JAMB reveals 77% of 1.8M candidates score less than 200 in 2024 UTME
Seventy-seven per cent of the 1,842,464 candidates whose 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results were released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday scored less than 200.
Giving a breakdown of the results of the 1,842,464 candidates released, the Board’s Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede noted that, “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.”
The Board is expected to announce the minimum benchmark for the 2024/2025 academic session admissions during its policy meeting to be held at a later date.
Over the years the benchmark for admissions to universities has covered around 180 to 200.
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Oloyede also gave the new format for acceptance of admissions.
He said, “ Either a candidate sends ACCEPT/REJECT on his dedicated phone line to 55019/66019, or a candidate accepts or rejects any admission offer (programme change inclusive) with his/her fingerprint (biometric) at an accredited CBT centre or any JAMB Office.
“The above newly-crafted methods of accepting or rejecting admissions.are aimed at protecting the details of the candidates and upholding the sanctity of the admission process.
With this new method, the candidates’ registered phone (SIM) is now more important than ever as it is now required to perform even more sensitive operations.
“We are in discussions with NCC on dedicated student’s SIM with restricted services,” the board said.
