The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who sat for the 2021Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations across the country.
The candidates sat for the UTME in more than 720 Computer Based Test centres between Saturday, 19th and Tuesday, 22nd June 2021.
In a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, the Head of Media of Jamb, Dr Fabian Benjamin ,said 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.
Benjamin stated further that their results would be relayed to them.
According to him, “results 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“
He also said some results are being withheld for further investigation.
“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.”
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