The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who participated in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) with 64,624 results under investigation.
The Board Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, at a news briefing in Abuja on Monday April 29, 2024, said that 1,989,668 candidates registered for the examinations held in 118 towns in 774 Computer Based Test Centres (CBT).
While giving analysis of the results, Oloyede said 8,401 candidates representing 0.5 per cent scored 300 and above, 77,070 candidates representing 4.2 per cent scored 250 and above.
The Registrar said that 439,974 candidates representing 24 per cent scored 200 and above and 1,402,490 representing 76 per cent scored below 200.
He added that the board had restricted in publishing the name of the best candidate, noting that this was to guide against Mmesomma saga in its examination in 2023.
JAMB releases 2024 UTME results, 64,624 results under investigation
According to the registrar, out of the registered candidates, 1,904,109 sat for the examination while 80,810 were absent.
He explained that 64,624 results were under investigations for various reasons such as verification (2,896), procedural investigations (4,594), prima facie established exam misconduct (78).
He said other results under investigation were centre-based investigation involving 57,056 candidates in 18 centres across the country.
The 18 centres listed for the investigation were 12 in Edo, three in Akwa Ibom, two in Delta and one in Kwara State.
“The Board witnessed a near-zero infraction situation in the 2024 UTME except for a few cases, which represent just a tiny fraction of what was reported last year.
“This is encouraging and the Board is poised to consolidate on the successes recorded,” he said.
He urged candidates to check their results starting from 7 a.m. on April 30 by sending UTMERESULT to 55019 or 66019.
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