The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which took place from April 19 to 26, 2024.
Out of 1,904,189 candidates who sat for the examination, results of 1,842,464 have been released, while 64,624 are under investigation for various reasons, News About Nigeria reports.
According to the Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyode, only 0.4% of candidates scored above 300, while 24% scored 50% (200/400) and above. A total of 1,989,668 candidates registered for the examination, representing a 24.7% increase from last year’s figure.
The results of 64,624 candidates are being investigated due to reasons such as verification, procedural issues, centre-based investigations, and alleged examination misconduct.
However, the Board has delisted only one centre, Makama School of Technology in Kano State, due to substandard performance.
Despite some hiccups during the examination, the board has reported a significant reduction in examination infractions, thanks to the introduction of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) and automation of its processes.
“It is to be noted that examination misconduct is clearly being eliminated from examinations conducted by the Board, as only 78 cases of examination misconduct were recorded in the just-concluded exercise,” he said.
“The Board witnessed a near-zero infraction situation in the 2024 UTME except for a few cases, which represent just a tiny fraction of what was reported last year. This is encouraging and the Board is poised to consolidate on the successes recorded.”
There were indications that the results would be released today, according to a notice circulated to journalists by the Board’s Head of Public Relations, Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday.
The results were for candidates who wrote the exams in the early days, while others will be released later after “due diligence” is completed, reports had suggested.
