JAMB Releases Resit Exam Results, Announces Mop-Up for Absentees and Cracks Down on Malpractice

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the results of its resit examination for candidates affected by technical issues during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). 

In a statement issued on Sunday by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, JAMB disclosed that out of 336,845 rescheduled candidates, 21,082 were absent. While no reason was given for the high absentee rate, the Board has scheduled a mop-up exam for those who missed the initial UTME, including candidates without specified reasons for their absence. 

The statement also highlighted concerns over widespread malpractice involving candidates, school owners, and Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres. A meeting of Chief External Examiners, chaired by Prof. Olufemi Peters, endorsed the resit results following a psychometric analysis by Prof. Boniface Nworgu. 

JAMB decided to release the results of under-aged candidates, though they remain ineligible for admission unless involved in litigation. The Board clarified that these candidates had previously acknowledged during registration that only those meeting prescribed standards would qualify for special under-age admission. 

Additionally, JAMB granted a one-time waiver for candidates involved in online malpractice, such as illicit solicitation through WhatsApp groups, but warned against future misconduct. 

The Board vowed to blacklist implicated CBT centres and prosecute owners involved in malpractice, including biometric and identity fraud. It also criticised unregulated tutorial centres facilitating exam fraud and called for government intervention. 

JAMB reaffirmed its commitment to the CBT system and plans to engage consultants to improve the registration process. The Board condemned attempts to politicise the technical issues along tribal lines, urging unity and caution against divisive narratives. 

The statement dismissed claims of high scorers in the cancelled sessions, revealing that 99% of candidates scored below 200, with only a few reaching 217. It also exposed the case of Olisa Gabriel Chukwuemeka, who falsely claimed a score of 326 but had actually scored 180 before his result was withdrawn. 

Recall that JAMB initially released the 2025 UTME results on 9 May but later identified a technical glitch affecting 379,997 candidates across 157 centres in Lagos and the South-East. Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede attributed the issue to faulty server updates, which disrupted response uploads in the first three days of the exam.