No fewer than 2 million candidates are sitting for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
According to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), 2,030,627 candidates are registered to sit for the examination starting on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
Among the candidates, 41,026 who applied for the examination, are below the age of 16.
JAMB spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said adjustment had been made to accommodate essential commitments by the Board and its partner agencies.
One of the Computer Based Centers (CBT) in Skillpath International Academy, Karu, Abuja commended JAMB for its innovations adding that there had been tremendous improvement from what it used to be.
The CBT Administrator, Mr Nicholas Okon said 250 candidates were expected to sit for the first session, however, about 20 were absent.
He informed that there was a lot of improvement from when the CBT Center started in 2022, adding that they had not experienced network glitches in the course of the exercise.
“In the area of the exam itself, this network issue this time around is perfect, unlike before when we had glitches here and there. This time around, it’s perfect. There’s no network issue. The system has been so great”, he said.
Mr Okon continued, “speaking on the AUTOBOT exam, this time around, the AUTOBOT is so simple and straightforward. The preparation for this year JAMB is as smooth as anything you can think about”.
The Candidates’ parents were visibly seen at a good distance from the center. When asked if they had experienced any confrontation from them, he said, “why will parents want to come around when the system is working? It is only when you are having challenges you’ll see them coming around to ask what is happening, coming to make noise”.
