The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, will release the results of 379,000 candidates who sat for the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, between Friday and Monday.
Some of the candidates had to resit the exam, following widespread outcry over mass failure during the initial UTME.
JAMB admitted to technical and human errors, especially in Lagos and South-East states, which significantly affected candidates’ performance.
Out of the 1.9 million candidates who sat this year’s UTME, over 1.5 million scored below 200 marks out of a possible 400, prompting widespread concern among stakeholders.
Following sustained pressure, JAMB investigated the mass failure and discovered technical and human errors in its system..
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, last week publicly accepted responsibility for the errors, even shedding tears while announcing a resit for the affected candidates.
Speaking to The PUNCH on Monday, JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, confirmed that the results of the rescheduled exams would be released on Wednesday.
“The results of the candidates who took the rescheduled exam will be released on Wednesday,” Benjamin said.
