The Joint Admissions and Admission Board (JAMB) has described why the outcomes of some candidates who sat for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Admission Assessment (UTME) have not been launched.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, stated JAMB had gotten numerous questions from parents and prospects over the “No Result Yet” message experienced while checking results.
According to him, the message does not suggest a technical issue but uses specifically to underage candidates whose results are being kept.
“Please be notified that outcomes for minor prospects have not been released. When such candidates attempt to inspect their outcomes, the system will return the message ‘No Result Yet’,” the declaration stated.
Benjamin discussed that, in line with existing policies, just prospects who will be at least 16 years old by September 30, 2026, are qualified to sign up for and sit the UTME.
He, nevertheless, kept in mind that underage candidates may still be considered under an extraordinary classification if they demonstrate outstanding efficiency by scoring 320 and above in the UTME and attaining a minimum of 80 percent in subsequent screening stages.
“In line with the contract reached and backed by moms and dads of these minor candidates, only those who score 320 and above will be shortlisted and welcomed to continue to the next phases of the screening,” he added.
“Successful candidates at that stage might then be thought about for admission under the remarkable candidates provision. For now, results for underage candidates remain unreleased.”
JAMB had previously on Tuesday released outcomes for candidates who sat the UTME on April 20. The board also launched 1,264,940 arise from the evaluations performed on April 17 and 18.
Prior to that, 632,752 arise from Thursday’s assessment had actually been provided, bringing the overall number of launched outcomes before Monday to 1,897,692.
The delay had actually sparked issues amongst candidates, many of whom suffered incurring duplicated charges while attempting to examine their results following expectations of an earlier release.
However, the board dismissed require refunds, preserving that it did not formally announce the release of outcomes before Sunday.