May 4, 2013

In 9ja: JAMB cancels 40,692, results and withholds 80,419

Prof. Dibu Ojerinde-Jamb Registrar
JAMB has withheld the results of 80,419 candidates among those that sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination last Saturday’s 2013 .
JAMB Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, said  during the official release of the results on Friday, that 12,110 of the 80,419 candidate's results are withheld for a possible disciplinary action while 68,309 results from various centres are still undergoing further screening,
“About 40,692 results were invalid due to multiple shading or no shading at all,” he stated.
A total of 1,629,102 candidates applied to sit for the Paper Pencil Test (PPT), while 15,008 candidates applied for the Dual Based Test, bringing the number of candidates  to 1,644,110.
“The general performance of candidates in this year’s examination shows remarkable improvement compared with last year".
Assessing the results, he said 10 candidates scored 300 and above, 628 scored between 270 and 299, 33,115 scored between 250 and 269, while 704,622 scored between 200 and 249.
About 571,298 scored between 170 and 199; 103,489 scored between 160 and169 while 127,017 scored less than 159.
The registrar assured the candidates that their results could be accessed on the JAMB Website: www.myjambresult.com using their registration numbers.
Giving an assurance that a computer based test will still hold on from May 18 to June 1 as scheduled, Ojerinde appealed to candidates to print fresh e-registration slips to further ascertain their centres.

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