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The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has expressed how difficult it will be to determine the best-performing candidate in the recently released Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for the 2024/2025 academic session.
Professor Oloyede stated while addressing the press at the Board’s headquarters in Bwari, Abuja, that it would not be able to determine the UTME best scorer because the exam was only a ranking examination on account of the other parameters.
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He said other parameters would constitute what would later be considered minimum admissible scores for candidates seeking admission to tertiary institutions.
“Similarly, because of the different variables adopted by respected institutions, it might be downright impossible to arrive at a single all-encompassing set of parameters for generating a list of candidates with the highest admissible score as gaining admission remains the ultimate goal,” reasoned Professor Oloyede.
He added, “Hence, it might be unrealistic or presumptive to say a particular candidate is the highest scorer, given that such a candidate may, in the final analysis, not even be offered admission.”
“However, owing to public demand, and to avoid a repeat of the Mmesoma saga as well as provide a guide for those who may want to award prizes to the set of high-performing candidates, the Board appeals to all concerned to always verify claims by candidates before offering such awards” he advised.
Based on the strength of the reasons adduced, Professor Oloyede said the Board wouldn’t give names of top scorers for the 2024 UTME.
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