The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, is set to conduct fresh mop-up examinations.
This will cover over 5.6% of candidates who could not write the recently-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.
JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, confirmed this during a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Wednesday.
According to Oloyede, it will cover all affected candidates no matter the reason for their absence.
He said, “This time, we are creating a new mop-up. Even those who missed the earlier exam due to absence will get another opportunity.
“It’s not extraordinary. In any serious system, when students miss an exam, they’re allowed to make up—provided there’s no abuse.”
Oloyede also clarified that the UTME is a placement test and does not rate intelligence or academic potential.
“Its purpose is to rank candidates for limited admission slots, not to test how smart someone is,” he clarified.
