The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results of 108 underage candidates who met the requirements for exceptional admission consideration after assessing 391 candidates under the arrangement.
TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports JAMB disclosed that while 108 candidates successfully completed all the required stages of the screening process, the remaining 283 did not qualify for successful consideration or remained subject to further institutional consideration.
According to a breakdown released by JAMB on Friday, 66 candidates were disqualified at the O’Level stage because of low scores, while 186 failed to meet the post-UTME requirements or were absent for the exercise.
The board further stated that 27 candidates had deficiencies in both their O’Level results and post-UTME performance.
One candidate failed to meet the required threshold at the final interview, while three others remained subject to consideration by institutions unwilling to admit underage candidates.
JAMB said the details of the 108 successful candidates had been forwarded to their chosen institutions, with their Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) profiles activated for admission processing.
However, the board clarified that meeting the requirements for exceptional underage admission consideration does not guarantee automatic admission.
“The successful candidates’ details have been forwarded to their chosen institutions, and their CAPS profiles activated for admission processing.
“Qualifying for consideration does not guarantee automatic admission. Final admission remains subject to the applicable institutional admission process,” JAMB stated.
It stressed that final admission remains subject to the applicable admission procedures and decisions of the respective institutions.
TNG report the exceptional underage admission arrangement provides a process through which candidates below the usual admission age of 16 can be assessed against prescribed requirements for possible admission into tertiary institutions.
