The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday, 28 June 2025, for the conduct of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mop-up exercise. A total of 96,838 candidates will sit the exam across 183 centres nationwide.
In a statement signed by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the mop-up will cater to 5,096 spill-over candidates and those who failed biometric verification during the main examination. It will also accommodate 91,742 candidates who were absent from the main or resit UTME. This special consideration, Dr Benjamin emphasised, applies exclusively to the 2025 UTME.
2025 UTME : JAMB To Schedule Exams For Absentee Candidates
“In total, 96,838 candidates are being rescheduled for the 2025 mop-up exercise in 183 centres across the nation, while others are kept on standby,” he said.
Regarding examination malpractice and operational deficiencies, Benjamin disclosed that 113 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres have either been delisted or suspended. This includes centres with technical failings and those under investigation for various malpractices during the mock, main, and resit examinations.
He further stated that the on-going national investigation into identity theft and organised examination malpractice had led to the arrest and prosecution of several individuals, including a few JAMB officials, professional exam takers, school proprietors, and tutorial centre operatives.
JAMB expressed gratitude to security agencies — the State Security Service (SSS), Nigeria Police Force (NPF), and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) — for their diligent support in this nationwide effort.
Some examination towns affected by malpractice have been deactivated and will not be used for the mop-up. Candidates previously assigned to these towns will be relocated to the nearest viable centres. JAMB has appealed for the understanding of these candidates.
The mop-up is also being used as a tool to apprehend impersonators, particularly current undergraduates who sit UTME on behalf of others. Tertiary institutions with such students are being notified of their misconduct for disciplinary action under the matriculation oath and the Examination Malpractice Act of 1999, which allows for prosecution — including of minors and their parents.
Dr Benjamin announced the deployment of special squads of invigilators and security personnel, as part of the government’s declared war on examination malpractice, spearheaded by the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa.
Candidates scheduled for the first session of the mop-up exam, which begins at 8:00 a.m., are advised to arrive at their centres at least one to one and a half hours before the start time.
Eligible candidates can print their examination notification slips starting Monday, 23 June 2025.
