..Says NIN Helped In Curbing Examination Malpractices
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Saturday, and Tuesday, June 19 22, 2021.
According to a statement made available to Journalists Friday Morning by the Head of Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the results for subsequent days would be released daily.
The Board, however, directed candidates to check their results by sending “UTME Result” to 55019 through the GSM number used by each candidate to obtain profile code and UTME registration with the Board and their results would be relayed to them.
The statement reads in parts: “The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who sat in more than 720 CBT centres for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted between Saturday, 19th and Tuesday, 22 June 2021.
“Each concerned candidate is advised to check his/her result by sending UTMERESULT to 55019 through the GSM number used by each candidate to obtain profile code and UTME registration with the Board and their results would be relayed to them. Result for subsequent days would be released daily.
“The Board notes with satisfaction that the utilisation of NIN (National Identification Number) has helped in curbing examination malpractices as the 2021 UTME has recorded the least incidence of irregularities since the inception of the CBT examinations in Nigeria.
“Nevertheless, the Board would still review all the CCTV footages and other technical gadgets for detection of possible examination misconducts.
“Extremely comparatively few results are being withheld for further investigation.
“In addition, the Board would not hesitate to withdraw the results of any candidate subsequently found to have committed any form of examination misconduct.”