The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that a record-breaking 2,030,627 candidates have registered for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), marking the highest number of applicants in the board’s history.
In preparation for the main examination, JAMB has organized an optional mock test scheduled for April 5. Over 200,115 candidates are expected to participate in the mock exam, designed to familiarize them with the computer-based testing system.
Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, confirmed the details during an interview in Abuja. He noted that the registration process, which concluded on March 8, excluded foreign candidates who will sit for the examination outside Nigeria .
The examination is scheduled to commence on April 25 across more than 700 computer-based test centers nationwide.
Among the registered candidates, 41,026 are below the age of 16, reflecting a growing trend of younger students seeking admission into tertiary institutions
This year’s registration figures surpass the 1.9 million candidates who applied for the UTME in 2023.
“This is the highest number of registrations we have recorded in the history of the examination. These figures do not include foreign students who will write the exam abroad,” Benjamin stated.
