JAMB has issued a strong warning to all candidates to steer clear of examination malpractice and to strictly comply with all established guidelines. The Board reiterated its commitment to fair assessment and transparency.
Abuja, Nigeria – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed that no candidate will be required to sit for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) outside their state of registration.
This assurance was given by Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the Board’s Public Communication Advisor, during a phone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. He clarified that although some candidates took their mock exams outside their states of residence, such arrangements were only made due to temporary constraints and will not affect the main UTME.
According to Dr. Benjamin, “During the mock exams, if all approved Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres in a particular area—like Abuja—were already full, candidates were redirected to nearby states such as Nasarawa. This was strictly a mock exercise strategy.”
He emphasized that the main examination will not encounter such issues as all accredited CBT centres across the country will be fully operational during the UTME, thus eliminating the need for cross-state relocation. “This situation will not repeat itself in the actual UTME as there will be more centres running, ensuring that no candidate is assigned to a centre outside their registered state,” he said.
Dr. Benjamin also advised candidates to register early in order to secure centres close to their residences. He pointed out that late registration often leads to assignments in more distant centres, even within the same state.
Meanwhile, JAMB has intensified efforts to ensure a secure and fair testing environment for the over two million candidates registered for the examination. Nairametrics reported that a total of 2,030,627 candidates completed registration for the 2025 UTME, scheduled to commence on April 25.
To enhance the integrity of the examination, the Board has introduced new anti-cheating technologies and monitoring systems. These measures have already resulted in the arrest of several candidates attempting to gain admission using forged A-level documents.
JAMB has issued a strong warning to all candidates to steer clear of examination malpractice and to strictly comply with all established guidelines. The Board reiterated its commitment to fair assessment and transparency.
In a related development, the Board recently released 115,735 results from the 2025 Mock UTME, conducted on April 10. Out of the 200,113 candidates who registered for the mock exam, only 126,181 eventually sat for it, with 10,446 results still undergoing processing.
The mock examination, according to JAMB, is an essential exercise designed to test new innovations and give candidates a feel of the CBT environment. The Board praised the success of the mock session in resolving challenges and improving the examination experience.
Candidates have been encouraged to remain focused and continue with their preparations in order to perform excellently in the main examination.
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