Breaking: JAMB releases results of 2019 mock UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of its 2019 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted on April 1.

JAMB’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, April 2, in Lagos.

According to him, a total of 157,631 candidates sat for the examination in 698 centres across the country.

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“We have just released the results of the mock examination taken on Monday, April 1, nationwide.

“Candidates should only use the outcome of the results to prepare harder for the main UTME, scheduled to commence on April 11.

“They should also note that the results are not for the purpose of admission or matriculation consideration.

“Candidates are now free to visit our website for their results, using their registration numbers,” Benjamin said.

According to him, the printing of candidates’ examination slips ahead of the main UTME, which was earlier scheduled for Tuesday, April 2, has now been moved to Thursday, April 4.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that JAMB explained that admissions would be given only to qualified candidates who applied for courses into the various institutions of the country.

The board reiterated this in its Volume 1, No 13 weekly bulletin of the office of the registrar on Monday, April 1, in Abuja.

It described as misleading and erroneous, information being circulated that over 50% of candidates who yearly apply for admissions into various institutions, were not admitted.

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