JAMB Admits Errors In 2025 UTME Results
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board on Wednesday finally admitted to errors which affected the performance of students during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
The Registrar of the Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede admitted to this during a press briefing in Abuja; saying that what should have been a moment of joy to candidates changed due to one or two errors.
The UTME is a critical prerequisite for admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria. It tests candidates in four subjects, including the compulsory Use of English, with the other three drawn from their proposed field of study.
Of the 1.9 million candidates who sat the UTME, over 1.5 million reportedly scored below 200 out of the maximum 400 marks, raising concerns across the education sector.
According to the examination body, a total of 1,955,069 results were processed, out of which only 4,756 candidates (0.24 per cent) scored 320 and above, considered top-tier performance, while 7,658 candidates (0.39 per cent) scored between 300 and 319, bringing the total for those who scored 300 and above to 12,414 candidates (0.63 per cent).
Meanwhile, the examination body has started rescheduling the exams in the South West and South East geopolitical zones of the country.
Our correspondence discovered that candidates in Lagos State have started receiving notifications to rewrite the examination on Friday, Saturday and Sunday this week.
