The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced plans to conduct another round of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates who missed the recently concluded rescheduled exams — regardless of the reason for their absence.
The announcement was made by JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, during a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Wednesday.
According to him, the move is aimed at ensuring fairness for all candidates, especially the 5.6 percent of applicants who were either absent or affected by technical or administrative issues during the initial and rescheduled exams.
“JAMB is not about to exclude any candidate who genuinely desires to take part in the process. This year, we are expanding the mop-up to accommodate even those who were absent for any reason,” Prof. Oloyede stated.
He noted that while many candidates successfully completed their exams despite the glitches, JAMB is committed to addressing all shortcomings without bias or ethnic sentiment. “We are not failing. Releasing results under pressure does not indicate failure but a commitment to transparency,” he added.
Oloyede also urged the public to understand that the UTME is not a definitive test of intelligence but a selection mechanism for limited spaces in tertiary institutions. He reminded critics that post-UTME and other school-based assessments are also key components of the admissions process.
The upcoming mop-up exam will mark the second major resit this year, following widespread outrage over technical errors and mass failures in the initial UTME round. The board is yet to announce the exact date of the new mop-up exam.
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