JAMB Reveals Date for Release of Rescheduled UTME Results of 379,000 Candidates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced it will release the results of 379,000 candidates who sat for the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Wednesday. The affected candidates, mostly from Lagos and South-East states, took the exam between Friday and Monday following a controversial nationwide outcry over mass failure and technical glitches during the initial UTME.

JAMB had earlier admitted to both technical and human errors that disrupted the testing process, particularly in 65 centres across Lagos and 92 centres across the South-East. Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, in an emotional public appearance, accepted full responsibility for the shortcomings and announced a resit for those affected.

The rescheduled exams were conducted after over 75 per cent of the 1.9 million candidates who sat the original UTME scored below 200 marks out of a possible 400. Only 12,414 candidates (0.63 per cent) scored 300 and above, while more than 1.4 million scored below the traditional admission benchmark of 200. This sparked national concern about the integrity of the examination and the preparedness of candidates.

JAMB spokesperson Dr Fabian Benjamin confirmed to *The PUNCH* that results from the rescheduled exams would be made public on Wednesday. The board had begun sending notifications for the resit to affected candidates from last Thursday.

Meanwhile, criticism has continued to mount, particularly from the South-East Caucus in the House of Representatives. In a statement signed by Hon. Iduma Igariwey (PDP, Ebonyi), the lawmakers condemned the UTME mishap as a “catastrophic institutional failure” and demanded the immediate resignation of JAMB’s Registrar. They also called for the cancellation of the 2025 UTME and the scheduling of a fresh exam after the conclusion of WAEC and NECO to prevent further disruption to students’ academic calendars.

The caucus slammed JAMB’s handling of the rescheduled exams, citing poor communication, scheduling conflicts with WAEC, and the inadequate 48-hour notice given to affected candidates. They argued that these failures had compounded stress for students and families, particularly in the South-East, which they said bore the brunt of the crisis.

Invoking Section 18(1) of the 1999 Constitution, the lawmakers said the flawed conduct of the 2025 UTME had denied thousands of students their constitutional right to equal and adequate educational opportunities, demanding accountability beyond public apologies.