2022 UTME: JAMB debunks error in scoring system

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has debunked reports of error in the scoring of candidates in the just concluded 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

JAMB said the examination was a Computer Based Test (CBT) that was scored electronically with no human mediation.

It added that there was no plan to organise another UTME for the candidates.

The board made this known via statement issued by its spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Tuesday.

JAMB warned Nigerians, especially the UTME candidates to be wary of the guile and other unsavoury activities of fraudsters who were making false claims of errors in the scoring system.

It stated: “The board reiterates that there is no room for errors in its electronic scoring system nor does it plan to organise another UTME.

“This clarification became necessary following reports of a purported rescheduling of the UTME from a section of the social media citing phantom errors in the computer scoring system and a purported apology from JAMB to the effect that another UTME would be organised.

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“The board wishes to state that the report is not only false, mischievous, but also misleading and crafted out of the frustration and inability of these fraudsters to dupe unsuspecting candidates owing to the series of innovative strategies the board had put in place to protect candidates.”

The examination body noted that it had envisaged some of the strategies of some nefarious individuals, adding that it warned candidates and the general public over the fraudsters’ strategies.

It added: “JAMB, once again, advises the general public to disregard this item of news as it does not emanate from JAMB nor has it authorised any individual or group to make such a pronouncement on its behalf.

“The board, therefore, advises candidates to avail themselves of its user-friendly advisories on assessing their 2022 UTME results and other processes through periodic visits to www.jamb.gov.ng.”

The Star