2025 Mock UTME: Only towns in northern states remain unfilled
By Uji A. Iliyasu
Abuja
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said only Pleateau,Taraba, Gombe, Jigawa and some towns in core northen states remain unfilled for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Optional Mock test.
This was disclosed on Sunday in a statement by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin.
According to the statement, “JAMB does not select examination towns for candidates taking the UTME) or the Optional Mock examination.
“This clarification is particularly important as 90 per cent of the available spaces for the optional mock exercise across the country have been filled, leaving only a few states with available slots.
“JAMB has observed unusual preferences among candidates regarding their choice of examination towns, likely in an effort to participate in the optional mock examination.
“This notice aims to advise candidates against desperately selecting examination towns, only to later accuse the Board of assigning them to examination towns that are far from their residences, towns, or states.
“The only states with remaining slots for the optional mock examination are Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, and Yobe. Candidates interested in taking the mock examination in these states are encouraged to select their examination towns accordingly.”
Benjamin said while candidates have the right to choose their preferred examination town, they must consider the implications of their choices, as some candidates may select centres outside their reach and later blame JAMB.
“The Board should not be held responsible for such decisions. The Board allocates Mock examination spaces for candidates to select based on the availability of Mock examination centres, and once a town’s capacity is reached, it will no longer be available for selection.
“The Board does not want to be overstressed, as the mock examination is only meant to give deserving candidates the opportunity to experience the CBT environment and enable the Board to test its facilities.”
Benjamin therefore, advised candidates to choose their examination towns consciously with travel logistics and convenience in mind.