No fewer than 260,000 candidates on Thursday sat for this year mock unified Tertiary matriculation examination across 793 CBT centers across Nigeria. Professor Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of JAMB, shared this information after observing several centers in Abuja. Oloyede expressed satisfaction with the smooth administration of the nationwide exam, stating that its purpose was to assess readiness for the main UTME, beginning on April 19, 2024.
He noted that the exam body also conducted a recruitment test for the Nigerian Police on Wednesday, addressing minor incidents recorded during the Mock UTME at four centers. He noted that the exam body also conducted a recruitment test for the Nigerian Police on Wednesday, addressing minor incidents recorded during the Mock UTME at four centres.
As quoted by Punch, the JAMB registrar said:
“So far so good, we are doing mock after mock, just yesterday we conducted recruitment for the Police Service Commission throughout the country, that was a mock before today’s mock and that was in 411 centres across the country, and today we are conducting our own mock in 793 centres across the country.”
In additional remarks, the head of JAMB stated that nearly 2 million candidates enrolled for the primary 2024 UTME, with more than 260,000 participating in the mock examination. He said
“Over 260,000 candidates are sitting for the (mock) exam but for the real exam we have 1.98 million because we don’t want to turn our mock to another exam that is why we did not allow more than that number to register for the mock exam, which is just to test the system.”
Regarding the upcoming main UTME, Oloyede assured that JAMB is wholly equipped to ensure the exam runs seamlessly. He also mentioned plans to implement additional measures to strengthen the exam system. Additionally, Oloyede mentioned that the results of the Mock UTME will be released either this evening or tomorrow.
