The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has postponed the date for the 2025 mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The mock test which was initially scheduled to hold on Saturday, April 5, has now been shifted to hold on Thursday, April 10.
Fabian Benjamin, the spokesman of JAMB made this known in a statement issued he issued recent where he revealed that 200,115 candidates has expressed interest in taking the optional mock UTME.
“This adjustment aims to ensure that all necessary preparations are completed, incorporating a variety of innovations and enhancements designed to make this examination one of the best in history, while also accommodating the increased number of examination centres for the 2025 exercise,’ the statement reads in part.
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“In line with global best practices and recent research on examination methodologies in our region, the Board recognises the need for innovative measures to optimise the mock exercise’s intended purpose.” The board, however, stated that the date for actual UTME remains and would start from April 25, 2025.
“Candidates are advised to stay tuned for the announcement regarding the printing of their Mock Notification Slip, which will provide details about the location of their examination centre,” the statement read.
JAMB, the umpire board in charge of the tertiary institutions entrance examination presently conducts mock UTME for candidates to practice ahead of the actual UTME.
