A breakdown of the just-released Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results has shown that over 1.4 million candidates scored below 200.
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Examination Board Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known in Abuja on Monday.
Giving a breakdown of the results of the 1,842,464 candidates released, he said, “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.”
Based on the data, the over 1.4 million candidates may have lost the opportunity to be considered by many ‘big’ universities that make 200 the minimum score.
Meanwhile, 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.”
