple tips on using the computer system in the exam hall.

This information is very important because walking into the hall with the wrong item or without the right ones can cause panic and affect your performance. For example, some students practise all their Mathematics questions with a scientific calculator, only to find out on exam day that calculators are not permitted.

JAMB has made the rules clear to avoid such surprises.

Below is the list of items you are expected to go to your JAMB center with…

1. JAMB Reprint slip (2 copies): This slip contains your biodata & JAMB center details, without this you will not be allowed to enter the exam hall, print two copies of this slip, one for you and the other for the center.
2. PENCIL: For those offering subjects like physics, economics or mathematics where you will need to do some calculation, you can come with your sharpened pencils.
3. EXTRA CASH: Although you may not pay any fee to sit for the exam, as it was part of your registration fee, but they may be need to do a thing or two with cash.

These are the items students are permitted to enter the hall with.

JAMB List Of Prohibited Items

Below are items you are not allowed to take to the exam hall;

1. Watches
2. Pen/Biro
3. Mobile Phones or Similar Electronic Devices
4. Spy Reading Glasses Which Should be Scrutinized
5. Calculators or Similar Electronic Devices
6. USB, CD, Hard Disk, and or Similar Storage Devices
7. Books and Any Reading/Writing Material
8. Cameras
9. Recorders
10. Microphones
11. Ear Pieces
12. Ink/Pen Readers
13. Smart Lenses
14. Smart Rings/Jewelry
15. Smart Buttons
16. Bluetooth Devices
17. Key Holders
18. ATM Cards
19. Erasers

You are advised in your best interest NOT TO bring THESE ITEMS close to the exam venue, any breach of this directive would bar you from taking the examination.

Instruction On Biometric Verification

1. Biometric Verification will be the only mode for the admittance of candidates into the examination centre. Strict adherence to the guide on compulsory biometric verification of every candidate is required.
2. No Candidate should be kept waiting if he/she cannot be verified. Such a candidate should be recaptured at the centre before leaving. ONLY genuine cases will subsequently be treated.
3. There is no other Attendance Register apart from the biometric verification. Biometric verification will also serve as Attendance Register during examinations.
4. Photo Albums will only carry pictures with no marking points for either Present or Absent status.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

In Conclusion

Watches, Pen/Biro, Erasers and other items listed here are not to be taken to the exam hall, you should go to your center only with your JAMB reprint slip.