Breaking: 2025 UTME Results Under Fire: JAMB Admits Errors, Promises Review

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has acknowledged errors that impacted students’ performance in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made the admission during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday.

“What should have been a moment of joy has changed due to one or two errors,” Oloyede said.

Persecondnews reports that some of the affected candidates have threatened to initiate a legal action against JAMB over the “mass failure.”

UTME constitutes an essential prerequisite for entry into tertiary institutions across Nigeria.

It evaluates candidates’ proficiency in four subjects, encompassing the mandatory Use of English and three additional subjects pertinent to their anticipated field of study.

Data from the recent UTME, involving 1.9 million candidates, indicates that more than 1.5 million individuals scored below 200 out of a possible 400 marks, a result that has generated considerable concern within the educational landscape.

According to the examination agency, a total of 1,955,069 results were processed, out of which only 4,756 candidates (0.24 per cent) scored 320 and above, considered top-tier performance, while 7,658 candidates (0.39 per cent) scored between 300 and 319, bringing the total for those who scored 300 and above to 12,414 candidates (0.63 per cent).

Also, 73,441 candidates (3.76 per cent) scored between 250 and 299 while 334,560 candidates (17.11 per cent) scored between 200 and 249.

A total of 983,187 candidates (50.29 per cent) scored between 160 and 199, which is widely regarded as the minimum threshold for admissions in many institutions.

Also, 488,197 candidates (24.97 per cent) scored between 140 and 159, 57,419 candidates (2.94 per cent) scored between 120 and 139, 3,820 candidates (0.20 per cent) scored between 100 and 119, and 2,031 candidates (0.10 per cent) scored below 100.

Over 75 per cent of all candidates (1.5 million) scored below 200, average score seeing as the examination is graded over 400.

Details shortly…