The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that a total of 8,401 candidates scored 300 and above in the just-concluded 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
News About Nigeria reported that the UTME result was released today.
Out of 1,904,189 candidates who sat for the examination, 1,842,464 results have been released, while 64,624 are under investigation for various reasons,
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.
Providing a breakdown of the results of the 1,842,464 candidates released, the Board’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, stated, “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.”
Addressing the issue of naming top scorers for the 2024 UTME, Oloyede clarified the Board’s stance, saying, “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.”
He further explained, “Similarly, because of the different variables adopted by respective institutions, it might be downright impossible to arrive at a single or all-encompassing set of parameters for generating a list of candidates with the highest admissible score, as gaining admission remains the ultimate goal. Hence, it might be unrealistic or presumptive to say a particular candidate is the highest scorer given the fact that such a candidate may, in the final analysis, not even be admitted.”
However, Oloyede acknowledged the public demand for information regarding top scorers and the need to avoid controversies, citing previous incidents.
He urged all concerned parties to verify claims by candidates before offering awards to prevent misunderstandings and misrepresentations.
