The Oyo State Post Primary Teaching Service Commission, TESCOM, has revised timetable for the Computer-based tests coming up next week due to planned protest commencing on August 1, 2024.
The Chairman TESCOM Pastor Akinade Alamu disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan.
Mr Alamu said to forestall any unforeseen circumstances, the Commission and its partnering agencies, including the management of the University of Ibadan Distance Learning Centre, agreed to compress the examination days to three instead of five days as earlier scheduled.
He therefore announced that the examination would commence on Monday, July 29, 2024- and end on July 31, 2024.
Mr Alamu noted that all arrangements have been made with relevant stakeholders and that the change would not pose any threat to the candidates.
He added that the management of DLC agreed to provide more facilities, officials and logistics to the already provided support.
“After a tripartite meeting among all relevant stakeholders, DLC has agreed to provide more halls, Computers, facilities, so that the test can spread across three days.”
He therefore appealed to candidates to regularly check their phones, as texts and emails are being sent to them already.
Mr Alamu noted that the revised timetable is on the Oyo State job portal.
The scheduled days and examination are:
Monday: Biology, Islamic Religion Studies, Christian Religious Studies, Literature in English, Mathematics, French, Commerce, Chemistry and Business Studies.
Tuesday: English Language, Finance and Accounting, Government, Economic, Computer Science, Guidance and Counselling, Physic and Music.
Wednesday: Agric Science, Arabic Studies, Social Studies Business Science and Technology, Technical Drawing, Fine Arts, Yoruba, Geography, History, Home Economic and Nutrition, and physical health education.
The CBT examination was initially scheduled to hold on July 29 up till August 2, 2024.
