A JAMB 2025 candidate, David Boluwatife, has shared his painful experience after missing his UTME exam despite all efforts and early arrival at the center.
David, who traveled from Apapa and slept over in Ilupeju just to make it to the exam center on time, said he arrived as early as 5:30am. However, when it was time to be verified, his biometric thumbprint failed, and he was not allowed to write the exam.
“I wasn’t able to write my JAMB yesterday because of my biometrics thumbprint. I went home crying. It was so painful that I wasn’t able to write my JAMB exam, even with all my preparations,” he said.
He described how much he had prepared for the exam and the sacrifices he made, only to be turned away due to a technical issue beyond his control.
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Now, David is pleading with the JAMB officials to reschedule his exam and give him and others in similar situations another chance.
“Please 🙏😭 JAMB officials should make a reschedule for us 😭😭😭 It’s very painful,” he added.
What Happens When Biometric Thumbprint Fails?
JAMB has a strict “No Biometric, No Exam” policy to fight exam malpractice. This means if your fingerprint cannot be verified, you will not be allowed to write the exam, no matter how prepared you are.
However, in past years, JAMB has made special arrangements or rescheduled exams for candidates with genuine biometric issues, especially if it was a widespread problem at a center.
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What Should Candidates Like David Do?
- Report immediately to the CBT centre supervisor and request an official incident report.
- Visit the nearest JAMB office or call JAMB support.
- Keep checking official JAMB updates to know if a rescheduled exam will be announced.
We hope the JAMB officials will consider candidates like David, who genuinely showed up and were ready but were held back by issues beyond their control.
Have you experienced a biometric issue or missed your exam for another reason?
Drop a comment below or send us your story — your voice might help make a difference.
Don’t worry you will be rescheduled. It happened to someone I know last year. And she was rescheduled after everybody had seen their result
Don’t lose hope.
I was on the 2pm batch at FCE Akoka on April 24th.
I finished 30mins to the end of the exam
But I pressed end exam
Did my answers get submitted?
Yes it’s the same thing as the submit key
I missed my jamb yesterday due to wrong exam centre please reschedule me please am begging you
Hello sir I missed my exam too ……what should I do am from Owerri ….
I also have similar problem, I was fully prepared for my exam only for my biometric verification refuse to pick, we started before the exam will commence, but unfortunately it still did not pick even when the exam started, I went home crying my eyes out because I really need this examination, it an opportunity I have been hoping and praying for, It was so painful seeing people and my friends writing theirs without any issues while is my own now different.
PLEASE JAMB MEMBER, PLEASE GIVE US ONE LAST CHANCE BEFORE THE CLOSURE OF JAMB ON MONDAY,
Thank u and God bless u AMEN
I experienced biometric issues today 😟
But the officials they gave me a rescheduling form
Now Im waiting 😩
I couldn’t locate the centre, please would they reschedule me