JAMB Finalising Arrangements For Mop-up UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is set to announce the date for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mop-up examination.

The examination will cater to candidates who missed the initial test due to various reasons, including biometric issues during verification and those registered for foreign centres.

According to the information in JAMB’s Bulletin release on Monday, JAMB management is finalising arrangements, and the date is expected to be confirmed within this month.

The Board advised affected candidates to await official announcements and disregard unverified social media posts.

“Candidates are advised to disregard any social media posts suggesting specific dates. The Board will make an official announcement once the date is confirmed,” the Bulletin said.

Recall that JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during a meeting with key stakeholders to address the challenges encountered during the 2025 UTME, announced that the mop-up examination with accommodate the estimated 5.6 per cent of candidates who missed the examination.

He said that the board had extended the opportunity to all the affected candidates, regardless of the reasons for their absence.

“Normally, we hold one mop-up nationwide for those with one issue or the other.

“But this time, we are creating a new mop-up. Even those who missed the earlier examination due to absence, we will extend this opportunity to them.

“It is not that we are doing something extraordinary; in class, you make up an examination when students miss it for one reason or the other; we just don’t allow abuse of that.

“So we will allow all the candidates who missed the main examination for any reason to take part in this mop-up,” he said.