2025 UTME: Over 17,000 Score 300 and Above – JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says only 17,025 candidates, representing 0.88% of those who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), scored an aggregate of 300 and above.

In a statement issued by JAMB Spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, the 2025 UTME result was the best result since 2013 when JAMB adopted the Computer Based Test (CBT) for the Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

Speaking on the resit examination result, Dr. Benjamin stated that, “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.

“Despite the ongoing inquiries, performance analysis remains consistent (between 11% in 2013 and 34% in 2016).”

JAMB noted that the questions posed by certain individuals regarding candidates who allegedly scored highly in the cancelled sessions who might desire to retain their previous results were “totally unfounded as only a handful scored up to 217 in the affected sessions, while 99% scored below 200 marks, indicating that there were no high scorers in the cancelled sessions of the affected six states.”

It added that it was not unexpected that given the 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.

The Board further decried the spate of malpractices recorded in the just concluded exercise, adding that the majority of the culprits were university undergraduate students, and explained that their modus operandi was to pair candidates with professional mercenaries (after wilful disruption of sitting arrangements) who had registered for the UTME for the purpose of access to the examination hall.

“Unfortunately, many undergraduates of tertiary institutions are found to be involved in this nefarious practice. Over three thousand candidates nationwide have been identified as either accomplices or beneficiaries of this extraordinary examination fraud. As investigation progresses, all candidates implicated in these unwholesome activities will have their results withdrawn as soon as incontrovertible proofs are established, even if the results have been released.”