2.03m candidates register for 2025 UTME
Agency Report
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said a total of 2,030,627 candidates have registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
This is the highest figure ever registered for the examination since the creation of JAMB.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the figure was contained in the board’s weekly bulletin released on Monday.
The UTME registration closed on March 8. In 2024, over 1.9 million candidates registered for the examination.
JAMB said that the over 2 million figure excludes candidates who registered to sit for the examination at foreign centres.
A total of 200,115 candidates of those registered has indicated interest to sit for mock UTME, scheduled to hold on April 5, 2025.
“This year, the board implemented several innovative measures to deter cheating and maintain the integrity of the examination process.
“These measures have already led to multiple arrests of candidates attempting to use forged A-level results for admission, highlighting the effectiveness of the new system designed to detect such fraud.
“Candidates are strongly advised to adhere to the examination rules and regulations and refrain from any dishonest practices during the examination,” it added.
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