The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced plans to sanction at least 180 candidates who attempted to cheat in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mock exam.
This was revealed by the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, on Thursday while monitoring the mock examination at a CBT centre in Bwari, Abuja.
According to Oloyede, the affected candidates paid money into a decoy website deliberately set up by JAMB to catch individuals attempting to buy questions and engage in examination malpractice.
“As of this morning, about 180 students have paid into our rogue website. To attempt to cheat is already an infraction,” the registrar said.
“We are going to deal with them firmly. Their results—both UTME and DE—will be cancelled.”
The registrar warned that JAMB remains committed to tackling examination malpractice head-on, especially as rogue websites continue to promise students fake help in exchange for money.
“Some of them are paying ₦30,000 for something that will never work. It cannot work,” Oloyede added.
Over 211,000 Candidates Wrote the 2025 Mock Exam
The 2025 UTME mock, which took place today across designated CBT centres nationwide, recorded over 211,000 participants, according to official figures from JAMB.
Prof. Oloyede stated that the purpose of the mock exam was to test the board’s readiness for the main UTME scheduled to start on April 25, 2025, and to experiment with new strategies that can improve the process.
“The word is mock. What we want to do is try some things. As students are getting wiser, we are also getting better,” he said.
He also revealed that results from the mock exam will be released tomorrow, Friday, April 11, after cross-checking outcomes from all batches.
JAMB Advises Candidates to Prepare Honestly
While warning students against falling victim to fake websites, the registrar emphasized that the only way to succeed in the UTME is through hard work and genuine study.
“We register students individually. UTME is not a school-based examination. Do not give your registration number to anyone,” he warned.
“We have seen situations where students register by proxy or allow their schools to take over the process just to chase high scores. That won’t work, and we are monitoring closely.”
Oloyede’s strong stance reinforces JAMB’s commitment to maintaining exam integrity and ensuring a fair, credible process for all candidates.
The main 2025 UTME begins on April 25, and candidates are advised to stay away from shortcuts, study the syllabus, and rely only on official JAMB channels for information.
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The mock in Delta state,St George’s college after Obiaruku was totally bad and not effective.I had to leave my house all the way from Sapele to write the mock but all was to no avail as the systems were not working,the network was very bad.I do hope that I do not write there again for my main Examination.
The mock exam really help me alot but the Jamb calculator only has Addition,Multiplication and division
I couldn’t start my exam on time because of laptop malfunction.I started about 45 minutes after others had submitted.When everyone was done and I was the last person they said (officials) said I should submit.so I didn’t finish my exam even though I was told to press submit,also my time wasn’t up
The mock center i went to write my exam today was very frustrating we stood there for hours and we were not still able to write our exams till the extent parents have to open the gate with full force and tell all the student to come outside around 1pm