The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has refuted social media allegations claiming that lower scores recorded by some candidates in the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) were caused by questions being set from a "wrong syllabus."
Official Statement from JAMB
In a statement issued on Wednesday, 30th June 2021, by JAMB's Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the Board clarified the following:
- Every single question set in the 2021 UTME was drawn strictly from the topics and prescribed reading texts in the official JAMB syllabus issued to candidates at registration.
- Complaints about a "wrong syllabus" and exaggerated rumours of mass failure were pushed by ill-prepared candidates and examination malpractice syndicates whose illicit channels were blocked by JAMB's security measures.
- JAMB maintained that overall candidate performance in the 2021 UTME is consistent with historical norms.
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