JAMB sets June 28 for UTME mop-up exam

JAMB sets June 28 for UTME mop-up exam

By Jeffrey Agbo

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has scheduled June 28 for the 2025 UTME mop-up examination.

This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin.

According to Benjamin, the upcoming mop-up test will cater to 5,096 spill-over candidates and those who were unable to undergo biometric verification during the earlier exercise.

He explained that the new date was approved in consideration of candidates who missed both the main and rescheduled exams due to various reasons.

The first session on the examination day is slated to begin at 8:00 a.m. Benjamin advised candidates in this session to arrive at their centres at least one to one and a half hours before the scheduled start time.

He also directed all eligible candidates to begin printing their examination notification slips from Monday to prepare for the test.

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Additionally, Benjamin revealed that 91,742 candidates who were absent in either or both of the main and rescheduled exams will be accommodated in this mop-up, which applies strictly to the 2025 UTME.

A total of 96,838 candidates are being rescheduled to sit for the examination at 183 centres nationwide, with others placed on standby.

Meanwhile, JAMB has cracked down on several Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres implicated in misconduct. Benjamin said 113 centres across the country have either been suspended or delisted following ongoing security investigations into examination malpractice.

He noted that many of these centres were found guilty of serious infractions during the conduct of the main and resit UTME.

Commending security agencies including the DSS, police, and NSCDC, Benjamin said their efforts have led to the arrest and prosecution of dozens involved in identity theft and exam fraud, including some JAMB staff, professional exam takers, and operators of tutorial centres and schools.

Due to the discoveries made during investigations, JAMB has also declared some examination towns ineligible for use in the upcoming mop-up exam.

“Few candidates who fall into the deactivated examination towns would be assigned to examination towns closest to the delisted towns. We seek the understanding of such candidates,” he said.