The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that results for 379,000 candidates who participated in the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will be released on Wednesday.
The makeup exams, held between Friday and Monday, followed widespread technical and human errors that marred the initial UTME in several centres, particularly in Lagos and the South-East. The issues significantly impacted candidates’ performances and led to public outcry over the credibility of the examination process.
JAMB acknowledged the lapses and rescheduled the exam for the affected candidates. The board’s Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, took full responsibility during a press briefing last week and became visibly emotional as he announced the resit. He described the disruptions as a result of “sabotage.”
According to JAMB spokesperson Dr. Fabian Benjamin, “The results of the candidates who took the rescheduled exam will be released on Wednesday.”
Professor Oloyede earlier disclosed that a total of 379,997 candidates were affected by the disruptions—206,610 in 65 centres across Lagos and 173,387 in 92 centres in the South-East. Affected candidates were notified via SMS beginning last Thursday.
Meanwhile, statistics from the initial UTME, which saw 1,955,069 candidates participate, have sparked concern. Over 1.5 million candidates scored below 200 out of a possible 400 marks, raising questions about fairness and systemic reliability.
Only 4,756 candidates (0.24%) scored 320 and above, while 7,658 (0.39%) scored between 300–319. Altogether, just 12,414 candidates (0.63%) scored 300 and above.
Further breakdown shows:
73,441 candidates (3.76%) scored between 250–299
334,560 (17.11%) scored between 200–249
983,187 (50.29%) scored between 160–199
488,197 (24.97%) scored between 140–159
57,419 (2.94%) scored between 120–139
3,820 (0.20%) scored between 100–119
2,031 (0.10%) scored below 100
The release of the resit results is expected to provide some relief for thousands of affected candidates and bring further clarity to this year’s highly scrutinized UTME exercise.
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