First-class students of Rivers private varsity write test to defend grades

Some students of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education in Rumuolumeni Port Harcourt, Rivers State, who were recently awarded First-class honours have been made to write a qualifying test to prove they merit their first class status.

Some of the students criticised it, saying the information about the test was vague and on short notice. Others welcomed the idea.

Some of the students also spoke to our correspondent after writing the 45 minutes test which they said on quantitative reasoning.

The Ignatius Ajuru University of Education decided that all graduating students for the year 2021 on Cumulative Grade point Average of 4.5 and above should take what they called qualifying test following concerns that certain factors could have influenced the first-class degrees obtained by some students.