JAMB Releases 2025 UTME Results, Withholds Nearly 40,000 Over Exam Irregularities
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially released the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results for 1,951,811 candidates, while withholding 39,834 results due to various concerns,Daily Trust reports.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, announced this on Friday in Abuja, revealing that 80 individuals are currently under investigation for exam malpractice. Anambra State tops the list with 14 suspects, followed by Lagos (9), Delta (8), Kano (7), Kaduna and Rivers (6 each), Ebonyi and Enugu (5 each), Imo and Ondo (3 each), Nasarawa, Abia, and Plateau (2 each), with eight other states recording one suspect each.
Out of 1,955,069 processed results, only 420,415 candidates scored above 200. A mere 12,414 candidates (0.63%) scored 300 and above, with 4,756 scoring 320+, and 7,658 scoring between 300 and 319. Additionally, 73,441 (3.76%) scored between 250–299, and 334,560 (17.11%) scored 200–249.
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The majority of candidates, 983,187 (50.29%), scored between 160–199, while 488,197 (24.97%) scored 140–159. At the lower end, 57,419 (2.94%) scored between 120–139; 3,820 (0.20%) scored between 100–119; and only 2,031 (0.10%) scored below 100.
Oloyede stated that 39,834 results remain withheld, including 1,426 under review. Of the 2,030,862 registered candidates, 1,957,000 were verified and sat the exam, while 71,705 were absent. Additionally, 2,157 candidates were barred due to fingerprint mismatches.
He noted that biometric issues often pointed to registration infractions and each case is being reviewed individually. Of the 41,027 underage candidates who registered, 40,260 sat for the exam, with their results undergoing additional scrutiny. Among them, 467 met the minimum score requirement, while 50 were caught cheating.
Oloyede highlighted a drop in exam malpractice cases, with 96 results withheld for confirmed infractions—down from 123 the previous year. He emphasized JAMB’s continued efforts to curb cheating through technological innovations.
Notably, 82 inmates nearing release also successfully sat for the UTME. However, the 2,157 candidates whose fingerprints were accepted at registration but failed verification on exam day are under investigation. Those found innocent will be rescheduled for another exam.
He added that cases of impersonation and double registration using multiple NINs were still being uncovered, and the board is actively collecting biometric data from offenders.
