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UBTEB, engineers’ institute concerned over limited TVET trainees attachment opportunities

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board and the Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers have jointly expressed their apprehension regarding the increasing obstacles faced by Technical and Vocational Education and Training trainees in securing industrial attachment opportunities. Industrial attachment is a mandatory requirement for …

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Two drunk teachers disrupt P7 mock examinations

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agago Police have apprehended two intoxicated teachers from Ladere Primary School for causing disruptions during Primary Seven mock examinations. The teachers, Joseph Odoch and Denis Obonyo, who hold positions across different primary levels, were taken into custody on Thursday morning at the directive of …

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UNEB extends exam registration deadline

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has announced an extension of the registration deadline for the 2023 national examinations at all three levels. The extension is aimed at ensuring that all eligible candidates have the opportunity to register. The original deadline for registration was …

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UCE: UNEB raises concern over use of slang during examinations

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has raised concern about the increasing use of slang during examinations. According to UNEB, students are increasingly using jargon and can hardly express themselves without applying slang. Dan Odongo, the Executive Director of UNEB, notes the use of slang is …

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LIVE: UCE exam results released

✳ Open SMS. Type UCE <space> Index no ✳ Send to 6600. For example UCE 003400/001 and send to 6600 ✳ Each SMS costs Sh500 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Certificate of Education-UCE examinations results have been released today. Candidature increased by 16,063 (4.8%) from 333,396 in 2020 to …

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UNEB seeks solutions to impersonation during national exams

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB is seeking options on how to end impersonation in national examinations. UNEB has observed that impersonation is emerging as the new most sophisticated way of malpractice with candidates hiring people to write their exams. For instance, two of the three …

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Inspectors, UNEB trade accusations on examination leakage

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of school inspectors have accused the Uganda National Examination Board-UNEB of masterminding examination leakage and fueling malpractices. While the examinations body and the Ministry of Education blamed the school inspectors for supporting examination fraud, the inspectors say that most of the leakages come from …

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UNEB asks schools to display candidates’ lists

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Examinations Board ( UNEB) has asked all headmasters to display a list of their candidates for the national 2022 examinations with effect from Saturday August 13. The registers should be displayed in a conspicuous place at the school notice board to enable …

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UBTEB in crisis as govt fails to release examination management funds

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The latest budget cuts have taken a huge toll on the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) affecting the preparation of the national assessments. According to the approved budget figures, UBTEB was expected to receive Shillings 8.9 billion. Of this, Shillings 5.9 billion was budgeted …

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UNEB issues last call for registration of 2022 candidates

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has issued the last call to schools and parents to register candidates for the 2022 national examinations. In a notice issued to schools and the general public, Dan Odongo, the UNEB Executive Director noted that according to their schedule, normal …

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