By Abiola Olawale
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Monday, unveiled the official results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
According to the breakdown of the results, 76 percent of candidates who sat for the exam failed to score half of the total possible 400 marks. A total of 1,402,490 candidates out of 1,842,464 failed to score 200 out of 400 marks.
The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede made this damning revelation on Monday. According to him, only 8,401 candidates scored 300 and above; 77,070 scored 250 and above; 439,974 scored 200 and above and 1,402,490 scored below 200.
Oloyede also revealed that the results of 64,624 out of the 1,904,189, who sat the examination, were withheld by the board and would be subject to investigation.
He further added that though a total of 1,989,668 registered, a total of 80,810 candidates were absent.
He said: “For the 2024 UTME, 1,989,668 candidates registered including those who registered at foreign centres. The Direct Entry registration is still ongoing.
“Out of a total of 1,989,668 registered candidates, 80,810 were absent. A total of 1,904,189 sat the UTME within the six days of the examination.
“The Board is today releasing the results of 1,842,464 candidates. 64,624 results are under investigation for verification, procedural investigation of candidates, Centre-based investigation, and alleged examination misconduct.”
On naming the top scorers for the 2024 UTME, Oloyede said: “It is common knowledge that the board has, at various times restated its unwillingness to publish the names of its best-performing candidates, as it considers its UTME as only a ranking examination on account of the other parameters that would constitute what would later be considered the minimum admissible score for candidates seeking admission to tertiary institutions.
“Similarly, because of the different variables adopted by respective institutions, it might be downright impossible to arrive at a single or all-encompassing set of parameters for generating a list of candidates with the highest admissible score as gaining admission remains the ultimate goal. Hence, it might be unrealistic or presumptive to say a particular candidate is the highest scorer given the fact that such a candidate may, in the final analysis, not even be admitted.
“However, owing to public demand and to avoid a repeat of the Mmesoma saga as well as provide a guide for those, who may want to award prizes to this set of high-performing candidates, the Board appeals to all concerned to always verify claims by candidates before offering such awards.”
Meanwhile, Nigerians have begun to register their concern regarding the subpar performance of students who sat for the 2024 UTME examination, with many lamenting that 76% of the students failed to score the minimum of 200 marks required for admission by most tertiary institutions in the country. This development has sparked significant public outcry, with many individuals calling for urgent measures to address the situation.
Below here are some of the reactions curated from the social media;
“The feeling that school is a scam has destroyed this generation. Youths of this generation now feel once you have the money you have made it so they dive into wrong practices neglecting relevant skills or educational training needed to better themselves. One thing that must be known is that whatever is learned or mastered in education remains with you for life no matter how times change,”(@sleekextrem)
“There is a problem somewhere. 1.4m people cannot just score below 200. Nigerians are not dull.”(@ugochukwu_)
“This is a major failure for the education ministry. Massive failure on the part of the parents. For the students, there is still time to buckle up,”(@HugosAbuny)
“If 76% of students have failed jamb so far in the 2024 result stats.
“We need to ask what exactly is going on with education in this country. What’s the Ministry of Education doing?”(@Sultan)
“TikTok and Instagram generation. Morning till night they are there. Many of them cannot spend 5 hours a day studying for an examination. The result is out and it is very disappointing. We need to take action to remedy the ugly situation. #JAMB,”(@OgbeniDipo)
“Jamb results don’t justify how intelligent someone can be, stop judging people because they failed jamb. Have you ever tried asking yourself how the educational system in Nigeria is..?? Blame the government first b4 students,”(@MS_HAFFIZ)
“Until This Generation changes their mentality about schooling nothing will change and until the Government becomes more intentional in developing education nothing will change. This Jamb Score should be a wake-up call, almost similar to 2021 UTME result too….”(@TheOluwatayo)
Inside Details Of How 76% UTME Candidates Scored Below 200[FULL BREAKDOWN]
By Abiola Olawale
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Monday, unveiled the official results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
According to the breakdown of the results, 76 percent of candidates who sat for the exam failed to score half of the total possible 400 marks. A total of 1,402,490 candidates out of 1,842,464 failed to score 200 out of 400 marks.
The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede made this damning revelation on Monday. According to him, only 8,401 candidates scored 300 and above; 77,070 scored 250 and above; 439,974 scored 200 and above and 1,402,490 scored below 200.
Oloyede also revealed that the results of 64,624 out of the 1,904,189, who sat the examination, were withheld by the board and would be subject to investigation.
He further added that though a total of 1,989,668 registered, a total of 80,810 candidates were absent.
He said: “For the 2024 UTME, 1,989,668 candidates registered including those who registered at foreign centres. The Direct Entry registration is still ongoing.
“Out of a total of 1,989,668 registered candidates, 80,810 were absent. A total of 1,904,189 sat the UTME within the six days of the examination.
“The Board is today releasing the results of 1,842,464 candidates. 64,624 results are under investigation for verification, procedural investigation of candidates, Centre-based investigation, and alleged examination misconduct.”
On naming the top scorers for the 2024 UTME, Oloyede said: “It is common knowledge that the board has, at various times restated its unwillingness to publish the names of its best-performing candidates, as it considers its UTME as only a ranking examination on account of the other parameters that would constitute what would later be considered the minimum admissible score for candidates seeking admission to tertiary institutions.
“Similarly, because of the different variables adopted by respective institutions, it might be downright impossible to arrive at a single or all-encompassing set of parameters for generating a list of candidates with the highest admissible score as gaining admission remains the ultimate goal. Hence, it might be unrealistic or presumptive to say a particular candidate is the highest scorer given the fact that such a candidate may, in the final analysis, not even be admitted.
“However, owing to public demand and to avoid a repeat of the Mmesoma saga as well as provide a guide for those, who may want to award prizes to this set of high-performing candidates, the Board appeals to all concerned to always verify claims by candidates before offering such awards.”
Meanwhile, Nigerians have begun to register their concern regarding the subpar performance of students who sat for the 2024 UTME examination, with many lamenting that 76% of the students failed to score the minimum of 200 marks required for admission by most tertiary institutions in the country. This development has sparked significant public outcry, with many individuals calling for urgent measures to address the situation.
Below here are some of the reactions curated from the social media;
“The feeling that school is a scam has destroyed this generation. Youths of this generation now feel once you have the money you have made it so they dive into wrong practices neglecting relevant skills or educational training needed to better themselves. One thing that must be known is that whatever is learned or mastered in education remains with you for life no matter how times change,”(@sleekextrem)
“There is a problem somewhere. 1.4m people cannot just score below 200. Nigerians are not dull.”(@ugochukwu_)
“This is a major failure for the education ministry. Massive failure on the part of the parents. For the students, there is still time to buckle up,”(@HugosAbuny)
“If 76% of students have failed jamb so far in the 2024 result stats.
“We need to ask what exactly is going on with education in this country. What’s the Ministry of Education doing?”(@Sultan)
“TikTok and Instagram generation. Morning till night they are there. Many of them cannot spend 5 hours a day studying for an examination. The result is out and it is very disappointing. We need to take action to remedy the ugly situation. #JAMB,”(@OgbeniDipo)
“Jamb results don’t justify how intelligent someone can be, stop judging people because they failed jamb. Have you ever tried asking yourself how the educational system in Nigeria is..?? Blame the government first b4 students,”(@MS_HAFFIZ)
“Until This Generation changes their mentality about schooling nothing will change and until the Government becomes more intentional in developing education nothing will change. This Jamb Score should be a wake-up call, almost similar to 2021 UTME result too….”(@TheOluwatayo)
