Results of the recently held 2025 UTME retake exam for applicants at centres affected by technological issues were revealed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and they showed that 99 percent of candidates received scores below 200.
The findings showed that 21,082 (93%) of the 336,845 candidates who were rescheduled for the test did not show up.
However, there was no explanation provided for the significant percentage of candidates who did not show up for the rescheduled test.
The board, which released the results in a statement by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, yesterday, said: “Of the 336,845, who were eventually scheduled after isolated good sessions of the affected centres were excluded and their previously unverified candidates were added, 21,082 were absent.”
However, JAMB once again offered the absentee candidates a chance to participate in the regular yearly mop-up exam, which has not yet been scheduled.
It said: “This waiver is also extended to the candidates who for whatever reason must have missed the initial main UTME.
“Despite the ongoing inquiries, performance analysis remains consistent (between 11 per cent in 2013 and 34 per cent in 2016) with results from the past 12 years.
“While this situation is unfortunate, it has also revealed numerous alarming practices perpetrated by candidates, certain proprietors of schools/Computer-Based Test, CBT, centres, which have exacerbated examination irregularities.”
While noting that opportunists were on the prowl, the Board in particularly said: “The misleading questions posed by certain individuals regarding candidates, who allegedly scored highly in the cancelled sessions who might desire to retain their previous results are totally unfounded as only a handful scored up to 217 in the affected sessions, while 99 percent scored below 200 marks, indicating that there were no high scorers in the cancelled sessions of the affected six states.
“It is not unexpected that given our circumstances, some opportunistic and mischievous individuals may attempt to exploit the situation for personal gain, thereby attempting to discredit not only the CBT process but also the Board itself.
“A notable example is Mr. Olisa Gabriel Chukwuemeka, a first-year public health student at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, who posted on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) under the handle @swagpriest2, falsely claimed to have achieved a score of 326 in the 2025 UTME.
“This claim incited public outrage against the Board and was subsequently disseminated by various online platforms.
‘’Upon investigation, the Board found Mr. Olisa’s assertions to be entirely fabricated as he had doctored his original 2024 UTME score of 203, misrepresenting it as a 2025 UTME result with a score of 326.”
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