JAMB Releases 2021 UTME Results, Withholds Others

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) on Friday
released results of candidates who sat for the Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Saturday, 19th and Tuesday, 22
June 2021.

The board added the result for subsequent days would be released
daily.

The board stated these in a statement by its Head of Media, Dr
Fabian Benjamin, on Friday morning.

It directed candidates to check their results 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.

The statement reads: “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.”

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) on Friday
released results of candidates who sat for the Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Saturday, 19th and Tuesday, 22
June 2021.

The board added the result for subsequent days would be released
daily.

The board stated these in a statement by its Head of Media, Dr
Fabian Benjamin, on Friday morning.

It directed candidates to check their results 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.

The statement reads: “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.”