The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will release the results of 379,000 candidates who participated in the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Wednesday.
The resit, which took place between Friday and Monday, was necessary following widespread complaints of technical and human errors during the initial UTME. These issues significantly affected the performance of candidates, particularly in Lagos and the South-East regions.
JAMB acknowledged the glitches and the impact they had on the candidates, prompting the decision to reschedule the examination. Last week, the board’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, publicly took responsibility for the lapses, visibly emotional as he announced the decision to hold a makeup exam for the affected candidates.
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Originally, 1,955,069 candidates had taken the UTME, but more than 1.5 million scored below 200 marks out of a possible 400, raising concerns over the fairness and credibility of the exam process.
Speaking to journalists on Monday, JAMB spokesperson Dr. Fabian Benjamin confirmed that the results of the rescheduled examination would be released on Wednesday.
“The results of the candidates who took the rescheduled exam will be released on Wednesday,” Benjamin said.
Prof. Oloyede had earlier disclosed that 379,997 candidates were affected by the resit, with 206,610 candidates from 65 centres in Lagos and 173,387 candidates from 92 centres in the South-East region. He referred to the disruptions as an act of “sabotage” and added that affected candidates had been notified via SMS starting last Thursday.
Out of the 1.95 million results processed, only 4,756 candidates (0.24%) scored 320 and above. A further 7,658 candidates (0.39%) scored between 300 and 319, bringing the total number of candidates who scored 300 and above to 12,414 (0.63%).
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In addition, 73,441 candidates (3.76%) scored between 250–299, 334,560 candidates (17.11%) scored between 200–249, and 983,187 candidates (50.29%) scored between 160–199. Other score ranges include 488,197 candidates (24.97%) scoring between 140–159, 57,419 candidates (2.94%) scoring between 120–139, 3,820 candidates (0.20%) scoring between 100–119, and 2,031 candidates (0.10%) scoring below 100.
