The results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination were released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday. Of the 1,842,464 students, 1,402,490 failed to score of 200 out of 400.
78% of the candidates whose JAMB results were released were among those who did not receive at least half of the possible marks.
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the board’s registrar, provided a breakdown of the 1,842,464 candidates’ results, noting that, “8,401 candidates scored 300 and above; 77,070 scored 250 and above; 439,974 scored 200 and above while 1,402,490 scored below 200.”
“It is common knowledge that the board has, at various times restated its unwillingness to publish the names of its best-performing candidates, as it considers its UTME as only a ranking examination on account of the other parameters that would constitute what would later be considered the minimum admissible score for candidates seeking admission to tertiary institutions,” Oloyede said in reference to naming the top scorers for the 2024 UTME.
“Nevertheless, the Board appeals to all concerned to always verify claims by candidates before offering such awards, due to public demand and to prevent a repeat of the Mmesoma saga as well as provide a guide for those, who may want to award prizes to this set of high-performing candidates.”
Oloyede added that the board has withheld the examination results for 64,624 of the 1,904,189 people who sat the examination, and would be subject to investigation.
Even though 1,989,668 candidates were registered, he pointed out that 80,810 of them were absent.
1,989,668 candidates registered for the 2024 UTME, including those who did so from foreign centres. There is still time to register for Direct Entry.
80,810 of the 1,989,668 registered candidates did not show up. The UTME was taken by 1,904,189 people in total during the six days of the examination.
“The Board is releasing the 1,842,464 candidates’ results today. 64,624 results are being looked into for verification, candidate procedural investigation, center-based investigation, and reported examination misconduct.
Oloyede added that the board currently conducts examinations in nine overseas locations, including London, United Kingdom; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Buea, Cameroon; Cotonou, Republic of Benin; and Johannesburg, South Africa.
Oloyede added that the board currently conducts examinations in nine foreign locations, including London, United Kingdom; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Buea, Cameroon; Cotonou, Republic of Benin; and Johannesburg, South Africa.
“Marketing our universities to the outside world and making sure that our universities reflect the universality of academic traditions are two of the main goals of this foreign component of the examination”. The Board is already adjusting plans for the 2024 UTME to be conducted in various foreign centres,” he stated.
