Examination

ACCREDITATION AND CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION
As adopted by all other International Standard Advance Level Examination Bodies, the authorization for the conduct of Advance Level program is given only to accredited centres which must have been duly inspected and approved to have satisfied certain minimum standards.
Conditions for Accreditation Include that, the affiliating Centre/Institution must;

1. Obtain Approval Certificate from appropriate Ministry of Education in the State.
2. Obtain Approval Certificate fro Corporate Affairs Commission  ( CAC ).
3. Register as a University, Polytechnic, College of Education, College of Advanced Studies, School of Preliminary Studies, Educational Advancement Centre, etc.
4. Admit and conduct lectures for candidates for a period of 8-12 months, divided into two (2) semesters, to ensure adequate preparation of the students examination. This will help to reduce cases of examination malpractices, and will ensure that students are well groomed for the course of study in the University.
5. Provide minimum of three (3) Administrative Offices.
6. Provide minimum of four (4) lecture room of not less than 30 students sitting capacity each.
7. Provide minimum of two (2) examination halls of not less than 50 students sitting capacity each for the examination.
8. Provide at least three (3) modern toilet facilities.
9. Provide qualified lecturers for each subject offered, with minimum of HND/BSc/BA/BscEd academic qualifications.
10. Provide a safety store for the custody of examination materials.
11. Pass through thorough inspection by the Approval Committee for the Advance Level Program before Approval.
12. Obtain Special Approval Certificate Issued by the Examination Board to the Accredited Centre.
13. Prepare for a Re-inspection visit by the Examination Board every five (5) years to ensure that the standard is not compromised.
14. Note that a maximum of 3-5 Accredited Examination Centres may be approved in each state.

1.2 STRUCTURES OF IJMB EXAMINATION
– Candidates shall offer at least three main subject at A’ Level.
– The overall mark in each subject shall be expressed at a percentage, and may include an element in respect of Continuous Assessment (CA).
– For every A’Level subject registered each candidate must have a C.A grade which carries 20% of the total scores.
– All science subjects in IJMB Examination, expect A’Level
Mathematics, have one practical paper each, which carries substantial Percentage of the total scores.
– All social science subjects have two papers only, except for Economics, which has objective questions as Paper III with 50 objectives questions.
– There are three papers to Arts subjects (Literature in English and CRS).
– All subjects under science category have three papers. Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geography have paper I and II, and one pratical paper each as paper III.
– Paper III for Mathematics covers Coordinate Geometry & Statistics, while paper III for Geography covers Map Reading.
– The conversion of IJMB Grades is as follows:
A’ Level Subjects O’Level Subject
A – 70% and above A – Excellent (60 100%)
B – 60 69% C – Credit (40 59%)
C – 50 95% P – Pass (35 39%)
D – 45 49% F – Fail (0 34%)
E – 40 44%
F – below 40%
IJMBE results are released after 3 months of the examination.
Being a highly classified examination, the Statements/Certificates of Result are printed in hard-copies. They are only accesible on the Place of Study after three months of examination.
1.3 WHY RESULTS ARE WITHHELD?
There are three conditions under which your results can be withheld.
These are where:

• You have no C.A record,
• You deliberately absent yourself in a subject paper, and
• Your C.A. grades are submitted after the marking excises especially after the submission of the result by the subject panel.

1.4 WHY RESULTS ARE CANCELLED
Your results in all subjects may carry the letter Z which means they are cancelled if:

• You were involved in cheating in the examination by either receiving assistance from somebody, copying someone’s work or you are found with prohibited materials.
• You were rude to an Invigilator or Supervisor or nay other examination official, or

You attempted to deface the script of another candidate or some other examination materials